1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates	8 February 1981 – 13 September 1981
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	42 (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.

CONMEBOL Group 1

Rank	Team^[1]^[2]	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil	8	4	4	0	11	2	+9
2	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia	2	4	1	3	5	6	−1
3	File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela	2	4	1	3	1	9	−8

8 February 1981

Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg	0 – 1	File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil
		Zico File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (pen.)

Olympic Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

15 February 1981

Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg	3 – 0	File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela
Aguilar File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Aragonés File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' Reynaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Valdez Barrios (Paraguay)

22 February 1981

Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg	1 – 2	File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil
Aragonés File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'		Sócrates File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Labo Revoredo (Peru)

15 March 1981

Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg	1 – 0	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Acosta File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'

Olympic Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Jacome Guerrero (Ecuador)

22 March 1981

Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg	3 – 1	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Zico File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (pen.), 62', 85'		Aragonés File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.)

Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Attendance: 121,773

Referee: Castro Makuc (Chile)

29 March 1981

Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg	5 – 0	File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela
Tita File:Soccerball shade.svg 35', 57' Sócrates File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Zico File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (pen.) Júnior File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil

Attendance: 34,229

Referee: Romero (Argentina)

Brazil qualified.

CONMEBOL Group 2

Rank	Team^[1]^[2]	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru	6	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3
2	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	4	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
3	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	2	4	0	2	2	4	7	−3

26 July 1981

Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg	1 – 1	File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
Herrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 64'		La Rosa File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'

Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Ithurralde (Argentina)

9 August 1981

Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg	3 – 2	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Paz File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Morales File:Soccerball shade.svg 80', 88' (pen.)		Sarmiento File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Herrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 59'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay

Attendance: 68,000

Referee: Scolfaro (Brazil)

16 August 1981

Peru File:Flag of Peru (state).svg	2 – 0	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Barbadillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Uribe File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (pen.)

Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru

Attendance: 43,942

Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela)

23 August 1981

Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg	1 – 2	File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
Victorino File:Soccerball shade.svg 67'		La Rosa File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Uribe File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay

Attendance: 67,938

Referee: Silvagno Cavanna (Chile)

6 September 1981

Peru File:Flag of Peru (state).svg	0 – 0	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay

Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru

Attendance: 44,325

Referee: Coelho (Brazil)

13 September 1981

Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg	1 – 1	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Herrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' (pen.)		Victorino File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (pen.)

Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Wright (Brazil)

Peru qualified.

CONMEBOL Group 3

Rank	Team^[1]^[2]	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	7	4	3	1	0	6	0	+6
2	File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador	3	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3
3	File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay	2	4	1	0	3	3	6	−3

17 May 1981

Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador.svg	1 – 0	File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay
Klinger File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'

Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Barrancos (Bolivia)

24 May 1981

Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador.svg	0 – 0	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile

Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Cardellino (Uruguay)

31 May 1981

Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg	3 – 1	File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
Michelagnoli File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Morel File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Romero File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		Nieves File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Cerullo Giuliano (Uruguay)

7 June 1981

Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg	0 – 1	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
		Yáñez File:Soccerball shade.svg 70'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Espósito (Argentina)

14 June 1981

Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg	2 – 0	File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
Rivas File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Caszely File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile

Attendance: 79,209

Referee: Aristizábal Murcia (Colombia)

21 June 1981

Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg	3 – 0	File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay
Caszely File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Yáñez File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Neira File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile

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
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	Defending champions	25 June 1978	7 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978)
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	Group 1 winners	29 March 1981	11 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978)
File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru	Group 2 winners	6 September 1981	3 (1930, 1970, 1978)
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	Group 3 winners	21 June 1981	5 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals

Brazil Zico

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1982, football - table and standings, match results, schedule, stats, videos, news". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "World Cup 1982 qualifications". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-04.

External links

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1982, football - table and standings, match results, schedule, stats, videos, news". soccer365.me. Retrieved 2024-11-04.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "World Cup 1982 qualifications". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-11-04.

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