2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates7 September 2023 – September 2025
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored73 (1.83 per match)
Attendance1,444,927 (36,123 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uruguay.svg Darwin Núñez (5 goals)
2022
2030
All statistics correct as of 10 September 2024.

The South American section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for national teams who are members of CONMEBOL. A total of 6 direct slots in the final tournament and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot are available for CONMEBOL teams. [1] [2]

Contents

CONMEBOL is the first confederation to begin its qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Paraguay-Peru being the first match of the global qualification process. [3] [4]

Format

On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL sent a request to FIFA asking to keep the current qualification format that has been used since the 1998 World Cup qualification in South America. [5] [6] [7] This was confirmed, with the first games of the qualifiers tentatively to be played in March or June 2023. [8] [9] [10]

On 27 February 2023, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez announced that the qualifiers would start in September 2023, [11] [12] which was ratified by the CONMEBOL Council in the run-up to the 73rd FIFA Congress held on 16 March in Kigali, Rwanda. [13] [14]

The qualification structure remains the same as in previous editions, despite the increase of slots available to CONMEBOL teams, wherein each team plays each other team twice in a home-and-away round-robin format. [15]

Prior to the commencement of the qualification competition, Ecuador were deducted 3 points for the use of a document containing false information for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle. [16]

Schedule

The qualifying matches are being held in a total of 18 matchdays on dates that fall within the FIFA International Match Calendar. [17] The match schedule is the same that was used in the previous edition of the competition. Six matchdays will be played in 2023, six in 2024 and also six in 2025. [15]

2023
MatchdayDateRef.
Matchday 17–8 September 2023 [18] [19]
Matchday 212 September 2023
Matchday 312 October 2023 [20] [21]
Matchday 417 October 2023
Matchday 516 November 2023 [22] [23]
Matchday 621 November 2023
2024
MatchdayDateRef.
Matchday 75–6 September 2024 [24] [25]
[26] [27] [28]
Matchday 810 September 2024
Matchday 97–15 October 2024
Matchday 10
Matchday 1111–19 November 2024
Matchday 12
2025
MatchdayDateRef.
Matchday 1317–25 March 2025
Matchday 14
Matchday 152–10 June 2025
Matchday 16
Matchday 171–9 September 2025
Matchday 18

Entrants

All 10 national teams from CONMEBOL entered qualification.

Team FIFA World Rankings
as at July 2023 [29]
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 16
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 17
Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 21
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 32
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 40
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 49
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 57
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 83

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Argentina.svg Flag of Colombia.svg Flag of Uruguay.svg Flag of Ecuador.svg Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Flag of Paraguay.svg Flag of Bolivia.svg Flag of Chile.svg Flag of Peru (state).svg
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 8602124+818 2026 FIFA World Cup Jun 0–2 1–0 Mar Sep '25 1–0 Oct 3–0 Nov
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 844095+416 2–1 2–2 Nov 2–1 1–0 Mar Sep '25 Oct Jun
3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 8431135+815 Mar Nov Oct 2–0 Jun 0–0 3–0 3–1 Sep '25
4Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador [lower-alpha 1] 842264+211 Sep '25 0–0 2–1 Jun Mar Oct Nov 1–0 1–0
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 831498+110 0–1 Mar Nov 1–0 1–1 Jun 5–1 Sep '25 Oct
6Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 824267110 Oct Sep '25 0–0 0–0 Nov 1–0 Jun 3–0 Mar
7Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 82332319 Inter-confederation play-offs Nov 0–1 Jun Sep '25 1–0 Oct 1–0 Mar 0–0
8Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 8305101559 0–3 Oct Mar 1–2 Sep '25 4–0 Nov Jun 2–0
9Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 812541285 Jun 0–0 Sep '25 Mar Oct Nov 0–0 1–2 2–0
10Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 803521083 0–2 1–1 Oct Jun 0–1 1–1 Sep '25 Mar Nov
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. Ecuador were deducted 3 points for the use of false birth documents for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle. [30]

Matches

Matchday 1

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–0Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Borré Soccerball shade.svg46' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Messi Soccerball shade.svg78' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Vidal Soccerball shade.svg74'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 49,713
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg5–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Ábrego Soccerball shade.svg78'
Mangueirão, Belém
Attendance: 48,183
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Matchday 2

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg0–3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg2–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Torres Soccerball shade.svg45+5', 61' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Canobbio Soccerball shade.svg38'

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg1–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Rondón Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental, Maturín
Attendance: 48,523
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Marquinhos Soccerball shade.svg90'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 36,328
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Matchday 3

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg1–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Ramallo Soccerball shade.svg83' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 34,200
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Otamendi Soccerball shade.svg3' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Gabriel Soccerball shade.svg50' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Bello Soccerball shade.svg85'
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Attendance: 39,018
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Matchday 4

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental, Maturín
Attendance: 50,932
Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Sanabria Soccerball shade.svg69' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción [note 2]
Attendance: 30,681
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg0–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg2–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 52,477
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Messi Soccerball shade.svg32', 42'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 37,675
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Matchday 5

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg2–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg0–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Monumental, Maturín
Attendance: 51,083
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2–1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Díaz Soccerball shade.svg75', 79' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Martinelli Soccerball shade.svg4'

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 51,900
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 6

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg0–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Borré Soccerball shade.svg11' (pen.)

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 46,100
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Mena Soccerball shade.svg21' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Otamendi Soccerball shade.svg63'
Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 68,138
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg1–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Yotún Soccerball shade.svg17' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Savarino Soccerball shade.svg54'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 27,323
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Matchday 7


Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg3–0Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg0–0Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 47,741
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Rodrygo Soccerball shade.svg30' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg1–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 8


Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–2Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Vargas Soccerball shade.svg39' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg1–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru
Valencia Soccerball shade.svg54' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg0–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg1–0Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Gómez Soccerball shade.svg20' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 9

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svgMatch 41Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svgMatch 42Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svgMatch 43Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Chile  Flag of Chile.svgMatch 44Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svgMatch 45Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

Matchday 10

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svgMatch 46Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svgMatch 47Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svgMatch 48Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svgMatch 49Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgMatch 50Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia

Matchday 11

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svgMatch 51Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svgMatch 52Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svgMatch 53Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svgMatch 54Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svgMatch 55Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia

Matchday 12

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svgMatch 56Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svgMatch 57Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svgMatch 58Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgMatch 59Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru

Chile  Flag of Chile.svgMatch 60Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela

Matchday 13

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svgMatch 61Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svgMatch 62Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svgMatch 63Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svgMatch 64Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svgMatch 65Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela

Matchday 14


Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svgMatch 67Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svgMatch 68Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgMatch 69Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Chile  Flag of Chile.svgMatch 70Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

Matchday 15


Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svgMatch 72Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svgMatch 73Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Chile  Flag of Chile.svgMatch 74Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svgMatch 75Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Matchday 16

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svgMatch 76Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svgMatch 77Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svgMatch 78Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svgMatch 79Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgMatch 80Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Matchday 17

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svgMatch 81Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svgMatch 82Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svgMatch 83Flag of Chile.svg  Chile

Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svgMatch 84Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svgMatch 85Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela

Matchday 18

Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svgMatch 86Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svgMatch 87Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svgMatch 88Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Chile  Flag of Chile.svgMatch 89Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svgMatch 90Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Inter-confederation play-offs

The seventh-placed team will join one team each from AFC, CAF, and OFC and two from CONCACAF in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two single-elimination matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of single-elimination matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the World Cup in United States, Canada, and Mexico. [38]

Goalscorers

There have been 73 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 1.82 goals per match (as of 10 September 2024).

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. The Bolivia v Ecuador match, originally scheduled at 16:00 local time, [21] was rescheduled to 19:00 local time by decision of the Bolivian Football Federation. [31] [32]
  2. The Paraguay v Bolivia match, originally scheduled at Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, [21] was rescheduled at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción by decision of the Paraguayan Football Association. [31] [32]
  3. The Brazil v Ecuador match, originally scheduled at 21:45 local time, [25] was rescheduled to 22:00 local time. [33] [28]
  4. The Peru v Colombia match, originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Monumental, Lima, [25] was relocated to Estadio Nacional, Lima due to the possibility that the pitch at the Estadio Monumental would not be fit for the date of the match. [34] [35]
  5. The Chile v Bolivia match, originally scheduled at 21:00 local time, [25] was rescheduled to 18:00 local time. [36] [27]
  6. The Paraguay v Brazil match, originally scheduled at 20:00 local time, [25] was rescheduled to 20:30 local time. [37] [27]

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