2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONMEBOL ) - Wikipedia 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONMEBOL ) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONMEBOL ) Tournament details Dates 8 October 2015 -- 10 October 2017 Teams 10 ( from 1 confederation ) Tournament statistics Matches played 90 Goals scored 242 ( 2.69 per match ) Attendance 3,365,010 ( 37,389 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) Edinson Cavani ( 10 goals ) ← 2014 2022 → Qualification for championships ( CONMEBOL ) FIFA World Cup 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Main article : FIFA World Cup qualification The South American section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the South American Football Confederation ( CONMEBOL ). A total of 4.5 slots ( 4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play - off slot ) in the final tournament were available for CONMEBOL teams. Contents 1 Format 2 Entrants 3 Schedule 4 Standings 5 Matches 5.1 Matchday 1 5.2 Matchday 2 5.3 Matchday 3 5.4 Matchday 4 5.5 Matchday 5 5.6 Matchday 6 5.7 Matchday 7 5.8 Matchday 8 5.9 Matchday 9 5.10 Matchday 10 5.11 Matchday 11 5.12 Matchday 12 5.13 Matchday 13 5.14 Matchday 14 5.15 Matchday 15 5.16 Matchday 16 5.17 Matchday 17 5.18 Matchday 18 6 Inter-confederation play - offs 7 Qualified teams 8 Goalscorers 9 Notes 10 References 11 External links Format The qualification structure was the same as for the previous five tournaments. The ten teams played in a league of home - and - away round - robin matches. The top four teams qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and the fifth - placed team advanced to the inter-confederation play - offs. Unlike previous qualifying tournaments where the fixtures were pre-determined, the fixtures were determined by draw, which was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg, Russia. For scheduling reasons, Argentina and Brazil were automatically positioned as Teams 4 and 5 respectively to ensure that no team has to play both of them on any double matchday. The remaining eight teams were drawn into one of the remaining eight positions from Teams 1 to 10 ( except 4 and 5 ). Entrants All 10 national teams from CONMEBOL entered qualification. Note : Bolded teams qualified for the World Cup. Italicised team advanced to the inter-confederation play - offs. Draw position Team FIFA ranking at start of event Colombia 5 Chile 9 Paraguay 61 Argentina 5 Brazil 7 6 Ecuador 31 7 Venezuela 69 8 Bolivia 67 9 Peru 50 10 Uruguay 20 Schedule There were a total of 18 matchdays : four in 2015, eight in 2016, and six in 2017. 2015 Matchday Date Matchday 1 5 -- 13 October 2015 Matchday 2 Matchday 3 9 -- 17 November 2015 Matchday 4 2016 Matchday Date Matchday 5 21 -- 29 March 2016 Matchday 6 Matchday 7 29 August -- 6 September 2016 Matchday 8 Matchday 9 3 -- 11 October 2016 Matchday 10 Matchday 11 7 -- 15 November 2016 Matchday 12 2017 Matchday Date Matchday 13 20 -- 28 March 2017 Matchday 14 Matchday 15 28 August -- 5 September 2017 Matchday 16 Matchday 17 2 -- 10 October 2017 Matchday 18 The inter-confederation play - offs were scheduled to be played between 6 -- 14 November 2017. Standings 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers In league format, the ranking of teams in each group is based on the following criteria ( regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7 ) : Points ( 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss ) Overall goal difference Overall goals scored Points in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Goals scored in matches between tied teams Away goals scored in matches between tied teams ( if the tie is only between two teams in home - and - away league format ) Fair play points first yellow card : minus 1 point indirect red card ( second yellow card ) : minus 3 points direct red card : minus 4 points yellow card and direct red card : minus 5 points Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil 18 12 5 41 11 + 30 41 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup -- 2 -- 2 3 -- 0 2 -- 1 3 -- 0 3 -- 0 3 -- 0 2 -- 0 5 -- 0 3 -- 1 Uruguay 18 9 5 32 20 + 12 31 1 -- 4 -- 0 -- 0 3 -- 0 1 -- 0 3 -- 0 4 -- 0 2 -- 1 4 -- 2 3 -- 0 Argentina 18 7 7 19 16 + 3 28 1 -- 1 1 -- 0 -- 3 -- 0 0 -- 0 1 -- 0 0 -- 1 0 -- 2 2 -- 0 1 -- 1 Colombia 18 7 6 5 21 19 + 2 27 1 -- 1 2 -- 2 0 -- 1 -- 2 -- 0 0 -- 0 1 -- 2 3 -- 1 1 -- 0 2 -- 0 5 Peru 18 7 5 6 27 26 + 1 26 Advance to inter-confederation play - offs 0 -- 2 2 -- 1 2 -- 2 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 4 1 -- 0 2 -- 1 2 -- 1 2 -- 2 6 Chile 18 8 8 26 27 − 1 26 2 -- 0 3 -- 1 1 -- 2 1 -- 1 2 -- 1 -- 0 -- 3 2 -- 1 3 -- 0 3 -- 1 7 Paraguay 18 7 8 19 25 − 6 24 2 -- 2 1 -- 2 0 -- 0 0 -- 1 1 -- 4 2 -- 1 -- 2 -- 1 2 -- 1 0 -- 1 8 Ecuador 18 6 10 26 29 − 3 20 0 -- 3 2 -- 1 1 -- 3 0 -- 2 1 -- 2 3 -- 0 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 0 3 -- 0 9 Bolivia 18 12 16 38 − 22 14 0 -- 0 0 -- 2 2 -- 0 2 -- 3 0 -- 3 1 -- 0 1 -- 0 2 -- 2 -- 4 -- 2 10 Venezuela 18 6 10 19 35 − 16 12 0 -- 2 0 -- 0 2 -- 2 0 -- 0 2 -- 2 1 -- 4 0 -- 1 1 -- 3 5 -- 0 -- Source : FIFA Notes : ^ Jump up to : FIFA awarded Peru and Chile 3 -- 0 wins as a result of Bolivia fielding the ineligible player Nelson Cabrera. Originally Bolivia had defeated Peru 2 -- 0 and drawn 0 -- 0 with Chile. Nelson Cabrera had previously represented Paraguay and did not meet eligibility rules. Matches Matchday 1 Bolivia v Uruguay 8 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 08 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Bolivia 0 -- 2 Uruguay Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Cáceres 10 ' Godín 69 ' Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance : 26,000 Referee : Patricio Loustau ( Argentina ) Colombia v Peru 8 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 08 ) 15 : 30 UTC − 5 Colombia 2 -- 0 Peru Gutiérrez 36 ' Cardona 90 + 4 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance : 44,000 Referee : Antonio Arias ( Paraguay ) Venezuela v Paraguay 8 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 08 ) 16 : 30 UTC − 4 : 30 Venezuela 0 -- 1 Paraguay Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) González 85 ' Estadio Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana Attendance : 36,618 Referee : Hernando Buitrago ( Colombia ) Chile v Brazil 8 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 08 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Chile 2 -- 0 Brazil Vargas 72 ' Sánchez 88 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Attendance : 42,000 Referee : Roddy Zambrano ( Ecuador ) Argentina v Ecuador 8 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 08 ) 21 : 00 UTC − 3 Argentina 0 -- 2 Ecuador Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Erazo 81 ' Caicedo 82 ' Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance : 30,000 Referee : Julio Bascuñán ( Chile ) Matchday 2 Ecuador v Bolivia 13 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 13 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 5 Ecuador 2 -- 0 Bolivia M. Bolaños 81 ' Caicedo 90 + 5 ' ( pen. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance : 27,333 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Uruguay v Colombia 13 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 13 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 3 Uruguay 3 -- 0 Colombia Godín 34 ' Rolán 51 ' Hernández 87 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 40,000 Referee : Héber Lopes ( Brazil ) Paraguay v Argentina 13 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 13 ) 21 : 00 UTC − 3 Paraguay 0 -- 0 Argentina Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance : 20,889 Referee : Andrés Cunha ( Uruguay ) Brazil v Venezuela 13 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 13 ) 22 : 00 UTC − 3 Brazil 3 -- 1 Venezuela Willian 1 ', 42 ' Ricardo Oliveira 73 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Santos 64 ' Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Attendance : 38,970 Referee : Darío Ubriaco ( Uruguay ) Peru v Chile 13 October 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 13 ) 21 : 15 UTC − 5 Peru 3 -- 4 Chile Farfán 10 ', 36 ' ( pen. ) Guerrero 90 + 2 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Sánchez 7 ', 44 ' Vargas 41 ', 49 ' Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance : 36,180 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Matchday 3 Bolivia v Venezuela 12 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 12 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Bolivia 4 -- 2 Venezuela Ramallo 19 ', 45 + 1 ' Arce 23 ' ( pen. ) Cardozo 49 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) M. Rondón 32 ' Blanco 55 ' Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance : 20,923 Referee : Víctor Carrillo ( Peru ) Ecuador v Uruguay 12 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 12 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 5 Ecuador 2 -- 1 Uruguay Caicedo 23 ' F. Martínez 59 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Cavani 49 ' Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance : 32,650 Referee : Ricardo Marques ( Brazil ) Chile v Colombia 12 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 12 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Chile 1 -- 1 Colombia Vidal 45 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Rodríguez 68 ' Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Attendance : 45,316 Referee : Enrique Cáceres ( Paraguay ) Argentina v Brazil 13 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 13 ) 21 : 00 UTC − 3 Argentina 1 -- 1 Brazil Lavezzi 34 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Lucas Lima 58 ' Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance : 53,000 Referee : Antonio Arias ( Paraguay ) Peru v Paraguay 13 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 13 ) 21 : 15 UTC − 5 Peru 1 -- 0 Paraguay Farfán 20 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance : 26,000 Referee : Julio Bascuñán ( Chile ) Matchday 4 Colombia v Argentina 17 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 17 ) 15 : 30 UTC − 5 Colombia 0 -- 1 Argentina Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Biglia 19 ' Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance : 46,000 Referee : Carlos Vera ( Ecuador ) Venezuela v Ecuador 17 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 17 ) 16 : 30 UTC − 4 : 30 Venezuela 1 -- 3 Ecuador J. Martínez 84 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) F. Martínez 15 ' Montero 23 ' Caicedo 60 ' Estadio Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana Attendance : 41,659 Referee : Gery Vargas ( Bolivia ) Paraguay v Bolivia 17 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 17 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 3 Paraguay 2 -- 1 Bolivia Lezcano 61 ' Barrios 64 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Duk 59 ' Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance : 15,850 Referee : José Argote ( Venezuela ) Uruguay v Chile 17 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 17 ) 20 : 10 UTC − 3 Uruguay 3 -- 0 Chile Godín 23 ' A. Pereira 61 ' Cáceres 65 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 58,000 Referee : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) Brazil v Peru 17 November 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 17 ) 21 : 00 UTC − 3 Brazil 3 -- 0 Peru Douglas Costa 22 ' Renato Augusto 57 ' Filipe Luís 76 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Hernando Buitrago ( Colombia ) Matchday 5 Bolivia v Colombia 24 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 24 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Bolivia 2 -- 3 Colombia Arce 50 ' ( pen. ) Chumacero 62 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Rodríguez 10 ' Bacca 41 ' Cardona 90 + 2 ' Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance : 16,765 Referee : Wilton Sampaio ( Brazil ) Ecuador v Paraguay 24 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 24 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 5 Ecuador 2 -- 2 Paraguay E. Valencia 20 ' Mena 90 + 2 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Lezcano 38 ', 59 ' Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance : 34,817 Referee : Daniel Fedorczuk ( Uruguay ) Chile v Argentina 24 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 24 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Chile 1 -- 2 Argentina Gutiérrez 11 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Di María 20 ' Mercado 25 ' Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Attendance : 44,536 Referee : Héber Lopes ( Brazil ) Peru v Venezuela 24 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 24 ) 21 : 15 UTC − 5 Peru 2 -- 2 Venezuela Guerrero 61 ' Ruidíaz 90 + 4 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Otero 33 ' ( pen. ) Villanueva 57 ' Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance : 35,459 Referee : Enrique Cáceres ( Paraguay ) Brazil v Uruguay 25 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 25 ) 21 : 45 UTC − 3 Brazil 2 -- 2 Uruguay Douglas Costa 1 ' Renato Augusto 25 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Cavani 30 ' Suárez 48 ' Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife Attendance : 45,010 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Matchday 6 Colombia v Ecuador 29 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 29 ) 15 : 30 UTC − 5 Colombia 3 -- 1 Ecuador Bacca 15 ', 67 ' Pérez 48 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Arroyo 90 ' Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance : 38,400 Referee : Enrique Osses ( Chile ) Uruguay v Peru 29 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 29 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 3 Uruguay 1 -- 0 Peru Cavani 51 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 55,000 Referee : Roddy Zambrano ( Ecuador ) Venezuela v Chile 29 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 29 ) 19 : 00 UTC − 4 : 30 Venezuela 1 -- 4 Chile Otero 9 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Pinilla 33 ', 52 ' Vidal 72 ', 90 + 2 ' Estadio Agustín Tovar, Barinas Attendance : 24,101 Referee : Diego Haro ( Peru ) Argentina v Bolivia 29 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 29 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Argentina 2 -- 0 Bolivia Mercado 20 ' Messi 30 ' ( pen. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Attendance : 53,000 Referee : Jesús Valenzuela ( Venezuela ) Paraguay v Brazil 29 March 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 29 ) 20 : 45 UTC − 4 Paraguay 2 -- 2 Brazil Lezcano 40 ' É. Benítez 49 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Ricardo Oliveira 79 ' Dani Alves 90 + 2 ' Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance : 24,457 Referee : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) Matchday 7 Bolivia v Peru 1 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 01 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Bolivia 0 -- 3 Awarded Peru Escobar 38 ' Raldes 86 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance : 25,765 Referee : José Argote ( Venezuela ) Colombia v Venezuela 1 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 01 ) 15 : 30 UTC -- 5 Colombia 2 -- 0 Venezuela Rodríguez 45 + 2 ' M. Torres 82 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance : 37,099 Referee : Daniel Fedorczuk ( Uruguay ) Ecuador v Brazil 1 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 01 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 5 Ecuador 0 -- 3 Brazil Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Neymar 72 ' ( pen. ) Gabriel Jesus 87 ', 90 + 2 ' Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance : 34,887 Referee : Enrique Cáceres ( Paraguay ) Argentina v Uruguay 1 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 01 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Argentina 1 -- 0 Uruguay Messi 43 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Attendance : 34,597 Referee : Julio Bascuñán ( Chile ) Paraguay v Chile 1 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 01 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 4 Paraguay 2 -- 1 Chile O. Romero 6 ' Da Silva 9 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Vidal 37 ' Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance : 25,000 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Matchday 8 Uruguay v Paraguay 6 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 06 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 3 Uruguay 4 -- 0 Paraguay Cavani 17 ', 53 ' Rodríguez 41 ' Suárez 45 ' ( pen. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 32,400 Referee : Wilton Sampaio ( Brazil ) Chile v Bolivia 6 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 06 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Chile 3 -- 0 Awarded Bolivia Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago Attendance : 30,000 Referee : Ricardo Marques ( Brazil ) Venezuela v Argentina 6 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 06 ) 19 : 30 UTC − 4 Venezuela 2 -- 2 Argentina Juanpi 34 ' J. Martínez 53 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Pratto 57 ' Otamendi 82 ' Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida Attendance : 42,000 Referee : Roddy Zambrano ( Ecuador ) Brazil v Colombia 6 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 06 ) 20 : 45 UTC − 4 Brazil 2 -- 1 Colombia Miranda 2 ' Neymar 74 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Marquinhos 37 ' ( o.g. ) Arena da Amazônia, Manaus Attendance : 36,609 Referee : Patricio Loustau ( Argentina ) Peru v Ecuador 6 September 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 06 ) 21 : 15 UTC − 5 Peru 2 -- 1 Ecuador Cueva 19 ' ( pen. ) Tapia 78 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Achilier 30 ' Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance : 20,000 Referee : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) Matchday 9 Ecuador v Chile 6 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 06 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 5 Ecuador 3 -- 0 Chile A. Valencia 19 ' Ramírez 23 ' Caicedo 47 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance : 30,000 Referee : Mauro Vigliano ( Argentina ) Uruguay v Venezuela 6 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 06 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 3 Uruguay 3 -- 0 Venezuela Lodeiro 29 ' Cavani 46 ', 78 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 44,880 Referee : Raúl Orosco ( Bolivia ) Paraguay v Colombia 6 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 06 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Paraguay 0 -- 1 Colombia Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Cardona 90 + 2 ' Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance : 33,000 Referee : Julio Bascuñán ( Chile ) Brazil v Bolivia 6 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 06 ) 21 : 45 UTC − 3 Brazil 5 -- 0 Bolivia Neymar 10 ' Coutinho 25 ' Filipe Luís 38 ' Gabriel Jesus 43 ' Firmino 75 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Arena das Dunas, Natal Attendance : 30,013 Referee : Wilson Lamouroux ( Colombia ) Peru v Argentina 6 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 06 ) 21 : 15 UTC − 5 Peru 2 -- 2 Argentina Guerrero 57 ' Cueva 83 ' ( pen. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Funes Mori 15 ' Higuaín 77 ' Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance : 38,700 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Matchday 10 Bolivia v Ecuador 11 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 11 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Bolivia 2 -- 2 Ecuador Escobar 3 ', 43 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) E. Valencia 47 ', 88 ' Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance : 18,033 Referee : Mario Díaz de Vivar ( Paraguay ) Colombia v Uruguay 11 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 11 ) 15 : 30 UTC − 5 Colombia 2 -- 2 Uruguay Aguilar 16 ' Mina 85 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Rodríguez 27 ' Suárez 73 ' Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance : 47,000 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Argentina v Paraguay 11 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 11 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Argentina 0 -- 1 Paraguay Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) González 17 ' Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Attendance : 51,200 Referee : Daniel Fedorczuk ( Uruguay ) Chile v Peru 11 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 11 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Chile 2 -- 1 Peru Vidal 9 ', 85 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Flores 75 ' Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Attendance : 30,662 Referee : Roddy Zambrano ( Ecuador ) Venezuela v Brazil 11 October 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 11 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 4 Venezuela 0 -- 2 Brazil Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Gabriel Jesus 7 ' Willian 53 ' Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida Attendance : 42,700 Referee : Víctor Carrillo ( Peru ) Matchday 11 Colombia v Chile 10 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 10 ) 15 : 30 UTC − 5 Colombia 0 -- 0 Chile Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance : 45,916 Referee : Wilton Sampaio ( Brazil ) Uruguay v Ecuador 10 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 10 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 3 Uruguay 2 -- 1 Ecuador Coates 12 ' Rolán 45 + 1 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Caicedo 44 ' Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 54,868 Referee : Víctor Carrillo ( Peru ) Paraguay v Peru 10 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 10 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Paraguay 1 -- 4 Peru Riveros 10 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Ramos 49 ' Flores 71 ' Cueva 79 ' É. Benítez 84 ' ( o.g. ) Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance : 36,000 Referee : Patricio Loustau ( Argentina ) Brazil v Argentina 10 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 10 ) 21 : 45 UTC − 2 Brazil 3 -- 0 Argentina Coutinho 25 ' Neymar 45 + 1 ' Paulinho 58 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 53,490 Referee : Julio Bascuñán ( Chile ) Venezuela v Bolivia 10 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 10 ) 19 : 45 UTC − 4 Venezuela 5 -- 0 Bolivia Kouffati 2 ' J. Martínez 10 ', 67 ', 69 ' Otero 74 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín Attendance : 49,750 Referee : Andrés Cunha ( Uruguay ) Matchday 12 Bolivia v Paraguay 15 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 15 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Bolivia 1 -- 0 Paraguay Moreno 77 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance : 13,285 Referee : Christian Ferreyra ( Uruguay ) Ecuador v Venezuela 15 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 15 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 5 Ecuador 3 -- 0 Venezuela Mina 50 ' M. Bolaños 84 ' E. Valencia 87 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance : 28,000 Referee : Roberto Tobar ( Chile ) Argentina v Colombia 15 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 15 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Argentina 3 -- 0 Colombia Messi 10 ' Pratto 22 ' Di María 84 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan Attendance : 24,000 Referee : Roddy Zambrano ( Ecuador ) Chile v Uruguay 15 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 15 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Chile 3 -- 1 Uruguay Vargas 45 + 1 ' Sánchez 60 ', 75 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Cavani 16 ' Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago Attendance : 42,011 Referee : Enrique Cáceres ( Paraguay ) Peru v Brazil 15 November 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 15 ) 21 : 15 UTC − 5 Peru 0 -- 2 Brazil Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Gabriel Jesus 57 ' Renato Augusto 78 ' Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance : 38,700 Referee : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) Matchday 13 Colombia v Bolivia 23 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 23 ) 15 : 30 UTC − 5 Colombia 1 -- 0 Bolivia Rodríguez 83 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance : 39,000 Referee : Ricardo Marques ( Brazil ) Paraguay v Ecuador 23 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 23 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 3 Paraguay 2 -- 1 Ecuador Valdez 11 ' Alonso 65 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Caicedo 69 ' ( pen. ) Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance : 16,287 Referee : José Argote ( Venezuela ) Uruguay v Brazil 23 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 23 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 3 Uruguay 1 -- 4 Brazil Cavani 9 ' ( pen. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Paulinho 18 ', 51 ', 90 + 2 ' Neymar 74 ' Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 55,676 Referee : Patricio Loustau ( Argentina ) Argentina v Chile 23 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 23 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Argentina 1 -- 0 Chile Messi 15 ' ( pen. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance : 55,000 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Venezuela v Peru 23 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 23 ) 19 : 30 UTC − 4 Venezuela 2 -- 2 Peru Villanueva 23 ' Otero 39 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Carrillo 46 ' Guerrero 64 ' Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín Attendance : 35,920 Referee : Enrique Cáceres ( Paraguay ) Matchday 14 Bolivia v Argentina 28 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 28 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Bolivia 2 -- 0 Argentina Arce 31 ' Moreno 52 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance : 26,943 Referee : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) Ecuador v Colombia 28 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 28 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 5 Ecuador 0 -- 2 Colombia Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Rodríguez 20 ' Cuadrado 34 ' Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance : 33,538 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Chile v Venezuela 28 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 28 ) 19 : 00 UTC − 3 Chile 3 -- 1 Venezuela Sánchez 4 ' Paredes 6 ', 22 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) S. Rondón 62 ' Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago Attendance : 33,136 Referee : Andrés Cunha ( Uruguay ) Brazil v Paraguay 28 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 28 ) 21 : 45 UTC − 3 Brazil 3 -- 0 Paraguay Coutinho 34 ' Neymar 63 ' Marcelo 85 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Víctor Carrillo ( Peru ) Peru v Uruguay 28 March 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 28 ) 21 : 15 UTC − 5 Peru 2 -- 1 Uruguay Guerrero 34 ' Flores 62 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Sánchez 30 ' Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance : 35,200 Referee : Julio Bascuñán ( Chile ) Matchday 15 Venezuela v Colombia 31 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 31 ) 17 : 00 UTC − 4 Venezuela 0 -- 0 Colombia Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal Attendance : 38,479 Referee : Wilton Sampaio ( Brazil ) Chile v Paraguay 31 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 31 ) 19 : 30 UTC − 3 Chile 0 -- 3 Paraguay Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Vidal 24 ' ( o.g. ) Cáceres 55 ' Ortiz 90 + 2 ' Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago Attendance : 43,000 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Uruguay v Argentina 31 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 31 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 3 Uruguay 0 -- 0 Argentina Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 55,000 Referee : Víctor Carrillo ( Peru ) Brazil v Ecuador 31 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 31 ) 21 : 45 UTC − 3 Brazil 2 -- 0 Ecuador Paulinho 69 ' Coutinho 76 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre Attendance : 38,000 Referee : Mario Díaz de Vivar ( Paraguay ) Peru v Bolivia 31 August 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 31 ) 21 : 15 UTC − 5 Peru 2 -- 1 Bolivia Flores 55 ' Cueva 59 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Álvarez 72 ' Estadio Monumental `` U '', Lima Attendance : 60,000 Referee : Andrés Cunha ( Uruguay ) Matchday 16 Bolivia v Chile 5 September 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 05 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Bolivia 1 -- 0 Chile Arce 59 ' ( pen. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance : 31,555 Referee : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) Colombia v Brazil 5 September 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 05 ) 15 : 30 UTC − 5 Colombia 1 -- 1 Brazil Falcao 56 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Willian 45 + 2 ' Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance : 47,500 Referee : Jesús Valenzuela ( Venezuela ) Ecuador v Peru 5 September 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 05 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 5 Ecuador 1 -- 2 Peru E. Valencia 79 ' ( pen. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Flores 73 ' Hurtado 76 ' Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance : 35,000 Referee : Enrique Cáceres ( Paraguay ) Argentina v Venezuela 5 September 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 05 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Argentina 1 -- 1 Venezuela Feltscher 54 ' ( o.g. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Murillo 51 ' Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance : 60,000 Referee : Roberto Tobar ( Chile ) Paraguay v Uruguay 5 September 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 05 ) 20 : 00 UTC − 4 Paraguay 1 -- 2 Uruguay Á. Romero 88 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Valverde 76 ' Gómez 80 ' ( o.g. ) Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance : 35,000 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Matchday 17 Bolivia v Brazil 5 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 05 ) 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Bolivia 0 -- 0 Brazil Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance : 34,725 Referee : Fernando Rapallini ( Argentina ) Venezuela v Uruguay 5 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 05 ) 17 : 00 UTC − 4 Venezuela 0 -- 0 Uruguay Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal Attendance : 32,100 Referee : Anderson Daronco ( Brazil ) Argentina v Peru 5 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 05 ) 20 : 30 UTC -- 3 Argentina 0 -- 0 Peru Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) La Bombonera, Buenos Aires Attendance : 47,960 Referee : Wilton Sampaio ( Brazil ) Chile v Ecuador 5 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 05 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Chile 2 -- 1 Ecuador Vargas 22 ' Sánchez 85 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Ro. Ibarra 82 ' Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago Attendance : 35,000 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Colombia v Paraguay 5 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 05 ) 18 : 30 UTC − 5 Colombia 1 -- 2 Paraguay Falcao 79 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Cardozo 89 ' Sanabria 90 + 2 ' Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Ricardo Marques ( Brazil ) Matchday 18 Brazil v Chile 10 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 10 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Brazil 3 -- 0 Chile Paulinho 55 ' Gabriel Jesus 57 ', 90 + 2 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Allianz Parque, São Paulo Attendance : 41,008 Referee : Roddy Zambrano ( Ecuador ) Ecuador v Argentina 10 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 10 ) 18 : 30 UTC − 5 Ecuador 1 -- 3 Argentina Ro. Ibarra 1 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Messi 11 ', 19 ', 62 ' Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance : 29,000 Referee : Anderson Daronco ( Brazil ) Paraguay v Venezuela 10 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 10 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Paraguay 0 -- 1 Venezuela Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Herrera 84 ' Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance : 34,786 Referee : Wilton Sampaio ( Brazil ) Peru v Colombia 10 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 10 ) 18 : 30 UTC − 5 Peru 1 -- 1 Colombia Ospina 77 ' ( o.g. ) Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Rodríguez 55 ' Estadio Nacional, Lima Attendance : 29,637 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Uruguay v Bolivia 10 October 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 10 ) 20 : 30 UTC − 3 Uruguay 4 -- 2 Bolivia Cáceres 39 ' Cavani 42 ' Suárez 60 ', 76 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( CONMEBOL ) Silva 24 ' ( o.g. ) Godín 79 ' ( o.g. ) Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance : 50,000 Referee : Ricardo Marques ( Brazil ) Inter-confederation play - offs Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( OFC -- CONMEBOL play - off ) The draw for the inter-confederation play - offs was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna, Saint Petersburg. The fifth - placed team from CONMEBOL was drawn against the first - placed team from OFC, with the CONMEBOL team hosting the second leg. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg New Zealand 0 -- 2 Peru 0 -- 0 0 -- 2 Qualified teams The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament. Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament Brazil 1 ! Winners 000000002017 - 03 - 28 - 0000 28 March 2017 20 ( 1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 ) Uruguay 2 ! Runners - up 000000002017 - 10 - 10 - 0001 10 October 2017 12 ( 1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2010, 2014 ) Argentina 3 ! Third place 000000002017 - 10 - 10 - 0002 10 October 2017 16 ( 1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 ) Colombia 4 ! Fourth place 000000002017 - 10 - 10 - 0003 10 October 2017 5 ( 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 ) Peru PO ! OFC v CONMEBOL play - off winners 000000002017 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 2017 4 ( 1930, 1970, 1978, 1982 ) Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. Goalscorers 10 goals Edinson Cavani 7 goals Lionel Messi Gabriel Jesus Alexis Sánchez Felipe Caicedo 6 goals Neymar Paulinho Arturo Vidal James Rodríguez 5 goals Eduardo Vargas Enner Valencia Edison Flores Paolo Guerrero Josef Martínez Luis Suárez 4 goals Juan Carlos Arce Philippe Coutinho Willian Darío Lezcano Christian Cueva Rómulo Otero 3 goals Pablo Escobar Renato Augusto Carlos Bacca Edwin Cardona Jefferson Farfán Martín Cáceres Diego Godín 2 goals Ángel Di María Gabriel Mercado Lucas Pratto Marcelo Martins Moreno Rodrigo Ramallo Douglas Costa Filipe Luís Ricardo Oliveira Esteban Paredes Mauricio Pinilla Radamel Falcao Miller Bolaños Romario Ibarra Fidel Martínez Derlis González Cristian Rodríguez Diego Rolán Mikel Villanueva 1 goal Lucas Biglia Ramiro Funes Mori Gonzalo Higuaín Ezequiel Lavezzi Nicolás Otamendi Gilbert Álvarez Rudy Cardozo Alejandro Chumacero Yasmani Duk Ronald Raldes Dani Alves Lucas Lima Marcelo Miranda Roberto Firmino Felipe Gutiérrez Abel Aguilar Juan Cuadrado Teófilo Gutiérrez Yerry Mina Sebastián Pérez Macnelly Torres Gabriel Achilier Michael Arroyo Frickson Erazo Ángel Mena Arturo Mina Jefferson Montero Cristian Ramírez Antonio Valencia Júnior Alonso Lucas Barrios Édgar Benítez Víctor Cáceres Óscar Cardozo Paulo da Silva Richard Ortiz Cristian Riveros Ángel Romero Óscar Romero Antonio Sanabria Bruno Valdez André Carrillo Paolo Hurtado Christian Ramos Raúl Ruidíaz Renato Tapia Sebastián Coates Abel Hernández Nicolás Lodeiro Álvaro Pereira Carlos Sánchez Federico Valverde Richard Blanco Yangel Herrera Juanpi Jacobo Kouffati Jhon Murillo Mario Rondón Salomón Rondón Christian Santos 1 own goal Marquinhos ( playing against Colombia ) Arturo Vidal ( playing against Paraguay ) David Ospina ( playing against Peru ) Édgar Benítez ( playing against Peru ) Gustavo Gómez ( playing against Uruguay ) Rolf Feltscher ( playing against Argentina ) Diego Godín ( playing against Bolivia ) Gastón Silva ( playing against Bolivia ) Notes Jump up ^ The match between Argentina and Brazil was originally scheduled to be played on 12 November 2015, 21 : 00 UTC − 3, but was postponed to the following day due to bad weather. Jump up ^ FIFA awarded Peru a 3 -- 0 win as a result of Bolivia fielding the ineligible player Nelson Cabrera, after Bolivia had defeated Peru 2 -- 0. Nelson Cabrera had previously represented Paraguay and did not meet eligibility rules. Jump up ^ FIFA awarded Chile a 3 -- 0 win as a result of Bolivia fielding the ineligible player Nelson Cabrera, after the match had finished 0 -- 0. Nelson Cabrera had previously represented Paraguay and did not meet eligibility rules. ^ Jump up to : Chile were sanctioned by FIFA to play one home match ( against Bolivia on 6 September 2016 ) away from Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago due to homophobic chants by the team 's fans, with a possible ban on a second match subject to a probation period of two years. Since Chile committed another infringement during this period, a second match ban on playing at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos will be served ( against Venezuela on 28 March 2017 ). Chile was sanctioned with a ban on playing at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos for two further matches ( against Paraguay on 31 August 2017 and against Ecuador on 5 October 2017 ) after similar incidents. Jump up ^ The match between Peru and Bolivia was originally scheduled to be played at the Estadio Nacional, but was moved to the Estadio Monumental `` U '' due to poor conditions of the pitch at the Estadio Nacional. References Jump up ^ `` Current allocation of FIFA World Cup TM confederation slots maintained ''. FIFA.com. 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` A unanimous decision : A draw will determine the classifications for the World Cup and CONMEBOL Tournaments ''. CONMEBOL.com. 23 January 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Preliminary Draw procedures ''. FIFA.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Draw Procedures -- South American Zone '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Jump up ^ `` Road to Russia with new milestone ''. FIFA.com. 15 January 2015. Jump up ^ `` Fifa World Cup 2018 qualifying group draw : As it happened ''. International Business Times. 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` FIFA / Coca - Cola World Ranking -- October 2015 ( CONMEBOL ) ''. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015. Jump up ^ `` South American teams know the roadmap to reach Russia - 2018 ''. CONMEBOL.com. 25 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` FIFA Calendar ''. FIFA.com. Jump up ^ `` Regulations -- 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. ^ Jump up to : `` Bolivia sanctioned for fielding ineligible player ''. FIFA.com. 1 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Argentina v Brazil postponed due to wet weather ''. goal.com. 12 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` FIFA sanctions several football associations after discriminatory chants by fans ''. FIFA.com. 27 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Several football associations sanctioned after discriminatory and unsporting conduct of fans ''. FIFA.com. 4 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Several member associations sanctioned for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers and friendlies ''. FIFA.com. 19 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Perú vs Bolivia se jugará en el Estadio Monumental '' ( in Spanish ). Peruvian Football Federation. 4 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Preliminary Draw results in full ''. FIFA.com. 25 July 2015. External links Official FIFA World Cup website Qualifiers -- South America, FIFA.com FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, CONMEBOL.com 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round ( play - off ) CAF First Round Second Round Third Round CONCACAF First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round Fifth Round CONMEBOL Round Robin OFC First Round Second Round ( Nations Cup ) Third Round UEFA First Round Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Group I Second Round ( play - offs ) Play - offs CONCACAF v AFC OFC v CONMEBOL Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(CONMEBOL)&oldid=816856308 '' Categories : 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONMEBOL ) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification FIFA World Cup qualification ( CONMEBOL ) 2015 in South American football 2016 in South American football 2017 in South American football Brazil at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Uruguay at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Argentina at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Colombia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Peru at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Hidden categories : CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) Use dmy dates from February 2016 Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Bosanski Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Gaeilge 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Latviešu Lietuvių Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 24 December 2017, at 05 : 10. 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Question: how many teams qualify for wc from south america
Answer: 10