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The winter World Cup that was Qatar 2022 means less time to prep for 2026 in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, so don’t be surprised to see CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying back on your screens this fall, less than one year since Argentina beat France to the 2022 crown.
The gauntlet that is CONMEBOL qualifying has eased a bit with the expanded, 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup; Six teams will qualify automatically and a seventh will reach the six team inter-confederation playoff tournament.
[ MORE: How will 48-team 2026 World Cup work? ]
That expanded field means Argentina is already well on its way to a World Cup return, but the table is tightening as Brazil continue to recover after a slow start, while Colombia and Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay are dangerous but have had hiccups and Bolivia had won three in a row to thicken the plot in the race for the final spots…. right up until Lionel Messi cooled them off, big time.
Below you’ll find the table, schedule, and scores for all CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, as South America sorts out who will compete to become the 11th winner from its confederation, joining Uruguay (1930, 1950), Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002), and Argentina (1978, 1986, 2022) as world champions.
CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualification table
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Argentina – 22 points (+14 GD)
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Colombia – 19 points (+7 GD)
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Uruguay – 16 points (+7 GD)
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Brazil – 16 points (+6 GD)
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Ecuador – 13 points (+2 GD)*
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Paraguay – 13 points (0 GD)
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Bolivia – 12 points (-10 GD)
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Venezuela – 11 points (-2 GD)
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Peru – 6 points (-11 GD)
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Chile – 5 points (-13 GD)
*Three points were deducted from Ecuador’s total prior to the start of qualification for using a player whose legal passport contained false information.
CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualification schedule — Fixtures
All times ET
Matchday 11
Nov. 14, 2024
Uruguay vs Colombia
Venezuela vs Brazil
Peru vs Chile
Ecuador vs Bolivia
Paraguay vs Argentina
Matchday 12
Nov. 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
Matchday 14
March 25, 2025
Chile vs Ecuador
Venezuela vs Peru
Bolivia vs Uruguay
Colombia vs Paraguay
Argentina vs Brazil
Matchday 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
Matchday 17
Sept. 9, 2025
Paraguay vs Ecuador
Argentina vs Venezuela
Uruguay vs Peru
Colombia vs Bolivia
Brazil vs Chile
Matchday 18
Sept. 14, 2025
Ecuador vs Argentina
Chile vs Uruguay
Bolivia vs Brazil
Venezuela vs Colombia
Peru vs Paraguay
CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualification schedule — Results
Matchday 1
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Paraguay 0-0 Peru
Colombia 1-0 Venezuela
Argentina 1-0 Ecuador – Recap, video highlights
Friday, September 8, 2023
Uruguay 3-1 Chile
Brazil 5-1 Bolivia – Recap, video highlights
Matchday 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
Matchday 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
Matchday 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 — Recap, highlights
Matchday 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
Matchday 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
Matchday 7
Sept. 5, 2024
Bolivia 4-0 Venezuela
Argentina 3-0 Chile
Sept. 6, 2024
Uruguay 0-0 Paraguay
Brazil 1-0 Ecuador
Peru 1-1 Colombia
Matchday 8
Sept. 10, 2024
Colombia 2-1 Argentina
Ecuador 1-0 Peru
Paraguay 1-0 Brazil
Venezuela 0-0 Uruguay
Chile 1-2 Bolivia
Matchday 9
Oct. 10, 2024
Bolivia 1-0 Colombia
Ecuador 0-0 Paraguay
Venezuela 1-1 Argentina
Chile 1-2 Brazil
Oct. 11, 2024
Peru 1-0 Uruguay
Matchday 10
Oct. 15, 2024
Colombia 4-0 Chile
Paraguay 2-1 Venezuela
Uruguay 0-0 Ecuador
Argentina 6-0 Bolivia — Messi scores 3, assists 2
Brazil 4-0 Peru