| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 90 | 
| Goals scored | 232 (2.58 per match) | 
| Attendance | 3,431,386 (38,127 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Hernán Crespo .svg.png.webp) Agustín Delgado (9 goals each) | 
| Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL) | 
|---|
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
The 10 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams qualified. The 5th-placed team advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | .svg.png.webp) |  | .svg.png.webp) |  |  |  | .svg.png.webp) | .svg.png.webp) |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 43 | Qualified to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Ecuador | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 31 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Brazil | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 30 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Paraguay | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 30 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 |  Uruguay | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 27 | Advanced to inter-confederation play-offs | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| 6 |  Colombia | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 27 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 7 |  Bolivia | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 18 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) Peru | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 16 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 9 | .svg.png.webp) Venezuela | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 16 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | ||
| 10 |  Chile | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 12 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 
Source: 
Matches
Matchday 1
Matchday 2
Matchday 3
| Argentina  | 1–0 |  Bolivia | 
|---|---|---|
| G. López  83' | (Report) | 
Attendance: 50,669
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Matchday 4
| Venezuela .svg.png.webp) | 4–2 |  Bolivia | 
|---|---|---|
| Mea Vitali  24' Morán  38' Savarese  61' Tortolero  68' (pen.) | (Report) | Moreno  49' Baldivieso  58' | 
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)
Matchday 5
| Argentina  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Ecuador | 
|---|---|---|
| Crespo  29' C. López  49' | (Report) | 
Attendance: 44,199
Referee: Daniel Bello (Uruguay)
Matchday 6
| Venezuela .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Chile | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Tapia  70' Zamorano  89' | 
Attendance: 14,880
Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)
Matchday 7
| Argentina  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Paraguay | 
|---|---|---|
| Aimar  66' | (Report) | Acuña  60' | 
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Antônio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Matchday 8
Matchday 9
| Colombia  | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) Paraguay | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Santa Cruz  3' Chilavert  89' | 
Matchday 10
| Brazil  | 1–0 |  Colombia | 
|---|---|---|
| Roque Júnior  90+3' | (Report) | 
| Paraguay .svg.png.webp) | 5–1 | .svg.png.webp) Peru | 
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz  15' Del Solar  25' (o.g.) Cardozo  45' Paredes  65' Chilavert  83' (pen.) | (Report) | García  76' | 
Matchday 11
| Colombia  | 2–0 |  Bolivia | 
|---|---|---|
| Ángel  52', 73' (pen.) | (Report) | 
Attendance: 29,998
Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil)
Matchday 12
Matchday 13
| Argentina  | 3–0 |  Colombia | 
|---|---|---|
| González  22' López  35' Crespo  38' | (Report) | 
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
| Bolivia  | 5–0 | .svg.png.webp) Venezuela | 
|---|---|---|
| Baldivieso  32', 68' Botero  35', 50' Justiniano  38' | (Report) | 
| Uruguay  | 1–0 |  Brazil | 
|---|---|---|
| Magallanes  33' (pen.) | (Report) | 
Matchday 14
| Brazil  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Paraguay | 
|---|---|---|
| Marcelinho Paraíba  4' Rivaldo  69' | (Report) | 
Matchday 15
| Argentina  | 2–1 |  Brazil | 
|---|---|---|
| Gallardo  76' Cris  84' (o.g.) | (Report) | Ayala  2' (o.g.) | 
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Matchday 16
| Bolivia  | 1–5 | .svg.png.webp) Ecuador | 
|---|---|---|
| Galindo  59' | (Report) | de la Cruz  13' Delgado  23' Kaviedes  56' Fernández  89' Gómez  90' | 
| Venezuela .svg.png.webp) | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp) Peru | 
|---|---|---|
| Alvarado  54', 77' Morán  80' | (Report) | 
Attendance: 17,220
Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
| Uruguay  | 1–1 |  Colombia | 
|---|---|---|
| Magallanes  34' (pen.) | (Report) | Valentierra  67' | 
Matchday 17
| Argentina  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Peru | 
|---|---|---|
| Samuel  46' C. López  84' | (Report) | 
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Matchday 18
Intercontinental play-off
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia .svg.png.webp) | 1–3 |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 0–3 | 
Qualified teams
The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Argentina | Winners | 15 August 2001 | 12 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) | 
| .svg.png.webp) Ecuador | Runners-up | 14 November 2001 | 0 (debut) | 
|  Brazil | Third place | 14 November 2001 | 16 (all) (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) | 
| .svg.png.webp) Paraguay | Fourth place | 8 November 2001 | 5 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998) | 
|  Uruguay | OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners | 25 November 2001 | 9 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990) | 
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 235 goals scored in 92 matches (including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 2.55 goals per match.
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
 Pablo Aimar Pablo Aimar
 Matias Almeyda Matias Almeyda
 Roberto Ayala Roberto Ayala
 Kily González Kily González
 Claudio Husaín Claudio Husaín
 Gustavo Adrián López Gustavo Adrián López
 Mauricio Pochettino Mauricio Pochettino
 José Alfredo Castillo José Alfredo Castillo
 Milton Coimbra Milton Coimbra
 Percy Colque Percy Colque
 Gonzalo Galindo Gonzalo Galindo
 Raúl Justiniano Raúl Justiniano
 Jaime Moreno Jaime Moreno
 Erwin Sánchez Erwin Sánchez
 Alexsandro de Souza Alexsandro de Souza
 Euller Euller
 Juninho Paulista Juninho Paulista
 Marcelinho Paraíba Marcelinho Paraíba
 Roque Júnior Roque Júnior
 Fabián Estay Fabián Estay
 Javier Margas Javier Margas
 Reinaldo Navia Reinaldo Navia
 Jaime Riveros Jaime Riveros
 Héctor Tapia Héctor Tapia
 Rodrigo Tello Rodrigo Tello
 Gerardo Bedoya Gerardo Bedoya
 Víctor Bonilla Víctor Bonilla
 Rafael Arlex Castillo Rafael Arlex Castillo
 Iván Córdoba Iván Córdoba
 Jersson González Jersson González
 Freddy Grisales Freddy Grisales
 Frankie Oviedo Frankie Oviedo
 Iván Valenciano Iván Valenciano
 Arnulfo Valentierra Arnulfo Valentierra
 Alexander Viveros Alexander Viveros
.svg.png.webp) Cléber Chalá Cléber Chalá
.svg.png.webp) Ángel Fernández Ángel Fernández
.svg.png.webp) Luis Gómez Luis Gómez
.svg.png.webp) Ariel Graziani Ariel Graziani
.svg.png.webp) Eduardo Hurtado Eduardo Hurtado
.svg.png.webp) Édison Méndez Édison Méndez
.svg.png.webp) Wellington Sánchez Wellington Sánchez
.svg.png.webp) Roberto Acuña Roberto Acuña
.svg.png.webp) Francisco Arce Francisco Arce
.svg.png.webp) Celso Ayala Celso Ayala
.svg.png.webp) Jorge Luis Campos Jorge Luis Campos
.svg.png.webp) Gabriel González Gabriel González
.svg.png.webp) Gustavo Morínigo Gustavo Morínigo
.svg.png.webp) Delio Toledo Delio Toledo
.svg.png.webp) Guido Alvarenga Guido Alvarenga
.svg.png.webp) Piero Alva Piero Alva
.svg.png.webp) Pedro Alejandro García Pedro Alejandro García
.svg.png.webp) Juan José Jayo Juan José Jayo
.svg.png.webp) Flavio Maestri Flavio Maestri
.svg.png.webp) Andrés Mendoza Andrés Mendoza
 Gabriel Cedrés Gabriel Cedrés
 Pablo Gabriel García Pablo Gabriel García
 Paolo Montero Paolo Montero
 Álvaro Recoba Álvaro Recoba
 Darío Rodríguez Darío Rodríguez
.svg.png.webp) Juan Enrique García Juan Enrique García
.svg.png.webp) Héctor Gonzalez Héctor Gonzalez
.svg.png.webp) Miguel Mea Vitali Miguel Mea Vitali
.svg.png.webp) Ricardo Páez Ricardo Páez
.svg.png.webp) Giovanni Savarese Giovanni Savarese
.svg.png.webp) Edson Tortolero Edson Tortolero
- 1 own goal
 Walter Samuel (against Peru) Walter Samuel (against Peru)
 Cris (against Argentina) Cris (against Argentina)
 Ítalo Díaz (against Uruguay) Ítalo Díaz (against Uruguay)
 Marco Antonio Sandy (against Brazil) Marco Antonio Sandy (against Brazil)
.svg.png.webp) Denis Caniza (against Chile) Denis Caniza (against Chile)
.svg.png.webp) José del Solar (against Paraguay) José del Solar (against Paraguay)
- 2 own goals
 Roberto Ayala (against Uruguay and Brazil) Roberto Ayala (against Uruguay and Brazil)
Notes
- This was the first and, to date, only time that Brazil lost more than 2 matches and has not finished as leader (1st) of their qualifying group, during a FIFA World Cup qualification.
See also
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