1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 24 April 1996 – 16 November 1997 9 1 72 184 CHI Iván Zamorano(12 goals) 2002 1994 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. This was the first World Cup qualifying competition to involve all of the yet-unqualified teams in the confederation playing against each other home and away to decide places in the tournament, a format that was replicated for subsequent World Cup qualifying competitions between CONMEBOL members. Standings main WDL Final standings Q ARG ARG 1861 ARG 1861 PAR PAR 1990 PAR 1990 COL COL COL CHI CHI CHI PER PER PER ECU ECU 1900 ECU 1900 URU URU URU BOL BOL BOL VEN VEN 1930 VEN 1930 8 6 2 23 13 9 2 5 21 14 8 4 4 23 15 7 4 5 32 18 7 4 5 19 20 6 3 7 22 21 6 3 7 18 21 4 5 7 18 21 0 3 13 8 41 y 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 6–1 1–2 3–0 4–1 4–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 6–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 4–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 5–3 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–2 green1 1998 FIFA World Cup Q Q Q Q complete FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1998 - football, table and standings https://soccer365.me/competitions/741/1998/ soccer365.me 13 May 2024 Matches Matchday 1 Venezuela v Uruguay 24 April 1996 19:15 UTC−4 VEN 1930 0–2 International Matches 1996 South America URU Otero 54 Poyet 71 Estadio Brígido Iriarte, Caracas 6,839 Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru) Ecuador v Peru 24 April 1996 20:00 UTC−5 ECU 1900 4–1 PER Hurtado 54 88Tenorio 65Gavica 78 Palacios 62 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil 60,000 Julio Matto Estoceres (Uruguay) Colombia v Paraguay 24 April 1996 20:10 UTC−5 COL 1–0 PAR 1990 Asprilla 53 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla 31,600 Javier Castrilli (Argentina) Argentina v Bolivia 24 April 1996 21:10 UTC−3 ARG 3–1 BOL Ortega 8 18Batistuta 59 Baldivieso 42 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires 49,750 Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile) Matchday 2 Ecuador v Argentina 2 June 1996 11:30 UTC−5 ECU 1900 2–0 ARG Montaño 51Hurtado 89 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 41,500 Armando Perez Hoyos (Colombia) Uruguay v Paraguay 2 June 1996 15:30 UTC−3 URU 0–2 PAR 1990 Arce 10 Rojas 88 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 44,127 Marcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) Venezuela v Chile 2 June 1996 17:00 UTC−4 VEN 1930 1–1 CHI Guerra 7 Margas 89 Estadio La Carolina, Barinas 8,074 Epifanio Gonzalez (Paraguay) Peru v Colombia 2 June 1996 16:00 UTC−5 PER 1–1 COL Reynoso 47 Aristizábal 60 Estadio Nacional, Lima 43,345 Alfredo Rodas (Ecuador) Matchday 3 Chile v Ecuador 6 July 1996 18:30 UTC−4 CHI 4–1 ECU 1900 Zamorano 27 86Salas 75Estay 83 Aguinaga 73 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 74,905 Pablo Peña (Bolivia) Colombia v Uruguay 7 July 1996 15:30 UTC−5 COL 3–1 URU Asprilla 7Valderrama 20De Ávila 78 Cedrés 57 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla 36,169 Ruben Ruscio (Argentina) Peru v Argentina 7 July 1996 15:30 UTC−5 PER 0–0 ARG Estadio Nacional, Lima 43,675 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil) Bolivia v Venezuela 7 July 1996 16:00 UTC−4 BOL 6–1 VEN 1930 Sandy 4Etcheverry 41 pen.Baldivieso 61Coimbra 67Suárez 78Paniagua 85 Tortolero 65 pen. Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 43,822 Jose Luis da Rosa (Uruguay) Matchday 4 Ecuador v Venezuela 1 September 1996 11:30 UTC−5 ECU 1900 1–0 VEN 1930 Aguinaga 4 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 36,889 Carlos Robles (Chile) Bolivia v Peru 1 September 1996 15:00 UTC−4 BOL 0–0 PER Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 48,304 Oscar Alvarenga (Paraguay) Colombia v Chile 1 September 1996 16:00 UTC−5 COL 4–1 CHI Asprilla 3 31 47Bermúdez 43 Zamorano 56 pen. Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla 34,000 Sidrack Marinho dos Santos (Brazil) Argentina v Paraguay 1 September 1996 18:15 UTC−3 ARG 1–1 PAR 1990 Batistuta 27 Chilavert 42 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires 65,500 Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil) Matchday 5 Uruguay v Bolivia 8 October 1996 20:30 UTC−3 URU 1–0 BOL Peña 64 o.g. Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 60,000 Paolo Borgosano (Venezuela) Ecuador v Colombia 9 October 1996 11:30 UTC−5 ECU 1900 0–1 COL Asprilla 72 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 45,000 Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) Venezuela v Argentina 9 October 1996 20:00 UTC−4 VEN 1930 2–5 ARG Savarese 7Dudamel 87 Ortega 35Sorín 68Simeone 77Morales 86Albornoz 90+1 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal 30,000 Eduardo Dluzniewski (Uruguay) Paraguay v Chile 9 October 1996 21:10 UTC−3 PAR 1990 2–1 CHI Gamarra 24Rivarola 63 Margas 22 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 45,000 Oscar Ruiz (Colombia) Matchday 6 Bolivia v Colombia 10 November 1996 15:00 UTC−4 BOL 2–2 COL Sandy 15Moreno 44 Serna 40 pen.Rincón 54 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 43,173 Jose Villamonte (Peru) Peru v Venezuela 10 November 1996 15:30 UTC−5 PER 4–1 VEN 1930 Reynoso 4Julinho 21 Palacios 49 83 Díaz 78 Estadio Nacional, Lima 31,036 René Ortubé (Bolivia) Paraguay v Ecuador 10 November 1996 18:00 UTC−3 PAR 1990 1–0 ECU 1900 Benítez 24 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 31,002 Daniel Giménez (Argentina) Chile v Uruguay 12 November 1996 21:30 UTC−3 CHI 1–0 URU Salas 60 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 73,547 Angel Guevara (Ecuador) Matchday 7 Bolivia v Paraguay 15 December 1996 18:10 UTC−4 BOL 0–0 Bolivia v Paraguay, 15 December 1996 PAR 1990 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 45,000 Jose Luis Parra (Uruguay) Venezuela v Colombia 15 December 1996 16:00 UTC−4 VEN 1930 0–2 Venezuela v Colombia, 15 December 1996 COL Bermúdez 7Valenciano 50 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal 25,000 Eduardo Gamboa (Chile) Argentina v Chile 15 December 1996 20:00 UTC−3 ARG 1–1 CHI Batistuta 76 pen. Cornejo 53 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires 59,970 Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay) Uruguay v Peru 15 December 1996 21:10 UTC−3 URU 2–0 PER Montero 2Bengoechea 38 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 42,630 Felipe Paez (Colombia) Matchday 8 Venezuela v Paraguay 12 January 1997 11:30 UTC−4 VEN 1930 0–2 International Matches 1997 South America PAR 1990 Benítez 6Enciso 62 Estadio Guillermo Soto Rosa, Mérida 7,981 Ángel Sánchez (Argentina) Bolivia v Ecuador 12 January 1997 15:00 UTC−4 BOL 2–0 ECU 1900 Moreno 7Etcheverry 12 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 39,968 Oscar Ruiz (Colombia) Uruguay v Argentina 12 January 1997 19:10 UTC−3 URU 0–0 ARG Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 62,000 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) Peru v Chile 12 January 1997 20:00 UTC−5 PER 2–1 CHI Maestri 15Palacios 34 Zamorano 88 Estadio Nacional (Lima), Lima 35,373 José Varela (Uruguay) Matchday 9 Ecuador v Uruguay 12 February 1997 17:00 UTC−5 ECU 1900 4–0 URU Aguinaga 6Delgado 68 76Chalá 87 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 18,000 Javier Castrilli (Argentina) Bolivia v Chile 12 February 1997 18:00 UTC−3 BOL 1–1 CHI Soria 28 González 44 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 41,908 Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru) Colombia v Argentina 12 February 1997 17:00 UTC−5 COL 0–1 ARG López 10 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla 47,000 Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil) Paraguay v Peru 12 February 1997 21:10 UTC−3 PAR 1990 2–1 PER Rivarola 12 Rojas 40 Pereda 33 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 32,000 Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile) Matchday 10 Bolivia v Argentina 2 April 1997 18:00 UTC−4 BOL 2–1 ARG Sandy 8 Ochoaizpur 48 Gorosito 41 pen. Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 44,372 Sidrack Marinho dos Santos (Brazil) Peru v Ecuador 2 April 1997 20:00 UTC−5 PER 1–1 ECU 1900 Palacios 58 Aguinaga 78 pen. Estadio Nacional, Lima 42,299 John Toro Rendón (Colombia) Uruguay v Venezuela 2 April 1997 21:10 UTC−3 URU 3–1 VEN 1930 De Los Santos 29Montero 46Otero 59 Castellín 55 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 37,000 René Ortubé (Bolivia) Paraguay v Colombia 2 April 1997 21:10 UTC−3 PAR 1990 2–1 COL Gamarra 6Soto 82 Serna 80 pen. Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 37,297 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil) Matchday 11 Chile v Venezuela 29 April 1997 21:15 UTC−4 CHI 6–0 VEN 1930 Zamorano 19 27 32 47 85 Reyes 66 Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago 42,034 Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico) Argentina v Ecuador 30 April 1997 21:10 UTC−3 ARG 2–1 ECU 1900 Ortega 18 Crespo 30 Aguinaga 73 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires 62,300 Félix Ramón Benegas Caballero (Paraguay) Paraguay v Uruguay 30 April 1997 21:00 UTC−4 PAR 1990 3–1 URU Rojas 37Cardozo 73 pen.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOt2_rSCzYA 1997 (April 30) Paraguay 3-Uruguay 1 (World Cup Qualifier).avi YouTubeSoto 83 Silva 87 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 34,101 Antônio Pereira Da Silva (Brazil) Colombia v Peru 30 April 1997 21:00 UTC−5 COL 0–1 PER Pereda 62 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla 22,172 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) Matchday 12 Ecuador v Chile 8 June 1997 11:30 UTC−5 ECU 1900 1–1 CHI Graziani 43 Salas 53 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 42,225 Benito Archundia (Mexico) Argentina v Peru 8 June 1997 18:10 UTC−3 ARG 2–0 PER Crespo 44 Simeone 46 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires 56,069 Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil) Uruguay v Colombia 8 June 1997 15:30 UTC−3 URU 1–1 COL Silva 6 Ricard 47 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 37,200 Francisco Dacildo Mourao (Brazil) Venezuela v Bolivia 8 June 1997 16:00 UTC−4 VEN 1930 1–1 BOL Savarese 70 Castillo 80 Estadio Luis Loreto Lira, Valera 3,352 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) Matchday 13 Chile v Colombia 5 July 1997 20:30 UTC−4 CHI 4–1 COL Salas 16 26 41 Zamorano 90 pen. Ricard 52 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 75,617 Paolo Borgozano (Venezuela) Paraguay v Argentina 6 July 1997 18:10 UTC−3 PAR 1990 1–2 ARG Acuña 59 pen. Gallardo 30 Verón 41 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 30,000 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) Peru v Bolivia 6 July 1997 14:30 UTC−5 PER 2–1 BOL Carty 9 Soto 53 Cristaldo 56 Estadio Nacional, Lima 31,489 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil) Venezuela v Ecuador 6 July 1997 16:00 UTC−4 VEN 1930 1–1 ECU 1900 Miranda 75 Hurtado 55 Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo 4,729 Arturo Angeles (USA) Matchday 14 Argentina v Venezuela 20 July 1997 18:10 UTC−3 ARG 2–0 VEN 1930 Crespo 31 Paz 58 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires 48,000 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil) Bolivia v Uruguay 20 July 1997 15:00 UTC−4 BOL 1–0 URU Etcheverry 75 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz 27,874 Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) Colombia v Ecuador 20 July 1997 15:30 UTC−5 COL 1–0 ECU 1900 de Ávila 83 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla 35,000 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) Chile v Paraguay 20 July 1997 20:30 UTC−4 CHI 2–1 PAR 1990 Zamorano 9 pen. 51 Brizuela 61 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 75,143 Rafael Torrealba (Venezuela) Matchday 15 Uruguay v Chile 20 August 1997 20:00 UTC−3 URU 1–0 CHI Otero 20 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 45,000 Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil) Colombia v Bolivia 20 August 1997 21:15 UTC−5 COL 3–0 BOL De Ávila 1 Valderrama 30 pen. Asprilla 76 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla 25,912 Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil) Ecuador v Paraguay 20 August 1997 11:30 UTC−5 ECU 1900 2–1 Ecuador v Paraguay, 20 August 1997 PAR 1990 Aguinaga 54 Graziani 77 Báez 5 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito 12,000 Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica) Venezuela v Peru 20 August 1997 18:00 UTC−4 VEN 1930 0–3 PER Marengo 14 Julinho 54 Maestri 81 Estadio La Carolina, Barinas 10,000 Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) Matchday 16 Chile v Argentina 10 September 1997 18:00 UTC−4 CHI 1–2 ARG Salas 34 Gallardo 25 López 86 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 73,644 Francisco Mourão Dacildo (Brazil) Peru v Uruguay 10 September 1997 20:10 UTC−5 PER 2–1 URU Palacios 57 Carty 60 Recoba 43 Estadio Nacional, Lima 34,721 Esfandiar Baharmast (USA) Colombia v Venezuela 10 September 1997 21:15 UTC−5 COL 1–0 VEN 1930 Cabrera 68 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla 35,000 Carlos Pimentel (Brazil) Paraguay v Bolivia 10 September 1997 21:10 UTC−3 PAR 1990 2–1 BOL Benítez 26 Gamarra 37 Suárez 58 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 40,341 Benito Archundia (Mexico) Matchday 17 Argentina v Uruguay 12 October 1997 18:15 UTC−3 ARG 0–0 URU Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires 52,000 Claudio Vinicius Cerdeira (Brazil) Chile v Peru 12 October 1997 21:15 UTC−3 CHI 4–0 PER Salas 13 82 88 Reyes 58 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 74,219 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) Paraguay v Venezuela 12 October 1997 19:10 UTC−3 PAR 1990 1–0 VEN 1930 Torres 68 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 35,000 Esfandiar Baharmast (USA) Ecuador v Bolivia 12 October 1997 16:00 UTC−5 ECU 1900 1–0 BOL Graziani 27 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil 14,568 Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) Matchday 18 Argentina v Colombia 16 November 1997 19:30 UTC−3 ARG 1–1 COL Cáceres 69 Valderrama 20 Estadio La Bombonera, Buenos Aires 40,000 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) Uruguay v Ecuador 16 November 1997 17:00 UTC−3 URU 5–3 ECU 1900 Saralegui 3 12 Abreu 48 52 Aguilera 63 Graziani 2 59 68 Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado 4,000 Antonio Marrufo Mendoza (Mexico) Peru v Paraguay 16 November 1997 15:00 UTC−5 PER 1–0 PAR 1990 Soto 37 Estadio Nacional, Lima 30,000 Francisco Mourao Dacildo (Brazil) Chile v Bolivia 16 November 1997 17:00 UTC−3 CHI 3–0 BOL Barrera 23 Salas 40 Carreño 84 Estadio Nacional, Santiago 74,777 Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil) Qualified teams The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament. Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 BRA 1 Defending champions 17 July 1994 15 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) ARG 1861 2 Winners 10 September 1997 2 11 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) PAR 1990 3 Runners-up 10 September 1997 4 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986) COL 3 Third place 10 September 1997 3 3 (1962, 1990, 1994) CHI 4 Fourth place 16 November 1997 6 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1982) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. Goalscorers 184 72 CHI Iván Zamorano CHI Marcelo Salas COL Faustino Asprilla ECU Álex Aguinaga ECU Ariel Graziani PER Roberto Palacios ARG Ariel Ortega ARG Gabriel Batistuta ARG Hernán Crespo BOL Marco Etcheverry BOL Marco Sandy COL Antony de Ávila COL Carlos Valderrama ECU Eduardo Hurtado PAR 1990 Miguel Ángel Benítez PAR 1990 Carlos Gamarra PAR 1990 Arístides Rojas URU Marcelo Otero ARG Marcelo Gallardo ARG Claudio López ARG Diego Simeone BOL Julio Baldivieso BOL Jaime Moreno BOL Berthy Suárez CHI Javier Margas CHI Pedro Reyes COL Jorge Bermúdez COL Hamilton Ricard COL Mauricio Serna ECU Agustín Delgado PAR 1990 Derlis Soto PAR 1990 Catalino Rivarola PER Germán Carty PER Juan Reynoso Guzmán PER Julinho PER Flavio Maestri PER José Pereda PER Jorge Soto URU Sebastián Abreu URU Paolo Montero URU Marcelo Saralegui URU Darío Silva VEN 1954 Giovanni Savarese ARG José Albornoz ARG Fernando Cáceres ARG Néstor Gorosito ARG Hugo Morales ARG Pablo Paz ARG Juan Pablo Sorín ARG Juan Sebastián Verón BOL Ramiro Castillo BOL Milton Coimbra BOL Luis Cristaldo BOL Fernando Ochoaizpur BOL Roly Paniagua BOL Vladimir Soria CHI Rodrigo Barrera CHI Juan Carreño López CHI Fernando Cornejo CHI Fabián Estay CHI Pedro González Vera COL Víctor Aristizábal COL Wilmer Cabrera COL Freddy Rincón COL Iván Valenciano ECU Cléber Chalá ECU José Gavica ECU Iván Hurtado ECU Alberto Montaño ECU Máximo Tenorio PAR 1990 Roberto Acuña PAR 1990 Francisco Arce PAR 1990 Richard Báez PAR 1990 Hugo Brizuela PAR 1990 José Cardozo PAR 1990 José Luis Chilavert PAR 1990 Julio César Enciso PAR 1990 Félix Ricardo Torres PER Manuel Marengo URU Carlos Aguilera URU Pablo Bengoechea URU Gabriel Cedrés URU Gustavo Poyet URU Álvaro Recoba URU Gonzalo de los Santos VEN 1954 Rafael Castellín VEN 1954 Gerson Díaz VEN 1954 Rafael Dudamel VEN 1954 Dioni Guerra VEN 1954 Gabriel Miranda VEN 1954 Edson Tortolero BOL Juan Manuel Peña (against Uruguay) References 25em CONMEBOL Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) World World Category:1996 in Colombian football Category:1996 in Bolivian football Category:1996–97 in Argentine football Category:1996 in Ecuadorian football Category:1996 in Venezuelan sport Category:1996 in Peruvian football Category:1996 in Uruguayan football Category:1996 in Paraguayan football Category:Argentina at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Category:Chile at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Category:Paraguay at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Category:Colombia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Category:1997 in Colombian football Category:1997 in Bolivian football Category:1997 in Argentine football Category:1997 in Ecuadorian football Category:1997–98 in Venezuelan football Category:1996–97 in Venezuelan football Category:1997 in Peruvian football Category:1997 in Uruguayan football Category:1997 in Paraguayan football Category:1995–96 in Venezuelan football Category:1996 in Chilean football Category:1997 in Chilean football