CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualifying schedule, results, table: Argentina top; Brazil struggling

The winter World Cup that was Qatar 2022 means less time to prep for 2026 in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, so don't be surprised to see CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying back on your screens this fall, less than one year since Argentina beat France to the 2022 crown.

The gauntlet that is CONMEBOL qualifying has eased a bit with the expanded, 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup; Six teams will qualify automatically and a seventh will reach the six team inter-confederation playoff tournament.

[ MORE: How will 48-team 2026 World Cup work? ]

That expanded field means Argentina is already well on its way to a World Cup return, but the table is tightening as Brazil are struggling to recover after a slow start, while Colombia and Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay are dangerous but have had hiccups and Bolivia had won three in a row to thicken the plot in the race for the final spots.... right up until Lionel Messi cooled them off, big time.

Argentina are looking assured of qualification, but can you say that about anyone else? Even struggling Chile and Peru still have a chance to make it with six games to go for each country.

Below you'll find the table, schedule, and scores for all CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, as South America sorts out who will compete to become the 11th winner from its confederation, joining Uruguay (1930, 1950), Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002), and Argentina (1978, 1986, 2022) as world champions.

CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualification table

Argentina - 25 points (+14 GD)
Uruguay - 20 points (+8 GD)
Colombia - 19 points (+6 GD)
Ecuador - 19 points (+7 GD)*
Brazil - 18 points (+6 GD)
Paraguay - 17 points (+1 GD)
Bolivia - 13 points (-14 GD)
Venezuela - 12 points (-4 GD)
Chile - 9 points (-11 GD)
Peru - 7 points (-12 GD)
*Three points were deducted from Ecuador's total prior to the start of qualification for using a player whose legal passport contained false information.

CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualification schedule — Fixtures

All times ET

Matchday 13

Thursday March 20, 2025
Paraguay vs Chile - 7pm
Brazil vs Colombia - 8:45pm
Peru vs Bolivia - 9:30pm

Friday March 21, 2025
Ecuador vs Venezuela - 5pm
Uruguay vs Argentina - 7:30pm

Matchday 14

March 25, 2025
Chile vs Ecuador
Venezuela vs Peru
Bolivia vs Uruguay
Colombia vs Paraguay
Argentina vs Brazil

Matchday 15

June 4, 2025
Colombia vs Peru
Paraguay vs Uruguay
Ecuador vs Brazil
Venezuela vs Bolivia
Chile vs Argentina

Matchday 16

June 9, 2025
Brazil vs Paraguay
Uruguay vs Venezuela
Peru vs Ecuador
Argentina vs Colombia
Bolivia vs Chile

Matchday 17

Sept. 9, 2025
Paraguay vs Ecuador
Argentina vs Venezuela
Uruguay vs Peru
Colombia vs Bolivia
Brazil vs Chile

Matchday 18

Sept. 14, 2025
Ecuador vs Argentina
Chile vs Uruguay
Bolivia vs Brazil
Venezuela vs Colombia
Peru vs Paraguay

CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualification schedule — Results

Matchday 1

Thursday, September 7, 2023
Paraguay 0-0 Peru
Colombia 1-0 Venezuela
Argentina 1-0 Ecuador - Recap, video highlights

Friday, September 8, 2023
Uruguay 3-1 Chile
Brazil 5-1 Bolivia - Recap, video highlights

Matchday 2

Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Bolivia 0-3 Argentina
Ecuador 2-1 Uruguay
Venezuela 1-0 Paraguay
Chile 0-0 Colombia
Peru 0-1 Brazil

Matchday 3

Thursday, October 12, 2023
Bolivia 1-2 Ecuador
Colombia 2-2 Uruguay
Chile 2-0 Peru
Argentina 1-0 Paraguay
Brazil 1-1 Venezuela

Matchday 4

Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Venezuela 3-0 Chile
Paraguay 1-0 Bolivia
Ecuador 0-0 Colombia
Uruguay 2-0 Brazil
Peru 0-2 Argentina — Recap, highlights

Matchday 5

Thursday, November 16, 2023
Bolivia 2-0 Peru
Venezuela 0-0 Ecuador
Colombia 2-1 Brazil — Diaz scores twice, celebrates with father (video)
Argentina 0-2 Uruguay
Chile 0-0 Paraguay

Matchday 6

Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Peru 1-1 Venezuela
Ecuador 1-0 Chile
Paraguay 0-1 Colombia
Brazil 0-1 Argentina
Uruguay 3-0 Bolivia

Matchday 7

Sept. 5, 2024
Bolivia 4-0 Venezuela
Argentina 3-0 Chile

Sept. 6, 2024
Uruguay 0-0 Paraguay
Brazil 1-0 Ecuador
Peru 1-1 Colombia

Matchday 8

Sept. 10, 2024
Colombia 2-1 Argentina
Ecuador 1-0 Peru
Paraguay 1-0 Brazil
Venezuela 0-0 Uruguay
Chile 1-2 Bolivia

Matchday 9

Oct. 10, 2024
Bolivia 1-0 Colombia
Ecuador 0-0 Paraguay
Venezuela 1-1 Argentina
Chile 1-2 Brazil

Oct. 11, 2024
Peru 1-0 Uruguay

Matchday 10

Oct. 15, 2024

Colombia 4-0 Chile
Paraguay 2-1 Venezuela
Uruguay 0-0 Ecuador
Argentina 6-0 Bolivia — Messi scores 3, assists 2
Brazil 4-0 Peru

Matchday 11

Thursday November 14, 2024

Venezuela 1-1 Brazil
Paraguay 2-1 Argentina
Ecuador 4-0 Bolivia

Friday November 15, 2024
Uruguay 3-2 Colombia
Peru 0-0 Chile

Matchday 12

Tuesday November 19, 2024

Bolivia 2-2 Paraguay
Colombia 0-1 Ecuador
Argentina 1-0 Peru — Recap, video highlights
Chile 4-2 Venezuela
Brazil 1-1 Uruguay — Recap, video highlights

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