Football World Cup 2014 / Qualification (CONMEBOL)
The teams of the associations of the South American Football Confederation ( CONMEBOL ) played in the qualification for four firm places for the Football World Cup 2014 , another team (Uruguay) played in an intercontinental play-off against an Asian representative for a possible fifth place. With Brazil already qualified as hosts, only nine South American teams competed. Uruguay prevailed against the Asian representative Jordan in the play-off games, which means that six CONMEBOL members take part in the World Cup, the highest number since 1930 when seven CONMEBOL teams participated without qualification.
Qualified teams
In addition to hosts Brazil, the four best-placed teams Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador qualified after the qualifying round. Uruguay was also able to qualify for the 2014 World Cup with a victory in the intercontinental decision-making match against the Asian representative Jordan as fifth.
FIFA regulations
In the group matches, three points were awarded for a win and one for a draw. The following criteria were decisive:
- higher number of points
- better goal difference
- higher number of goals scored
- higher number of points from the direct encounters between teams with the same points and goals
- better goal difference from the direct encounters between the teams with the same points and goals
- higher number of goals from direct encounters between teams with equal points and goals
- higher number of away goals from direct encounters between teams with the same points and goals if only two teams are affected.
If two teams had done the same according to these criteria, a playoff would have been scheduled. This case did not occur.
mode
In South America, the qualification was again played in a league system with home and away legs. With Brazil already qualified to host, only nine teams took part in the qualifying round. The four best-placed teams were able to qualify directly for the 2014 World Cup, while the fifth-placed team Uruguay achieved another place in an intercontinental play-off against the Asian representative Jordan .
Qualifying round
table
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Argentina
|
16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35:15 | +20 | 32 |
| 2. |
 Colombia
|
16 | 9 | 3 | 4th | 27:13 | +14 | 30th |
| 3. |
 Chile
|
16 | 9 | 1 | 6th | 29:25 | +4 | 28 |
| 4th |
 Ecuador
|
16 | 7th | 4th | 5 | 20:16 | +4 | 25th |
| 5. |
 Uruguay
|
16 | 7th | 4th | 5 | 25:25 | ± 0 | 25th |
| 6th |
 Venezuela
|
16 | 5 | 5 | 6th | 14:20 | −6 | 20th |
| 7th |
 Peru
|
16 | 4th | 3 | 9 | 17:26 | −9 | 15th |
| 8th. |
 Bolivia
|
16 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 17:30 | −13 | 12 |
| 9. |
 Paraguay
|
16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17:31 | −14 | 12 |
Game results
| Matchday 1 | |||||
| 07/10/2011 | Montevideo | Uruguay | - | Bolivia | 4: 2 (3: 1) |
| 07/10/2011 | Quito | Ecuador | - | Venezuela | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
| 07/10/2011 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | - | Chile | 4: 1 (2: 0) |
| 07/10/2011 | Lima | Peru | - | Paraguay | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
| Matchday 2 | |||||
| 10/11/2011 | La Paz | Bolivia | - | Colombia | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
| 10/11/2011 | Santiago de Chile | Chile | - | Peru | 4: 2 (2: 0) |
| 10/11/2011 | Asunción | Paraguay | - | Uruguay | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
| 10/11/2011 | Puerto La Cruz | Venezuela | - | Argentina | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| Matchday 3 | |||||
| 11/11/2011 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | - | Bolivia | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
| 11/11/2011 | Montevideo | Uruguay | - | Chile | 4: 0 (0: 0) |
| 11/11/2011 | Barranquilla | Colombia | - | Venezuela | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
| 11/11/2011 | Asunción | Paraguay | - | Ecuador | 2: 1 (0: 0) |
| Matchday 4 | |||||
| 11/15/2011 | Barranquilla | Colombia | - | Argentina | 1: 2 (0: 0) |
| 11/15/2011 | Quito | Ecuador | - | Peru | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
| 11/15/2011 | Santiago de Chile | Chile | - | Paraguay | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
| 11/15/2011 | San Cristobal | Venezuela | - | Bolivia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
| Matchday 5 | |||||
| 06/02/2012 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | - | Ecuador | 4: 0 (3: 0) |
| 06/02/2012 | La Paz | Bolivia | - | Chile | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
| 06/02/2012 | Montevideo | Uruguay | - | Venezuela | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
| 06/03/2012 | Lima | Peru | - | Colombia | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
| Matchday 6 | |||||
| 06/09/2012 | La Paz | Bolivia | - | Paraguay | 3: 1 (1: 0) |
| 06/09/2012 | Puerto La Cruz | Venezuela | - | Chile | 0: 2 (0: 0) |
| 06/10/2012 | Quito | Ecuador | - | Colombia | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| 06/10/2012 | Montevideo | Uruguay | - | Peru | 4: 2 (2: 1) |
| Matchday 7 | |||||
| 07.09.2012 | Barranquilla | Colombia | - | Uruguay | 4: 0 (1: 0) |
| 07.09.2012 | Quito | Ecuador | - | Bolivia | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| 07.09.2012 | Cordoba | Argentina | - | Paraguay | 3: 1 (2: 1) |
| 07.09.2012 | Lima | Peru | - | Venezuela | 2: 1 (0: 1) |
| Matchday 8 | |||||
| 09/11/2012 | Santiago de Chile | Chile | - | Colombia | 1: 3 (1: 0) |
| 09/11/2012 | Asunción | Paraguay | - | Venezuela | 0: 2 (0: 1) |
| 09/11/2012 | Lima | Peru | - | Argentina | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
| 09/11/2012 | Montevideo | Uruguay | - | Ecuador | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
| Matchday 9 | |||||
| October 12, 2012 | Mendoza | Argentina | - | Uruguay | 3: 0 (0: 0) |
| October 12, 2012 | Barranquilla | Colombia | - | Paraguay | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
| October 12, 2012 | Quito | Ecuador | - | Chile | 3: 1 (1: 1) |
| October 12, 2012 | La Paz | Bolivia | - | Peru | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
| Matchday 10 | |||||
| 10/16/2012 | La Paz | Bolivia | - | Uruguay | 4: 1 (2: 0) |
| 10/16/2012 | Asunción | Paraguay | - | Peru | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| 10/16/2012 | Santiago de Chile | Chile | - | Argentina | 1: 2 (0: 2) |
| 10/16/2012 | Puerto La Cruz | Venezuela | - | Ecuador | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
| Matchday 11 | |||||
| 03/22/2013 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | - | Venezuela | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
| 03/22/2013 | Montevideo | Uruguay | - | Paraguay | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
| 03/22/2013 | Lima | Peru | - | Chile | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| 03/22/2013 | Barranquilla | Colombia | - | Bolivia | 5: 0 (1: 0) |
| Matchday 12 | |||||
| 03/26/2013 | La Paz | Bolivia | - | Argentina | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
| 03/26/2013 | Quito | Ecuador | - | Paraguay | 4: 1 (1: 1) |
| 03/26/2013 | Santiago de Chile | Chile | - | Uruguay | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
| 03/26/2013 | Puerto Ordaz | Venezuela | - | Colombia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
| Matchday 13 | |||||
| 06/07/2013 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | - | Colombia | 0-0 |
| 06/07/2013 | La Paz | Bolivia | - | Venezuela | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
| 06/07/2013 | Asunción | Paraguay | - | Chile | 1: 2 (0: 1) |
| 06/07/2013 | Lima | Peru | - | Ecuador | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
| Matchday 14 | |||||
| 06/11/2013 | Quito | Ecuador | - | Argentina | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
| 06/11/2013 | Santiago de Chile | Chile | - | Bolivia | 3: 1 (2: 1) |
| 06/11/2013 | Barranquilla | Colombia | - | Peru | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
| 06/11/2013 | Puerto Ordaz | Venezuela | - | Uruguay | 0: 1 (0: 1) |
| Matchday 15 | |||||
| 06.09.2013 | Asunción | Paraguay | - | Bolivia | 4: 0 (1: 0) |
| 06.09.2013 | Santiago de Chile | Chile | - | Venezuela | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
| 06.09.2013 | Lima | Peru | - | Uruguay | 1: 2 (0: 1) |
| 06.09.2013 | Barranquilla | Colombia | - | Ecuador | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| Matchday 16 | |||||
| 09/10/2013 | Montevideo | Uruguay | - | Colombia | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
| 09/10/2013 | La Paz | Bolivia | - | Ecuador | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
| 09/10/2013 | Asunción | Paraguay | - | Argentina | 2: 5 (1: 2) |
| 09/10/2013 | Puerto Ordaz | Venezuela | - | Peru | 3: 2 (1: 1) |
| Matchday 17 | |||||
| 10/11/2013 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | - | Peru | 3: 1 (2: 1) |
| 10/11/2013 | Quito | Ecuador | - | Uruguay | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
| 10/11/2013 | Barranquilla | Colombia | - | Chile | 3: 3 (0: 3) |
| 10/11/2013 | San Cristobal | Venezuela | - | Paraguay | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
| Matchday 18 | |||||
| October 15, 2013 | Montevideo | Uruguay | - | Argentina | 3: 2 (2: 2) |
| October 15, 2013 | Asunción | Paraguay | - | Colombia | 1: 2 (1: 1) |
| October 15, 2013 | Santiago de Chile | Chile | - | Ecuador | 2: 1 (2: 0) |
| October 15, 2013 | Lima | Peru | - | Bolivia | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
Best goal scorers
Players in bold are qualified for the World Cup with their teams.
| rank | Surname | Gates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luis Suarez |
11 |
| 2 |  Lionel Messi |
10 |
| 3 | Gonzalo Higuaín |
9 |
 Falcao
|
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| 5 | Felipe Caicedo |
7th |
| 6th | Edinson Cavani |
6th |
|
Teófilo Gutiérrez
|
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| 8th | Sergio Aguero |
5 |
|
Arturo Vidal
|
||
 Jefferson Farfan
|
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|
Eduardo Vargas
|
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|
Salomón Rondón
|
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| Source: fifa.com | ||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ CONMEBOL competition format . (PDF; 87 kB) In: fifa.com. FIFA , May 20, 2011, accessed July 12, 2011 .
- ↑ The game was initially supposed to be played in camera on September 6, 2013 "due to improper behavior by local fans". As a result of the objection from Peru, the sanction was initially lifted, as no decision can be made before the game is played. ( fifa.com: Convictions by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee against Ukraine and Peru , fifa.com: Appeals by Peru and Ukraine with suspensive effect )
- ↑ 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Preliminaries: South America: Scorers. In: fifa.com. FIFA, accessed October 21, 2013 .
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