2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 8 October 2015 – 10 October 2017 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 89 (2.97 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Felipe Caicedo Dario Lezcano(4 goals each) |
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The South American section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). A total of 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament are available for CONMEBOL teams.[1]
Format
The qualification structure is the same as the previous five tournaments. The ten teams will play in a league of home-and-away round-robin matches. The top four teams will qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fifth-placed team will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Unlike previous qualifying tournaments where the fixtures were pre-determined, the fixtures were determined by draw, which was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia.[2]
For scheduling reasons, Argentina and Brazil were automatically positioned as Teams 4 and 5 respectively to ensure that no team has to play both of them on any double matchday.[3][4] The remaining eight teams will be drawn into one of the remaining eight positions from Teams 1 to 10 (except 4 and 5).
Entrants
All 10 national teams from CONMEBOL entered qualification.[5]
| Draw position[6] |
Team | FIFA ranking at start of event[7] |
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| 1 |  Colombia | 5 |
| 2 |  Chile | 9 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 61 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 1 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 7 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 31 |
| 7 |  Venezuela | 69 |
| 8 |  Bolivia | 67 |
| 9 |  Peru | 50 |
| 10 |  Uruguay | 20 |
Schedule
There will be a total of 18 matchdays: four in 2015, eight in 2016, and six in 2017.[8]
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The inter-confederation play-offs are scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017.[9]
Standings
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers |
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In home-and-away league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[10]
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| 1 | Uruguay |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | MD11 | MD15 | 3–0 | 3–0 | MD13 | MD8 | 1–0 | MD18 | MD9 | |
| 2 | Ecuador |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | 2–1 | — | MD18 | MD9 | MD14 | MD7 | 2–2 | MD16 | 2–0 | MD12 | ||
| 3 | Argentina |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | MD7 | 0–2 | — | MD13 | MD12 | 1–1 | MD10 | MD17 | 2–0 | MD16 | ||
| 4 | Chile |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | MD12 | MD17 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | MD15 | MD10 | MD8 | MD14 | ||
| 5 | Colombia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | MD10 | 3–1 | 0–1 | MD11 | — | MD16 | MD17 | 2–0 | MD13 | MD7 | |
| 6 | Brazil |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | 2–2 | MD15 | MD11 | MD18 | MD8 | — | MD14 | 3–0 | MD9 | 3–1 | ||
| 7 | Paraguay |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | MD16 | MD13 | 0–0 | MD7 | MD9 | 2–2 | — | MD11 | 2–1 | MD18 | ||
| 8 | Peru |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | MD14 | MD8 | MD9 | 3–4 | MD18 | MD12 | 1–0 | — | MD15 | 2–2 | ||
| 9 | Bolivia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | 0–2 | MD10 | MD14 | MD16 | 2–3 | MD17 | MD12 | MD7 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 10 | Venezuela |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 1 | MD17 | 1–3 | MD8 | 1–4 | MD15 | MD10 | 0–1 | MD13 | MD11 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
| Peru |
3–4 | Chile |
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Farfán  10', 36' (pen.)Guerrero 90+2' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Sánchez 7', 44' Vargas 41', 49' |
Matchday 3
| Bolivia |
4–2 | Venezuela |
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| Ramallo 19', 45+1' Arce 23' (pen.)Cardozo 49' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
M. Rondón 32' Blanco 55' |
Matchday 4
| Venezuela |
1–3 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 84' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Martínez 15' Montero 23'Caicedo 60' |
Matchday 5
| Bolivia |
2–3 | Colombia |
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| Arce 50' (pen.) Chumacero 62' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Rodríguez 10' Bacca 41'Cardona 90+2' |
| Peru |
2–2 | Venezuela |
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| Guerrero 61' Ruidíaz 90+4' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Otero 33' (pen.) Villanueva 57' |
| Brazil |
2–2 | Uruguay |
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| Douglas Costa 1' Renato Augusto 25' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Cavani 30' Suárez 48' |
Matchday 6
| Paraguay |
2–2 | Brazil |
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| Lezcano 40' E. Benítez 49' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Ricardo Oliveira 79' Dani Alves 90+2' |
Matchday 7
Matchday 8
Matchday 9
Matchday 10
Matchday 11
Matchday 12
Matchday 13
Matchday 14
Matchday 15
Matchday 16
Matchday 17
Matchday 18
Inter-confederation play-offs
The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (UTC+3), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg.[3] The fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL was drawn against the first-placed team from OFC, with the CONMEBOL team hosting the second leg.[12]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| OFC 1st place | Play-off 2 | CONMEBOL 5th place | 6 Nov '17 | 14 Nov '17 |
Goalscorers
- As of all matches played on 29 March 2016
There have been 89 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Lucas Biglia
- Ángel Di María
- Ezequiel Lavezzi
- Lionel Messi
- Rudy Cardozo
- Alejandro Chumacero
- Yasmani Duk
- Dani Alves
- Filipe Luís
- Lucas Lima
- Felipe Gutiérrez
- Teófilo Gutiérrez
- Sebastián Pérez Cardona
- Michael Arroyo
- Miler Bolaños
- Frickson Erazo
- Ángel Mena
- Jefferson Montero
- Enner Valencia
- Lucas Barrios
- Édgar Benítez
- Derlis González
- Raúl Ruidíaz
- Abel Hernández
- Álvaro Pereira
- Diego Rolán
- Luis Suárez
- Richard Blanco
- Josef Martínez
- Mario Rondón
- Christian Santos
- Mikel Villanueva
Discipline
A player is automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[10]
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches (yellow card suspensions are carried forward to the play-offs, but not the finals or any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were (or will be) served during the qualifying matches:
Note: current suspensions are highlighted in red (as of matchday 6).
| Player | Team | Offence(s) | Suspended for match(es) |
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| Luis Suárez | Uruguay | Biting incident vs Italy in 2014 FIFA World Cup (26 June 2014) 9-match ban[13] (5 matches already served in rest of 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Copa América) | vs Bolivia (matchday 1) vs Colombia (matchday 2) vs Ecuador (matchday 3) vs Chile (matchday 4) |
| Neymar | Brazil |  vs Colombia in 2015 Copa América (17 June 2015)4-match ban[14] (2 matches already served in rest of 2015 Copa América) | vs Chile (matchday 1) vs Venezuela (matchday 2) |
| Edinson Cavani | Uruguay |  vs Chile in 2015 Copa América (24 June 2015)2-match ban[15] | vs Bolivia (matchday 1) vs Colombia (matchday 2) |
| Jorge Fucile | Uruguay | vs Chile in 2015 Copa América (24 June 2015) | vs Bolivia (matchday 1) |
| Jair Torrico | Bolivia | vs Uruguay (matchday 1) | vs Ecuador (matchday 2) |
| Juan Cuadrado | Colombia | vs Uruguay (matchday 2) 2-match ban[16] | vs Chile (matchday 3) vs Argentina (matchday 4) |
| Christian Cueva | Peru | vs Chile (matchday 2) | vs Paraguay (matchday 3) |
| Jhasmani Campos | Bolivia | vs Uruguay (matchday 1), vs Ecuador (matchday 2) | vs Venezuela (matchday 3) |
| Mathías Corujo | Uruguay | vs Bolivia (matchday 1), vs Colombia (matchday 2) | vs Ecuador (matchday 3) |
| Marcelo Díaz | Chile | vs Brazil (matchday 1), vs Peru (matchday 2) | vs Colombia (matchday 3) |
| Luis Manuel Seijas | Venezuela | vs Bolivia (matchday 3) | vs Ecuador (matchday 4) |
| Arquímedes Figuera | Venezuela | vs Brazil (matchday 2), vs Bolivia (matchday 3) | vs Ecuador (matchday 4) |
| Leonel Morales | Bolivia | vs Ecuador (matchday 2), vs Venezuela (matchday 3) | vs Paraguay (matchday 4) |
| Gabriel Achilier | Ecuador | vs Bolivia (matchday 2), vs Uruguay (matchday 3) | vs Venezuela (matchday 4) |
| Alexander Domínguez | Ecuador | vs Bolivia (matchday 2), vs Uruguay (matchday 3) | vs Venezuela (matchday 4) |
| Santiago Arias | Colombia | vs Uruguay (matchday 2), vs Chile (matchday 3) | vs Argentina (matchday 4) |
| Carlos Sánchez | Colombia | vs Peru (matchday 1), vs Chile (matchday 3) | vs Argentina (matchday 4) |
| David Luiz | Brazil | vs Argentina (matchday 3) | vs Peru (matchday 4) |
| Facundo Roncaglia | Argentina | vs Ecuador (matchday 1), vs Brazil (matchday 3) | vs Colombia (matchday 4) |
| Javier Mascherano | Argentina | vs Brazil (matchday 3), vs Colombia (matchday 4) | vs Chile (matchday 5) |
| Arturo Vidal | Chile | vs Colombia (matchday 3), vs Uruguay (matchday 4) | vs Argentina (matchday 5) |
| Jorge Valdivia | Chile | vs Uruguay (matchday 4) 4-match ban[17] | vs Argentina (matchday 5) vs Venezuela (matchday 6) vs Paraguay (matchday 7) vs Bolivia (matchday 8) |
| Eduardo Vargas | Chile | Obscene gesture vs Uruguay (matchday 4) 2-match ban[17] | vs Argentina (matchday 5) vs Venezuela (matchday 6) |
| Pablo Aguilar | Paraguay | vs Bolivia (matchday 4) | vs Ecuador (matchday 5) |
| Cristián Zapata | Colombia | vs Chile (matchday 3), vs Argentina (matchday 4) | vs Bolivia (matchday 5) |
| Diego Godín | Uruguay | vs Ecuador (matchday 3), vs Chile (matchday 4) | vs Brazil (matchday 5) |
| Maxi Pereira | Uruguay | vs Ecuador (matchday 3), vs Chile (matchday 4) | vs Brazil (matchday 5) |
| Roberto Rosales | Venezuela | vs Bolivia (matchday 3), vs Ecuador (matchday 4) | vs Peru (matchday 5) |
| José Manuel Velázquez | Venezuela | vs Brazil (matchday 2), vs Ecuador (matchday 4) | vs Peru (matchday 5) |
| Ramiro Funes Mori | Argentina | vs Paraguay (matchday 2), vs Chile (matchday 5) | vs Bolivia (matchday 6) |
| Nicolás Otamendi | Argentina | vs Brazil (matchday 3), vs Chile (matchday 5) | vs Bolivia (matchday 6) |
| Ezequiel Lavezzi | Argentina | vs Colombia (matchday 4), vs Chile (matchday 5) | vs Bolivia (matchday 6) |
| Juan Carlos Arce | Bolivia | vs Uruguay (matchday 1), vs Colombia (matchday 5) | vs Argentina (matchday 6) |
| Edward Zenteno | Bolivia | vs Ecuador (matchday 2), vs Colombia (matchday 5) | vs Argentina (matchday 6) |
| Neymar | Brazil | vs Peru (matchday 4), vs Uruguay (matchday 5) | vs Paraguay (matchday 6) |
| Claudio Bravo | Chile | vs Colombia (matchday 3), vs Argentina (matchday 5) | vs Venezuela (matchday 6) |
| Josepmir Ballón | Peru | vs Colombia (matchday 1), vs Venezuela (matchday 5) | vs Uruguay (matchday 6) |
| Carlos Zambrano | Peru | vs Chile (matchday 2), vs Venezuela (matchday 5) | vs Uruguay (matchday 6) |
| José Salomón Rondón | Venezuela | vs Paraguay (matchday 1), vs Peru (matchday 5) | vs Chile (matchday 6) |
Broadcasters
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Latin America: beIN Sports - Argentina: Torneos y Competencias
- Brazil: beIN Sports, Globosat (SporTV and PFC) and TRAFFIC Media
- Colombia: Caracol TV
- Ecuador: TV CABLE Sports and DIRECTV
- Paraguay: Teledeportes (all matches), Telefuturo and SNT (Some matches)
- Uruguay: Tenfield (VTV and GolTV (only for Uruguay)))
Notes
References
- ↑ "Current allocation of FIFA World Cup™ confederation slots maintained". FIFA.com. 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "A unanimous decision: A draw will determine the classifications for the World Cup and CONMEBOL Tournaments". CONMEBOL.com. 23 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Preliminary Draw procedures". FIFA.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Draw Procedures – South American Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "Road to Russia with new milestone". FIFA.com. 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Fifa World Cup 2018 qualifying group draw: As it happened". International Business Times. 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – October 2015 (CONMEBOL)". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ↑ "South American teams know the roadmap to reach Russia-2018". CONMEBOL.com. 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA Calendar". FIFA.com.
- 1 2 "Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia" (PDF). FIFA.com.
- ↑ "Argentina v Brazil postponed due to wet weather". goal.com. 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Preliminary Draw results in full". FIFA.com. 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Luis Suárez suspended for nine matches and banned for four months from any football-related activity.". FIFA.com.
- ↑ "Neymar suspended for remainder of Copa America tournament". ESPN FC.
- ↑ "Edinson Cavani gets 2-match ban for Gonzalo Jara Copa America incident". ESPNfc.com. 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "Carbonero recupera su juego en Italia ¿Le alcanza para Selección?". AS.com. 1 November 2015.
- 1 2 "La FIFA informa sanciones para Jorge Valdivia y Eduardo Vargas". 24horas.cl. 13 January 2016.
External links
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers – South America, FIFA.com
- FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, CONMEBOL.com
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