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FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL Qualifiers: South America

This page covers the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers — South America’s road to the FIFA World Cup — and explains how to read the competition. The live standings table directly below shows where all ten nations sit: games played, wins, draws, losses, goal difference and points, updated automatically as results come in. Underneath the table you will find how the format works, how the completed 2026 cycle finished, what is confirmed about the 2030 edition, and how to follow the matches from New Zealand.

How South America’s World Cup qualifying works

CONMEBOL — the South American Football Confederation — runs the most compact qualifying campaign of any region: all ten member nations play each other in a single league. There are no groups and no separate preliminary rounds, so every match counts and the table on this page is the whole competition.

One league, home and away

The ten teams — Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela — each play every other team twice, once at home and once away. That makes 18 matchdays and 18 games per team, spread across roughly two years in international windows. Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw, and the standings are ordered by total points.

How many World Cup places South America gets

For the 2026 tournament, which expanded to 48 teams, CONMEBOL was allocated six direct places plus one play-off place. The top six nations in the final table qualify straight for the World Cup. The nation that finishes seventh does not go home empty-handed — it advances to an intercontinental play-off (explained below).

The intercontinental play-off route

The seventh-placed South American side enters the FIFA intercontinental play-offs, a mini-tournament that hands out the last World Cup tickets. Six teams from five confederations compete for two remaining places at a centralised venue. This is where South America’s near-miss meets sides from Oceania, Asia, Africa and North/Central America, so one more World Cup spot is still reachable even after the league table is settled.

How the table decides who goes through

Because everything rides on one table, the order of the columns matters. If you are new to league tables, our guide on how to read a sports standings table walks through each row and column, and the column headings — P, W, D, L, GD and Pts — are spelled out in our glossary of standings table abbreviations. When two nations finish level on points, CONMEBOL separates them first on goal difference, then goals scored, so a heavy win late in the campaign can change the whole picture; the general order in which teams level on points are split is covered in our explainer on how standings are ranked.

How the 2026 qualifying cycle ended

The 2026 CONMEBOL campaign ran from 7 September 2023 to 9 September 2025, and the six direct places went to Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay. Reigning world champions Argentina topped the table comfortably, finishing well clear on 38 points. Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay and Brazil filled the next places, with Paraguay taking the sixth and final direct spot.

Bolivia finished seventh and claimed the intercontinental play-off place, sealing it on the final matchday. Venezuela, Peru and Chile finished eighth, ninth and tenth and were eliminated. Because this cycle is complete, those results are now fixed — the live table above resets to the next campaign once it begins.

Where New Zealand fits in

New Zealand does not play in the CONMEBOL qualifiers — the All Whites qualify through the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). For the 2026 World Cup, Oceania received a direct place for the first time, and New Zealand claimed it by beating New Caledonia 3-0 in the OFC final at Eden Park on 24 March 2025, reaching a World Cup for just the third time after 1982 and 2010.

There is still a direct link between the two regions, though. New Caledonia, the OFC runner-up, went to the same March 2026 intercontinental play-off as Bolivia, South America’s seventh-placed side — so the CONMEBOL near-miss and an Oceania neighbour chased the final World Cup tickets together. That is one reason New Zealand fans keep an eye on the South American standings even though the All Whites are not in them.

The 2030 qualifying cycle: what is confirmed

The 2030 World Cup is unusual, and that shapes South American qualifying. The tournament will be hosted mainly by Morocco, Spain and Portugal, but the opening matches return to South America to mark 100 years since the first World Cup in 1930 — with one celebratory match each in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay (the opener is set for Montevideo’s Estadio Centenario).

As hosts of those centenary matches, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are widely reported to receive automatic places, which would leave the other seven CONMEBOL nations competing through qualifying. At the time of writing the full regulations — including the exact number of South American qualifying slots — have not been finalised by FIFA, partly because the final size of the 2030 field is still under discussion. What is clear is that South American qualifying is expected to begin in 2027, and CONMEBOL has signalled it wants to keep the single home-and-away league format it has used since the late 1990s. Treat specific 2030 slot numbers as provisional until FIFA and CONMEBOL confirm them.

How to follow the qualifiers from New Zealand

In New Zealand, CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers are carried by beIN Sports, which holds the confederation’s rights across the region and runs a dedicated South American qualifiers section on its New Zealand site; matches can be streamed through beIN Sports Connect. Rights deals change between cycles, so confirm the current broadcaster and any streaming subscription on the official listings before kick-off.

Kick-off times suit night owls. South America sits roughly 13 to 16 hours behind New Zealand, so evening kick-offs there fall in the morning or early afternoon of the following day here — NZDT during the October-to-April window and NZST outside it. The live table on this page is the simplest way to check results after a match window without staying up for every game.

Frequently asked questions

How many South American teams qualify for the World Cup?

For the 2026 World Cup, six CONMEBOL nations qualified directly and a seventh entered the intercontinental play-off. The allocation for 2030 has not been finalised, and it may change because Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay host centenary matches and are reported to take automatic places.

How does the CONMEBOL qualifying table work?

All ten nations play in one league, meeting each other home and away over 18 matchdays. Teams earn three points for a win and one for a draw, and the table is ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. The live standings above show the current order.

Which teams qualified from South America for the 2026 World Cup?

Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay qualified directly. Bolivia finished seventh and advanced to the intercontinental play-off, while Venezuela, Peru and Chile were eliminated.

Does New Zealand play in the CONMEBOL qualifiers?

No. New Zealand qualifies through Oceania (OFC), not South America. For 2026 the All Whites won Oceania’s first direct World Cup place, while New Caledonia joined Bolivia in the intercontinental play-off, linking the two regions.

When do the 2030 South American qualifiers start?

South American qualifying for 2030 is expected to begin in 2027. CONMEBOL favours keeping its single home-and-away league, but the final format and the number of qualifying places are still to be confirmed by FIFA and CONMEBOL.