South America:

Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil and Paraguay qualifed for the 2002 FIFA World Cup as the top four teams.

The fifth place team, Uruguay, defeated the winner of Oceania, Australia, for a place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

November 20:
Australia 1, Uruguay 0
November 25:
Uruguay 3, Australia 0

	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-Argentina	18	13	4	1	42:15	43
x-Ecuador	18	9	4	5	23:20	31
x-Brazil	18	9	3	6	31:17	30
x-Paraguay	18	9	3	6	29:23	30
y-Uruguay	18	7	6	5	19:13	27
Colombia	18	7	6	5	20:15	27
Bolivia	18	4	6	8	21:33	18
Peru	18	4	4	10	14:25	16
Venezuela	18	5	1	12	18:44	16
Chile	18	3	3	12	15:27	12

x = Qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup

y = Advanced to the Playoff Round