1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 |
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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 |
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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 |
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16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 |
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16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 3 |
Source:
Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified.
Matches
Round 1
| Ecuador | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Hurtado  Tenorio Gavica |
(Report) | Palacios |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Julio Matto Estoceres (Uruguay)
| Colombia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Asprilla |
(Report) |
Attendance: 31,600
Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
Round 2
| Peru | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reynoso |
(Report) | Aristizábal |
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 43,345
Referee: Alfredo Rodas (Ecuador)
Round 3
| Colombia | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Asprilla Valderrama De Ávila |
(Report) | Cedrés |
Attendance: 36,169
Referee: Ruben Ruscio (Argentina)
| Peru | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 43,675
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Round 4
| Colombia | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Asprilla Bermúdez |
(Report) | Zamorano |
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos (Brazil)
Round 5
Venezuela .svg.png){kind=small} | 2–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Savarese Dudamel |
(Report) | Ortega Sorín Simeone Morales Albornoz |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Eduardo Dluzniewski (Uruguay)
Round 6
Round 7
| Venezuela | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Bermúdez Valenciano |
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
| Argentina | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Batistuta |
(Report) | Cornejo |
Attendance: 59,970
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
| Uruguay | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Montero Bengoechea |
(Report) |
Round 8
| Bolivia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moreno Etcheverry |
(Report) |
Round 9
| Colombia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | López |
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Round 10
Round 11
| Argentina | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ortega Crespo |
(Report) | Aguinaga |
Attendance: 62,300
Referee: Félix Ramón Benegas Caballero (Paraguay)
| Colombia | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Pereda |
Attendance: 22,172
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Round 12
| Argentina | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Crespo Simeone |
(Report) |
Attendance: 56,069
Referee: Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil)
Round 13
Round 14
| Argentina | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Crespo Paz |
(Report) |
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
| Bolivia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Etcheverry |
(Report) |
| Colombia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| de Ávila |
(Report) |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Round 15
| Colombia | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| De Ávila Valderrama Asprilla |
(Report) |
Attendance: 25,912
Referee: Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil)
| Ecuador | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aguinaga Graziani |
(Report) | Báez |
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
Round 16
Round 17
| Ecuador | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Graziani |
(Report) |
Attendance: 14,568
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Qualified teams
The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Defending champions | 17 July 1994 | 15 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
| Winners | 10 September 1997 | 11 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
| Runners-up | 10 September 1997 | 4 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986) |
| Third place | 10 September 1997 | 3 (1962, 1990, 1994) |
| 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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International Broadcasters
CONMEBOL and CONCACAF
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References
External links
- Eliminatoria Sudamericana Mundial Francia 1998 at Conmebol.com
- International Matches 1996 – South America at rsssf.com
- International Matches 1997 – South America at rsssf.com
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