2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates	8 October 2015 – 10 October 2017
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	90
Goals scored	242 (2.69 per match)
Attendance	3,365,010 (37,389 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Edinson Cavani; (10 goals)
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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]

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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.

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[ARG_v_BRA-11] [N 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]

[Bolivia_v_Peru-13] [N 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]

[Chile_v_Bolivia-14] [N 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]

[Chile-18] [N 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]

[Peru-20] [N 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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"Several football associations sanctioned after discriminatory and unsporting conduct of fans". FIFA. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016.

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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	—

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup¹
Brazil	Winners	28 March 2017	20 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Uruguay	Runners-up	10 October 2017	12 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014)
Argentina	Third place	10 October 2017	16 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Colombia	Fourth place	10 October 2017	5 (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014)
Peru	OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners	15 November 2017	4 (1930, 1970, 1978, 1982)

2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Format

Entrants

Schedule

Standings

Matches

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Matchday 2

Matchday 3

Matchday 4

Matchday 5

Matchday 6

Matchday 7

Matchday 8

Matchday 9

Matchday 10

Matchday 11

Matchday 12

Matchday 13

Matchday 14

Matchday 15

Matchday 16

Matchday 17

Matchday 18

Inter-confederation play-offs

Qualified teams

Goalscorers

Notes

References

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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