2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates8 October 2015 – 10 October 2017
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored242 (2.69 per match)
Attendance3,365,010 (37,389 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uruguay.svg Edinson Cavani
(10 goals)
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The South American section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). A total of 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament were available for CONMEBOL teams. [1]

Contents

Two-time defending Copa América champions Chile did not qualify for 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 3–0 loss to Brazil on the final day of qualifying campaign, resulting in a sixth-place finish. As a result, following intercontinental play-offs against the record five-time OFC Nations Cup champions New Zealand, Peru qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1982.

Format

The qualification structure was the same as for the previous five tournaments. The ten teams played in a league of home-and-away round-robin matches. The top four teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fifth-placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Unlike previous qualifying tournaments where the fixtures were pre-determined, the fixtures were determined by draw, which was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. [2]

For scheduling reasons, Argentina and Brazil were automatically positioned as Teams 4 and 5 respectively to ensure that no team has to play both of them on any double matchday. [3] [4] The remaining eight teams were drawn into one of the remaining eight positions from Teams 1 to 10 (except 4 and 5).

Entrants

All ten national teams from CONMEBOL entered qualification. [5]

Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Peru advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Draw
position [6] 		Team FIFA ranking
at start of event [7]
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 5
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 9
3Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 61
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7
6Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 31
7Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 69
8Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 67
9Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 50
10Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 20

Schedule

There were a total of 18 matchdays: four in 2015, eight in 2016, and six in 2017. [8]

2015
MatchdayDate
Matchday 15–13 October 2015
Matchday 2
Matchday 39–17 November 2015
Matchday 4
2016
MatchdayDate
Matchday 521–29 March 2016
Matchday 6
Matchday 729 August – 6 September 2016
Matchday 8
Matchday 93–11 October 2016
Matchday 10
Matchday 117–15 November 2016
Matchday 12
2017
MatchdayDate
Matchday 1320–28 March 2017
Matchday 14
Matchday 1528 August – 5 September 2017
Matchday 16
Matchday 172–10 October 2017
Matchday 18

The inter-confederation play-offs were scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017. [9]

The fixtures for CONMEBOL qualification were decided based on the draw positions, as follows:

MatchdayFixtures
Matchday 11 v 9, 2 v 5, 4 v 6, 7 v 3, 8 v 10
Matchday 23 v 4, 5 v 7, 6 v 8, 9 v 2, 10 v 1
Matchday 32 v 1, 4 v 5, 6 v 10, 8 v 7, 9 v 3
Matchday 41 v 4, 3 v 8, 5 v 9, 7 v 6, 10 v 2
Matchday 52 v 4, 5 v 10, 6 v 3, 8 v 1, 9 v 7
Matchday 61 v 6, 3 v 5, 4 v 8, 7 v 2, 10 v 9
Matchday 71 v 7, 3 v 2, 4 v 10, 6 v 5, 8 v 9
Matchday 82 v 8, 5 v 1, 7 v 4, 9 v 6, 10 v 3
Matchday 93 v 1, 5 v 8, 6 v 2, 9 v 4, 10 v 7
MatchdayFixtures
Matchday 101 v 10, 2 v 9, 4 v 3, 7 v 5, 8 v 6
Matchday 111 v 2, 3 v 9, 5 v 4, 7 v 8, 10 v 6
Matchday 122 v 10, 4 v 1, 6 v 7, 8 v 3, 9 v 5
Matchday 131 v 8, 3 v 6, 4 v 2, 7 v 9, 10 v 5
Matchday 142 v 7, 5 v 3, 6 v 1, 8 v 4, 9 v 10
Matchday 152 v 3, 5 v 6, 7 v 1, 9 v 8, 10 v 4
Matchday 161 v 5, 3 v 10, 4 v 7, 6 v 9, 8 v 2
Matchday 171 v 3, 2 v 6, 4 v 9, 7 v 10, 8 v 5
Matchday 183 v 7, 5 v 2, 6 v 4, 9 v 1, 10 v 8

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Uruguay.svg Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Colombia.svg Flag of Peru (state).svg Flag of Chile.svg Flag of Paraguay.svg Flag of Ecuador.svg Flag of Bolivia.svg Flag of Venezuela (state).svg
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1812514111+3041 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 5–0 3–1
2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 189453220+1231 1–4 — 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 4–2 3–0
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 187741916+328 1–1 1–0 — 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 187652119+227 1–1 2–2 0–1 — 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–0
5Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 187562726+126 Inter-confederation play-offs 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 3–4 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
6Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 188282627−126 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–1
7Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 187381925−624 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–4 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–1
8Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1862102629−320 0–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–2 — 2–0 3–0
9Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 1842121638−2214 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–3 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 — 4–2
10Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 1826101935−1612 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–4 0–1 1–3 5–0 —
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Matchday 1

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg0–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg0–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana
Attendance: 38,618
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Matchday 2

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg2–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 28,889
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza
Attendance: 48,970
Referee: Darío Ubriaco (Uruguay)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg3–4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 39,180
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Matchday 3

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg4–2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 30,923
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg2–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 32,650
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 45,316
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg1–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Matchday 4

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–3Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana
Attendance: 31,659
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg2–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 35,850
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia)

Matchday 5

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg2–3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 26,765
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg2–2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 34,817
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 44,536
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg2–2Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,459
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Attendance: 45,010
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Matchday 6

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 38,400
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas
Attendance: 24,101
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg2–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg2–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 34,457
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Matchday 7

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg0–3
Awarded [note 2] 		Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 26,765
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 37,099
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 37,887
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Attendance: 44,597
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg2–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Matchday 8

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg4–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 39,400
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–0
Awarded [note 3] 		Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago [note 4]
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg2–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Attendance: 36,609
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg2–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Matchday 9

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 44,880
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Attendance: 40,013
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg2–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 39,700
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Matchday 10

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg2–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 18,033
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–1Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–1Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 38,662
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida
Attendance: 42,700
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)

Matchday 11

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 45,916
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 54,868
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–4Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 53,490
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg5–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín
Attendance: 49,750
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Matchday 12

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg1–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 13,285
Referee: Christian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg3–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
Attendance: 46,011
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 38,700
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Matchday 13

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg2–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 16,287
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 55,676
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg2–2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín
Attendance: 35,920
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Matchday 14

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg2–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 29,943
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg0–2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 35,538
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago [note 4]
Attendance: 34,136
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg2–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 36,200
Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Matchday 15

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg0–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 38,479
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–3Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago [note 4]
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg0–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg2–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental "U", Lima [note 5]
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Matchday 16

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg1–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 31,555
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Matchday 17

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg0–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 34,725
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg0–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 32,100
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 47,960
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–1Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago [note 4]
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–2Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)

Matchday 18

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Allianz Parque, São Paulo
Attendance: 46,008
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 38,786
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg1–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 39,637
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg4–2Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)

Inter-confederation play-offs

The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg. [3] The fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL was drawn against the first-placed team from OFC, with the CONMEBOL team hosting the second leg. [16]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–2Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 0–0 0–2

Qualified teams

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

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Winners28 March 201720 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950 , 1954, 1958 , 1962 , 1966, 1970 , 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 , 1998, 2002 , 2006, 2010, 2014 )
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Runners-up10 October 201712 ( 1930 , 1950 , 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Third place10 October 201716 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978 , 1982, 1986 , 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Fourth place10 October 20175 (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014)
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners15 November 20174 (1930, 1970, 1978, 1982)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 242 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.

10 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Notes

  1. ↑ The match between Argentina and Brazil was originally scheduled to be played on 12 November 2015, 21:00 UTC−3, but was postponed to the following day due to bad weather. [10]
  2. ↑ FIFA awarded Peru a 3–0 win as a result of Bolivia fielding the ineligible player Nelson Cabrera, after Bolivia had defeated Peru 2–0. Nelson Cabrera had previously represented Paraguay and did not meet eligibility rules. [11]
  3. ↑ FIFA awarded Chile a 3–0 win as a result of Bolivia fielding the ineligible player Nelson Cabrera, after the match had finished 0–0. Nelson Cabrera had previously represented Paraguay and did not meet eligibility rules. [11]
  4. 1 2 3 4 Chile were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match (against Bolivia on 6 September 2016) away from Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago due to homophobic chants by the team's fans, with a possible ban on a second match subject to a probation period of two years. [12] Since Chile committed another infringement during this period, a second match ban on playing at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos will be served (against Venezuela on 28 March 2017). [13] Chile was sanctioned with a ban on playing at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos for two further matches (against Paraguay on 31 August 2017 and against Ecuador on 5 October 2017) after similar incidents. [14]
  5. ↑ The match between Peru and Bolivia was originally scheduled to be played at the Estadio Nacional, but was moved to the Estadio Monumental "U" due to poor conditions of the pitch at the Estadio Nacional. [15]

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