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rounds for the South American zone (

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). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article ''

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''. A total of 9 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition.

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was banned by

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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)

Group A

Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Group B

Brazil and Bolivia qualified. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Inter-confederation play-offs

Qualified teams

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

;7 goals * Luis Ramallo ;5 goals *

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;4 goals *

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;3 goals * Milton Melgar *

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* Alfredo Mendoza ;2 goals *

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* Branco * Palhinha *

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Faustino Asprilla Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (born 10 November 1969) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger, most notably for Parma, Newcastle United and the Colombia national team. Club career Early years Afte ...

Adolfo Valencia Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera (born 6 February 1968) is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed ''El tren'' (train) due to his powerful physique, he played in seven countries – having one-year spells in Germany and ...

Iván Valenciano Iván René Valenciano Pérez (born 18 March 1972) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward. He is the second top goalscorer of all-time in the Colombian Primera A with 217 goals, behind Argentine Sergio Galván Re ...

Daniel Fonseca Daniel Fonseca Garis (born 13 September 1969) is a Uruguayan former footballer and a current football agent. A former forward, throughout his playing career, he played for Uruguayan side Nacional, as well as Italian clubs Cagliari, Napoli, R ...

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* Fernando Kanapkis * Ruben Sosa *

Juan Enrique García Juan Enrique García Rivas (born April 16, 1970) is a Venezuelan football striker. He is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Venezuelan Primera División, and has been league top scorer in five different seasons (also a record). Club career ...

;1 goal *

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Fernando Redondo Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (; born 6 June 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He most notably played for Real Madrid and AC Milan. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive m ...

* Alvaro Peña *

Luis Cristaldo Luis Héctor Cristaldo Ruiz Díaz (born August 31, 1969, in Formosa, Argentina) is an Argentine-born Bolivian soccer, football midfielder. He is Bolivia's national team record cap holder alongside Marco Sandy. Club career Born in Argentina, h ...

Marco Sandy Marco Antonio Sandy Sansusty (born 29 August 1971) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current assistant manager of Jorge Wilstermann. Playing career Club On club level he spent the majority o ...

Dunga Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), known as Dunga (), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. Under his captaincy, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he lifte ...

* Evair *

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* Wilson Pérez * Cléber Chalá * Carlos Muñoz * Raúl Noriega * Byron Tenorio * José Luis Chilavert * Catalino Rivarola * Estanislao Struway * Darío Muchotrigo * Roberto Palacios *

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* Jorge Soto * Gabriel Cedrés * José Oscar Herrera * Luis Morales * Oswaldo Palencia

References

External links

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