1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 9 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. Chile was banned by FIFA due to the 1989 Maracanazo incident. The South American zone was allocated 3 direct places and 1 play-off places in the final tournament.

The 9 teams were divided into 2 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:

  • Group A had 4 teams. The group winner would qualify. The runner-up would advance to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
  • Group B had 5 teams. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.

Qualification seeding (CONMEBOL)[]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

 Argentina
 Brazil

 Colombia
 Uruguay

 Ecuador
 Paraguay

 Bolivia
 Peru

 Venezuela

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 10 Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 0–0 4–0
2  Argentina 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 7 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 0–5 — 0–0 2–1
3  Paraguay 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 6 1–1 1–3 — 2–1
4  Peru 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1 0–1 0–1 2–2 —
Source:[citation needed]

Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Colombia 0–0 Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 70,000
Peru 0–1 Argentina
Report[permanent dead link] Batistuta Goal 29'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: (Chile)
Paraguay 1–3 Argentina
Struway Goal 45' Report Medina Bello Goal 15', 78'
Redondo Goal 65'
Attendance: 46,500
Peru 0–1 Colombia
Report Rincón Goal 45'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Ecuador)
Paraguay 2–1 Peru
Mendoza Goal 14'
Chilavert Goal 28' (pen.)		 Report Del Solar Goal 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: (Venezuela)
Colombia 2–1 Argentina
Valenciano Goal 2'
Valencia Goal 52'		 Report Medina Bello Goal 87'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: (Brazil)
Argentina 2–1 Peru
Batistuta Goal 32'
Medina Bello Goal 37'		 Report Palacios Goal 66'
Attendance: 70,000
Paraguay 1–1 Colombia
Rivarola Goal 54' Report Rincón Goal 22'
Attendance: 30,000
Argentina 0–0 Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: (Ecuador)
Colombia 4–0 Peru
Valenciano Goal 30'
Rincón Goal 45'
Mendoza Goal 66'
Pérez Goal 76'		 Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia)
Peru 2–2 Paraguay
Muchotrigo Goal 22'
Soto Goal 77'		 Report Mendoza Goal 61', 81'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Uruguay)
Main article: Argentina v Colombia (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Argentina 0–5 Colombia
Report Rincón Goal 41', 74'
Asprilla Goal 50', 75'
Valencia Goal 85'
Attendance: 53,000

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 8 5 2 1 20 4 +16 12 Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup — 6–0 2–0 2–0 4–0
2  Bolivia 8 5 1 2 22 11 +11 11 2–0 — 3–1 1–0 7–0
3  Uruguay 8 4 2 2 10 7 +3 10 1–1 2–1 — 0–0 4–0
4  Ecuador 8 1 3 4 7 7 0 5 0–0 1–1 0–1 — 5–0
5  Venezuela 8 1 0 7 4 34 −30 2 1–5 1–7 0–1 2–1 —
Source:[citation needed]

Brazil and Bolivia qualified.

Ecuador 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Venezuela 1–7 Bolivia
Palencia Goal 14' Report Sánchez Goal 25', 64', 70'
Ramallo Goal 37', 61', 68'
Cristaldo Goal 39'
Attendance: 12,000
Bolivia 2–0 Brazil
Etcheverry Goal 88'
Peña Goal 89'		 Report
Attendance: 42,611
Venezuela 0–1 Uruguay
Report Herrera Goal 59'
Estadio Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 12,000
Venezuela 1–5 Brazil
García Goal 84' Report Raí Goal 34' (pen.)
Bebeto Goal 70', 79'
Branco Goal 71'
Palhinha Goal 88'
Estadio Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: (Colombia)
Uruguay 0–0 Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
Ecuador 5–0 Venezuela
Muñoz Goal 23'
E. Hurtado Goal 40', 50', 76'
Chalá Goal 60'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina)
Bolivia 3–1 Uruguay
Sánchez Goal 71'
Etcheverry Goal 81'
Melgar Goal 86'		 Report Francescoli Goal 90'
Attendance: 44,576
Referee: (Chile)
Bolivia 1–0 Ecuador
Ramallo Goal 18' Report
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Hernan Silva (Chile)
Uruguay 1–1 Brazil
Fonseca Goal 79' Report Raí Goal 28'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: (Argentina)
Bolivia 7–0 Venezuela
Ramallo Goal 8'
Melgar Goal 58', 90'
Sánchez Goal 69'
Sandy Goal 75'
Etcheverry Goal 78', 82'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Paraguay)
Brazil 2–0 Ecuador
Bebeto Goal 34'
Dunga Goal 54'		 Report
Attendance: 78,000
Uruguay 4–0 Venezuela
Kanapkis Goal 7', 31'
Cedrés Goal 41'
Sosa Goal 64'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Brazil 6–0 Bolivia
Raí Goal 12'
Müller Goal 18'
Bebeto Goal 22', 60'
Branco Goal 36'
Ricardo Gomes Goal 44'		 Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: (Paraguay)
Brazil 4–0 Venezuela
Ricardo Gomes Goal 2', 89'
Palhinha Goal 29'
Evair Goal 31'		 Report
Attendance: 64,000
Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina)
Ecuador 0–1 Uruguay
Report Sosa Goal 10'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: (Chile)
Uruguay 2–1 Bolivia
Francescoli Goal 3' (pen.)
Fonseca Goal 45+6'		 Report Ramallo Goal 23'
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: (Colombia)
Venezuela 2–1 Ecuador
García Goal 1'
Goal 51'		 Report B. Tenorio Goal 5'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Peru)
Ecuador 1–1 Bolivia
Noriega Goal 72' Report Ramallo Goal 45'
Attendance: 10,000
Brazil 2–0 Uruguay
Romário Goal 72', 82' Report
Attendance: 101,533
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)

Inter-confederation play-offs[]

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–2  Argentina 1–1 0–1

Qualified teams[]

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Colombia Group A winners 5 September 1993 2 (1962, 1990)
 Brazil Group B winners 19 September 1993 14 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
 Bolivia Group B runners-up 19 September 1993 2 (1930, 1950)
 Argentina OFC-CONMEBOL play-off winners 17 November 1993 10 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers[]

7 goals
  • Bolivia Luis Ramallo
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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