Top 4 Teams along with Brazil will qualify for FRANCE '98
* Qualified for FRANCE '98
| FINAL ROUND | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAMS | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| *Argentina | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 30 |
| *Paraguay | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 29 |
| *Colombia | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 28 |
| *Chile | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 25 |
| Peru | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 25 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| Bolivia | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 17 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 3 |
Remaining Matches
| 20 Aug 97 | Barranquilla | Colombia | v | Bolivia | 3:0 |
| 20 Aug 97 | Quito� | Ecuador | v | Paraguay | 2:1 |
| 20 Aug 97 | Montevideo� | Uruguay | v | Chile | 1:0 |
| 20 Aug 97 | Barinas� | Venezuela | v | Peru | 0:3 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Santiago� | Chile | v | Argentina | 1:2 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Barranquilla | Colombia | v | Venezuela | 1:0 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Asuncion | Paraguay | v | Bolivia | 2:1 |
| 10 Sep 97 | Lima� | Peru | v | Uruguay | 2:1 |
| 12 Oct 97 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | v | Uruguay | 0:0 |
| 12 Oct 97 | Santiago� | Chile | v | Peru | 4:0 |
| 12 Oct 97 | Guayaquil� | Ecuador | v | Bolivia | 1:0 |
| 12 Oct 97 | Asuncion | Paraguay | v | Venezuela | 1:0 |
| 16 Nov 97 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | v | Colombia | 1:1 |
| 16 Nov 97 | Santiago� | Chile | v | Bolivia | 3:0 |
| 16 Nov 97 | Lima� | Peru | v | Paraguay | 1:0 |
| 16 Nov 97 | Maldonado� | Uruguay | v | Ecuador | 5:3 |