1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates18 July 1993 – 19 September 1993
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored93 (2.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bolivia Luis Ramallo
(7 goals)
← 1990
1998 →

Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 9 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. Chile was banned by FIFA due to the 1989 Maracanazo incident. The South American zone was allocated 3 direct places and 1 play-off places in the final tournament.

Format

The 9 teams were divided into 2 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:

  • Group A had 4 teams. The group winner would qualify. The runner-up would advance to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
  • Group B had 5 teams. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.

Qualification seeding (CONMEBOL)

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

 Argentina
 Brazil

 Colombia
 Uruguay

 Ecuador
 Paraguay

 Bolivia
 Peru

 Venezuela

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 10 Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 0–0 4–0
2  Argentina 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 7 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 0–5 — 0–0 2–1
3  Paraguay 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 6 1–1 1–3 — 2–1
4  Peru 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1 0–1 0–1 2–2 —
Source: [citation needed]

Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Colombia 0–0 Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 70,000
Peru 0–1 Argentina
Report[permanent dead link] Batistuta 29'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Enrique Marín (Chile)
Paraguay 1–3 Argentina
Struway 45' Report Medina Bello 15', 78'
Redondo 65'
Attendance: 46,500
Peru 0–1 Colombia
Report Rincón 45'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alfredo Rodas (Ecuador)
Paraguay 2–1 Peru
Mendoza 14'
Chilavert 28' (pen.)		 Report Del Solar 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,500
Referee: Francisco d'Abreu (Venezuela)
Colombia 2–1 Argentina
Valenciano 2'
Valencia 52'		 Report Medina Bello 87'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: José Aparecido Oliveira (Brazil)
Argentina 2–1 Peru
Batistuta 32'
Medina Bello 37'		 Report Palacios 66'
Attendance: 70,000
Paraguay 1–1 Colombia
Rivarola 54' Report Rincón 22'
Attendance: 30,000
Argentina 0–0 Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Jorge Orellana (Ecuador)
Colombia 4–0 Peru
Valenciano 30'
Rincón 45'
Mendoza 66'
Pérez 76'		 Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Pablo Peña (Bolivia)
Peru 2–2 Paraguay
Muchotrigo 22'
Soto 77'		 Report Mendoza 61', 81'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)
Argentina 0–5 Colombia
Report Rincón 41', 74'
Asprilla 50', 75'
Valencia 85'
Attendance: 53,000

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 8 5 2 1 20 4 +16 12 Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup — 6–0 2–0 2–0 4–0
2  Bolivia 8 5 1 2 22 11 +11 11 2–0 — 3–1 1–0 7–0
3  Uruguay 8 4 2 2 10 7 +3 10 1–1 2–1 — 0–0 4–0
4  Ecuador 8 1 3 4 7 7 0 5 0–0 1–1 0–1 — 5–0
5  Venezuela 8 1 0 7 4 34 −30 2 1–5 1–7 0–1 2–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Brazil and Bolivia qualified.

Ecuador 0–0 Brazil
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Venezuela 1–7 Bolivia
Palencia 14' Report Sánchez 25', 64', 70'
Ramallo 37', 61', 68'
Cristaldo 39'
Attendance: 12,000
Bolivia 2–0 Brazil
Etcheverry 88'
Peña 89'		 Report
Attendance: 42,611
Venezuela 0–1 Uruguay
Report Herrera 59'
Attendance: 12,000
Venezuela 1–5 Brazil
García 84' Report Raí 34' (pen.)
Bebeto 70', 79'
Branco 71'
Palhinha 88'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)
Uruguay 0–0 Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
Ecuador 5–0 Venezuela
Muñoz 23'
E. Hurtado 40', 50', 76'
Chalá 60'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Bolivia 3–1 Uruguay
Sánchez 71'
Etcheverry 81'
Melgar 86'		 Report Francescoli 90'
Attendance: 44,576
Referee: Iván Guerrero (Chile)
Bolivia 1–0 Ecuador
Ramallo 18' Report
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Hernan Silva (Chile)
Uruguay 1–1 Brazil
Fonseca 79' Report Raí 28'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Juan Antonio Bava (Argentina)
Bolivia 7–0 Venezuela
Ramallo 8'
Melgar 58', 90'
Sánchez 69'
Sandy 75'
Etcheverry 78', 82'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Sabino Farina (Paraguay)
Brazil 2–0 Ecuador
Bebeto 34'
Dunga 54'		 Report
Attendance: 78,000
Uruguay 4–0 Venezuela
Kanapkis 7', 31'
Cedrés 41'
Sosa 64'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Brazil 6–0 Bolivia
Raí 12'
Müller 18'
Bebeto 22', 60'
Branco 36'
Ricardo Gomes 44'		 Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Oscar Velásquez (Paraguay)
Brazil 4–0 Venezuela
Ricardo Gomes 2', 89'
Palhinha 29'
Evair 31'		 Report
Attendance: 64,000
Ecuador 0–1 Uruguay
Report Sosa 10'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Enrique Marin (Chile)
Uruguay 2–1 Bolivia
Francescoli 3' (pen.)
Fonseca 45+6'		 Report Ramallo 23'
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)
Venezuela 2–1 Ecuador
García 1'
Morales 51'		 Report B. Tenorio 5'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fernando Chappell (Peru)
Ecuador 1–1 Bolivia
Noriega 72' Report Ramallo 45'
Attendance: 10,000
Brazil 2–0 Uruguay
Romário 72', 82' Report
Attendance: 101,533
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)

Inter-confederation play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–2  Argentina 1–1 0–1

Qualified teams

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Colombia Group A winners 5 September 1993 2 (1962, 1990)
 Brazil Group B winners 19 September 1993 14 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
 Bolivia Group B runners-up 19 September 1993 2 (1930, 1950)
 Argentina OFC-CONMEBOL play-off winners 17 November 1993 10 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

External links

  • 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) at FIFA.com
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL)&oldid=1216123040"