6 South American countries may play in Brazil 2014

March 3, 2011  |   Filed under: Sports  |   Posted by:

March 3, 2011

FIFA decided to maintain the quota of seats for the Conmebol in 4.5, which means there could be 6 teams in 2014 if Brazil wins fifth in the playoff.

Brazil, already qualified for being the organizer, will be the fifth South American country to participate in the 2014 World Cup. 4 CONMEBOL countries will be classified and one will go to playoffs.

The “change” is actually a renewal of quotas for the World Cup. FIFA decided to grant the same seats for South Africa 2010: 13 places for Europe, 5 for Africa, 4.5 for South America, 4.5 for Asia, 3.5 for the Concacaf (North and Central America and the Caribbean) and 0.5 for Oceania.

In this way, the South American team that ranks sixth in these playoffs will play against a team from the Concacaf or the Asia-Oceania qualifiers.

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