South American Zone

With just two rounds to go, Argentina and Brazil are qualified, Ecuador and Paraguay are almost qualified, while for the fourth place is a fantastic battle, Uruguay (21p), Chile and Colombia (20p) and Venezuela (18p) struggling to get a place in the play-off.

Like everyone expected, Argentina and Brazil didn’t have any problems, and the direct matches were superb. First there was the match in Belo Horizonte (Brazil), won by Brazil with 3-1, with all Brazilian goals scored from penalties by Ronaldo. And then there was the Argentinean revenge, in Buenos Aires, won by Argentina with the same score, 3-1 (Crespo 3, Riquelme 18, Crespo 40 – Roberto Carlos 71).

Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Argentina	16	9	4	3	27	16	31
Brazil	16	8	6	2	31	16	30
Ecuador	16	8	2	6	23	19	26
Paraguay	16	7	4	5	22	22	25
Uruguay	16	5	6	5	22	28	21
Colombia	16	5	5	6	22	15	20
Chile	16	5	5	6	17	21	20
Venezuela	16	5	3	8	20	24	18
Peru	16	3	6	7	16	25	15
Bolivia	16	4	1	11	18	32	13