1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup
qualification
rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. , the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 3 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
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 qualify.
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Brazil qualified.
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Peru qualified.
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Chile qualified.
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
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 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 109 teams entered the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 24 spots in the final tournament, an increase from 16 in the previous World Cups...
.
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. , the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 3 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
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 qualify.
CONMEBOL Group 1
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
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Brazil qualified.
CONMEBOL Group 2
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
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Peru qualified.
CONMEBOL Group 3
| Rank | Team | ||||||||
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| 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
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Chile qualified.
See also
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- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
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- 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification....