By JOE SANATAMARIA IN SANTIAGO

Competitive: Uruguay made it tough for Scotland last month

AFTER World Rugby confirmed the qualification process for the 2027 World Cup, frustration among South American nations was tempered only by the fact that they were expecting nothing better.
A period of unprecedented progress for the region has seemingly been overlooked.
Aside from already-qualified Argentina, South America has only one guaranteed spot that the likes of Uruguay, Chile, and Brazil must fight for.
On the surface, this resembles the process in Asia, where there is also only one guarant...