1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.

1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Tournament details
Dates	8 February 1981 – 13 September 1981
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	42 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Zico (5 goals)
← 1978 1986 →

A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Argentina, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 3 spots open for competition between 9 teams.

The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.

Group 1

Rank	Team[1][2]	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Brazil	8	4	4	0	0	11	2	+9
2	Bolivia	2	4	1	0	3	5	6	−1
3	Venezuela	2	4	1	0	3	1	9	−8

8 February 1981

Venezuela	0 – 1	Brazil
		Zico 82' (pen.)

Olympic Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Barreto Ruiz (Uruguay)

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15 February 1981

Bolivia	3 – 0	Venezuela
Aguilar 38' Aragonés 67' Reynaldo 84'

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Valdez Barrios (Paraguay)

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22 February 1981

Bolivia	1 – 2	Brazil
Aragonés 27'		Sócrates 6' Reinaldo 60'

Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Labo Revoredo (Peru)

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15 March 1981

Venezuela	1 – 0	Bolivia
Acosta 42'

Olympic Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Jacome Guerrero (Ecuador)

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22 March 1981

Brazil	3 – 1	Bolivia
Zico 26' (pen.), 62', 85'		Aragonés 68' (pen.)

Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Attendance: 121,773

Referee: Castro Makuc (Chile)

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29 March 1981

Brazil	5 – 0	Venezuela
Tita 35', 57' Sócrates 55' Zico 72' (pen.) Júnior 84'

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil

Attendance: 34,229

Referee: Romero (Argentina)

Brazil qualified.

Group 2

Rank	Team[1][2]	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Peru	6	4	2	2	0	5	2	+3
2	Uruguay	4	4	1	2	1	5	5	0
3	Colombia	2	4	0	2	2	4	7	−3

26 July 1981

Colombia	1 – 1	Peru
Herrera 64'		La Rosa 86'

Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Ithurralde (Argentina)

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9 August 1981

Uruguay	3 – 2	Colombia
Paz 20' Morales 80', 88' (pen.)		Sarmiento 40' Herrera 59'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay

Attendance: 68,000

Referee: Scolfaro (Brazil)

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16 August 1981

Peru	2 – 0	Colombia
Barbadillo 5' Uribe 72' (pen.)

Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru

Attendance: 43,942

Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela)

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23 August 1981

Uruguay	1 – 2	Peru
Victorino 67'		La Rosa 39' Uribe 47'

Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay

Attendance: 67,938

Referee: Silvagno Cavanna (Chile)

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6 September 1981

Peru	0 – 0	Uruguay

Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru

Attendance: 44,325

Referee: Coelho (Brazil)

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13 September 1981

Colombia	1 – 1	Uruguay
Herrera 12' (pen.)		Victorino 43' (pen.)

Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Wright (Brazil)

Peru qualified.

Group 3

Rank	Team[1][2]	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Chile	7	4	3	1	0	6	0	+6
2	Ecuador	3	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3
3	Paraguay	2	4	1	0	3	3	6	−3

17 May 1981

Ecuador	1 – 0	Paraguay
Klinger 48'

Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Barrancos (Bolivia)

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24 May 1981

Ecuador	0 – 0	Chile

Estadio Modelo, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Cardellino (Uruguay)

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31 May 1981

Paraguay	3 – 1	Ecuador
Michelagnoli 47' Morel 64' Romero 81'		Nieves 88'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Cerullo Giuliano (Uruguay)

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7 June 1981

Paraguay	0 – 1	Chile
		Yáñez 70'

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Espósito (Argentina)

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14 June 1981

Chile	2 – 0	Ecuador
Rivas 10' Caszely 85'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile

Attendance: 79,209

Referee: Aristizábal Murcia (Colombia)

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21 June 1981

Chile	3 – 0	Paraguay
Caszely 10' Yáñez 11' Neira 28'

Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile

Attendance: 75,075

Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Chile qualified.

Qualified teams

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

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
Argentina	Defending champions	25 June 1978	7 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978)
Brazil	Group 1 winners	29 March 1981	11 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978)
Peru	Group 2 winners	6 September 1981	3 (1930, 1970, 1978)
Chile	Group 3 winners	21 June 1981	5 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Zico

3 goals

• Carlos Aragonés
• Hernán Darío Herrera

2 goals

• Sócrates
• Tita
• Carlos Caszely
• Patricio Yáñez
• Guillermo La Rosa
• Julio César Uribe
• Julio Morales
• Waldemar Victorino

1 goal

• Miguel Aguilar
• Jesús Reynardo
• Júnior
• Reinaldo
• Miguel Ángel Neira
• Carlos Rivas
• Pedro Sarmiento
• Wilson Nieves
• Lupo Quiñónez
• Miguel María Michelagnoli
• Eugenio Morel
• Julio César Romero
• Gerónimo Barbadillo
• Rubén Paz
• Pedro Acosta

See also

• 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
• 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
• 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
• 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)