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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

International football competition

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]

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)Uruguay Edinson Cavani
(10 goals)
← 2014
2022 →

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]
1   Colombia 5
2   Chile 9
3   Paraguay 61
4   Argentina 1
5   Brazil 7
6   Ecuador 31
7   Venezuela 69
8   Bolivia 67
9   Peru 50
10   Uruguay 20

Schedule

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

2015
Matchday Date
Matchday 1 5–13 October 2015
Matchday 2
Matchday 3 9–17 November 2015
Matchday 4
2016
Matchday Date
Matchday 5 21–29 March 2016
Matchday 6
Matchday 7 29 August – 6 September 2016
Matchday 8
Matchday 9 3–11 October 2016
Matchday 10
Matchday 11 7–15 November 2016
Matchday 12
2017
Matchday Date
Matchday 13 20–28 March 2017
Matchday 14
Matchday 15 28 August – 5 September 2017
Matchday 16
Matchday 17 2–10 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:

Matchday Fixtures
Matchday 1 1 v 9, 2 v 5, 4 v 6, 7 v 3, 8 v 10
Matchday 2 3 v 4, 5 v 7, 6 v 8, 9 v 2, 10 v 1
Matchday 3 2 v 1, 4 v 5, 6 v 10, 8 v 7, 9 v 3
Matchday 4 1 v 4, 3 v 8, 5 v 9, 7 v 6, 10 v 2
Matchday 5 2 v 4, 5 v 10, 6 v 3, 8 v 1, 9 v 7
Matchday 6 1 v 6, 3 v 5, 4 v 8, 7 v 2, 10 v 9
Matchday 7 1 v 7, 3 v 2, 4 v 10, 6 v 5, 8 v 9
Matchday 8 2 v 8, 5 v 1, 7 v 4, 9 v 6, 10 v 3
Matchday 9 3 v 1, 5 v 8, 6 v 2, 9 v 4, 10 v 7
Matchday Fixtures
Matchday 10 1 v 10, 2 v 9, 4 v 3, 7 v 5, 8 v 6
Matchday 11 1 v 2, 3 v 9, 5 v 4, 7 v 8, 10 v 6
Matchday 12 2 v 10, 4 v 1, 6 v 7, 8 v 3, 9 v 5
Matchday 13 1 v 8, 3 v 6, 4 v 2, 7 v 9, 10 v 5
Matchday 14 2 v 7, 5 v 3, 6 v 1, 8 v 4, 9 v 10
Matchday 15 2 v 3, 5 v 6, 7 v 1, 9 v 8, 10 v 4
Matchday 16 1 v 5, 3 v 10, 4 v 7, 6 v 9, 8 v 2
Matchday 17 1 v 3, 2 v 6, 4 v 9, 7 v 10, 8 v 5
Matchday 18 3 v 7, 5 v 2, 6 v 4, 9 v 1, 10 v 8

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification                    
1   Brazil 18 12 5 1 41 11 +30 41 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 5–0 3–1
2   Uruguay 18 9 4 5 32 20 +12 31 1–4 — 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 4–2 3–0
3   Argentina 18 7 7 4 19 16 +3 28 1–1 1–0 — 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
4   Colombia 18 7 6 5 21 19 +2 27 1–1 2–2 0–1 — 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–0
5   Peru 18 7 5 6 27 26 +1 26 Inter-confederation play-offs 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 3–4 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
6   Chile 18 8 2 8 26 27 −1 26 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 — 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–1
7   Paraguay 18 7 3 8 19 25 −6 24 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–4 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–1
8   Ecuador 18 6 2 10 26 29 −3 20 0–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 3–0 2–2 — 2–0 3–0
9   Bolivia 18 4 2 12 16 38 −22 14 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–3 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 — 4–2
10   Venezuela 18 2 6 10 19 35 −16 12 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  0–2  Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 36,000
Colombia  2–0  Peru
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 44,000
Venezuela  0–1  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana
Attendance: 38,618
Chile  2–0  Brazil
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 42,000
Argentina  0–2  Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 40,000

Matchday 2

Ecuador  2–0  Bolivia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 27,333
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Uruguay  3–0  Colombia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Paraguay  0–0  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 28,889
Brazil  3–1  Venezuela
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 48,970
Peru  3–4  Chile
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 39,180

Matchday 3

Bolivia  4–2  Venezuela
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 30,923
Ecuador  2–1  Uruguay
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 32,650
Chile  1–1  Colombia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 45,316
Argentina  1–1  Brazil
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 53,000
Peru  1–0  Paraguay
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 26,000

Matchday 4

Colombia  0–1  Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Venezuela  1–3  Ecuador
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana
Attendance: 31,659
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Paraguay  2–1  Bolivia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 35,850
Uruguay  3–0  Chile
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 58,000
Brazil  3–0  Peru
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 45,000

Matchday 5

Bolivia  2–3  Colombia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 26,765
Ecuador  2–2  Paraguay
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 34,817
Chile  1–2  Argentina
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 44,536
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)
Peru  2–2  Venezuela
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 35,459
Brazil  2–2  Uruguay
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 45,010

Matchday 6

Colombia  3–1  Ecuador
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 38,400
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Uruguay  1–0  Peru
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 55,000
Venezuela  1–4  Chile
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 24,101
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)
Argentina  2–0  Bolivia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 53,000
Paraguay  2–2  Brazil
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 34,457

Matchday 7

Bolivia  0–3
Awarded[note 2]		  Peru
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 26,765
Colombia  2–0  Venezuela
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 37,099
Ecuador  0–3  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 37,887
Argentina  1–0  Uruguay
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 44,597
Paraguay  2–1  Chile
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 25,000

Matchday 8

Uruguay  4–0  Paraguay
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 39,400
Chile  3–0
Awarded[note 3]		  Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 40,000
Venezuela  2–2  Argentina
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 42,000
Brazil  2–1  Colombia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 36,609
Peru  2–1  Ecuador
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 30,000

Matchday 9

Ecuador  3–0  Chile
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 30,000
Uruguay  3–0  Venezuela
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 44,880
Paraguay  0–1  Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 33,000
Brazil  5–0  Bolivia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 40,013
Peru  2–2  Argentina
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 39,700
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Matchday 10

Bolivia  2–2  Ecuador
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 18,033
Colombia  2–2  Uruguay
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 47,000
Argentina  0–1  Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 51,200
Chile  2–1  Peru
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 38,662
Venezuela  0–2  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 42,700

Matchday 11

Colombia  0–0  Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 45,916
Uruguay  2–1  Ecuador
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 54,868
Paraguay  1–4  Peru
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 36,000
Brazil  3–0  Argentina
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 53,490
Venezuela  5–0  Bolivia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 49,750

Matchday 12

Bolivia  1–0  Paraguay
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 13,285
Ecuador  3–0  Venezuela
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
Argentina  3–0  Colombia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 24,000
Chile  3–1  Uruguay
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 46,011
Peru  0–2  Brazil
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 38,700

Matchday 13

Colombia  1–0  Bolivia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 39,000
Paraguay  2–1  Ecuador
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 16,287
Uruguay  1–4  Brazil
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 55,676
Argentina  1–0  Chile
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Venezuela  2–2  Peru
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Attendance: 35,920

Matchday 14

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Matchday 18

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Inter-confederation play-offs

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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.[15] {{#lst:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|playoff2}}

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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  Uruguay The time allocated for running scripts has expired. The time allocated for running scripts has expired. 12 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014)
  Argentina The time allocated for running scripts has expired. The time allocated for running scripts has expired. 16 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
  Colombia The time allocated for running scripts has expired. The time allocated for running scripts has expired. 5 (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014)
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1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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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. ^ 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]

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