1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Template:Infobox international football competition Template:Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament. Argentina, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 2.5 spots open for competition between 9 teams.
Format
There would be two rounds of play:
- First Round: 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 advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other once in a neutral venue. The group winner and runner-up would qualify. The third-placed team would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
First round
Group 1
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Brazil advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
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| 1 | Template:Fb | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 2 | Template:Fb | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 3 | Template:Fb | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
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Bolivia advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
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| 1 | Template:Fb | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 2 | Template:Fb | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 3 | Template:Fb | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
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Peru advanced to the Final Round.
Final round
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| 1 | Template:Fb | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| 2 | Template:Fb | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 3 | Template:Fb | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 |
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Brazil and Peru qualified. Bolivia advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.
Inter-confederation play-offs
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Template:TwoLeg endQualified teams
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team 1 | Template:Abbrlink | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb-rt | 9–2 | Template:Fb | 6–0 | 3–2 |
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fb | Template:Sort | Template:Dts | 6 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974) |
| Template:Fb | Template:Sort | Template:Dts | 10 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974) |
| Template:Fb | Template:Sort | Template:Dts | 2 (1930, 1970) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Template:Flagicon Miguel Aguilar
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Aragonés
- Template:Flagicon Porfirio Jiménez
- Template:Flagicon José Velásquez
- 2 goals
- Template:Flagicon Gilberto Alves
- Template:Flagicon Marinho Chagas
- Template:Flagicon Elías Figueroa
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Jara Saguier
- Template:Flagicon Teófilo Cubillas
- Template:Flagicon Dario Pereyra
- Template:Flagicon Nitder Pizzani
- 1 goal
- Template:Flagicon Oviedo Mezza
- Template:Flagicon Toninho Cerezo
- Template:Flagicon Marcelo Oliveira
- Template:Flagicon Rivellino
- Template:Flagicon Sergio Ahumada
- Template:Flagicon Osvaldo Castro
- Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Gamboa
- Template:Flagicon Eduardo Vilarete
- Template:Flagicon José Fabián Paz y Miño
- Template:Flagicon Carlos José Báez
- Template:Flagicon Alejandro Luces
- Template:Flagicon Juan José Muñante
- Template:Flagicon Percy Rojas
- Template:Flagicon Hugo Sotil
- Template:Flagicon Washington Oliveira
- Template:Flagicon Vicente Flores
- Template:Flagicon Rafael Iriarte
- 1 own goal
- Template:Flagicon Windsor del Llano (playing against Hungary)
- Template:Flagicon José Domingo Insfrán (playing against Brazil)
See also
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
- 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)