2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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]

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Tournament details
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]

Format

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]

Schedule

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]

2023 Matchday Date Ref. Matchday 1 7–8 September 2023 [18][19] Matchday 2 12 September 2023 Matchday 3 12 October 2023 [20][21] Matchday 4 17 October 2023 Matchday 5 16 November 2023 [22][23] Matchday 6 21 November 2023

2024 Matchday Date Ref. Matchday 7 5–6 September 2024 [24][25] [26][27][28] Matchday 8 10 September 2024 Matchday 9 10–11 October 2024 [29][30] Matchday 10 15 October 2024 Matchday 11 14–15 November 2024 [31][32][33] Matchday 12 19 November 2024

2025 Matchday Date Ref. Matchday 13 20–21 March 2025 [34][35] Matchday 14 25 March 2025 Matchday 15 2–10 June 2025 Matchday 16 Matchday 17 1–9 September 2025 Matchday 18

Entrants

All 10 national teams from CONMEBOL entered qualification.

Team	FIFA World Rankings as of July 2023[36]
Argentina	1
Brazil	3
Uruguay	16
Colombia	17
Peru	21
Chile	32
Ecuador	40
Paraguay	49
Venezuela	57
Bolivia	83

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	12	8	1	3	21	7	+14	25	2026 FIFA World Cup		—	0–2	1–0	Jun	25 Mar	1–0	6–0	Sep	3–0	1–0
2	Uruguay	12	5	5	2	17	9	+8	20			21 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	21 Mar	1–0	1–0
4	Colombia	12	5	4	3	15	10	+5	19			2–1	2–2	0–1	—	2–1	25 Mar	Sep	1–0	4–0	Jun
5	Brazil	12	5	3	4	17	11	+6	18			0–1	1–1	1–0	20 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	20 Mar	0–0
7	Bolivia	12	4	1	7	13	27	−14	13	Inter-confederation play-offs		0–3	25 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	25 Mar
9	Chile	12	2	3	7	9	20	−11	9			Jun	Sep	25 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	20 Mar	1–1	0–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2024. Source: FIFA
Notes:

1. Ecuador were deducted 3 points for the use of false birth documents for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle.^[37]

Matches

Matchday 1

Paraguay	0–0	Peru
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

7 September 2023 (2023-09-07)

18:30 UTC−4

Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este

Attendance: 16,211

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

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Colombia	1–0	Venezuela
Borré 46'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

7 September 2023 (2023-09-07)

18:00 UTC−5

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Attendance: 43,084

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

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Argentina	1–0	Ecuador
Messi 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

7 September 2023 (2023-09-07)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 82,500

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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Uruguay	3–1	Chile
De la Cruz 38', 71' Valverde 45+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Vidal 74'

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)

20:00 UTC−3

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 49,713

Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

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Brazil	5–1	Bolivia
Rodrygo 24', 53' Raphinha 47' Neymar 61', 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Ábrego 78'

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08)

21:45 UTC−3

Mangueirão, Belém

Attendance: 48,183

Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Matchday 2

Bolivia	0–3	Argentina
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Fernández 31' Tagliafico 42' González 83'

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

16:00 UTC−4

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

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Ecuador	2–1	Uruguay
Torres 45+5', 61'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Canobbio 38'

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

16:00 UTC−5

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

Attendance: 35,613

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

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Venezuela	1–0	Paraguay
Rondón 90+3' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

18:00 UTC−4

Estadio Monumental, Maturín

Attendance: 48,523

Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

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Chile	0–0	Colombia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

21:30 UTC−3

Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago

Attendance: 22,153

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

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Peru	0–1	Brazil
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Marquinhos 90'

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12)

21:00 UTC−5

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 36,328

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Matchday 3

Colombia	2–2	Uruguay
Rodríguez 35' Uribe 52'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	M. Olivera 47' Núñez 90+1' (pen.)

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)

15:30 UTC−5

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Attendance: 43,915

Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

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Bolivia	1–2	Ecuador
Ramallo 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Páez 45' Rodríguez 90+6'

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)

19:00 UTC−4^{[note 1]}

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

Attendance: 34,200

Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

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Argentina	1–0	Paraguay
Otamendi 3'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)

20:00 UTC−3

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

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Chile	2–0	Peru
Valdés 74' Núñez 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago

Attendance: 36,847

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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Brazil	1–1	Venezuela
Gabriel 50'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Bello 85'

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)

20:30 UTC−4

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

Attendance: 39,018

Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

Matchday 4

Venezuela	3–0	Chile
Soteldo 45+1' Rondón 72' Machís 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)

17:00 UTC−4

Estadio Monumental, Maturín

Attendance: 50,932

Referee: Flavio de Souza (Brazil)

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Paraguay	1–0	Bolivia
Sanabria 69'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)

19:30 UTC−3

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 30,681

Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

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Ecuador	0–0	Colombia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)

18:30 UTC−5

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

Attendance: 38,702

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

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Uruguay	2–0	Brazil
Núñez 42' De la Cruz 77'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 52,477

Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

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Peru	0–2	Argentina
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Messi 32', 42'

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17)

21:00 UTC−5

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 37,675

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Matchday 5

Bolivia	2–0	Peru
H. Vaca 20' R. Vaca 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

16:00 UTC−4

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

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Venezuela	0–0	Ecuador
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

18:00 UTC−4

Estadio Monumental, Maturín

Attendance: 51,083

Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

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Colombia	2–1	Brazil
Díaz 75', 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Martinelli 4'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

19:00 UTC−5

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Attendance: 44,604

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

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Argentina	0–2	Uruguay
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	R. Araújo 41' Núñez 87'

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

21:00 UTC−3

La Bombonera, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 49,000

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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Chile	0–0	Paraguay
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16)

21:30 UTC−3

Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago

Attendance: 30,076

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Matchday 6

Paraguay	0–1	Colombia
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Borré 11' (pen.)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

20:00 UTC−3

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 25,298

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

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Uruguay	3–0	Bolivia
Núñez 15', 71' Villamíl 39' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

20:30 UTC−3

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 46,100

Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

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Ecuador	1–0	Chile
Mena 21'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

18:30 UTC−5

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

Attendance: 36,873

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

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Brazil	0–1	Argentina
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Otamendi 63'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

21:30 UTC−3

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 68,138

Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

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Peru	1–1	Venezuela
Yotún 17'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Savarino 54'

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21)

21:00 UTC−5

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 27,323

Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Matchday 7

Bolivia	4–0	Venezuela
R. Vaca 13' Algarañaz 45+5' (pen.) Terceros 46' Monteiro 89'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)

16:00 UTC−4

Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto

Attendance: 20,500^[40]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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Argentina	3–0	Chile
Mac Allister 48' Alvarez 84' Dybala 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 52,160

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

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Uruguay	0–0	Paraguay
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)

20:30 UTC−3

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 47,741

Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

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Brazil	1–0	Ecuador
Rodrygo 30'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)

22:00 UTC−3^{[note 3]}

Estádio Couto Pereira, Curitiba

Attendance: 36,914

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

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Peru	1–1	Colombia
Callens 68'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Díaz 82'

6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)

20:30 UTC−5

Estadio Nacional, Lima^{[note 4]}

Attendance: 40,000^{[citation needed]}

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Matchday 8

Colombia	2–1	Argentina
Mosquera 25' Rodríguez 60' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	González 48'

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10)

15:30 UTC−5

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Attendance: 45,000^{[citation needed]}

Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

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Chile	1–2	Bolivia
Vargas 39'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Algarañaz 13' Terceros 45+1'

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10)

18:00 UTC−3^{[note 5]}

Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago

Attendance: 40,000^{[citation needed]}

Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

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Ecuador	1–0	Peru
Valencia 54'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10)

16:00 UTC−5

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

Attendance: 35,000^{[citation needed]}

Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

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Venezuela	0–0	Uruguay
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10)

18:00 UTC−4

Estadio Monumental, Maturín

Attendance: 50,000^{[citation needed]}

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

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Paraguay	1–0	Brazil
Gómez 20'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10)

20:30 UTC−4^{[note 6]}

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 31,962

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Matchday 9

Bolivia	1–0	Colombia
Terceros 58'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10)

16:00 UTC−4

Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto

Attendance: 17,191

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

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Ecuador	0–0	Paraguay
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10)

16:00 UTC−5

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

Attendance: 31,000^{[citation needed]}

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

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Venezuela	1–1	Argentina
Rondón 65'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Otamendi 13'

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10)

17:00 UTC−4

Estadio Monumental, Maturín

Attendance: 50,000^{[citation needed]}

Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

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Chile	1–2	Brazil
Vargas 2'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Igor Jesus 45+1' Luiz Henrique 89'

10 October 2024 (2024-10-10)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago

Attendance: 43,059

Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

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Peru	1–0	Uruguay
Araujo 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11)

20:30 UTC−5

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Attendance: 43,000^{[citation needed]}

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Matchday 10

Colombia	4–0	Chile
Sánchez 34' Díaz 52' Durán 84' Sinisterra 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

15:30 UTC−5

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Attendance: 45,000^{[citation needed]}

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

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Paraguay	2–1	Venezuela
Sanabria 59', 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Aramburu 25'

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

20:00 UTC−3

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 28,531

Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

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Uruguay	0–0	Ecuador
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

20:30 UTC−3

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 27,112

Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

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Argentina	6–0	Bolivia
Messi 19', 84', 86' La. Martínez 43' Alvarez 45+3' Almada 69'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

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Brazil	4–0	Peru
Raphinha 38' (pen.), 54' (pen.) Pereira 71' Luiz Henrique 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)

21:45 UTC−3

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 60,139

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Matchday 11

Venezuela	1–1	Brazil
Segovia 46'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Raphinha 43'

14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)

17:00 UTC−4

Estadio Monumental, Maturín

Attendance: 40,223

Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

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Paraguay	2–1	Argentina
Sanabria 19' Alderete 47'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	La. Martínez 11'

14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)

20:30 UTC−3

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Attendance: 32,200

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

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Ecuador	4–0	Bolivia
Valencia 26' (pen.) Plata 28', 49' Minda 61'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)

19:00 UTC−5

Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil

Attendance: 30,758

Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)

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Uruguay	3–2	Colombia
Sánchez 57' (o.g.) Aguirre 60' Ugarte 90+13'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Quintero 31' A. Gómez 90+6'

15 November 2024 (2024-11-15)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Attendance: 33,400

Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

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Peru	0–0	Chile
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

15 November 2024 (2024-11-15)

20:30 UTC−5

Estadio Monumental, Lima^{[note 7]}

Attendance: 47,122

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Matchday 12

Bolivia	2–2	Paraguay
E. Vaca 15' Terceros 80' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Almirón 71' Enciso 90+1'

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19)

16:00 UTC−4

Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto

Attendance: 18,655

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

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Colombia	0–1	Ecuador
	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Valencia 7'

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19)

18:00 UTC−5

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Attendance: 37,316

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

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Argentina	1–0	Peru
La. Martínez 55'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19)

21:00 UTC−3

La Bombonera, Buenos Aires^{[note 8]}

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

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Chile	4–2	Venezuela
E. Vargas 20' Rincón 29' (o.g.) Cepeda 38', 47'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Savarino 13' R. Ramírez 22'

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago

Attendance: 31,906

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

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Brazil	1–1	Uruguay
Gerson 62'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL)	Valverde 55'

19 November 2024 (2024-11-19)

21:45 UTC−3

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 41,511

Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Matchday 13

Paraguay	Match 64	Chile
	Report

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20)

20:00 UTC−3

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

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Brazil	Match 63	Colombia
	Report

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20)

21:45 UTC−3

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

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Peru	Match 62	Bolivia
	Report

20 March 2025 (2025-03-20)

20:30 UTC−5

Estadio Nacional, Lima

Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)

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Ecuador	Match 65	Venezuela
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21 March 2025 (2025-03-21)

16:00 UTC−5

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito

Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

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Uruguay	Match 61	Argentina
	Report

21 March 2025 (2025-03-21)

20:30 UTC−3

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Matchday 14

Bolivia	Match 68	Uruguay
	Report

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

16:00 UTC−4

Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto

Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)

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Colombia	Match 66	Paraguay
	Report

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

19:00 UTC−5

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

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Venezuela	Match 67	Peru
	Report

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

20:00 UTC−4

Estadio Monumental, Maturín

Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

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Argentina	Match 69	Brazil
	Report

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

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Chile	Match 70	Ecuador
	Report

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25)

21:00 UTC−3

Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago

Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Matchday 15

Colombia	Match 71	Peru

June 2025 (2025-06)

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

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Venezuela	Match 72	Bolivia

June 2025 (2025-06)

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Paraguay	Match 73	Uruguay

June 2025 (2025-06)

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Chile	Match 74	Argentina

June 2025 (2025-06)

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Ecuador	Match 75	Brazil

June 2025 (2025-06)

Matchday 16

Uruguay	Match 76	Venezuela

June 2025 (2025-06)

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Peru	Match 77	Ecuador

June 2025 (2025-06)

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Brazil	Match 78	Paraguay

June 2025 (2025-06)

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Bolivia	Match 79	Chile

June 2025 (2025-06)

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Argentina	Match 80	Colombia

June 2025 (2025-06)

Matchday 17

Uruguay	Match 81	Peru

September 2025 (2025-09)

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Colombia	Match 82	Bolivia

September 2025 (2025-09)

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

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Brazil	Match 83	Chile

September 2025 (2025-09)

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Paraguay	Match 84	Ecuador

September 2025 (2025-09)

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Argentina	Match 85	Venezuela

September 2025 (2025-09)

Matchday 18

Peru	Match 86	Paraguay

September 2025 (2025-09)

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Venezuela	Match 87	Colombia

September 2025 (2025-09)

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Bolivia	Match 88	Brazil

September 2025 (2025-09)

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Chile	Match 89	Uruguay

September 2025 (2025-09)

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Ecuador	Match 90	Argentina

September 2025 (2025-09)

Inter-confederation play-offs

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

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.^[50]

Goalscorers

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

• Lionel Messi

5 goals

• Darwin Núñez

4 goals

• Miguel Terceros
• Raphinha
• Luis Díaz
• Antonio Sanabria

3 goals

• Lautaro Martínez
• Nicolás Otamendi
• Rodrygo
• Eduardo Vargas
• Enner Valencia
• Nicolás de la Cruz
• Salomón Rondón

2 goals

• Julián Alvarez
• Nicolás González
• Carmelo Algarañaz
• Ramiro Vaca
• Luiz Henrique
• Neymar
• Lucas Cepeda
• James Rodríguez
• Rafael Santos Borré
• Gonzalo Plata
• Félix Torres
• Federico Valverde
• Jefferson Savarino

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)

Notes

1. 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.^[38][39]
2. 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.^[38][39]
3. The Brazil v Ecuador match, originally scheduled at 21:45 local time,^[25] was rescheduled to 22:00 local time.^[41][28]
4. 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.^[42][43]
5. The Chile v Bolivia match, originally scheduled at 21:00 local time,^[25] was rescheduled to 18:00 local time.^[44][27]
6. The Paraguay v Brazil match, originally scheduled at 20:00 local time,^[25] was rescheduled to 20:30 local time.^[45][27]
7. 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.^[46][47]
8. 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.^[48][49]

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