# 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | 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 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | 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 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | 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 | — |

## Intercontinental 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 Cup |
| 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
* Hernán Crespo
* Agustín Delgado
8 goals
* Rivaldo
* Romário
6 goals
* Julio César Baldivieso
* José Cardozo
5 goals
* Gabriel Batistuta
* Claudio López
* Juan Sebastián Verón
* Carlos Humberto Paredes
* Darío Silva
4 goals
* Marcelo Salas
* Iván Zamorano
* Juan Pablo Ángel
* José Luis Chilavert
* Nicolás Olivera
* Ruberth Morán
3 goals
* Marcelo Gallardo
* Ariel Ortega
* Joaquín Botero
* Líder Paz
* Víctor Aristizábal
* Jairo Castillo
* Iván Kaviedes
* Roque Santa Cruz
* Federico Magallanes
2 goals
* Walter Samuel
* Juan Pablo Sorín
* Roger Suárez
* Edílson
* Luizão
* Vampeta
* Antônio Carlos Zago
* Álex Aguinaga
* Ulises de la Cruz
* Hugo Brizuela
* Juan Pajuelo
* Roberto Palacios
* Claudio Pizarro
* Nolberto Solano
* Wilfredo Alvarado
* Juan Arango
* Daniel Noriega
* Alexander Rondón
1 goal
* Pablo Aimar
* Matias Almeyda
* Roberto Ayala
* Kily González
* Claudio Husaín
* Gustavo Adrián López
* Mauricio Pochettino
* José Alfredo Castillo
* Milton Coimbra
* Percy Colque
* Gonzalo Galindo
* Raúl Justiniano
* Jaime Moreno
* Erwin Sánchez
* Alexsandro de Souza
* Euller
* Juninho Paulista
* Marcelinho Paraíba
* Roque Júnior
* Fabián Estay
* Javier Margas
* Reinaldo Navia
* Jaime Riveros
* Héctor Tapia
* Rodrigo Tello
* Gerardo Bedoya
* Víctor Bonilla
* Rafael Arlex Castillo
* Iván Córdoba
* Jersson González
* Freddy Grisales
* Frankie Oviedo
* Iván Valenciano
* Arnulfo Valentierra
* Alexander Viveros
* Cléber Chalá
* Ángel Fernández
* Luis Gómez
* Ariel Graziani
* Eduardo Hurtado
* Édison Méndez
* Wellington Sánchez
* Roberto Acuña
* Francisco Arce
* Celso Ayala
* Jorge Luis Campos
* Gabriel González
* Gustavo Morínigo
* Delio Toledo
* Guido Alvarenga
* Piero Alva
* Pedro Alejandro García
* Juan José Jayo
* Flavio Maestri
* Andrés Mendoza
* Gabriel Cedrés
* Pablo Gabriel García
* Paolo Montero
* Álvaro Recoba
* Darío Rodríguez
* Juan Enrique García
* Héctor Gonzalez
* Miguel Mea Vitali
* Ricardo Páez
* Giovanni Savarese
* Edson Tortolero
1 own goal
* Walter Samuel (against Peru)
* Cris (against Argentina)
* Ítalo Díaz (against Uruguay)
* Marco Antonio Sandy (against Brazil)
* Denis Caniza (against Chile)
* José del Solar (against Paraguay)
2 own goals
* Roberto Ayala (against Uruguay and Brazil)