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 |  Argentina |
16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 30 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay |
16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 29 |
| 3 |  Colombia |
16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 28 |
| 4 |  Chile |
16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 25 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 25 |
| 6 |  Ecuador |
16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 |
| 7 |  Uruguay |
16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 21 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 |
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 3 |
Source:
Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified.
Matches
Round 1
| Ecuador | 4–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
Hurtado  54', 88'Tenorio 65'Gavica 78' |
(Report) | Palacios 62' |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Julio Matto Estoceres (Uruguay)
| Colombia | 1–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Asprilla 53' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 31,600
Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
| Argentina | 3–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Ortega 8', 18' Batistuta 49' |
(Report) | Baldivieso 42' |
Attendance: 49,750
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
Round 2
| Peru | 1–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Reynoso 47' |
(Report) | Aristizábal 60' |
Round 3
| Colombia | 3–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Asprilla 7' Valderrama 20'De Ávila 78' |
(Report) | Cedrés 57' |
Attendance: 36,169
Referee: Ruben Ruscio (Argentina)
Round 4
| Colombia | 4–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Asprilla 3', 31', 47' Bermúdez 43' |
(Report) | Zamorano 56' (pen.) |
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos (Brazil)
Round 5
| Venezuela | 2–5 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Savarese 7' Dudamel 87' |
(Report) | Ortega 35' Sorín 65'Simeone 77'Morales 86'Albornoz 90+1' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Eduardo Dluzniewski (Uruguay)
Round 6
Round 7
| Venezuela | 0–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Bermúdez 7' Valenciano 50' |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
| Argentina | 1–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Batistuta 76' (pen.) |
(Report) | Cornejo 52' |
Attendance: 59,970
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Montero 2' Bengoechea 38' |
(Report) |
Round 8
| Bolivia | 2–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Moreno 7' Etcheverry 12' |
(Report) |
Round 9
| Colombia | 0–1 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | López 10' |
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Round 10
Round 11
| Argentina | 2–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Ortega 18' Crespo 30' |
(Report) | Aguinaga 73' |
Attendance: 62,300
Referee: Félix Ramón Benegas Caballero (Paraguay)
| Colombia | 0–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Pereda 62' |
Attendance: 22,172
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Round 12
| Argentina | 2–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Crespo 44' Simeone 46' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 56,069
Referee: Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil)
Round 13
Round 14
| Argentina | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Crespo 31' Paz 58' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
| Bolivia | 1–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Etcheverry 75' |
(Report) |
| Colombia | 1–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| de Ávila 83' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Round 15
| Colombia | 3–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| De Ávila 1' Valderrama 30' (pen.) Asprilla 76' |
(Report) |
Attendance: 25,912
Referee: Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil)
| Ecuador | 2–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Aguinaga 53' Graziani 72' |
(Report) | Báez 5' |
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
Round 16
Round 17
| Ecuador | 1–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Graziani 27' |
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | Defending champions | 17 July 1994 | 15 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
| Argentina | Winners | 10 September 1997 | 11 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
| Paraguay | Runners-up | 10 September 1997 | 4 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986) |
| Colombia | Third place | 10 September 1997 | 3 (1962, 1990, 1994) |
| Chile | 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
- Argentina: Eltrece, Telefe, América TV, Canal 9, ATC, El Treinta, Argenvisión, Luján Cable Visión
Bolivia: TVB, Canal 11- Brasil: SporTV, ESPN Brasil, SBT and TV Globo
- Chile: TVN, Canal 13
- Colombia: Caracol Televisión, RCN Televisión, RTI Producciones
- Ecuador: Telerama, Oromar Televisión
Paraguay: Telefuturo, SNT, Red Guaraní, Canal 13, PTC, La Tele, Paravisión, Caacupé Cable Visión
Perú: América Televisión, Panamericana Televisión- Uruguay: Channel 3, Channel 4, Channel 10, Teledoce, UTC, La Tele, Uruvisión, Canelones Cable Visión
Venezuela: Venevisión, RCTV, Venezolana de Televisión
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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