2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Dates | 7 October 2011– 15 October 2013 |
Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 74 |
Goals scored | 206 (2.78 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
![]() |
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) |
---|
The South American Zone of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw nine teams competing for 4 or 5 berths in the finals. Brazil automatically qualified for the World Cup as the host nation so were not involved in CONMEBOL qualifying. Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay advanced to the World Cup.
Format
The format for CONMEBOL's 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament was identical to the previous four editions. All CONMEBOL national teams played against each other twice on a home-and-away basis in a single group for 4 or 5 allotted berths. The top four teams automatically qualified for the finals. The fifth-placed team competed in the intercontinental play-offs against the fifth-placed team from the AFC's World Cup qualifying tournament. The order of matches was identical to that of the 2002, 2006 and 2010 tournaments. As Brazil qualified automatically as hosts, each team had a bye on the date they would normally have been scheduled to play Brazil.
Standings
|
|
Matches
The matches were played from 7 October 2011 to 15 October 2013.[1]
Matchday 1
Argentina ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Higuaín ![]() Messi ![]() |
Report | Fernández ![]() |
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 26,161 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Argentina ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Lavezzi ![]() |
Report | Martins ![]() |
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 27,592 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
Matchday 4
Colombia ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Pabón ![]() |
Report | Messi ![]() Agüero ![]() |
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 49,600 Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil) |
Venezuela ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Vizcarrondo ![]() |
Report |
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal Attendance: 33,351 Referee: Georges Buckley (Peru) |
Matchday 5
Argentina ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Agüero ![]() Higuaín ![]() Messi ![]() Di María ![]() |
Report |
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru) |
Matchday 6
Venezuela ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Fernández ![]() Aránguiz ![]() |
Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Hernando Buitrago (Colombia) |
Uruguay ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Suárez ![]() Pereira ![]() C. Rodríguez ![]() Eguren ![]() |
Report | Godín ![]() Guerrero ![]() |
Matchday 7
Matchday 8
Matchday 9
Colombia ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Falcao ![]() |
Report |
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) |
Matchday 10
Matchday 11
Colombia ![]() |
5−0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Torres ![]() Valdés ![]() T. Gutiérrez ![]() Falcao ![]() Armero ![]() |
Report |
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 40,478 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
Argentina ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Higuaín ![]() Messi ![]() |
Report |
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru) |
Matchday 12
Matchday 13
Argentina ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report |
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 44,807 Referee: Marlon Escalante (Venezuela) |
Matchday 14
Colombia ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Falcao ![]() T. Gutiérrez ![]() |
Report |
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 42,265 Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) |
Matchday 15
Matchday 16
Paraguay ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Núñez ![]() Santa Cruz ![]() |
Report | Messi ![]() Agüero ![]() Di María ![]() M. Rodríguez ![]() |
Matchday 17
Colombia ![]() |
3–3 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
T. Gutiérrez ![]() Falcao ![]() |
Report | Vidal ![]() Sánchez ![]() |
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance: 40,388 Referee: Paulo Oliveira (Brazil) |
Venezuela ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Seijas ![]() |
Report | É. Benítez ![]() |
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal Attendance: 27,277 Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru) |
Argentina ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Lavezzi ![]() Palacio ![]() |
Report | Pizarro ![]() |
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 48,977 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
Matchday 18
- Notes
- ↑ Colombia v Ecuador was originally to be kicked off at 15:30 local time, but was delayed by an hour and a half due to rain.[2]
- ↑ Peru v Bolivia was played without spectators due to sanctions imposed by FIFA as a result of crowd disturbance incidents.[3] The Peruvian Football Federation decided to withdraw their appeal and accepted the punishment.[4]
Intercontinental play-off
While the top four teams in CONMEBOL qualification tournament qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil, the fifth-placed team, Uruguay, played against the fifth-placed team from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Jordan, in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off, Uruguay, qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.
The first leg was played on 13 November 2013 in Jordan, and the second leg was played on 20 November 2013.[5]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
0–5 | 0–0 |
Goalscorers
There were 206 goals scored in 74 games, for an average of 2.78 goals per game.
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goals
|
|
References
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil–Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures–South American Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "El partido se iniciaría a las 5 de la tarde". Semana (in Spanish). 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ↑ "Sanctions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee against Ukraine and Peru". FIFA. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "Peru to play next home match without spectators following withdrawal of appeal". FIFA. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "International Match Calendar 2013–2018" (PDF). FIFA.com.