1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup
qualification
rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament. , the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 2.5 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
There would be two rounds of play:
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Brazil advanced to the Final Round.
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Bolivia advanced to the Final Round.
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Peru advanced to the Final Round.
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Brazil and Peru qualified.
Bolivia advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 107 teams entered the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. , as the hosts, and , as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition....
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A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament. , the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 2.5 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other once in Colombia. The group winner and runner-up would qualify. The third-placed team would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Group 1
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
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Brazil advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
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Bolivia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
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Peru advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 |
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Brazil and Peru qualified.
Bolivia advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
See also
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External links
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) at FIFA.com