1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
International football competition
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 July 1993 – 19 September 1993 |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 93 (2.91 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,449,220 (45,288 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Luis Ramallo (7 goals) |
← 1990 1998 → | |
A total of 9 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. Chile was banned by FIFA due to the 1989 Maracanazo incident. The South American zone was allocated 3 direct places and 1 play-off places in the final tournament.
Format
The 9 teams were divided into 2 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:
- Group A had 4 teams. The group winner would qualify. The runner-up would advance to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
- Group B had 5 teams. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
Qualification seeding (CONMEBOL)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 10 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Argentina |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 0–5 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Paraguay |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Peru |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
| Colombia | 2–1 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
Valenciano  2'Valencia 52' |
Report | Medina Bello 87' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 12 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Bolivia |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 11 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | Uruguay |
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Ecuador |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Venezuela |
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 2 | 1–5 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
Brazil and Bolivia qualified.
| Bolivia | 2–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Etcheverry 88' Peña 89' |
Report |
| Bolivia | 3–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez 71' Etcheverry 81'Melgar 86' |
Report | Francescoli 90' |
Inter-confederation play-offs
Qualified teams
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Group A winners | 5 September 1993 | 2 (1962, 1990) |
| Brazil | Group B winners | 19 September 1993 | 14 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
| Bolivia | Group B runners-up | 19 September 1993 | 2 (1930, 1950) |
| Argentina | OFC-CONMEBOL play-off winners | 17 November 1993 | 10 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Abel Balbo- Fernando Redondo
Alvaro Peña- Luis Cristaldo
Marco Sandy
Dunga- Evair
- Müller
Alexis Mendoza- Wilson Pérez
Cléber Chalá- Carlos Muñoz
- Raúl Noriega
- Byron Tenorio
José Luis Chilavert- Catalino Rivarola
- Estanislao Struway
Darío Muchotrigo- Roberto Palacios
- José del Solar
- Jorge Soto
Gabriel Cedrés- José Oscar Herrera
Luis Morales- Oswaldo Palencia
