2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

The rules were very simple. The 10 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams qualified. The 5th-placed team advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Contents

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Argentina 18 13 4 1 42 15 +27 43
2  Ecuador 18 9 4 5 23 20 +3 31
3  Brazil 18 9 3 6 31 17 +14 30
4  Paraguay 18 9 3 6 29 23 +6 30
5  Uruguay 18 7 6 5 19 13 +6 27
6  Colombia 18 7 6 5 20 15 +5 27
7  Bolivia 18 4 6 8 21 33 −12 18
8  Peru 18 4 4 10 14 25 −11 16
9  Venezuela 18 5 1 12 18 44 −26 16
10  Chile 18 3 3 12 15 27 −12 12

Result

Round 1

28 March 2000
21:00
 Colombia  0 – 0  Brazil Estadio Nemesio Camacho 'El Campín', Bogotá
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)
(Report)
29 March 2000
12:00
 Ecuador  2 – 0  Venezuela Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
Attendance: 37,288
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Delgado  18'
Aguinaga  57'		 (Report)
29 March 2000
19:30
 Uruguay  1 – 0  Bolivia Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 49,811
Referee: Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
García  26' (Report)
29 March 2000
21:30
 Peru  2 – 0  Paraguay Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,042
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Solano  55'
Palacios  60'		 (Report)
29 March 2000
21:30
 Argentina  4 – 1  Chile Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 46,374
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)
Batistuta  9'
Verón  33', 71' (pen.)
C. López  87'		 (Report) Tello  29'

Round 2

2000-04-26
12:00
 Bolivia  1 – 1  Colombia Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Arana (Peru)
Sánchez  16' (Report) Castillo  32'
2000-04-26
19:00
 Venezuela  0 – 4  Argentina Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo
Attendance: 19,355
Referee: Amarilla (Paraguay)
(Report) Ayala  8'
Ortega  24', 77'
Crespo  89'
2000-04-26
19:00
 Paraguay  1 – 0  Uruguay Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 18,350
Referee: Sánchez (Argentina)
Ayala  35' (Report)
2000-04-26
21:00
 Chile  1 – 1  Peru Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 44,979
Referee: González (Paraguay)
Margas  42' (Report) Jayo  38'
2000-04-26
21:50
 Brazil  3 – 2  Ecuador Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 64,738
Referee: Cervantes (Colombia)
Rivaldo  18', 51'
Zago  43'		 (Report) Aguinaga  12'
De la Cruz  75'

Round 3

2000-06-03
17:00
 Uruguay  2 – 1  Chile Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Troxler Ayala (Paraguay)
Silva  35'
Montero  42'		 (Report) Zamorano  39' (pen.)
2000-06-03
18:15
 Paraguay  3 – 1  Ecuador Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gallesio Graco (Uruguay)
Toledo  10'
Brizuela  42', 63'		 (Report) Graziani  87'
2000-06-04
15:00
 Argentina  1 – 0  Bolivia River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 50,669
Referee: Rezende (Brazil)
G. López  83' (Report)
2000-06-04
15:15
 Peru  0 – 1  Brazil Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Giménez (Argentina)
(Report) Zago  34'
2000-06-04
17:30
 Colombia  3 – 0  Venezuela Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 20,854
Referee: Godoi (Brazil)
Viveros  27'
Córdoba  42'
Valenciano  89'		 (Report)

Round 4

2000-06-28
19:00
 Venezuela  4 – 2  Bolivia Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Zambrano (Ecuador)
Mea Vitali  24'
Morán  38'
Savarese  61'
Tortolero  68' (pen.)		 (Report) Moreno  49'
Baldivieso  58'
2000-06-28
21:40
 Brazil  1 – 1  Uruguay Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
Rivaldo  85' (Report) Silva  5'
2000-06-29
16:00
 Ecuador  2 – 1  Peru Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 40,167
Referee: Simon (Brazil)
Chalá  14'
Hurtado  51'		 (Report) Pajuelo  73'
2000-06-29
19:45
 Chile  3 – 1  Paraguay Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 53,970
Referee: Martin (Argentina)
Caniza  19' (o.g.)
Salas  35'
Zamorano  80' (pen.)		 (Report) Cardozo  71'
2000-06-29
20:30
 Colombia  1 – 3  Argentina Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 43,246
Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
Oviedo  26' (Report) Batistuta  23', 44'
Crespo  75'

Round 5

2000-07-18
19:30
 Uruguay  3 – 1  Venezuela Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Ortube (Bolivia)
Olivera  28'
Rodríguez  53'
Olivera  92'		 (Report) Noriega  23'
2000-07-18
20:40
 Paraguay  2 – 1  Brazil Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
Paredes  6'
Campos  83'		 (Report) Rivaldo  74'
2000-07-19
16:10
 Bolivia  1 – 0  Chile Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 35,412
Referee: Toro Rendón (Colombia)
Suarez  85' (Report)
2000-07-19
21:00
 Argentina  2 – 0  Ecuador River Plate Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 44,199
Referee: Bello (Uruguay)
Crespo  29'
C. López  49'		 (Report)
2000-07-19
21:10
 Peru  0 – 1  Colombia Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 32,207
Referee: Sanchez Yanten (Chile)
(Report) Ángel  48'

Round 6

2000-07-25
16:00
 Ecuador  0 – 0  Colombia Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 37,617
Referee: Aquino (Paraguay)
(Report)
2000-07-25
19:00
 Venezuela  0 – 2  Chile Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 14,880
Referee: Baldassi (Argentina)
(Report) Tapia  70'
Zamorano  89'
2000-07-26
19:30
 Uruguay  0 – 0  Peru Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 54,345
Referee: Godoi (Brazil)
(Report)
2000-07-26
21:40
 Brazil  3 – 1  Argentina Estadio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Mendez (Uruguay)
Alex  5'
Vampeta  45', 50'		 (Report) Almeyda  45+1'
2000-07-27
16:10
 Bolivia  0 – 0  Paraguay Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 39,142
Referee: Almeida (Brazil)
(Report)

Round 7

2000-08-15
18:00
 Colombia  1 – 0  Uruguay Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Gimenez (Argentina)
Castillo  75' (Report)
2000-08-15
21:00
 Chile  3 – 0  Brazil Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 64,671
Referee: Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)
Estay  25'
Zamorano  43'
Salas  74'		 (Report)
2000-08-16
16:00
 Ecuador  2 – 0  Bolivia Estadio Casa Blanca, Quito
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Solórzano (Venezuela)
Delgado  17', 59' (Report)
2000-08-16
21:00
 Argentina  1 – 1  Paraguay Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Aimar  66' (Report) Acuna  60'
2000-08-16
21:00
 Peru  1 – 0  Venezuela Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 41,084
Referee: Moreno (Ecuador)
Palacios  69' (Report)

Round 8

2000-09-02
18:00
 Paraguay  3 – 0  Venezuela Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Paniagua (Bolivia)
González  30'
Cardozo  34'
Paredes  43'		 (Report)
2000-09-02
20:30
 Chile  0 – 1  Colombia Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gallesio Greco (Uruguay)
(Report) Castillo  66'
2000-09-03
15:00
 Uruguay  4 – 0  Ecuador Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Cervantes (Colombia)
Magallanes  15'
Silva  37'
Olivera  50'
Cedrés  86'		 (Report)
2000-09-03
17:00
 Peru  1 – 2  Argentina Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 43,951
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
Samuel  68' (o.g.) (Report) Crespo  25'
Verón  37'
2000-09-03
17:00
 Brazil  5 – 0  Bolivia Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Alvarado (Chile)
Romário  11' (pen.), 77', 80'
Rivaldo  46'
Sandy  80' (o.g.)		 (Report)

Round 9

2000-10-07
20:00
 Colombia  0 – 2  Paraguay Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 42,330
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
(Report) Santa Cruz  3'
Chilavert  89'
2000-10-08
15:00
 Venezuela  0 – 6  Brazil Estadio Jose Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo
Attendance: 6,350
Referee: Aquino (Paraguay)
(Report) Euller  20'
Juninho Paulista  28'
Romário  31', 36', 38' (pen.), 63'
2000-10-08
16:00
 Ecuador  1 – 0  Chile Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 28,556
Referee: Toro Rendón (Colombia)
Delgado  75' (Report)
2000-10-08
16:00
 Bolivia  1 – 0  Peru Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 21,791
Referee: Carpio (Ecuador)
Suárez  5' (Report)
2000-10-08
20:00
 Argentina  2 – 1  Uruguay Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 48,792
Referee: Rezende (Brazil)
Gallardo  27'
Batistuta  41'		 (Report) Ayala  49' (o.g.)

Round 10

2000-11-15
16:00
 Bolivia  0 – 0  Uruguay Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 29,112
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
(Report)
2000-11-15
16:00
 Brazil  1 – 0  Colombia Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 56,213
Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
Roque Júnior  90+3' (Report)
2000-11-15
19:45
 Paraguay  5 – 1  Peru Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Giménez (Argentina)
Santa Cruz  15'
del Solar  25' (o.g.)
Cardozo  45'
Paredes  65'
Chilavert  83' (pen.)		 (Report) García  76'
2000-11-15
19:45
 Venezuela  1 – 2  Ecuador Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Lecca (Perú)
García  66' (Report) Kaviedes  3'
Sánchez  23'
2000-11-15
21:40
 Chile  0 – 2  Argentina Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 56,529
Referee: Amarilla (Paraguay)
(Report) Ortega  27'
Husaín  89'

Round 11

2001-03-27
19:00
 Colombia  2 – 0  Bolivia Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 29,998
Referee: Souza (Brazil)
Ángel  52', 73' (pen.) (Report)
2001-03-27
21:00
 Peru  3 – 1  Chile Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 38,901
Referee: Sánchez (Argentina)
Maestri  53'
Mendoza  72'
Pizarro  81'		 (Report) Navia  61'
2001-03-28
15:00
 Ecuador  1 – 0  Brazil Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 40,800
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico)
Delgado  49' (Report)
2001-03-28
19:30
 Uruguay  0 – 1  Paraguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: García Aranda (Spain)
(Report) Alvarenga  64'
2001-03-28
21:30
 Argentina  5 – 0  Venezuela Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Higaldo (Peru)
Crespo  13'
Sorin  31'
Verón  51'
Gallardo  60'
Samuel  85'		 (Report)

Round 12

2001-04-24
16:00
 Ecuador  2 – 1  Paraguay Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 30,145
Referee: Sánchez (Argentina)
Delgado  44', 52' (Report) Cardozo  26'
2001-04-24
19:00
 Venezuela  2 – 2  Colombia Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Aros (Chile)
Rondón  22'
Arango  82'		 (Report) Bedoya  83'
Bonilla  88'
2001-04-24
21:00
 Chile  0 – 1  Uruguay Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 45,676
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
(Report) Díaz  12' (o.g.)
2001-04-25
19:00
 Bolivia  3 – 3  Argentina Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
Paz  39'
Colque  54'
Botero  81'		 (Report) Crespo  44', 87'
Sorín  90'
2001-04-25
21:45
 Brazil  1 – 1  Peru Estadio do Morumbi, São Paulo
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
Romário  65' (Report) Pajuelo  77'

Round 13

2001-06-01
16:00
 Uruguay  1 – 0  Brazil Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 61,249
Referee: Dallas (Scotland)
Magallanes  33' (pen.) (Report)
2001-06-02
16:00
 Peru  1 – 2  Ecuador Estadio Monumental "U", Lima
Attendance: 54,236
Referee: Marrufo (Mexico)
Pizarro  2' (Report) Mendez  11'
Delgado  90'
2001-06-02
19:00
 Paraguay  1 – 0  Chile Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Badilla Sequeira (Costa Rica)
Paredes  90' (Report)
2001-06-03
15:00
 Argentina  3 – 0  Colombia Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Sanchez Yanten (Chile)
González  22'
López  35'
Crespo  38'		 (Report)
2001-06-03
16:00
 Bolivia  5 – 0  Venezuela Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Carpio (Ecuador)
Baldivieso  32', 68'
Botero  35', 50'
Justiniano  38'		 (Report)

Round 14

2001-08-14
19:30
 Venezuela  2 – 0  Uruguay Estadio Jose Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Marrufo Mendoza (Mexico)
Moran  52'
Rondón  90'		 (Report)
2001-08-14
21:30
 Chile  2 – 2  Bolivia Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 34,657
Referee: Gimenez (Argentina)
Salas  35', 75' (Report) Baldivieso  19'
Coimbra  71'
2001-08-15
16:00
 Ecuador  0 – 2  Argentina Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 38,156
Referee: Braschi (Italy)
(Report) Verón  19'
Crespo  34' (pen.)
2001-08-15
21:40
 Brazil  2 – 0  Paraguay Estádio Olímpico Monumental, Porto Alegre
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Krug (Germany)
Marcelinho  4'
Rivaldo  69'		 (Report)
2001-08-16
20:00
 Colombia  0 – 1  Peru Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 33,875
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico)
(Report) Solano  47'

Round 15

2001-09-04
20:00
 Chile  0 – 2  Venezuela Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ortube (Bolivia)
(Report) Paez  56'
Arango  62'
2001-09-04
21:00
 Peru  0 – 2  Uruguay Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 36,226
Referee: Frisk (Sweden)
(Report) Silva  11'
Recoba  45'
2001-09-05
19:00
 Paraguay  5 – 1  Bolivia Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Solorzano (Venezuela)
Paredes  33'
Cardozo  45', 89'
Chilavert  50'
Santa Cruz  69'		 (Report) Paz  15'
2001-09-05
20:00
 Argentina  2 – 1  Brazil El Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Meier (Switzerland)
Gallardo  76'
Cris  84' (o.g.)		 (Report) Ayala  2' (o.g.)
2001-09-05
20:30
 Colombia  0 – 0  Ecuador Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 28,487
Referee: Al Aqily (Saudi Arabia)
(Report)

Round 16

2001-10-06
16:00
 Bolivia  1 – 5  Ecuador Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sánchez (Argentina)
Galindo  59' (Report) de la Cruz  13'
Delgado  23'
Kaviedes  56'
Fernandez  89'
Gómez  90'
2001-10-06
19:30
 Venezuela  3 – 0  Peru Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 17,220
Referee: Sanchez Yanten (Chile)
Alvarado  54', 77'
Morán  80'		 (Report)
2001-10-07
16:00
 Uruguay  1 – 1  Colombia Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Collina (Italy)
Magallanes  34' (pen.) (Report) Valentierra  67'
2001-10-07
16:00
 Brazil  2 – 0  Chile Estadio Couto Pereira, Curitiba
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
Edílson  52'
Rivaldo  63'		 (Report)
2001-10-07
18:15
 Paraguay  2 – 2  Argentina Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Hidalgo (Peru)
Chilavert  51' (pen.)
Morinigo  70'		 (Report) Pochettino  67'
Batistuta  73'

Round 17

2001-11-07
16:00
 Colombia  3 – 1  Chile Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 16,050
Referee: Gimenez (Argentina)
Grisales  19'
Ángel  67'
Gonzalez  68'		 (Report) Riveros  39'
2001-11-07
16:00
 Ecuador  1 – 1  Uruguay Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico)
Kaviedes  72' (Report) Olivera  43' (pen.)
2001-11-07
20:00
 Bolivia  3 – 1  Brazil Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 32,574
Referee: Solorzano (Venezuela)
Paz  42'
Baldivieso  70', 89'		 (Report) Edilson  26'
2001-11-08
18:00
 Argentina  2 – 0  Peru Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
Samuel  46'
López  84'		 (Report)
2001-11-08
19:00
 Venezuela  3 – 1  Paraguay Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
Morán  2'
Noriega  22'
Gonzalez  40'		 (Report) Arce  28' (pen.)

Round 18

2001-11-14
20:30
 Peru  1 – 1  Bolivia Estadio Monumental "U", Lima
Attendance: 2,374
Referee: Baldassi (Argentina)
Piero Alva  8' (Report) Castillo  87'
2001-11-14
20:40
 Uruguay  1 – 1  Argentina Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 48,100
Referee: Merk (Germany)
Silva  19' (Report) López  44'
2001-11-14
20:40
 Chile  0 – 0  Ecuador Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Paniagua (Bolivia)
(Report)
2001-11-14
20:40
 Paraguay  0 – 4  Colombia Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Poll (England)
(Report) Aristizábal  24', 34' (pen.), 62'
Castillo  82'
2001-11-14
20:40
 Brazil  3 – 0  Venezuela Estadio Governador João Castelo, São Luís
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Gimenez (Argentina)
Luizão  12', 19'
Rivaldo  34'		 (Report)

See also

AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
UEFA
Play-offs