South America World Cup Qualifying

Background

- 4.5 qualifying berths
- 10 nations
- Single table
- 18 matches will be played

Qualifying

- Top four teams in the final standings will qualify automatically
- The 5th placed team will meet a team from CONCACAF in a two-legged playoff for qualification


Current Standings

As of 16 October 2008 (10 matches played)
23 Paraguay
17 Brazil
16 Argentina
16 Chile
13 Uruguay
12 Ecuador
11 Colombia
10 Venezuela
9 Bolivia
7 Peru


Round 1
Uruguay 5 – 0 Bolivia
Argentina 2 – 0 Chile
Ecuador 0 – 1 Venezuela
Peru 0 – 0 Paraguay
Colombia 0 – 0 Brazil

Round 2
Venezuela 0 – 2 Argentina
Bolivia 0 – 0 Colombia
Chile 2 – 0 Peru
Paraguay 1 – 0 Uruguay
Brazil 5 – 0 Ecuador

Round 3
Argentina 3 – 0 Bolivia
Colombia 1 – 0 Venezuela
Paraguay 5 – 1 Ecuador
Uruguay 2 – 2 Chile
Peru 1 – 1 Brazil

Round 4
Venezuela 5 – 3 Bolivia
Colombia 2 – 1 Argentina
Ecuador 5 – 1 Peru
Brazil 2 – 1 Uruguay
Chile 0 – 3 Paraguay

Round 5
Argentina 1 - 1 Ecuador
Bolivia 0 - 2 Chile
Paraguay 2 - 0 Brazil
Peru 1 - 1 Colombia
Uraguay 1 - 1 Venezuela

Round 6
Bolivia 4 - 2 Paraguay
Brazil 0 - 0 Argentina
Ecuador 0 - 0 Colombia
Uruguay 6 - 0 Peru
Venezuela 2 - 3 Chile

Round 7
Argentina 1 - 1 Paraguay
Chile 0 - 3 Brazil
Colombia 0 - 1 Uruguay
Ecuador 3 - 1 Bolivia
Peru 1 - 0 Venezuela

Round 8
Brazil 0 - 0 Bolivia
Chile 4 - 0 Colombia
Paraguay 2 - 0 Venezuela
Peru 1 - 1 Argentina
Uruguay 0 - 0 Ecuador

Round 9
Bolivia 3 – 0 Peru
Argentina 2 – 1 Uruguay
Colombia 0 – 1 Paraguay
Venezuela 0 – 4 Brazil
Ecuador 1 – 0 Chile

Round 10
Bolivia 2 – 2 Uruguay
Paraguay 1 – 0 Peru
Chile 1 – 0 Argentina
Brazil 0 – 0 Colombia
Venezuela 3 – 1 Ecuador

Round 11
Colombia - Bolivia
Ecuador - Brazil
Peru - Chile
Uruguay - Paraguay
Argentina - Venezuela

Round 12
Bolivia - Argentina
Venezuela - Colombia
Ecuador - Paraguay
Brazil - Peru
Chile - Uruguay

Round 13
Uruguay - Brazil
Paraguay - Chile
Argentina - Colombia
Peru - Ecuador
Bolivia - Venezuela

Round 14
Ecuador - Argentina
Chile - Bolivia
Brazil - Paraguay
Colombia - Peru
Venezuela - Uruguay

Round 15
Paraguay - Bolivia
Argentina - Brazil
Colombia - Ecuador
Peru - Uruguay
Chile - Venezuela

Round 16
Paraguay - Argentina
Brazil - Chile
Uruguay - Colombia
Bolivia - Ecuador
Venezuela - Peru

Round 17
Bolivia - Brazil
Colombia - Chile
Venezuela - Paraguay
Argentina - Peru
Ecuador - Uruguay

Round 18
Uruguay - Argentina
Peru Bolivia
Paraguay - Colombia
Chile - Ecuador
Brazil - Venezuela

Is that everyone plays everyone twice then? I like to watch these if i get a chance, apart from the europe qualifiers, i take an interest in these as well. I think they're entertaining as all the countries can cause upsets as any time, so no team is ruled out straight away, unlike other continents. Just look at Bolivia, so far they have one point, but if i remember rightly they did well in the latest copa america.

Yep, each team plays each other twice. One home, one away. Top 4 nations qualify for the World Cup, with the 5th place nation playing a playoff with CONCACAF for the final spot.

Yea got that. That's quite a few fixtures to get your head around there. I think as this continent's qualifers have the least teams it makes it easier to follow though, as they're all in the same group.

South America is definitely the easiest to understand. Single table, top 4 qualify. Can't get easier than that.

Some of the other ones are quite confusing till it gets to the later rounds. I actually had to study them before I posted the threads.

Round 5 results

Argentina 1 - 1 Ecuador
Bolivia 0 - 2 Chile
Paraguay 2 - 0 Brazil
Peru 1 - 1 Colombia
Uraguay 1 - 1 Venezuela

Well, i think it was putrum that said that brazil haven't won in paraguay for 20 years. seems as though that fact still stands.

great point for ecuador aswell against argentina.

I would try and watch these games, if they wern't on as 1:00 am my time

Paraguay game was brilliant - really good.

Round 6 results
Bolivia 4 - 2 Paraguay
Brazil 0 - 0 Argentina
Ecuador 0 - 0 Colombia
Uruguay 6 - 0 Peru
Venezuela 2 - 3 Chile

Paraguay dropped the ball against Bolivia (was at the bottom of the table) and lost a big opportunity to take a nice commanding leading up at the top of the table. Brazil has now dropped to the 5 spot and out of automatic qualification. Obviously there is still a long long way to go.

I want Dunga out.

It's actually funny how Brazil always just manage to qualify to the World Cup with any coach and then have a decent chance to win the WC.

Anyone watching Colombia v Uruguay live on Setanta right now?

Uruguay are leading 1 - 0 at HT thanks to a goal from Eguren after about 15 minutes.

Following this game is Argentina v Paraguay - really looking forward to that one.

Argentina v Paraquay was 1-1 Tevez getting sent off, shocking challenge

Watched first half of Ecuador v Boliva which was 1-0 Ecuador.

Never seen any south american football on setanta. Maybe mine is f##ked

The second time in this qualifying group he's got sent off for a shocking challenge. He never really seems like a dirty player when he's playing for United. Very hard working & always challenging for the ball but never anything malicious.

Was very dissapointed with Aregntina. I think they have to play Agureo instead of Tevez because they need someone who's more of a target man & Tevez is not a target man. And at the back there just terrible, they really miss Ayala.

Round 7 results
Argentina 1 - 1 Paraguay
Chile 0 - 3 Brazil
Colombia 0 - 1 Uruguay
Ecuador 3 - 1 Bolivia
Peru 1 - 0 Venezuela

It seems that Brazil are better now.

Paraguay are really doing well, top of the table and got an away draw against Argies which isn't easy.

Just to clarify, the 5th placed country go into a play-off against who?

I don't know but i think it's against a country from North America.

Playoff against a team from the CONCACAF (North America).