2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates28 March 2000 – 25 November 2001
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored232 (2.58 per match)
Attendance3,431,386 (38,127 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Hernán Crespo
Ecuador Agustín Delgado
(9 goals each)
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Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

The 10 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams qualified. The 5th-placed team advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 18 13 4 1 42 15 +27 43 2002 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 4–1
2  Ecuador 18 9 4 5 23 20 +3 31 0–2 — 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
3  Brazil 18 9 3 6 31 17 +14 30 3–1 3–2 — 2–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 2–0
4  Paraguay 18 9 3 6 29 23 +6 30 2–2 3–1 2–1 — 1–0 0–4 5–1 5–1 3–0 1–0
5  Uruguay 18 7 6 5 19 13 +6 27 Inter-confederation play-offs 1–1 4–0 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1
6  Colombia 18 7 6 5 20 15 +5 27 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 — 2–0 0–1 3–0 3–1
7  Bolivia 18 4 6 8 21 33 −12 18 3–3 1–5 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 5–0 1–0
8  Peru 18 4 4 10 14 25 −11 16 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 — 1–0 3–1
9  Venezuela 18 5 1 12 18 44 −26 16 0–4 1–2 0–6 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–2 3–0 — 0–2
10  Chile 18 3 3 12 15 27 −12 12 0–2 0–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 —
Source: [1]

Matches

Matchday 1

Colombia 0–0 Brazil
(Report)
Attendance: 42,000
Ecuador 2–0 Venezuela
Delgado 18'
Aguinaga 57'		 (Report)
Attendance: 37,288
Referee: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile)
Uruguay 1–0 Bolivia
García 26' (Report)
Attendance: 49,811
Peru 2–0 Paraguay
Solano 55' (pen.)
Palacios 60'		 (Report)
Attendance: 45,042
Argentina 4–1 Chile
Batistuta 9'
Verón 33', 71' (pen.)
C. López 87'		 (Report) Tello 29'
Attendance: 46,374

Matchday 2

Bolivia 1–1 Colombia
Sánchez 16' (Report) Castillo 32'
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: José Arana (Peru)
Venezuela 0–4 Argentina
(Report) Ayala 8'
Ortega 24', 77'
Crespo 89'
Attendance: 19,355
Paraguay 1–0 Uruguay
Ayala 35' (Report)
Attendance: 18,350
Chile 1–1 Peru
Margas 42' (Report) Jayo 38'
Attendance: 44,979
Brazil 3–2 Ecuador
Rivaldo 18', 51'
Zago 43'		 (Report) Aguinaga 12'
De la Cruz 75'
Attendance: 64,738
Referee: Henry Cervantes (Colombia)

Matchday 3

Uruguay 2–1 Chile
Silva 35'
Montero 42'		 (Report) Zamorano 39' (pen.)
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Robert Troxler Ayala (Paraguay)
Paraguay 3–1 Ecuador
Toledo 10'
Brizuela 42', 63'		 (Report) Graziani 87'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Gustavo Gallesio Greco (Uruguay)
Peru 0–1 Brazil
(Report) Zago 34'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)
Colombia 3–0 Venezuela
Viveros 27'
Córdoba 42' (pen.)
Valenciano 89'		 (Report)
Attendance: 20,854
Referee: Oscar Godoi (Brazil)

Matchday 4

Venezuela 4–2 Bolivia
Mea Vitali 24'
Morán 38'
Savarese 61'
Tortolero 68' (pen.)		 (Report) Moreno 49'
Baldivieso 58'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)
Brazil 1–1 Uruguay
Rivaldo 85' (pen.) (Report) Silva 5'
Attendance: 50,000
Ecuador 2–1 Peru
Chalá 14'
Hurtado 51'		 (Report) Pajuelo 73'
Attendance: 40,167
Chile 3–1 Paraguay
Caniza 19' (o.g.)
Salas 35'
Zamorano 80' (pen.)		 (Report) Cardozo 71'
Attendance: 53,970
Referee: Claudio Martin (Argentina)
Colombia 1–3 Argentina
Oviedo 26' (Report) Batistuta 23', 44'
Crespo 75'
Attendance: 43,246

Matchday 5

Uruguay 3–1 Venezuela
Olivera 28', 90+2'
Rodríguez 53'		 (Report) Noriega 23'
Attendance: 58,000
Paraguay 2–1 Brazil
Paredes 6'
Campos 83'		 (Report) Rivaldo 74'
Attendance: 40,000
Bolivia 1–0 Chile
Suárez 85' (Report)
Attendance: 35,412
Argentina 2–0 Ecuador
Crespo 29'
C. López 49'		 (Report)
Attendance: 44,199
Referee: Daniel Bello (Uruguay)
Peru 0–1 Colombia
(Report) Ángel 48'
Attendance: 32,207

Matchday 6

Ecuador 0–0 Colombia
(Report)
Attendance: 37,617
Uruguay 0–0 Peru
(Report)
Attendance: 54,345
Referee: Oscar Godoi (Brazil)
Brazil 3–1 Argentina
Alex 5'
Vampeta 45', 50'		 (Report) Almeyda 45+1'
Attendance: 80,000
Bolivia 0–0 Paraguay
(Report)
Attendance: 39,142
Referee: Luciano Almeida (Brazil)

Matchday 7

Colombia 1–0 Uruguay
Castillo 75' (Report)
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)
Chile 3–0 Brazil
Estay 25'
Zamorano 43'
Salas 74'		 (Report)
Attendance: 64,671
Ecuador 2–0 Bolivia
Delgado 17', 59' (Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela)
Peru 1–0 Venezuela
Palacios 69' (Report)
Attendance: 41,084

Matchday 8

Paraguay 3–0 Venezuela
González 30'
Cardozo 34'
Paredes 43'		 (Report)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Juan Paniagua (Bolivia)
Chile 0–1 Colombia
(Report) Castillo 66'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gustavo Gallesio Greco (Uruguay)
Uruguay 4–0 Ecuador
Magallanes 15'
Silva 37'
Olivera 50'
Cedrés 86'		 (Report)
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Henry Cervantes (Colombia)
Peru 1–2 Argentina
Samuel 68' (o.g.) (Report) Crespo 25'
Verón 37'
Attendance: 43,951
Brazil 5–0 Bolivia
Romário 11' (pen.), 77', 80'
Rivaldo 46'
Sandy 88' (o.g.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Guido Alvarado (Chile)

Matchday 9

Venezuela 0–6 Brazil
(Report) Euller 20'
Juninho 28'
Romário 31', 36', 38' (pen.), 63'
Attendance: 6,350
Ecuador 1–0 Chile
Delgado 75' (Report)
Attendance: 28,556
Bolivia 1–0 Peru
Suárez 5' (Report)
Attendance: 21,791
Referee: José Carpio (Ecuador)

Matchday 10

Bolivia 0–0 Uruguay
(Report)
Attendance: 29,112
Brazil 1–0 Colombia
Roque Júnior 90+3' (Report)
Attendance: 56,213
Paraguay 5–1 Peru
Santa Cruz 15'
Del Solar 25' (o.g.)
Cardozo 45'
Paredes 65'
Chilavert 83' (pen.)		 (Report) García 76'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)
Venezuela 1–2 Ecuador
García 66' (Report) Kaviedes 3'
Sánchez 23'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)
Chile 0–2 Argentina
(Report) Ortega 27'
Husaín 89'
Attendance: 56,529

Matchday 11

Colombia 2–0 Bolivia
Ángel 52', 73' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 29,998
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Peru 3–1 Chile
Maestri 53'
Mendoza 72'
Pizarro 81'		 (Report) Navia 61'
Attendance: 38,901
Ecuador 1–0 Brazil
Delgado 49' (Report)
Attendance: 40,800
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Uruguay 0–1 Paraguay
(Report) Alvarenga 64'
Attendance: 50,000
Argentina 5–0 Venezuela
Crespo 13'
Sorín 31'
Verón 51'
Gallardo 60'
Samuel 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

Matchday 12

Ecuador 2–1 Paraguay
Delgado 44', 52' (Report) Cardozo 26'
Attendance: 30,145
Venezuela 2–2 Colombia
Rondón 22'
Arango 82'		 (Report) Bedoya 83'
Bonilla 88'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Guido Aros (Chile)
Chile 0–1 Uruguay
(Report) Díaz 12' (o.g.)
Attendance: 45,676
Bolivia 3–3 Argentina
Paz 39'
Colque 54'
Botero 81'		 (Report) Crespo 44', 87'
Sorín 90'
Attendance: 35,000
Brazil 1–1 Peru
Romário 65' (Report) Pajuelo 77'
Attendance: 55,000

Matchday 13

Peru 1–2 Ecuador
Pizarro 2' (Report) Méndez 11'
Delgado 90+1'
Attendance: 54,236
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico)
Paraguay 1–0 Chile
Paredes 90+2' (Report)
Attendance: 35,000
Bolivia 5–0 Venezuela
Baldivieso 32', 68'
Botero 35', 50'
Justiniano 38'		 (Report)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Carpio (Ecuador)
Uruguay 1–0 Brazil
Magallanes 33' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 61,249

Matchday 14

Venezuela 2–0 Uruguay
Morán 52'
Rondón 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Antonio Marrufo Mendoza (Mexico)
Chile 2–2 Bolivia
Salas 35', 75' (Report) Baldivieso 19' (pen.)
Coimbra 71'
Attendance: 34,657
Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)
Ecuador 0–2 Argentina
(Report) Verón 19'
Crespo 34' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,156
Colombia 0–1 Peru
(Report) Solano 47'
Attendance: 33,875
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Matchday 15

Chile 0–2 Venezuela
(Report) Páez 56'
Arango 62'
Attendance: 30,000
Peru 0–2 Uruguay
(Report) Silva 11'
Recoba 45'
Attendance: 36,226
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Paraguay 5–1 Bolivia
Paredes 33'
Cardozo 45', 89'
Chilavert 50'
Santa Cruz 69'		 (Report) Paz 15'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela)
Argentina 2–1 Brazil
Gallardo 76'
Cris 84' (o.g.)		 (Report) Ayala 2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 51,000
Colombia 0–0 Ecuador
(Report)
Attendance: 28,487
Referee: Youssouf Al-Aqili (Saudi Arabia)

Matchday 16

Bolivia 1–5 Ecuador
Galindo 59' (Report) de la Cruz 13'
Delgado 23'
Kaviedes 56'
Fernández 89'
Gómez 90'
Attendance: 8,000
Uruguay 1–1 Colombia
Magallanes 34' (pen.) (Report) Valentierra 67'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Brazil 2–0 Chile
Edílson 52'
Rivaldo 63'		 (Report)
Attendance: 52,000
Paraguay 2–2 Argentina
Chilavert 51' (pen.)
Morínigo 70'		 (Report) Pochettino 67'
Batistuta 73'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

Matchday 17

Colombia 3–1 Chile
Grisales 19'
Ángel 67' (pen.)
González 68'		 (Report) Riveros 39'
Attendance: 16,050
Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)
Ecuador 1–1 Uruguay
Kaviedes 72' (Report) Olivera 43' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Bolivia 3–1 Brazil
Paz 42'
Baldivieso 70', 89' (pen.)		 (Report) Edílson 26'
Attendance: 32,574
Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela)

Matchday 18

Peru 1–1 Bolivia
Alva 8' (Report) Castillo 87'
Attendance: 2,374
Uruguay 1–1 Argentina
Silva 19' (Report) C. López 44'
Attendance: 48,100
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Chile 0–0 Ecuador
(Report)
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Juan Paniagua (Bolivia)
Paraguay 0–4 Colombia
(Report) Aristizábal 24', 34' (pen.), 62'
Castillo 82'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Brazil 3–0 Venezuela
Luizão 12', 19'
Rivaldo 34'		 (Report)
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina)

Intercontinental play-off

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–3  Uruguay 1–0 0–3

Qualified teams

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

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Argentina Winners 15 August 2001 12 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
 Ecuador Runners-up 14 November 2001 0 (debut)
 Brazil Third place 14 November 2001 16 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
 Paraguay Fourth place 8 November 2001 5 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998)
 Uruguay OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners 25 November 2001 9 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 232 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

2 own goals

Notes

  • This was the first and, to date, only time that Brazil lost more than 2 matches and has not finished as leader (1st) of their qualifying group, during a FIFA World Cup qualification.

See also

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualifiction (CONMEBOL) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 21 April 2024.