1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament. Argentina, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 2.5 spots open for competition between 9 teams.

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First Round: The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other once in a neutral venue. The group winner and runner-up would qualify. The third-placed team would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

First round[]

Group 1[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 6 4 2 2 0 8 1 +7
2  Paraguay 4 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
3  Colombia 2 4 0 2 2 1 8 −7
20 February 1977 Colombia  0 – 0  Brazil Bogota, Colombia
Report Referee: Comesaña (Argentina)
24 February 1977 Colombia  0 – 1  Paraguay Bogota, Colombia
Jara Goal 26' Referee: Orozco Guerrero (Peru)
6 March 1977 Paraguay  1 – 1  Colombia Asuncion, Paraguay
Jara Goal 90' Vilarete Goal 58' Referee: Cerullo Giuliano (Uruguay)
9 March 1977 Brazil  6 – 0  Colombia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Roberto Goal 15', 31'
Zico Goal 25'
Marinho Goal 41', 55'
Rivellino Goal 85'		 Report Referee: Coerezza (Argentina)
13 March 1977 Paraguay  0 – 1  Brazil Asuncion, Paraguay
Report Insfrán Goal 59' (o.g.) Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
20 March 1977 Brazil  1 – 1  Paraguay Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Roberto Goal 6' (pen.) Report Báez Goal 54' Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

Brazil advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Bolivia 7 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5
2  Uruguay 4 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1
3  Venezuela 1 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6
9 February 1977 Venezuela  1 – 1  Uruguay Caracas, Venezuela
Flores Goal 88' Oliveira Goal 5' Referee: Ramirez (Colombia)
27 February 1977 Bolivia  1 – 0  Uruguay La Paz, Bolivia
Jiménez Goal 48' Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)
6 March 1977 Venezuela  1 – 3  Bolivia Caracas, Venezuela
Goal 86' Mezza Goal 5'
Jiménez Goal 76'
Aguilar Goal 80'		 Referee: Silvagno Cavanna (Chile)
13 March 1977 Bolivia  2 – 0  Venezuela La Paz, Bolivia
Jiménez Goal 17'
Aragonés Goal 53'		 Referee: Pérez Nuñez (Peru)
17 March 1977 Uruguay  2 – 0  Venezuela Montevideo, Uruguay
Goal 11', 83' Referee: Marques (Brazil)
27 March 1977 Uruguay  2 – 2  Bolivia Montevideo, Uruguay
Pereyra Goal 23', 49' Aguilar Goal 25', 59' Referee: Ithurralde (Argentina)

Bolivia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Peru 6 4 2 2 0 8 2 +6
2  Chile 5 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2
3  Ecuador 1 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8
20 February 1977 Ecuador  1 – 1  Peru Quito, Ecuador
Goal 81' Oblitas Goal 43' Referee: Rohrig (Brazil)
27 February 1977 Ecuador  0 – 1  Chile Guayaquil, Ecuador
Gamboa Goal 33' Referee: Romero (Argentina)
6 March 1977 Chile  1 – 1  Peru Santiago, Chile
Ahumada Goal 42' Muñante Goal 70' Referee: Faville Neto (Brazil)
12 March 1977 Peru  4 – 0  Ecuador Lima, Peru
José Velásquez] Goal 19'
Oblitas Goal 48', 50'
Goal 63'		 Referee: Barrancos Alvarez (Bolivia)
20 March 1977 Chile  3 – 0  Ecuador Santiago, Chile
Figueroa Goal 29', 55'
Castro Goal 40'		 Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela)
26 March 1977 Peru  2 – 0  Chile Lima, Peru
Sotil Goal 49'
Oblitas Goal 54'		 Referee: Coelho (Brazil)

Peru advanced to the Final Round.

Final round[]

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 4 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9
2  Peru 2 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4
3  Bolivia 0 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13
10 July 1977 Brazil  1 – 0  Peru Cali, Colombia
Gil Goal 53' Relatorio Referee: Comesana (Argentina)
14 July 1977 Brazil  8 – 0  Bolivia Cali, Colombia
Zico Goal 5', 10', 27' (pen.), 60'
Roberto Goal 22'
Gil Goal 54'
Cerezo Goal 70'
Marcelo Goal 89'		 Relatorio Referee: Cavanna (Chile)
17 July 1977 Peru  5 – 0  Bolivia Cali, Colombia
Cubillas Goal 31', 44'
José Velásquez Goal 65', 89'
Rojas Goal 74'		 Relatorio Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

Brazil and Peru qualified. Bolivia advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

Inter-confederation play-offs[]

Main article: 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off)
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Poland 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 11
2  Portugal 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 9
3  Denmark 6 2 0 4 14 12 +2 4
4  Cyprus 6 0 0 6 3 24 −21 0
Source:[citation needed]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 6 5 0 1 18 4 +14 10
2  England 6 5 0 1 15 4 +11 10
3  Finland 6 2 0 4 11 16 −5 4
4  Luxembourg 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0
Source:[citation needed]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Austria 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12 10
2  East Germany 6 3 3 0 15 4 +11 9
3  Turkey 6 2 1 3 9 5 +4 5
4  Malta 6 0 0 6 0 27 −27 0
Source:[citation needed]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Netherlands 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 11
2  Belgium 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 6
3  Northern Ireland 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 5
4  Iceland 6 1 0 5 2 12 −10 2
Source:[citation needed]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  France 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 5
2  Bulgaria 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 4
3  Republic of Ireland 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 3
Source:[citation needed]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 6
2  Norway 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 4
3   Switzerland 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 2
Source:[citation needed]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Scotland 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 6
2  Czechoslovakia 4 2 0 2 4 6 −2 4
3  Wales 4 1 0 3 3 4 −1 2
Source:[citation needed]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 6
2  Romania 4 2 0 2 7 8 −1 4
3  Yugoslavia 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 2
Source:[citation needed]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 5
2  Soviet Union 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 4
3  Greece 4 1 1 2 2 6 −4 3
Source:[citation needed]
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hungary  9–2  Bolivia 6–0 3–2

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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