World Cup qualifications 1978 - South America
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Qualification
World Cup qualifier - South America
1978
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South America
Cross-continentalOverall table and games
| Rank | Team | Elo before | Elo after | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Elo before | Elo after | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1. | Brazil | 2093 2nd | 2070![]() 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 10 |
| 2. | Peru | 1762 23rd | 1771![]() 23rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 8 |
| 3. | Bolivia | 1492 70th | 1536![]() 63rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
| 4. | Chile | 1648 41st | 1658![]() 39th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| 5. | Uruguay | 1698 32nd | 1655![]() 40th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| 6. | Paraguay | 1677 36th | 1698![]() 32nd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7. | Colombia | 1573 51st | 1578![]() 52nd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 2 |
| 8. | Venezuela | 1362 101st | 1334![]() 104th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
| 9. | Ecuador | 1463 83rd | 1440![]() 87th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
| Venue | Elo | Rank | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Elo | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 9th, 1977 in Venezuela | 1374 (+12) 97th (+4) | 1374 +12 | 97th +4 | Venezuela | 1 - 1 | Uruguay | 1374 (+12) 97th (+4) | 1686 -12 | 35th -3 |
| February 20th, 1977 in Colombia | 1590 (+17) 51st (-) | 1590 +17 | 51st - | Colombia | 0 - 0 | Brazil | 1590 (+17) 51st (-) | 2076 -17 | 2nd - |
| February 20th, 1977 in Ecuador | 1473 (+10) 78th (+5) | 1473 +10 | 78th +5 | Ecuador | 1 - 1 | Peru | 1473 (+10) 78th (+5) | 1752 -10 | 23rd - |
| February 24th, 1977 in Colombia | 1569 (-21) 52nd (-1) | 1569 -21 | 52nd -1 | Colombia | 0 - 1 | Paraguay | 1569 (-21) 52nd (-1) | 1698 +21 | 33rd +3 |
| February 27th, 1977 in Bolivia | 1517 (+25) 63rd (+7) | 1517 +25 | 63rd +7 | Bolivia | 1 - 0 | Uruguay | 1517 (+25) 63rd (+7) | 1661 -25 | 38th -3 |
| February 27th, 1977 in Ecuador | 1457 (-16) 83rd (-5) | 1457 -16 | 83rd -5 | Ecuador | 0 - 1 | Chile | 1457 (-16) 83rd (-5) | 1664 +16 | 37th +4 |
| March 6th, 1977 in Chile | 1663 (-1) 37th (-) | 1663 -1 | 37th - | Chile | 1 - 1 | Peru | 1663 (-1) 37th (-) | 1753 +1 | 23rd - |
| March 6th, 1977 in Paraguay | 1686 (-12) 34th (-1) | 1686 -12 | 34th -1 | Paraguay | 1 - 1 | Colombia | 1686 (-12) 34th (-1) | 1581 +12 | 52nd +1 |
| March 6th, 1977 in Venezuela | 1348 (-26) 103rd (-3) | 1348 -26 | 103rd -3 | Venezuela | 1 - 3 | Bolivia | 1348 (-26) 103rd (-3) | 1543 +26 | 60th +3 |
| March 9th, 1977 in Brazil | 2079 (+3) 2nd (-) | 2079 +3 | 2nd - | Brazil | 6 - 0 | Colombia | 2079 (+3) 2nd (-) | 1578 -3 | 52nd - |
| March 12th, 1977 in Peru | 1760 (+7) 22nd (+1) | 1760 +7 | 22nd +1 | Peru | 4 - 0 | Ecuador | 1760 (+7) 22nd (+1) | 1450 -7 | 85th -3 |
| March 13th, 1977 in Bolivia | 1552 (+9) 56th (+4) | 1552 +9 | 56th +4 | Bolivia | 2 - 0 | Venezuela | 1552 (+9) 56th (+4) | 1339 -9 | 104th -1 |
| March 13th, 1977 in Paraguay | 1680 (-6) 35th (-1) | 1680 -6 | 35th -1 | Paraguay | 0 - 1 | Brazil | 1680 (-6) 35th (-1) | 2085 +6 | 2nd - |
| March 17th, 1977 in Uruguay | 1666 (+5) 37th (+1) | 1666 +5 | 37th +1 | Uruguay | 2 - 0 | Venezuela | 1666 (+5) 37th (+1) | 1334 -5 | 104th - |
| March 20th, 1977 in Brazil | 2067 (-18) 2nd (-) | 2067 -18 | 2nd - | Brazil | 1 - 1 | Paraguay | 2067 (-18) 2nd (-) | 1698 +18 | 32nd +2 |
| March 20th, 1977 in Chile | 1673 (+10) 35th (+3) | 1673 +10 | 35th +3 | Chile | 3 - 0 | Ecuador | 1673 (+10) 35th (+3) | 1440 -10 | 87th -2 |
| March 26th, 1977 in Peru | 1775 (+15) 22nd (+1) | 1775 +15 | 22nd +1 | Peru | 2 - 0 | Chile | 1775 (+15) 22nd (+1) | 1658 -15 | 39th -4 |
| March 27th, 1977 in Uruguay | 1655 (-11) 40th (-3) | 1655 -11 | 40th -3 | Uruguay | 2 - 2 | Bolivia | 1655 (-11) 40th (-3) | 1563 +11 | 56th +1 |
| July 10th, 1977 in Colombia | 2065 (+6) 3rd (-) | 2065 +6 | 3rd - | Brazil | 1 - 0 | Peru | 2065 (+6) 3rd (-) | 1752 -6 | 24th -1 |
| July 14th, 1977 in Colombia | 2070 (+5) 3rd (-) | 2070 +5 | 3rd - | Brazil | 8 - 0 | Bolivia | 2070 (+5) 3rd (-) | 1555 -5 | 56th - |
| July 17th, 1977 in Colombia | 1771 (+19) 23rd (+1) | 1771 +19 | 23rd +1 | Peru | 5 - 0 | Bolivia | 1771 (+19) 23rd (+1) | 1536 -19 | 63rd -7 |
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