| Group 8 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Brazil | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11: | 2 |  | 2. Bolivia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5: | 6 |  | 3. Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 |   
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| Team | Br | Bo | Ve |  | Brazil | --- |  3:1 |  5:0 |  | Bolivia | 1:2 | --- | 3:0 |  | Venezuela | 0:1 |  1:0 | --- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 08.02.81 | Caracas | Venezuela | 0-1 | Brazil | 0-0 |  | 15.02.81 | La Paz | Bolivia | 3-0 | Venezuela | 1-0 |  | 22.02.81 | La Paz | Bolivia | 1-2 | Brazil | 1-1 |  | 15.03.81 | Caracas | Venezuela | 1-0 | Bolivia | 1-0 |  | 22.03.81 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 3-1 | Bolivia | 1-0 |  | 29.03.81 | Goiania | Brazil | 5-0 | Venezuela | 1-0 |   
| Group 9 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Peru | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5: | 2 |  | 2. Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5: | 5 |  | 3. Colombia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4: | 7 |   
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| Team | Pe | Ur | Co |  | Peru | --- |  0:0 |  2:0 |  | Uruguay | 1:2 | --- | 3:2 |  | Colombia | 1:1 |  1:1 | --- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 26.07.81 | Bogota | Colombia | 1-1 | Peru | 0-0 |  | 09.08.81 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 3-2 | Colombia | 1-1 |  | 16.08.81 | Lima | Peru | 2-0 | Colombia | 1-0 |  | 23.08.81 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 1-2 | Peru | 0-2 |  | 06.09.81 | Lima | Peru | 0-0 | Uruguay | 0-0 |  | 13.09.81 | Bogota | Colombia | 1-1 | Uruguay | 1-1 |   
| Group 10 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Chile | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6: | 0 |  | 2. Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2: | 5 |  | 3. Paraguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3: | 6 |   
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| Team | Ch | Ec | Pa |  | Chile | --- |  2:0 |  3:0 |  | Ecuador | 0:0 | --- | 1:0 |  | Paraguay | 0:1 |  3:1 | --- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 17.05.81 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 1-0 | Paraguay | 0-0 |  | 24.05.81 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 0-0 | Chile | 0-0 |  | 31.05.81 | Asuncion | Paraguay | 3-1 | Ecuador | 0-0 |  | 07.06.81 | Asuncion | Paraguay | 0-1 | Chile | 0-0 |  | 14.06.81 | Santiago | Chile | 2-0 | Ecuador | 1-0 |  | 21.06.81 | Santiago | Chile | 3-0 | Paraguay | 3-0 |   
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