A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on FRI 11 NOV 2011. more...

A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on TUE 11 OCT 2011. more...

A quick summary of action around CONMEBOL on FRI 07 OCT 2011. more...

Before any of the confederational groups were drawn, the pairings for the playoffs were set at the qualifying draw for Brazil 2014. The winner of the AFC playoff meets the fifth placed team in the CONMEBOL group phase, and the fourth placed team in the CONCACAF final round will face the winner of the OFC final round. The matches are due to take place FRI 15-TUE 19 NOV 2013.

The draw for the Brazil 2014 qualifiers begins at 18:00 UTC on SAT 30 JUL 2011, as more than 100 nations are due to discover their path to the Men’s World Cup. The proceedings in Rio de Janeiro begin with the drawing of pairs for the intercontinental playoffs that will involve teams from CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, the AFC, and the OFC. The teams will then be drawn into their groups one confederation at a time, beginning with CAF and proceeding with the AFC, CONCACAF, the OFC, and finally UEFA. See the separate news items for each confederation’s draw procedure and seedings.

CONMEBOL’s qualifiers for Brazil 2014 will remain the same as the last several tournaments, except, of course, for Brazil’s absence. Whilst the hosts sit out as automatic qualifiers, the other nine CONMEBOL members will play one another twice in the group phase. The four teams at the top qualify automatically, and the fifth placed team enters the playoffs against an opponent from another confederation. more...