The South American teams now know the schedule of the World Cup qualifiers for Russia-2018. The playoffs begin in October of 2015.
The draw to determine the qualifying schedule of the various continental associations forming FIFA was held in St. Petersburg, Russia.
South America was represented in the ceremony by Uruguayan Diego Forlan and Brazilian Ronaldo.
The South American qualifiers begin in October, 2015.
South America keeps its 4 and a half spots for this World Cup and the next. This time the South American team that comes in fifth place in the final standings will face a team from Oceania in a playoff.
Program of the South America qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup:
2015
1a. and 2a. dates: 5 – 13 of October
3a. and 4a: 9 and 17 of November
2016
5a. and 6a.: 21 – 29 of March
7a. and 8a.: 29 of August- 6 of September
9a. and 10a,; 3 – 11 of October
11a. and 12a.: 7 – 15 of November
2017
13a. and 14a.: 20 – 28 of March
15a. and 16a.: 28 of August – 5 of September
17a. and 18a.: 2 – 10 of October
Playoff:
6 – 14 of November
– 1st Round (October 2015):
Colombia – Peru
Chile – Brazil
Argentina – Ecuador
Venezuela – Paraguay
Bolivia – Uruguay
– 2nd round (October 2015):
Paraguay – Argentina
Brazil – Venezuela
Ecuador – Bolivia
Peru – Chile
Uruguay – Colombia
– 3rd Round (November 2015):
Chile – Colombia
Argentina – Brazil
Ecuador – Uruguay
Bolivia – Venezuela
Peru – Paraguay
– 4th Round (November 2016):
Colombia – Argentina
Paraguay – Bolivia
Brazil – Peru
Venezuela – Ecuador
Uruguay – Chile
– 5th Round (June 2016):
Chile – Argentina
Brazil – Uruguay
Ecuador – Paraguay
Bolivia – Colombia
Peru – Venezuela
– 6th Round (June 2016):
Colombia – Ecuador
Paraguay – Brazil
Argentina – Bolivia
Venezuela – Chile
Uruguay – Peru
– 7th Round (September 2016):
Colombia – Venezuela
Paraguay – Chile
Argentina – Uruguay
Ecuador – Brazil
Bolivia – Peru
– 8th Round (September 2016):
Chile – Bolivia
Brazil – Colombia
Venezuela – Argentina
Peru – Ecuador
Uruguay – Paraguay
– 9th Round (October 2016):
Paraguay – Colombia
Brazil – Bolivia
Ecuador – Chile
Peru – Argentina
Uruguay – Venezuela
– 10th Round (October 2016):
Colombia – Uruguay
Chile – Peru
Argentina – Paraguay
Venezuela – Brazil
Bolivia – Ecuador
– 11th Round (March 2017):
Colombia – Chile
Paraguay – Peru
Brazil – Argentina
Venezuela – Bolivia
Uruguay – Ecuador
– 12th Round (March 2017):
Chile – Uruguay
Argentina – Colombia
Ecuador – Venezuela
Bolivia – Paraguay
Peru – Brazil
– 13th Round (June 2017):
Colombia – Bolivia
Paraguay – Ecuador
Argentina – Chile
Venezuela – Peru
Uruguay – Brazil
– 14th Round (June 2017):
Chile – Venezuela
Brazil – Paraguay
Ecuador – Colombia
Bolivia – Argentina
Peru – Uruguay
– 15th Round (September 2017):
Chile – Paraguay
Brazil – Ecuador
Venezuela – Colombia
Peru – Bolivia
Uruguay – Argentina
– 16th Round (September 2017):
Colombia – Brazil
Paraguay – Uruguay
Argentina – Venezuela
Ecuador – Peru
Bolivia – Chile
– 17th Round (October 2017):
Colombia – Paraguay
Chile – Ecuador
Argentina – Peru
Venezuela – Uruguay
Bolivia – Brazil
– 18th Round (October 2017):
Paraguay – Venezuela
Brazil – Chile
Ecuador – Argentina
Peru – Colombia
Uruguay – Bolivia
Text and photo: AFP
Edition: conmebol.com
