1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) |
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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.
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)[permanent dead link] | Palacios ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Asprilla ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Argentina ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Ortega ![]() Batistuta ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Baldivieso ![]() |
Round 2[]
Peru ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Reynoso ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Aristizábal ![]() |
Round 3[]
Colombia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Asprilla ![]() Valderrama ![]() De Ávila ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Cedrés ![]() |
Peru ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Bolivia ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Sandy ![]() Etcheverry ![]() Baldivieso ![]() Coimbra ![]() Suarez ![]() Paniagua ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Tortolero ![]() |
Round 4[]
Colombia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Asprilla ![]() Bermúdez ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Zamorano ![]() |
Argentina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Batistuta ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Chilavert ![]() |
Round 5[]
Venezuela ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Savarese ![]() Dudamel ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Ortega ![]() Sorín ![]() Simeone ![]() Morales ![]() Albornoz ![]() |
Round 6[]
Round 7[]
Venezuela ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] | Bermúdez ![]() Valenciano ![]() |
Argentina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Batistuta ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Cornejo ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Montero ![]() Bengoechea ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Round 8[]
Bolivia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Moreno ![]() Etcheverry ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Peru ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Maestri ![]() Palacios ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Zamorano ![]() |
Round 9[]
Colombia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] | López ![]() |
Round 10[]
Bolivia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Sandy ![]() Ochoaizpur ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Gorosito ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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De Los Santos ![]() Montero ![]() Otero ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Castellín ![]() |
Round 11[]
Argentina ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Ortega ![]() Crespo ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Aguinaga ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] | Pereda ![]() |
Round 12[]
Argentina ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Crespo ![]() Simeone ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Round 13[]
Round 14[]
Argentina ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Crespo ![]() Paz ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Bolivia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Etcheverry ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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de Ávila ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Round 15[]
Colombia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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De Ávila ![]() Valderrama ![]() Asprilla ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Ecuador ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Aguinaga ![]() Graziani ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Báez ![]() |
Round 16[]
Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Cabrera ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Round 17[]
Argentina ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Ecuador ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Graziani ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] |
Round 18[]
Uruguay ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() |
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Saralegui ![]() Abreu ![]() Aguilera ![]() |
(Report)[permanent dead link] | Graziani ![]() |
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) |
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Winners | 10 September 1997 | 11 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
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Runners-up | 10 September 1997 | 4 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986) |
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Third place | 10 September 1997 | 3 (1962, 1990, 1994) |
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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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References[]
External links[]
- Eliminatoria Sudamericana Mundial Francia 1998[permanent dead link] at Conmebol.com
- International Matches 1996 – South America at rsssf.com
- International Matches 1997 – South America at rsssf.com
- 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
- FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
- 1996 in South American football
- 1997 in South American football