The South American Zone of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw nine teams competing for 4 or 5 berths in the finals.

Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay advanced to the World Cup.

The format for CONMEBOL's 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament was identical to the previous four editions.

All CONMEBOL national teams played against each other twice on a home-and-away basis in a single group for 4 or 5 allotted berths.

The winner of this play-off, Uruguay, qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.