2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
International football competition
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Dates28 March 2000 – 25 November 2001
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Matchesplayed90
Goals scored232 (2.58 per match)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 March 2000 – 25 November 2001 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 232 (2.58 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,431,386 (38,127 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Hernán Crespo Agustín Delgado(9 goals each) |
← 1998 2006 → | |
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
The 10 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams qualified. The 5th-placed team advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Argentina |
18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 43 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Ecuador |
18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 31 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Brazil |
18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 30 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Paraguay |
18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 30 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Uruguay |
18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 27 | Inter-confederation play-offs | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| 6 | Colombia |
18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 27 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 7 | Bolivia |
18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 18 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 8 | Peru |
18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 16 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 9 | Venezuela |
18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 16 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | ||
| 10 | Chile |
18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 12 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — |
Source: [1]
Matches
Matchday 1
Attendance: 46,374
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
Attendance: 50,669
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Matchday 4
| Venezuela | 4–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
Mea Vitali  24' Morán 38' Savarese 61' Tortolero 68' (pen.) |
(Report) | Moreno 49' Baldivieso 58' |
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)
Matchday 5
Attendance: 44,199
Referee: Daniel Bello (Uruguay)
Matchday 6
Attendance: 14,880
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Matchday 7
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Matchday 8
Matchday 9
| Colombia | 0–2 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Santa Cruz 3' Chilavert 89' |
Attendance: 48,792
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Matchday 10
| Brazil | 1–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Roque Júnior 90+3' |
(Report) |
Matchday 11
Attendance: 29,998
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Matchday 12
Matchday 13
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
| Bolivia | 5–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Baldivieso 32', 68' Botero 35', 50'Justiniano 38' |
(Report) |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Magallanes 33' (pen.) |
(Report) |
Matchday 14
| Brazil | 2–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Marcelinho Paraíba 4' Rivaldo 69' |
(Report) |
Matchday 15
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Attendance: 28,487
Referee: Youssouf Al-Aqili (Saudi Arabia)
Matchday 16
Attendance: 17,220
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
| Uruguay | 1–1 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Magallanes 34' (pen.) |
(Report) | Valentierra 67' |
Matchday 17
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Matchday 18
Intercontinental play-off
Qualified teams
The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Winners | 15 August 2001 | 12 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
| Ecuador | Runners-up | 14 November 2001 | 0 (debut) |
| Brazil | Third place | 14 November 2001 | 16 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
| Paraguay | Fourth place | 8 November 2001 | 5 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998) |
| Uruguay | OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners | 25 November 2001 | 9 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 232 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.
9 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Pablo Aimar- Matias Almeyda
- Roberto Ayala
- Kily González
- Claudio Husaín
- Gustavo Adrián López
- Mauricio Pochettino
José Alfredo Castillo- Milton Coimbra
- Percy Colque
- Gonzalo Galindo
- Raúl Justiniano
- Jaime Moreno
- Erwin Sánchez
Alexsandro de Souza- Euller
- Juninho Paulista
- Marcelinho Paraíba
- Roque Júnior
Fabián Estay- Javier Margas
- Reinaldo Navia
- Jaime Riveros
- Héctor Tapia
- Rodrigo Tello
Gerardo Bedoya- Víctor Bonilla
- Rafael Arlex Castillo
- Iván Córdoba
- Jersson González
- Freddy Grisales
- Frankie Oviedo
- Iván Valenciano
- Arnulfo Valentierra
- Alexander Viveros
Cléber Chalá- Ángel Fernández
- Luis Gómez
- Ariel Graziani
- Eduardo Hurtado
- Édison Méndez
- Wellington Sánchez
Roberto Acuña- Francisco Arce
- Celso Ayala
- Jorge Luis Campos
- Gabriel González
- Gustavo Morínigo
- Delio Toledo
- Guido Alvarenga
Piero Alva- Pedro Alejandro García
- Juan José Jayo
- Flavio Maestri
- Andrés Mendoza
Gabriel Cedrés- Pablo Gabriel García
- Paolo Montero
- Álvaro Recoba
- Darío Rodríguez
Juan Enrique García- Héctor Gonzalez
- Miguel Mea Vitali
- Ricardo Páez
- Giovanni Savarese
- Edson Tortolero
1 own goal
- Walter Samuel (against Peru)
- Cris (against Argentina)
- Ítalo Díaz (against Uruguay)
- Marco Antonio Sandy (against Brazil)
- Denis Caniza (against Chile)
- José del Solar (against Paraguay)
2 own goals
- Roberto Ayala (against Uruguay and Brazil)
Notes
- This was the first time that Brazil lost more than 2 matches and has not finished as leader (1st) of their qualifying group, during a FIFA World Cup qualification. That would happen again in the qualification to the 2026 World Cup.