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The South American section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for national teams who are members of CONMEBOL. A total of 6 direct slots in the final tournament and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot are available for CONMEBOL teams.[1][2]
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| Dates | 7 September 2023 – September 2025 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Goals scored | 125 (2.08 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,061,650 (34,361 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Lionel Messi (6 goals) |
← 2022 2030 →
All statistics correct as of 19 November 2024. | |
CONMEBOL is the first confederation to begin its qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Paraguay–Peru being the first match of the global qualification process.[3][4]
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On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL sent a request to FIFA asking to keep the current qualification format that has been used since the 1998 World Cup qualification in South America.[5][6][7] This was confirmed, with the first games of the qualifiers tentatively to be played in March or June 2023.[8][9][10]
On 27 February 2023, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez announced that the qualifiers would start in September 2023,[11][12] which was ratified by the CONMEBOL Council in the run-up to the 73rd FIFA Congress held on 16 March in Kigali, Rwanda.[13][14]
The qualification structure remains the same as in previous editions, despite the increase of slots available to CONMEBOL teams, wherein each team plays each other team twice in a home-and-away round-robin format.[15]
Prior to the commencement of the qualification competition, Ecuador were deducted 3 points for the use of a document containing false information for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle.[16]
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The qualifying matches are being held in a total of 18 matchdays on dates that fall within the FIFA International Match Calendar.[17] The match schedule is the same that was used in the previous edition of the competition. Six matchdays will be played in 2023, six in 2024 and also six in 2025.[15]
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All 10 national teams from CONMEBOL entered qualification.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Argentina |
12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 25 | 2026 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | Jun | Mar | 1–0 | 6–0 | Sep | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Uruguay |
12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 20 | Mar | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | Jun | 3–1 | Sep | ||
| 3 | Ecuador[a] |
12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 19 | Sep | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | Jun | 0–0 | 4–0 | Mar | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Colombia |
12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 19 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | Mar | Sep | 1–0 | 4–0 | Jun | ||
| 5 | Brazil |
12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 18 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | Mar | — | Jun | 5–1 | 1–1 | Sep | 4–0 | ||
| 6 | Paraguay |
12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 17 | 2–1 | Jun | Sep | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | Mar | 0–0 | ||
| 7 | Bolivia |
12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 13 | Inter-confederation play-offs | 0–3 | Mar | 1–2 | 1–0 | Sep | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | Jun | 2–0 | |
| 8 | Venezuela |
12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 12 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Sep | 1–1 | 1–0 | Jun | — | 3–0 | Mar | ||
| 9 | Chile |
12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 9 | Jun | Sep | Mar | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 10 | Peru |
12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 7 | 0–2 | 1–0 | Jun | 1–1 | 0–1 | Sep | Mar | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2024. Source: FIFA
Notes:
Notes:
- Ecuador were deducted 3 points for the use of false birth documents for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle.[35]
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Matchday 1
Attendance: 43,084
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
| Uruguay | 3–1 | Chile |
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Vidal  74' |
Matchday 2
| Bolivia | 0–3 | Argentina |
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| Ecuador | 2–1 | Uruguay |
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| Torres 45+5', 61' |
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Canobbio 38' |
| Venezuela | 1–0 | Paraguay |
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| Rondón 90+3' (pen.) |
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Matchday 3
| Colombia | 2–2 | Uruguay |
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| Brazil | 1–1 | Venezuela |
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| Gabriel 50' |
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Bello 85' |
Matchday 4
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Brazil |
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| Peru | 0–2 | Argentina |
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Messi 32', 42' |
Matchday 5
| Colombia | 2–1 | Brazil |
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| Díaz 75', 79' |
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Martinelli 4' |
Attendance: 44,604
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Attendance: 30,076
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Matchday 6
| Paraguay | 0–1 | Colombia |
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Borré 11' (pen.) |
| Peru | 1–1 | Venezuela |
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| Yotún 17' |
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Savarino 54' |
Matchday 7
| Argentina | 3–0 | Chile |
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| Peru | 1–1 | Colombia |
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Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
Matchday 8
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)
Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)
Matchday 9
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
| Venezuela | 1–1 | Argentina |
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| Chile | 1–2 | Brazil |
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| Vargas 2' |
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Attendance: 43,059
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Matchday 10
| Colombia | 4–0 | Chile |
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Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Venezuela |
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| Sanabria 59', 74' |
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Aramburu 25' |
| Argentina | 6–0 | Bolivia |
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| Brazil | 4–0 | Peru |
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Matchday 11
| Venezuela | 1–1 | Brazil |
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Attendance: 30,758
Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)
Matchday 12
Attendance: 37,316
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
| Chile | 4–2 | Venezuela |
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Attendance: 31,906
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
| Brazil | 1–1 | Uruguay |
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Matchday 13
Matchday 14
Matchday 15
Matchday 16
Matchday 17
Matchday 18
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The seventh-placed team will join one team each from AFC, CAF, and OFC and two from CONCACAF in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two single-elimination matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of single-elimination matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the World Cup in United States, Canada, and Mexico.[48]
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There have been 125 goals scored in 60 matches, for an average of 2.08 goals per match (as of 19 November 2024).
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Thiago Almada- Paulo Dybala
- Enzo Fernández
- Alexis Mac Allister
- Nicolás Tagliafico
Víctor Ábrego- Enzo Monteiro
- Rodrigo Ramallo
- Ervin Vaca
- Henry Vaca
Gerson- Igor Jesus
- Gabriel Magalhães
- Marquinhos
- Gabriel Martinelli
- Andreas Pereira
Marcelino Núñez- Diego Valdés
- Arturo Vidal
Jhon Durán- Andrés Gómez
- Yerson Mosquera
- Juan Fernando Quintero
- Davinson Sánchez
- Luis Sinisterra
- Mateus Uribe
Ángel Mena- Alan Minda
- Kendry Páez
- Kevin Rodríguez
Omar Alderete- Miguel Almirón
- Julio Enciso
- Diego Gómez
Miguel Araujo- Alexander Callens
- Yoshimar Yotún
Rodrigo Aguirre- Ronald Araújo
- Agustín Canobbio
- Mathías Olivera
- Manuel Ugarte
Jon Aramburu- Eduard Bello
- Darwin Machís
- Ruben Ramírez
- Telasco Segovia
- Yeferson Soteldo
1 own goal
- Gabriel Villamíl (against Uruguay)
- Davinson Sánchez (against Uruguay)
- Tomás Rincón (against Chile)
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- The Bolivia v Ecuador match, originally scheduled at 16:00 local time,[21] was rescheduled to 19:00 local time by decision of the Bolivian Football Federation.[36][37]
- The Paraguay v Bolivia match, originally scheduled at Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este,[21] was rescheduled at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción by decision of the Paraguayan Football Association.[36][37]
- The Peru v Colombia match, originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Monumental, Lima,[25] was relocated to Estadio Nacional, Lima due to the possibility that the pitch at the Estadio Monumental would not be fit for the date of the match.[40][41]
- The Peru v Chile match, originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Nacional, Lima,[25] was relocated to Estadio Monumental, Lima due to security reasons concerning the APEC Peru 2024 meeting.[44][45]
- The Argentina v Peru match, originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires,[32] was relocated to La Bombonera, Buenos Aires due to the Estadio Monumental, which had previously been chosen to host the 2024 Copa Libertadores final, had to be reserved by CONMEBOL for preparations 15 days before the match.[46][47]
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