1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Dates20 February 1977 – 14 July 1977
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored55 (2.62 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Zico
(5 goals)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American Zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 16) in the final tournament. Argentina, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 2.5 spots open for competition between 9 teams.

Format

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First Round: 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 advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other once in a neutral venue. The group winner and runner-up would qualify. The third-placed team would advance to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

First round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 6422081+7
2  Paraguay 44121330
3  Colombia 2402218−7
Colombia 0 – 0 Brazil
Report
Referee: Comesaña (Argentina)
Colombia 0 – 1 Paraguay
Jara 26'
Referee: Orozco Guerrero (Peru)
Paraguay 1 – 1 Colombia
Jara 90' Vilarete 58'
Referee: Cerullo Giuliano (Uruguay)
Brazil 6 – 0 Colombia
Roberto 15', 31'
Zico 25'
Marinho 41', 55'
Rivellino 85'		 Report
Referee: Coerezza (Argentina)
Paraguay 0 – 1 Brazil
Report Insfrán 59' (o.g.)
Referee: Pestarino (Argentina)
Brazil 1 – 1 Paraguay
Roberto 6' (pen.) Report Báez 54'

Brazil advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Bolivia 7431083+5
2  Uruguay 4412154+1
3  Venezuela 1401328−6
Venezuela 1 – 1 Uruguay
Flores 88' Oliveira 5'
Referee: Ramirez (Colombia)
Bolivia 1 – 0 Uruguay
Jiménez 48'
Libertador Simon Bolivar, La Paz
Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Venezuela 1 – 3 Bolivia
Iriarte 86' Mezza 5'
Jiménez 76'
Aguilar 80'
Referee: Silvagno Cavanna (Chile)
Bolivia 2 – 0 Venezuela
Jiménez 17'
Aragonés 53'
Libertador Simon Bolivar, La Paz
Referee: Pérez Nuñez (Peru)
Uruguay 2 – 0 Venezuela
Pizzani 11', 83'
Referee: Marques (Brazil)
Uruguay 2 – 2 Bolivia
Pereyra 23', 49' Aguilar 25', 59'

Bolivia advanced to the Final Round.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Peru 6422082+6
2  Chile 5421153+2
3  Ecuador 1401319−8
Ecuador 1 – 1 Peru
Paz y Miño 81' Oblitas 43'
Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Referee: Rohrig (Brazil)
Ecuador 0 – 1 Chile
Gamboa 33'
Referee: Romero (Argentina)
Chile 1 – 1 Peru
Ahumada 42' Muñante 70'
Referee: Faville Neto (Brazil)
Peru 4 – 0 Ecuador
José Velásquez 19'
Oblitas 48', 50'
Luces 63'
Chile 3 – 0 Ecuador
Figueroa 29', 55'
Castro 40'
Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela)
Peru 2 – 0 Chile
Sotil 49'
Oblitas 54'
Referee: Coelho (Brazil)

Peru advanced to the Final Round.

Final round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1  Brazil 4220090+9
2  Peru 2210151+4
3  Bolivia 02002013−13
Brazil 1 – 0 Peru
Gil 53' Relatorio
Referee: Comesana (Argentina)
Brazil 8 – 0 Bolivia
Zico 5', 10', 27' (pen.), 60'
Roberto 22'
Gil 54'
Cerezo 70'
Marcelo 89'		 Relatorio
Referee: Cavanna (Chile)
Peru 5 – 0 Bolivia
Cubillas 31', 44'
José Velásquez 65', 89'
Rojas 74'		 Relatorio

Brazil and Peru qualified. Bolivia advanced to the UEFA / CONMEBOL Intercontinental Play-off.

Inter-confederation play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hungary  9–2  Bolivia 6–0 3–2

Qualified teams

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

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 ArgentinaHosts6 July 19666 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974)
 BrazilFinal Round winners14 July 197710 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974)
 PeruFinal Round winners17 July 19772 (1930, 1970)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

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