World Cup Qualifying
FIFA Region
CONMEBOL
Season
2026
Location
South America
Abbreviation
CONMEBOL
Summary
7 September 2023, all 10 FIFA affiliated national teams from the CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) started qualifying for the 2026 Men's World Cup. With only 10 teams, there was no need to seed the teams. Each team plays the other 9 teams twice (Home/Away).
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CONMEBOL Rankings (20 July 2023)
| Country | FIFA Rank | CONMEBOL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 3 |
| Colombia | 17 | 4 |
| Peru | 21 | 5 |
| Chile | 32 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 40 | 7 |
| Paraguay | 49 | 8 |
| Venezuela | 57 | 9 |
| Boliva | 83 | 10 |
Competition Structure
World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 10 | All 10 CONMEBOL teams | 1 group of 10 with Home/Away matches against each team in group, 1st-4th place teams (win = 3 pts, draw = 1 pt) qualifies for 2026 World Cup, 5th place team advances to FIFA Inter-Confederation Playoff against OFC 3rd Round winner (TBD) |
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Argentina | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | - | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | - | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Colombia | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 8 | -3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Brazil | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 8 | Chile | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | - | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| 9 | Bolivia | 6 | 1 -0-5 | 3 | - | 4 | 14 | -10 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -8 |
| 10 | Perú | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 | -7 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
Qualified for 2026 FIFA World Cup Inter-Confederation Playoff | ||||||||||||||||||||