In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes:[3]
- In the quarter-finals, extra time was not played, and the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
- In the semi-finals, third place play-off and final, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
CONMEBOL set out the following matchups for the quarter-finals:[3]
- Match 1: Winners Group A vs 3rd Group B/C
- Match 2: Runners-up Group A vs Runners-up Group B
- Match 3: Winners Group B vs Runners-up Group C
- Match 4: Winners Group C vs 3rd Group A/B
Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals
[edit]The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:
Combination according to the two qualified teams
Third-placed teams qualify from groups
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1A vs
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1C vs
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A |
B |
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3B |
3A
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A |
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C |
3C |
3A
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B |
C |
3C |
3B
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The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, along with the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.