CONMEBOL Qualifying schedule

The top four teams advance straight to South Africa, with the fifth-place team going to a two-leg playoff against the fourth-place CONCACAF squad for a slot in the 2010 World Cup. As always, Argentina and Brazil are the favorites, with Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, and Paraguay making up the second tier. Venezuela look like they too could qualify for the first time in 2010 after hosting the 2007 Copa América. Well, here they are, all 92 matches. If only the draws for the other regions were this clear-cut...

October 13, 2007
Bolivia at Uruguay
Brazil at Colombia
Chile at Argentina
Paraguay at Perú
Venezuela at Ecuador

October 16 2007
Argentina at Venezuela

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October 17, 2007
Colombia at Bolivia

Ecuador at Brazil

Perú at Chile

Uruguay at Paraguay

November 17, 2007
Bolivia at Argentina
Brazil at Perú
Chile at Uruguay
Ecuador at Paraguay
Venezuela at Colombia

November 20, 2007
Argentina at Colombia
Bolivia at Venezuela
Paraguay at Chile
Perú at Ecuador
Uruguay at Brazil

June 14, 2008
Brazil at Paraguay
Colombia at Perú
Chile at Bolivia
Ecuador at Argentina
Venezuela at Uruguay

June 18, 2008
Argentina at Brazil
Chile at Venezuela
Colombia at Ecuador
Paraguay at Bolivia
Perú at Uruguay

September 6, 2008
Bolivia at Ecuador
Brazil at Chile
Paraguay at Argentina
Uruguay at Colombia
Venezuela at Perú

September 10, 2008
Argentina at Perú
Bolivia at Brazil
Colombia at Chile
Ecuador at Uruguay
Venezuela at Paraguay

October 11, 2008
Brazil at Venezuela
Chile at Ecuador
Paraguay at Colombia
Perú at Bolivia
Uruguay at Argentina

October 15, 2008
Argentina at Chile
Colombia at Brazil
Ecuador at Venezuela
Perú at Paraguay
Uruguay at Bolivia

March 28, 2009
Bolivia at Colombia
Brazil at Ecuador
Chile at Perú
Paraguay at Uruguay
Venezuela at Argentina

April 1, 2009
Argentina at Bolivia
Colombia at Venezuela
Paraguay at Ecuador
Perú at Brazil
Uruguay at Chile

June 6, 2009
Brazil at Paraguay
Chile at Uruguay
Colombia at Argentina
Ecuador at Perú
Venezuela at Bolivia

June 10, 2009
Argentina at Ecuador
Bolivia at Chile
Paraguay at Brazil
Perú at Colombia
Uruguay at Venezuela

September 5, 2009
Bolivia at Paraguay
Brazil at Argentina
Ecuador at Colombia
Uruguay at Perú
Venezuela at Chile

September 9, 2009
Argentina at Paraguay
Chile at Brazil
Colombia at Uruguay
Ecuador at Bolivia
Perú at Venezuela

October 10, 2009
Brazil at Bolivia
Chile at Colombia
Paraguay at Venezuela
Perú at Argentina
Uruguay at Ecuador

October 14, 2009
Argentina at Uruguay
Bolivia at Perú
Colombia at Paraguay
Ecuador at Chile
Venezuela at Brazil

November 14 and 18, 2009

Playoff with CONCACAF