Qualifying for the 2006 World Cup began Sept. 6 in South America, where Chile pulled an upset when it came from two goals down after 36 minutes to tie host Argentina, 2-2.
Defending champion Brazil won, 2-1, over Colombia in Barranquilla thanks to a second-half goal from its under-23 star, Kaka. Qualifying for Germany '06 marks the first time the defending champion doesn't gain an automatic berth in the finals.
Other winners in Round 1 were Uruguay (5-0 over Bolivia), Peru (4-1 over Paraguay) and Ecuador (2-0 over Venezuela).
Round 2 of the 18-game series takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday. South America receives 4.5 berths for 10 teams entered in qualifying.