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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification .
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.
South America's qualifying berths were taken by Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay.
The 10 teams were divided into 3 groups. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:
In the Play-offs, the 4 teams played a in knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The tournament winner would qualify.
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Paraguay | 4–2 | Colombia | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Chile | 5–2 | Peru | 4–2 | 1–0 |
Paraguay won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.
Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Final Round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Paraguay | 5–2 | Chile | 3–0 | 2–2 |
Paraguay won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the World Cup.
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup 1 |
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Argentina | Group 1 winners | 30 June 1985 | 8 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978 , 1982) |
Uruguay | Group 2 winners | 7 April 1985 | 7 ( 1930 , 1950 , 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974) |
Brazil | Group 3 winners | 30 June 1985 | 12 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950 , 1954, 1958 , 1962 , 1966, 1970 , 1974, 1978, 1982) |
Paraguay | Final round winners | 17 November 1985 | 3 (1930, 1950, 1958) |
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for South America. 10 teams took part, all in a single group. The rules were very simple: the teams would play against each other in a home-and-away basis, with the four teams with most points qualifying to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The fifth ranked team would have to play-off against the best team from Oceania, with the winner of this play-off also qualifying. For the first time, defending champions Brazil was required to go through the qualifying process and did not automatically qualify for the tournament.
The 1989 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated.
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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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.
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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.
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