Elsewhere in South America, Uruguay also took a big step towards joining Brazil in the north of the continent next year, after beating Venezuela 2-0 at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario.
United midfielder Manuel Ugarte played 90 minutes, as goals from Club America striker Rodrigo Aguirre and Flamengo midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaeta - in a four-minute period either side of the break - took them to within a point of the 2026 finals.
Marcelo Bielsa's men have got two games left to get what they need in September and currently sit fourth in the South American table that six nations qualify automatically from, a place behind Brazil.