2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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] 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. FormatThe 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). EntrantsAll ten national teams from CONMEBOL entered qualification.[5] Note: Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Peru advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.
ScheduleThere were a total of 18 matchdays: four in 2015, eight in 2016, and six in 2017.[8]
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:
Standings
MatchesMatchday 1
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Attendance: 45,316 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay) Matchday 4
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Matchday 5
Matchday 6
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 38,400 Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
Matchday 7
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 37,099 Referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Matchday 8
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil) Matchday 9
Matchday 10
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Attendance: 38,662 Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador) Matchday 11
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 45,916 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Matchday 12
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Attendance: 46,011 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) Matchday 13
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil)
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Matchday 14
Attendance: 34,136 Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Matchday 15
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal Attendance: 38,479 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) Matchday 16
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile) Matchday 17
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal Attendance: 32,100 Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Ricardo Marques (Brazil) Matchday 18
Inter-confederation play-offsThe 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.[16]
Qualified teamsThe following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
GoalscorersThere were 242 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match. 10 goals 7 goals 6 goals 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal
1 own goal
2 own goals
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