Additionally, the first-place team automatically qualifies for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. If Brazil finishes first, the second-place team will then take the qualifying spot since Brazil automatically qualifies as the host country.
Group A features Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Group B consists of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay.
Brazil has won the tournament five out of the six times it’s been held (1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010). Argentina won in 2006.
Schedule
In the first round, each team will play round-robin within its group. The top two teams from each group advance to the second round. In the second round, teams will play round-robin with the top two automatically qualifying for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The third-place team will advance to a playoff against CONCACAF’s fourth-place finisher for a spot at next year’s World Cup.
First Round |
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| Group A | |
| September 11 | Uruguay vs. Venezuela |
| Ecuador vs. Peru | |
| September 13 | Colombia vs. Uruguay |
| Ecuador vs. Venezuela | |
| September 15 | Colombia vs. Venezuela |
| Uruguay vs. Peru | |
| September 17 | Venezuela vs. Peru |
| Ecuador vs. Colombia | |
| September 19 | Colombia vs. Peru |
| Ecuador vs. Uruguay | |
| Group B | |
| September 12 | Argentina vs. Chile |
| Brazil vs. Bolivia | |
| September 14 | Bolivia vs. Argentina |
| Paraguay vs. Brazil | |
| September 16 | Chile vs. Bolivia |
| Argentina vs. Paraguay | |
| September 18 | Bolivia vs. Paraguay |
| Chile vs. Brazil | |
| September 20 | Paraguay vs. Chile |
| Brazil vs. Argentina | |
Second Round |
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| September 24 | Group A #1 vs. Group B #2 |
| Group B #1 vs. Group A #2 | |
| September 26 | Group A #1 vs. Group A #2 |
| Group B #1 vs. Group B #2 | |
| September 28 | Group B #2 vs. Group A #2 |
| Group A #1 vs. Group B #1 | |