1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup
qualification
rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL
). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
.
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. Brazil
, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
The rules were very simple. The 9 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams would qualify.
Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified.
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1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
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 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
-Qualified teams:The following 32 teams qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup: - qualified automatically as hosts - qualified automatically as defending champions-Notes:...
.
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. 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...
, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
The rules were very simple. The 9 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams would qualify.
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 30 | |
| 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 29 | |
| 3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 28 | |
| 4 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 25 | |
| 5 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 25 | |||||||||
| 6 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 21 | |
| 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 8 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | |||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 9 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 41 | |||
| 3 |
Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified.
Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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Round 11
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Round 12
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Round 13
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
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Round 17
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Round 18
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External links
- Eliminatoria Sudamericana Mundial Francia 1998 at Conmebol.com
- International Matches 1996 - South America at rsssf.com
- International Matches 1997 - South America at rsssf.com