Colombia 1-1 Brazil: Radamel Falcao cancels out Willian's sublime effort as Philippe Coutinho | FOOTBALL IS LIFE <br />Colombia and Brazil shared a 1-1 draw in a hard-fought draw World Cup qualifier after Radamel Falcao's second-half header cancelled out Willian's stunning first-half volley on Tuesday. <br />Colombia have still never beaten Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match but the draw marked the first time in 10 games that Brazilian coach Tite has come away from a qualifier with anything other than all three points. <br />Brazil have already qualified for the finals in Russia next year and the result kept the Colombians in second place behind them with two matches remaining. <br /> <br /> <br />Uruguay, who play Paraguay later on Tuesday, are in third, while Peru beat Ecuador 2-1 to move up into fourth and keep alive their hopes of a first World Cup Finals appearance since 1982. <br />'Both the result and the performance were good and we deserve congratulations,' Brazil's Willian told reporters after the match in the searing heat of the tropical port city. <br /> <br /> <br />We created chances but it is difficult to play here, the pitch was dry and the ball bounced a lot. <br />'My goal was nice,' he added. 'I caught it just right.' <br />The Chelsea winger gave Brazil the lead in first half stoppage time when he pounced on a Neymar knock down to volley spectacularly into the top corner from 20 yards out. <br /> <br /> <br />Colombia levelled the score 11 minutes into the second half when Falcao rose to meet a cross from the right and glanced a powerful header down and into the net. <br />James Rodriguez hit the post for Colombia with a free kick four minutes later and Brazil pushed forward with some nice short passing but neither side could get the winner. <br />Brazil, the only team to win the World Cup five times, top the 10-team group and are the only South America side to have so far qualified for Russia 2018. <br />The top four teams qualify automatically for the tournament with the fifth-place side going into a playoff against New Zealand. <br />In the evening's other early game, second-bottom Bolivia got just their fourth win in 16 qualifiers when they deservedly beat Chile 1-0 thanks to a second half penalty from Juan Carlos Arce. <br /> <br /> <br />The Bolivians, who sit second-bottom with no chance of going to Russia, were on top for most of the game played at altitude in La Paz. <br />Their win complicates life for the Copa America champions, who started the day in fourth place but now seem likely to lose ground. <br />The Chileans play Ecuador at home and Brazil away in their final two qualifiers next month. <br /> <br /> <br />Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4855928/Colombia-1-1-Brazil-Falcao-cancels-Willian-strike.html#ixzz4rrSoVWGL <br />Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
