WC Qualifications (South America)
Tournament format
Costa Rica is qualified directly as host of the final tournament. 4 teams from this tournament also qualify for the final tournament.
Round 1 (Group stage)
- 13 teams enter the tournament in this round.
- The teams in this round are divided over 4 groups.
8 teams advance to the next round.
Round 2 (Group stage)
- The teams in this round are divided over 2 groups.
4 teams in this round qualify for the final tournament.
Qualification standings round 2
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |  Brazil | 1 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 2 | |  Peru | 1 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| 3 | |  Argentina | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | |  Venezuela | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 |  Uruguay | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Suriname | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | |
| 7 |  Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
| 8 |  Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
Qualification standings round 1
| Country | Position | Points | MP | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Brazil | 1 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | | Argentina | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | | Uruguay | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | | Peru | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | | Venezuela | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | | Suriname | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | | Paraguay | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | | Ecuador | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 |  French Guyana | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
| 10 |  Bolivia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 11 |  Colombia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 12 |  Guyana | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| 13 |  Chile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not all groups have the same number of teams so the results against the lowest team in the larger groups don't count for the order of teams in this list.
