LIMA, Peru -- Uruguay beat Peru 2-0 Tuesday night in a World Cup qualifier, putting more pressure on Brazil going into a key game at Argentina.

Dario Silva scored in the 11th minute and Alvaro Recoba added a goal in first-half injury time, curling a free kick around a defensive wall and past goalkeeper Miguel Miranda.

Argentina (11-1-2), which already has clinched a berth, leads South American qualifying with 35 points, followed by Paraguay (8-4-2) with 26, Ecuador (8-5-1) with 25, and Brazil (7-4-3) and Uruguay (7-5-3) with 24 each.

Colombia (5-5-4) is sixth with 19, four ahead of Peru (4-8-3), which was virtually eliminated with the loss.

The top four teams qualify for next year's 32-nation field in Japan and South Korea, and the No. 5 team meets Australia in a home-and-home playoff for another berth.

Brazil is at Argentina on Wednesday night, Bolivia is at Paraguay and Ecuador is at Colombia.

In Tuesday's other game, Venezuela won 2-0 at Chile on goals by Ricardo Paez in the 57th minute and Juan Arango in the 61st.

Venezuela (3-11-1) is last among the 10 South American nations and already had been eliminated. Chile, ninth at 3-10-2, was eliminated with the loss.