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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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.

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 →

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

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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)

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

  Argentina
  Brazil

  Colombia
  Uruguay

  Ecuador
  Paraguay

  Bolivia
  Peru

  Venezuela

Group A

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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: [1]

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

Peru  0–1  Argentina
Report Batistuta   29'
Attendance: 27,000
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
Paraguay  2–1  Peru
Mendoza   14'
Chilavert   28' (pen.)		 Report Del Solar   45' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,500
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
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
Main article: Argentina v Colombia (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Argentina  0–5  Colombia
Report Rincón   41', 74'
Asprilla   50', 75'
Valencia   85'
Attendance: 53,000

Group B

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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: [1]

Brazil and Bolivia qualified.

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
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
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
Bolivia  7–0  Venezuela
Ramallo   8'
Melgar   58', 90'
Sánchez   69'
Sandy   75'
Etcheverry   78', 82'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
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
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
Venezuela  2–1  Ecuador
García   1'
Morales   51'		 Report B. Tenorio   5'
Attendance: 3,000
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

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Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia   1–2   Argentina 1–1 0–1

Qualified teams

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel; Henrique Jarreta, Sergio (30 December 2019). "World Cup 1994 Qualifying". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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