1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 29 April – 21 September 1973 16 34 9 1 ARG Rubén Ayala (5 goals) 1978 1970 Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification. The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. 2.5 spots were open for competition, as Brazil qualified automatically as holders. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The Groups 1 and 2 winners qualified directly, while the Group 3 winner advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off. Group 1 RankTeamPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1URU421162+452COL413032+153ECU402238−52 21 June 1973 COL 1–1 ECU Ortiz 44 Muñoz 72 Bogota, Colombia Guenero (Peru) 24 June 1973 COL 0–0 URU Bogota, Colombia Goicoechea (Argentina) 28 June 1973 ECU 1–1 COL Muñoz 29 pen Ortiz 50 Guayaquil, Ecuador Pestarino (Argentina) 1 July 1973 ECU 1–2 URU Estupiñán 35 Cubilla 41 Morena 74 Quito, Ecuador Arppi Filho (Brazil) 5 July 1973 URU 0–1 COL Ortiz 71 Montevideo, Uruguay González (Chile) 8 July 1973 URU 4–0 ECU Morena 4 27 Cubilla 30 Milar 62 Montevideo, Uruguay Canete (Paraguay) Uruguay qualified on goal difference. Group 2 RankTeamPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1ARG431092+772PAR 1954421185+353BOL4004111−100 2 September 1973 BOL 1–2 PAR 1954 Morales 30 Escobar 41 Insfran 74 La Paz, Bolivia Rendón Villads (Ecuador) 9 September 1973 ARG 4–0 BOL Brindisi 30 43 Ayala 66 75 Buenos Aires, Argentina Pazos Bianchi (Uruguay) 16 September 1973 PAR 1954 1–1 ARG Arrúa 41 Ayala 33 Asuncion, Paraguay Delgado (Colombia) 23 September 1973 BOL 0–1 ARG Fornari 17 La Paz, Bolivia Coelho (Brazil) 30 September 1973 PAR 1954 4–0 BOL Bareiro 10 Osorio 13 Insfran 18 Arrúa 89 Asuncion, Paraguay Tejada Burga (Peru) 7 October 1973 ARG 3–1 PAR 1954 Ayala 32 pen. 57 Guerini 89 Escobar 22 Buenos Aires, Argentina Diaz (Chile) Argentina qualified. Group 3 RankTeamPld Matches playedW Matches wonD Matches drawnL Matches lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1=CHI210122021=PER21012202—VEN 1930withdrew 29 April 1973 PER 2–0 CHI Sotil 43 62 Lima, Peru Marques (Brazil) 13 May 1973 CHI 2–0 PER Crisosto 68 Ahumada 71 Santiago, Chile Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay) Chile and Peru finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off. 5 August 1973 CHI 2–1 PER Valdés 45 Farias 58 Bailetti 40 Montevideo, Uruguay Da Rosa (Uruguay) Chile advanced to the UEFA–CONMEBOL intercontinental play-off. Inter-confederation play-offs 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off) Chile advanced by walkover to the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Qualified teams The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament. Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1 BRA 2 Defending champions 21 June 1970 9 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970) URU 3 Group 1 winners 8 July 1973 6 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970) ARG 3 Group 2 winners 7 October 1973 5 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966) CHI 1 UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off winners 21 November 1973 4 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. Goalscorers 5 goals 20em yes ARG Rubén Ayala 3 goals 20em yes COL Willington Ortiz URU Fernando Morena 2 goals 20em yes ARG Miguel Ángel Brindisi ECU Washington Muñoz PAR Adalberto Escobar PAR Saturnino Arrúa PAR Jorge Insfran PER Hugo Sotil URU Luis Cubilla 1 goal 20em yes ARG Oscar Fornari ARG Carlos Guerini BOL Raúl Morales CHI Sergio Ahumada CHI Julio Crisosto CHI Rogelio Farias CHI Francisco Valdés ECU Ítalo Estupiñán PAR Pedro Alcides Bareiro PAR Juvencio Osorio PER Héctor Bailetti URU Denís Milar Notes note CONMEBOL Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) World Category:Chile at the 1974 FIFA World Cup Category:Argentina at the 1974 FIFA World Cup Category:Uruguay at the 1974 FIFA World Cup Category:1973 in Peruvian football Category:1973 in Paraguayan sport Category:1973 in Ecuadorian sport Category:1973 in Argentine football Category:1973 in Chilean football Category:1973 in Bolivian sport Category:1973 in Uruguayan football Category:1973 in Colombian football Category:1973 in Venezuelan football