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1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.

1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates29 April – 21 September 1973
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored34 (2.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Rubén Ayala (5 goals)
← 1970
1978 →

The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. 2.5 spots were open for competition, as Brazil qualified automatically as holders. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winners of Groups 1 and 2 would qualify, while the winner of Group 3 would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

Group 1 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Uruguay 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 5
2   Colombia 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 5
3   Ecuador 4 0 2 2 3 8 −5 2
Colombia  1–1  Ecuador
Ortiz   44' Muñoz   72'
Referee: Guenero (Peru)
Colombia  0–0  Uruguay
Referee: Goicoechea (Argentina)
Ecuador  1–1  Colombia
Muñoz   29' (pen) Ortiz   50'
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
Ecuador  1–2  Uruguay
Estupiñán   35' Cubilla   41'
Morena   74'
Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Uruguay  0–1  Colombia
Ortiz   71'
Referee: González (Chile)
Uruguay  4–0  Ecuador
Morena   4', 27'
Cubilla   30'
Milar   62'
Referee: Canete (Paraguay)

Uruguay qualified on goal difference.

Group 2 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Argentina 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 7
2   Paraguay 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 5
3   Bolivia 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Bolivia  1–2  Paraguay
Morales   30' Escobar   41'
Insfran   74'
Referee: Rendón Villads (Ecuador)
Argentina  4–0  Bolivia
Brindisi   30', 43'
Ayala   66', 75'
Referee: Pazos Bianchi (Uruguay)
Paraguay  1–1  Argentina
Arrúa   41' Ayala   33'
Referee: Delgado (Colombia)
Bolivia  0–1  Argentina
Fornari   17'
Referee: Coelho (Brazil)
Paraguay  4–0  Bolivia
Bareiro   10'
Osorio   13'
Insfran   18'
Arrúa   89'
Referee: Tejada Burga (Peru)
Argentina  3–1  Paraguay
Ayala   32' (pen.), 57'
Guerini   89'		 Escobar   22'
Referee: Diaz (Chile)

Argentina qualified.

Group 3 edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1=   Chile 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
1=   Peru 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
—   Venezuela withdrew
Peru  2–0  Chile
Sotil   43', 62'
Referee: Marques (Brazil)
Chile  2–0  Peru
Crisosto   68'
Ahumada   71'

Chile and Peru finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

Chile  2–1  Peru
Valdés   45'
Farias   58'		 Bailetti   40'
Referee: Da Rosa (Uruguay)

Chile advanced to the UEFA–CONMEBOL intercontinental play-off.

Inter-confederation play-offs edit

Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Soviet Union   w.o.[note 1]   Chile 0–0 0–2[note 1]

Chile advanced by walkover to the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Qualified teams edit

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

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Brazil Defending champions 21 June 1970 9 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
  Uruguay Group 1 winners 8 July 1973 6 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970)
  Argentina Group 2 winners 7 October 1973 5 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966)
  Chile UEFA–CONMEBOL play-off winners 21 November 1973 4 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers edit

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b The Soviet Union refused to play in Chile for the second leg, so Chile were awarded a 2–0 walkover victory.
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