1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...

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 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
-Qualified teams:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:...

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A total of 9 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The only South American team not entered was , which was banned by FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

. The South American zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

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 1 had 4 teams. The group winner would qualify. The runner-up would advance to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Group 2 had 5 teams. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.

Group 1

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Team
	6	4	2	0	13	2
10
	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	7
	6	1	4	1	6	7	−1	6
	6	0	1	5	4	12	−8	1

Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
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Group 2

16
Team
	8	5	2	1	20	4
12
	8	5	1	2	22	11
11
	8	4	2	2	10	7
10
	8	1	3	4	7	7	0	5
	8	1	0	7	4	34	−30	2

Brazil and Bolivia qualified.
Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

lost a World Cup qualifying match for the first time ever on 25 July 1993, when they were defeated 2-0 by Bolivia

Bolivia national football team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...

in La Paz. Brazil had played 31 World Cup qualifying matches (24 wins, 7 draws) before.
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External links

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) at FIFA.com

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Group 1

Group 2

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