1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates24 April 1996 – 16 November 1997
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played72
Goals scored184 (2.56 per match)
Attendance2,806,242 (38,976 per match)
Top scorer(s)Chile Iván Zamorano
(12 goals)
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Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

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.

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.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Argentina Paraguay Colombia Chile Peru Ecuador Uruguay Bolivia Venezuela
1  Argentina 16 8 6 2 23 13 +10 30 1998 FIFA World Cup — 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–0
2  Paraguay 16 9 2 5 21 14 +7 29 1–2 — 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0
3  Colombia 16 8 4 4 23 15 +8 28 0–1 1–0 — 4–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–0
4  Chile 16 7 4 5 32 18 +14 25 1–2 2–1 4–1 — 4–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 6–0
5  Peru 16 7 4 5 19 20 −1 25 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 — 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–1
6  Ecuador 16 6 3 7 22 21 +1 21 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 — 4–0 1–0 1–0
7  Uruguay 16 6 3 7 18 21 −3 21 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 5–3 — 1–0 3–1
8  Bolivia 16 4 5 7 18 21 −3 17 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 — 6–1
9  Venezuela 16 0 3 13 8 41 −33 3 2–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 —
Source: [1]

Matches

Matchday 1

Venezuela 0–2 Uruguay
[2] Otero 54'
Poyet 71'
Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas
Attendance: 6,839
Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)
Ecuador 4–1 Peru
Hurtado 54', 88'
Tenorio 65'
Gavica 78'		 [2] Palacios 62'
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Julio Matto Estoceres (Uruguay)
Colombia 1–0 Paraguay
Asprilla 53' [2]
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 31,600
Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
Argentina 3–1 Bolivia
Ortega 8', 18'
Batistuta 59'		 [2] Baldivieso 42'
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 49,750
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)

Matchday 2

Ecuador 2–0 Argentina
Montaño 51'
Hurtado 89'		 [2]
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Armando Perez Hoyos (Colombia)
Uruguay 0–2 Paraguay
[2] Arce 10'
Rojas 88'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 44,127
Referee: Marcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Venezuela 1–1 Chile
Guerra 7' [2] Margas 89'
Estadio La Carolina, Barinas
Attendance: 8,074
Referee: Epifanio Gonzalez (Paraguay)
Peru 1–1 Colombia
Reynoso 47' [2] Aristizábal 60'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 43,345
Referee: Alfredo Rodas (Ecuador)

Matchday 3

Chile 4–1 Ecuador
Zamorano 27', 86'
Salas 75'
Estay 83'		 [2] Aguinaga 73'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 74,905
Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia)
Colombia 3–1 Uruguay
Asprilla 7'
Valderrama 20'
De Ávila 78'		 [2] Cedrés 57'
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 36,169
Referee: Ruben Ruscio (Argentina)
Peru 0–0 Argentina
[2]
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 43,675
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Bolivia 6–1 Venezuela
Sandy 4'
Etcheverry 41' (pen.)
Baldivieso 61'
Coimbra 67'
Suarez 78'
Paniagua 85'		 [2] Tortolero 65' (pen.)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 43,822
Referee: Jose Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)

Matchday 4

Ecuador 1–0 Venezuela
Aguinaga 4' [2]
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 36,889
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
Bolivia 0–0 Peru
[2]
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 48,304
Referee: Oscar Alvarenga (Paraguay)
Colombia 4–1 Chile
Asprilla 3', 31', 47'
Bermúdez 43'		 [2] Zamorano 56' (pen.)
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos (Brazil)
Argentina 1–1 Paraguay
Batistuta 27' [2] Chilavert 42'
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 65,500
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)

Matchday 5

Uruguay 1–0 Bolivia
Peña 64' (o.g.) [2]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Paolo Borgosano (Venezuela)
Ecuador 0–1 Colombia
[2] Asprilla 72'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Venezuela 2–5 Argentina
Savarese 7'
Dudamel 87'		 [2] Ortega 35'
Sorín 68'
Simeone 77'
Morales 86'
Albornoz 90+1'
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Eduardo Dluzniewski (Uruguay)
Paraguay 2–1 Chile
Gamarra 24'
Rivarola 63'		 [2] Margas 22'
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Matchday 6

Bolivia 2–2 Colombia
Sandy 15'
Moreno 44'		 [2] Serna 40' (pen.)
Rincón 54'
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 43,173
Referee: Jose Villamonte (Peru)
Peru 4–1 Venezuela
Reynoso 4'
Julinho 21'
Palacios 49', 83'		 [2] Díaz 78'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 31,036
Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)
Paraguay 1–0 Ecuador
Benítez 24' [2]
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 31,002
Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)
Chile 1–0 Uruguay
Salas 60' [2]
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 73,547
Referee: Angel Guevara (Ecuador)

Matchday 7

Bolivia 0–0 Paraguay
[3]
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jose Luis Parra (Uruguay)
Venezuela 0–2 Colombia
[4] Bermúdez 7'
Valenciano 50'
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Argentina 1–1 Chile
Batistuta 76' (pen.) [2] Cornejo 53'
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 59,970
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Uruguay 2–0 Peru
Montero 2'
Bengoechea 38'		 [2]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 42,630
Referee: Felipe Paez (Colombia)

Matchday 8

Venezuela 0–2 Paraguay
[5] Benítez 6'
Enciso 62'
Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa, Mérida
Attendance: 7,981
Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
Bolivia 2–0 Ecuador
Moreno 7'
Etcheverry 12'		 [5]
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 39,968
Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Uruguay 0–0 Argentina
[5]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Peru 2–1 Chile
Maestri 15'
Palacios 34'		 [5] Zamorano 88'
Estadio Nacional (Lima), Lima
Attendance: 35,373
Referee: José Varela (Uruguay)

Matchday 9

Ecuador 4–0 Uruguay
Aguinaga 6'
Delgado 68', 76'
Chalá 87'		 [5]
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
Bolivia 1–1 Chile
Soria 28' [5] González 44'
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 41,908
Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)
Colombia 0–1 Argentina
[5] López 10'
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Paraguay 2–1 Peru
Rivarola 12'
Rojas 40'		 [5] Pereda 33'
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)

Matchday 10

Bolivia 2–1 Argentina
Sandy 8'
Ochoaizpur 48'		 [5] Gorosito 41' (pen.)
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 44,372
Referee: Sidrack Marinho dos Santos (Brazil)
Peru 1–1 Ecuador
Palacios 58' [5] Aguinaga 78' (pen.)
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 42,299
Referee: John Toro Rendón (Colombia)
Uruguay 3–1 Venezuela
De Los Santos 29'
Montero 46'
Otero 59'		 [5] Castellín 55'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)
Paraguay 2–1 Colombia
Gamarra 6'
Soto 82'		 [5] Serna 80' (pen.)
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 37,297
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)

Matchday 11

Chile 6–0 Venezuela
Zamorano 19', 27', 32', 47', 85'
Reyes 66'		 [5]
Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago
Attendance: 42,034
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
Argentina 2–1 Ecuador
Ortega 18'
Crespo 30'		 [5] Aguinaga 73'
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 62,300
Referee: Félix Ramón Benegas Caballero (Paraguay)
Paraguay 3–1 Uruguay
Rojas 37'
Cardozo 73' (pen.)[6]
Soto 83'		 [5] Silva 87'
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 34,101
Referee: Antônio Pereira Da Silva (Brazil)
Colombia 0–1 Peru
[5] Pereda 62'
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 22,172
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

Matchday 12

Ecuador 1–1 Chile
Graziani 43' [5] Salas 53'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 42,225
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Argentina 2–0 Peru
Crespo 44'
Simeone 46'		 [5]
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 56,069
Referee: Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil)
Uruguay 1–1 Colombia
Silva 6' [5] Ricard 47'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 37,200
Referee: Francisco Mourao Dacildo (Brazil)
Venezuela 1–1 Bolivia
Savarese 70' [5] Castillo 80'
Estadio Luis Loreto Lira, Valera
Attendance: 3,352
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

Matchday 13

Chile 4–1 Colombia
Salas 16', 26', 41'
Zamorano 90' (pen.)		 [5] Ricard 52'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 75,617
Referee: Paolo Borgozano (Venezuela)
Paraguay 1–2 Argentina
Acuña 59' (pen.) [5] Gallardo 30'
Verón 41'
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Peru 2–1 Bolivia
Carty 9'
Soto 53'		 [5] Cristaldo 56'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 31,489
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Venezuela 1–1 Ecuador
Miranda 75' [5] Hurtado 55'
Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo
Attendance: 4,729
Referee: Arturo Angeles (USA)

Matchday 14

Argentina 2–0 Venezuela
Crespo 31'
Paz 58'		 [5]
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Bolivia 1–0 Uruguay
Etcheverry 75' [5]
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 27,874
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Colombia 1–0 Ecuador
de Ávila 83' [5]
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Chile 2–1 Paraguay
Zamorano 9' (pen.), 51' [5] Brizuela 61'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 75,143
Referee: Rafael Torrealba (Venezuela)

Matchday 15

Uruguay 1–0 Chile
Otero 20' [5]
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Colombia 3–0 Bolivia
De Ávila 1'
Valderrama 30' (pen.)
Asprilla 76'		 [5]
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 25,912
Referee: Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil)
Ecuador 2–1 Paraguay
Aguinaga 54'
Graziani 77'		 [7] Báez 5'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)
Venezuela 0–3 Peru
[5] Marengo 14'
Julinho 54'
Maestri 81'
Estadio La Carolina, Barinas
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Matchday 16

Chile 1–2 Argentina
Salas 34' [5] Gallardo 25'
López 86'
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 73,644
Referee: Francisco Mourão Dacildo (Brazil)
Peru 2–1 Uruguay
Palacios 57'
Carty 60'		 [5] Recoba 43'
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 34,721
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)
Colombia 1–0 Venezuela
Cabrera 68' [5]
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Pimentel (Brazil)
Paraguay 2–1 Bolivia
Benítez 26'
Gamarra 37'		 [5] Suárez 58'
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 40,341
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Matchday 17

Argentina 0–0 Uruguay
[5]
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil)
Chile 4–0 Peru
Salas 13', 82', 88'
Reyes 58'		 [5]
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 74,219
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Paraguay 1–0 Venezuela
Torres 68' [5]
Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)
Ecuador 1–0 Bolivia
Graziani 27' [5]
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil
Attendance: 14,568
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Matchday 18

Argentina 1–1 Colombia
Cáceres 69' [5] Valderrama 20'
Estadio La Bombonera, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Uruguay 5–3 Ecuador
Saralegui 3', 12'
Abreu 48', 52'
Aguilera 63'		 [5] Graziani 2', 59', 68'
Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Antonio Marrufo Mendoza (Mexico)
Peru 1–0 Paraguay
Soto 37' [5]
Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Francisco Mourao Dacildo (Brazil)
Chile 3–0 Bolivia
Barrera 23'
Salas 40'
Carreño 84'		 [5]
Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 74,777
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)

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

There were 184 goals scored in 72 matches, for an average of 2.56 goals per match.

12 goals

11 goals

7 goals

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1998 - football, table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z International Matches 1996 South America
  3. ^ Bolivia v Paraguay, 15 December 1996
  4. ^ Venezuela v Colombia, 15 December 1996
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq International Matches 1997 South America
  6. ^ "1997 (April 30) Paraguay 3-Uruguay 1 (World Cup Qualifier).avi". YouTube.
  7. ^ Ecuador v Paraguay, 20 August 1997
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