1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) |
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A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. Brazil, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
This was the first World Cup qualifying competition to involve all of the yet-unqualified teams in the confederation playing against each other home and away to decide places in the tournament, a format that was replicated for subsequent World Cup qualifying competitions between CONMEBOL members.
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29 |
3 | ![]() |
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 28 |
4 | ![]() |
16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 25 |
5 | ![]() |
16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 25 |
6 | ![]() |
16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 |
7 | ![]() |
16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 21 |
8 | ![]() |
16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 |
9 | ![]() |
16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 3 |
Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified.
Matches
Round 1
Ecuador ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Hurtado ![]() Tenorio ![]() Gavica ![]() |
(Report) | Palacios ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Asprilla ![]() |
(Report) |
Argentina ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Ortega ![]() Batistuta ![]() |
(Report) | Baldivieso ![]() |
Round 2
Peru ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Reynoso ![]() |
(Report) | Aristizábal ![]() |
Round 3
Colombia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Asprilla ![]() Valderrama ![]() De Ávila ![]() |
(Report) | Cedrés ![]() |
Round 4
Colombia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Asprilla ![]() Bermúdez ![]() |
(Report) | Zamorano ![]() |
Round 5
Venezuela ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Savarese ![]() Dudamel ![]() |
(Report) | Ortega ![]() Sorín ![]() Simeone ![]() Morales ![]() Albornoz ![]() |
Round 6
Round 7
Venezuela ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Bermúdez ![]() Valenciano ![]() |
Argentina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Batistuta ![]() |
(Report) | Cornejo ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Montero ![]() Bengoechea ![]() |
(Report) |
Round 8
Bolivia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Moreno ![]() Etcheverry ![]() |
(Report) |
Round 9
Colombia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | López ![]() |
Round 10
Round 11
Argentina ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Ortega ![]() Crespo ![]() |
(Report) | Aguinaga ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Pereda ![]() |
Round 12
Argentina ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Crespo ![]() Simeone ![]() |
(Report) |
Round 13
Round 14
Argentina ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Crespo ![]() Paz ![]() |
(Report) |
Bolivia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Etcheverry ![]() |
(Report) |
Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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de Ávila ![]() |
(Report) |
Round 15
Colombia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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De Ávila ![]() Valderrama ![]() Asprilla ![]() |
(Report) |
Ecuador ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Aguinaga ![]() Graziani ![]() |
(Report) | Báez ![]() |
Round 16
Round 17
Ecuador ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Graziani ![]() |
(Report) |
Qualified teams
The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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![]() | Defending champions | 17 July 1994 | 15 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
![]() | Winners | 10 September 1997 | 11 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
![]() | Runners-up | 10 September 1997 | 4 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986) |
![]() | Third place | 10 September 1997 | 3 (1962, 1990, 1994) |
![]() | Fourth place | 16 November 1997 | 6 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1982) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 12 goals
- 11 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
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International Broadcasters
CONMEBOL and CONCACAF
Argentina: Eltrece, Telefe, América TV, Canal 9, ATC, El Treinta, Argenvisión, Luján Cable Visión
Bolivia: TVB, Canal 11
Brasil: SporTV, ESPN Brasil, SBT and TV Globo
Chile: TVN, Canal 13
Colombia: Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, RTI Producciones
Ecuador: Telerama, Oromar Televisión
Paraguay: Telefuturo, SNT, Red Guaraní, Canal 13, PTC, La Tele, Paravisión, Caacupé Cable Visión
Perú: América Televisión, Panamericana Televisión
Uruguay: Channel 3, Channel 4, Channel 10, Teledoce, UTC, La Tele, Uruvisión, Canelones Cable Visión
Venezuela: Venevisión, RCTV, Venezolana de Televisión
References
External links
- Eliminatoria Sudamericana Mundial Francia 1998 at Conmebol.com
- International Matches 1996 – South America at rsssf.com
- International Matches 1997 – South America at rsssf.com