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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 9 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. Chile was banned by FIFA due to the 1989 Maracanazo incident. The South American zone was allocated 3 direct places and 1 play-off places in the final tournament.
Format
The 9 teams were divided into 2 groups. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The number of teams and spots for each group were as follows:
- Group A had 4 teams. The group winner would qualify. The runner-up would advance to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
 - Group B had 5 teams. The group winner and runner-up would qualify.
 
Qualification seeding (CONMEBOL)
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 10 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 0–5 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 
Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
| Colombia  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Colombia  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Valenciano  Valencia  | 
Report | Medina Bello  | 
| Argentina  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Batistuta  Medina Bello  | 
Report | Palacios  | 
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 12 | Qualification to 1994 FIFA World Cup | — | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 11 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 2 | 1–5 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 
Brazil and Bolivia qualified.
| Ecuador  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Bolivia  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Etcheverry  Peña  | 
Report | 
| Bolivia  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sánchez  Etcheverry Melgar  | 
Report | Francescoli  | 
| Venezuela  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| García  Morales  | 
Report | B. Tenorio  | 
| Ecuador  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Noriega  | 
Report | Ramallo  | 
Inter-confederation play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia  | 
1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 
Qualified teams
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A winners | 5 September 1993 | 2 (1962, 1990) | |
| Group B winners | 19 September 1993 | 14 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) | |
| Group B runners-up | 19 September 1993 | 2 (1930, 1950) | |
| OFC-CONMEBOL play-off winners | 17 November 1993 | 10 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) | 
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
 
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
 
- 5 goals
 
- 4 goals
 
- 3 goals
 
- 2 goals
 
- 1 goal
 
 Abel Balbo
 Fernando Redondo
 Alvaro Peña
 Luis Cristaldo
 Marco Sandy
 Dunga
 Evair
 Müller
 Alexis Mendoza
 Wilson Pérez
 Cléber Chalá
 Carlos Muñoz
 Raúl Noriega
 Byron Tenorio
 José Luis Chilavert
 Catalino Rivarola
 Estanislao Struway
 Darío Muchotrigo
 Roberto Palacios
 José del Solar
 Jorge Soto
 Gabriel Cedrés
 José Oscar Herrera
 Luis Morales
 Oswaldo Palencia