CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualifying schedule, results, table: Messi’s Argentina host surging Bolivia

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 continue to recover after a slow start, Colombia remain difficult to beat, Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay are surging and Bolivia have won a pair of September matches to thicken the plot in the race for the final spots.

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 — Standings/table

1. Argentina – 19 points (+8 GD)

2. Colombia – 16 points (+3 GD)

3. Uruguay – 15 points (+7 GD)

4. Brazil – 13 points (+2GD)

5. Ecuador – 12 points (+2 GD)*

6. Bolivia – 12 points (-4 GD)

7. Venezuela – 11 points (-1 GD)

8. Paraguay – 10 points (-1 GD)

9. Peru – 6 points (-7 GD)

10. Chile – 5 points (-9 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 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 vs Chile – 4:30pm
Paraguay vs Venezuela – 7pm
Uruguay vs Ecuador – 7:30pm
Argentina vs Bolivia – 8pm
Brazil vs Peru – 8:45pm

Matchday 11

Nov. 14, 2024
Uruguay vs Colombia
Venezuela vs Brazil
Peru vs Chile
Ecuador vs Bolivia
Paraguay vs Argentina

Matchday 12

Nov. 19, 2024
Colombia vs Ecuador
Brazil vs Uruguay
Argentina vs Peru
Chile vs Venezuela
Bolivia vs Paraguay

Matchday 13

March 20, 2025
Paraguay vs Chile
Brazil vs Colombia
Peru vs Bolivia
Uruguay vs Argentina
Ecuador vs Venezuela

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