The qualifying matches are played on dates that fall within the FIFA International Match Calendar. PTS=Points, GP=Games Played, W=Wins, L=Losses, D=Draws, GF=Goals For, GA=Goals Allowed, GD=Goal Difference Upcoming CONMEBOL qualifying schedule 5, 2021 (Note: Goal difference is first tiebreaker) Team It's three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for every loss.Īfter 18 matches, the top four teams in the standings qualify directly to Qatar 2022, while the fifth-place team will advance to an intercontinental playoff with a ticket to Qatar on the line. All 10 nations play in a round-robin format with each country playing the other nine teams at home and away (total of 18 matches).
The fifth-placed team will be involved in an intercontinental playoff. The top four teams will advance directly to the Qatar World Cup scheduled to be played from Nov. This was the third time Suárez had opened scoring in the group (after 20), as well as the fourth consecutive time a Uruguayan player had done so (Martín Cáceres scored the first goal of the 2018 process). Uruguay's Luis Suárez scored the first goal of the round-robin. The qualification process began on 8 October 2020 and will end on 29 March 2022. A total of 4.5 slots (4 direct slots and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot) in the final tournament are available for CONMEBOL teams. The South American section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification acts as qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar, for national teams which are members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL). World Cup 2022 South America Qualifiers: Schedule, Dates, Group tables, Standings