1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates8 February 1981 – 13 September 1981
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored42 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Zico
(5 goals)
← 1978
1986 →

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Argentina, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 3 spots open for competition between 9 teams.

The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Group 1

Rank Team[1][2] Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 84400112+9
2  Bolivia 2410356−1
3  Venezuela 2410319−8
Venezuela 0 – 1 Brazil
Zico 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Bolivia 3 – 0 Venezuela
Aguilar 38'
Aragonés 67'
Reynaldo 84'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Valdez Barrios (Paraguay)
Bolivia 1 – 2 Brazil
Aragonés 27' Sócrates 6'
Reinaldo 60'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Labo Revoredo (Peru)
Venezuela 1 – 0 Bolivia
Acosta 42'
Attendance: 30,000
Brazil 3 – 1 Bolivia
Zico 26' (pen.), 62', 85' Aragonés 68' (pen.)
Attendance: 121,773
Referee: Castro Makuc (Chile)
Brazil 5 – 0 Venezuela
Tita 35', 57'
Sócrates 55'
Zico 72' (pen.)
Júnior 84'
Attendance: 34,229
Referee: Romero (Argentina)

Brazil qualified.

Group 2

Rank Team[1][2] Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Peru 6422052+3
2  Uruguay 44121550
3  Colombia 2402247−3
Colombia 1 – 1 Peru
Herrera 64' La Rosa 86'
Attendance: 20,000
Uruguay 3 – 2 Colombia
Paz 20'
Morales 80', 88' (pen.)		 Sarmiento 40'
Herrera 59'
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Scolfaro (Brazil)
Peru 2 – 0 Colombia
Barbadillo 5'
Uribe 72' (pen.)
Attendance: 43,942
Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela)
Uruguay 1 – 2 Peru
Victorino 67' La Rosa 39'
Uribe 47'
Attendance: 67,938
Referee: Silvagno Cavanna (Chile)
Peru 0 – 0 Uruguay
Attendance: 44,325
Referee: Coelho (Brazil)
Colombia 1 – 1 Uruguay
Herrera 12' (pen.) Victorino 43' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Wright (Brazil)

Peru qualified.

Group 3

Rank Team[1][2] Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Chile 7431060+6
2  Ecuador 3411225−3
3  Paraguay 2410336−3
Ecuador 1 – 0 Paraguay
Klinger 48'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Barrancos (Bolivia)
Ecuador 0 – 0 Chile
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Cardellino (Uruguay)
Paraguay 3 – 1 Ecuador
Michelagnoli 47'
Morel 64'
Romerito 81'		 Nieves 88'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Cerullo Giuliano (Uruguay)
Paraguay 0 – 1 Chile
Yáñez 70'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Espósito (Argentina)
Chile 2 – 0 Ecuador
Rivas 10'
Caszely 85'
Attendance: 79,209
Chile 3 – 0 Paraguay
Caszely 10'
Yáñez 11'
Neira 28'
Attendance: 75,075
Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Chile qualified.

Qualified teams

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 ArgentinaDefending champions25 June 19787 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978)
 BrazilGroup 1 winners29 March 198111 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978)
 PeruGroup 2 winners6 September 19813 (1930, 1970, 1978)
 ChileGroup 3 winners21 June 19815 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1982, football - table and standings, match results, schedule, stats, videos, news". soccer365.me. Archived from the original on 2024-12-05. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "World Cup 1982 qualifications". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
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