Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
The 10 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams qualified. The 5th-placed team advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
There were 232 goals scored in 90 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.
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Pablo Aimar Matias Almeyda Roberto Ayala Kily González Claudio Husaín Gustavo Adrián López Mauricio Pochettino
José Alfredo Castillo Milton Coimbra Percy Colque Gonzalo Galindo Raúl Justiniano Jaime Moreno Erwin Sánchez
Alexsandro de Souza Euller Juninho Paulista Marcelinho Paraíba Roque Júnior
Fabián Estay Javier Margas Reinaldo Navia Jaime Riveros Héctor Tapia Rodrigo Tello
Gerardo Bedoya Víctor Bonilla Rafael Arlex Castillo Iván Córdoba Jersson González Freddy Grisales Frankie Oviedo Iván Valenciano Arnulfo Valentierra Alexander Viveros.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Ecuador_(1900%E2%80%932009).svg.png){kind=small}
Cléber Chalá Ángel Fernández Luis Gómez Ariel Graziani Eduardo Hurtado Édison Méndez Wellington Sánchez.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Paraguay_(1990%E2%80%932013).svg.png){kind=small}
Roberto Acuña Francisco Arce Celso Ayala Jorge Luis Campos Gabriel González Gustavo Morínigo Delio Toledo Guido Alvarenga.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Peru_(state).svg.png){kind=small}
Piero Alva Pedro Alejandro García Juan José Jayo Flavio Maestri Andrés Mendoza
Gabriel Cedrés Pablo Gabriel García Paolo Montero Álvaro Recoba Darío Rodríguez.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Venezuela_(1930%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small}
Juan Enrique García Héctor Gonzalez Miguel Mea Vitali Ricardo Páez Giovanni Savarese Edson Tortolero1 own goal
Walter Samuel (against Peru) Cris (against Argentina) Ítalo Díaz (against Uruguay) Marco Antonio Sandy (against Brazil) Denis Caniza (against Chile) José del Solar (against Paraguay)2 own goals
Roberto Ayala (against Uruguay and Brazil)