World Cup Qual. CONMEBOL (South America), 2023/2025, all matches

The CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification (South America) is one of the most challenging and prestigious qualification campaigns in world football. This qualifying tournament involves all 10 national teams of South American countries, and its uniqueness lies in the fact that all teams play each other in a round-robin format, which makes every point and every match critical.

The tournament format involves a double-round-robin championship, in which each team plays each other twice - at home and away. In total, each team plays 18 matches, and based on the results of this marathon, the first four teams directly qualify for the World Cup. The fifth team gets the right to play-offs with a representative of another confederation.

CONMEBOL Qualification is famous for its high level of competition. Such football giants as Brazil and Argentina, who regularly occupy leading positions on the world stage, play here. As a rule, these teams confidently qualify, but for them, meetings with other South American teams often become a real test. For example, teams such as Uruguay, Colombia and Chile traditionally create serious competition and often claim high places.

Each CONMEBOL qualifying campaign is full of dramatic moments and unexpected twists. For example, in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Argentina, despite having such stars as Lionel Messi, fought for a place in the tournament until the last round and secured participation only thanks to a victory in the final match against Ecuador.

The performance of the Peruvian team in the same cycle was no less impressive. The Peruvians managed to finish in fifth place and reach the play-offs, where they beat New Zealand and qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1982. This success became a landmark event in the history of Peruvian football.

It is also worth noting the geographical and climatic features of South America, which play an important role in the qualifying matches. Playing in the high altitudes of Bolivia or Ecuador or in the hot Amazonian conditions of Brazil often proves a serious challenge for even the strongest teams. These factors add to the uniqueness of the South American qualifiers and make them one of the toughest in the world.

Historically, Brazil has been the most successful team in CONMEBOL qualifiers, often finishing their campaigns in first place and acting as the main favourites. On the other hand, teams like Paraguay and Venezuela are often struggling to survive and are looking to take advantage of every opportunity to qualify for the world tournament.