The Winter World Cup that was Qatar 2022 means less time to prepare for 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada, so don’t be surprised if you see CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on your screen again this fall, less than a year ago. Argentina defeated France to the 2022 crown.
The challenge of CONMEBOL qualifying has been eased a bit with the expanded field of 48 teams for the 2026 World Cup; Six teams will automatically qualify and a seventh will reach the six-team inter-confederation play-off tournament.
[ MORE: How will 48-team 2026 World Cup work? ]
That expanded field means Argentina is already well on its way to a return to the World Cup, but the table is tightening as Brazil continues to recover after a slow start, Colombia remains difficult to beat, Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay is on the rise and Bolivia is a won a few games. September competitions to consolidate the plot in the race for the last places.
Below you will find the table, schedule and scores for all CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers as South America finds out who will compete to become the 11th winner of its confederation, joining Uruguay (1930, 1950), Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) and Argentina (1978, 1986, 2022) as world champions.
CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying 2026 — Standings/Table
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Argentina – 19 points (+8 GD)
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Colombia – 16 points (+3 GD)
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Uruguay – 15 points (+8 GD)
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Brazil – 13 points (+2GD)
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Ecuador – 12 points (+2 GD)*
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Bolivia – 12 points (-4 GD)
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Venezuela – 11 points (-1 GD)
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Paraguay – 10 points (-1 GD)
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Chile – 5 points (-9 GD)
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Peru – 3 points (-8 GD)
*Three points were deducted from Ecuador’s total before the start of qualifying for the use of a player whose legal passport contained false information.
CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying Schedule 2026 – Match Schedule
All times ET
Match day 9
October 10, 2024
Bolivia 1-0 Colombia
Ecuador 0-0 Paraguay
Venezuela 1-1 Argentina
Chile 1-2 Brazil
October 11, 2024
Peru vs Uruguay – 9:30 PM
Match day 10
October 15, 2024
Colombia vs Chile – 4:30 PM
Paraguay vs. Venezuela – 7:00 PM
Uruguay vs Ecuador – 7:30 PM
Argentina vs Bolivia – 8:00 PM
Brazil vs Peru – 8:45 PM
Match day 11
November 14, 2024
Uruguay vs Colombia
Venezuela vs Brazil
Peru vs Chile
Ecuador vs Bolivia
Paraguay vs Argentina
Match day 12
November 19, 2024
Colombia vs Ecuador
Brazil vs Uruguay
Argentina vs Peru
Chile vs Venezuela
Bolivia vs Paraguay
Matchday 13
March 20, 2025
Paraguay vs Chile
Brazil vs Colombia
Peru vs Bolivia
Uruguay vs Argentina
Ecuador vs Venezuela
Match day 14
March 25, 2025
Chile vs Ecuador
Venezuela vs Peru
Bolivia vs Uruguay
Colombia vs Paraguay
Argentina vs Brazil
Match day 15
June 4, 2025
Colombia vs Peru
Paraguay vs Uruguay
Ecuador vs Brazil
Venezuela vs Bolivia
Chile vs Argentina
Matchday 16
June 9, 2025
Brazil vs Paraguay
Uruguay vs Venezuela
Peru vs Ecuador
Argentina vs Colombia
Bolivia vs Chile
Match day 17
September 9, 2025
Paraguay vs Ecuador
Argentina vs Venezuela
Uruguay vs Peru
Colombia vs Bolivia
Brazil vs Chile
Matchday 18
September 14, 2025
Ecuador vs Argentina
Chile vs Uruguay
Bolivia vs Brazil
Venezuela vs Colombia
Peru vs Paraguay
CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying Schedule 2026 – Results
Play day 1
Thursday September 7, 2023
Paraguay 0-0 Peru
Colombia 1-0 Venezuela
Argentina 1-0 Ecuador – Summary, video highlights
Friday September 8, 2023
Uruguay 3-1 Chile
Brazil 5-1 Bolivia – Summary, video highlights
Play day 2
Tuesday September 12, 2023
Bolivia 0-3 Argentina
Ecuador 2-1 Uruguay
Venezuela 1-0 Paraguay
Chile 0-0 Colombia
Peru 0-1 Brazil
Play day 3
Thursday October 12, 2023
Bolivia 1-2 Ecuador
Colombia 2-2 Uruguay
Chile 2-0 Peru
Argentina 1-0 Paraguay
Brazil 1-1 Venezuela
Play day 4
Tuesday October 17, 2023
Venezuela 3-0 Chile
Paraguay 1-0 Bolivia
Ecuador 0-0 Colombia
Uruguay 2-0 Brazil
Peru 0-2 Argentina — Summary, highlights
Play day 5
Thursday November 16, 2023
Bolivia 2-0 Peru
Venezuela 0-0 Ecuador
Colombia 2-1 Brazil — Diaz scores twice, celebrates with father (video)
Argentina 0-2 Uruguay
Chile 0-0 Paraguay
Play day 6
Tuesday November 21, 2023
Peru 1-1 Venezuela
Ecuador 1-0 Chile
Paraguay 0-1 Colombia
Brazil 0-1 Argentina
Uruguay 3-0 Bolivia
Play day 7
September 5, 2024
Bolivia 4-0 Venezuela
Argentina 3-0 Chile
September 6, 2024
Uruguay 0-0 Paraguay
Brazil 1-0 Ecuador
Peru 1-1 Colombia
Play day 8
September 10, 2024
Colombia 2-1 Argentina
Ecuador 1-0 Peru
Paraguay 1-0 Brazil
Venezuela 0-0 Uruguay
Chile 1-2 Bolivia
