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2008 South American Beach Soccer Championship

The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier, also later and commonly known as the 2008 South American Beach Soccer Championship, was the second Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South America, held from 23–27 April in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier
2008 South American Beach Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates23–27 April
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored118 (9.08 per match)
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The qualifiers were not coordinated by CONMEBOL at the time. The event was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), under the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier title.[1][2] CONMEBOL began recognising the tournaments in 2013, under the title South American Beach Soccer Championship, also acknowledging the 2006–11 events as historic editions of the championship.[3] CONMEBOL eventually began organising the qualifiers in 2017, under a new title.

Brazil won the championship for a second consecutive time, with Argentina finishing second and Uruguay winning the third place play of to finish third. The three nations moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Marseille, France, from 17–27 July.[4]

Participating nations

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
  Argentina 9 3 3 0 0 26 10 16
  Venezuela 6 3 2 0 1 13 11 2
  Chile 3 3 1 0 2 17 16 1
  Peru 0 3 0 0 3 10 23 -13


  Chile8 – 5  Peru


  Argentina2 – 1  Venezuela


  Venezuela5 – 4  Chile


  Peru0 – 8  Argentina


  Venezuela7 – 5  Peru


  Argentina6 – 5  Chile


Group B

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Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
  Brazil 6 2 2 0 0 14 7 7
  Uruguay 3 2 1 0 1 8 12 -4
  Paraguay 0 2 0 0 2 8 11 -3


  Brazil8 – 3  Uruguay


  Brazil6 – 4  Paraguay


  Uruguay5 – 4  Paraguay


Knockout stage

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Semi-finals Final
      
B1   Brazil 8
A2   Venezuela 3
SF1   Brazil 6
SF2   Argentina 1
A1   Argentina 5
B2   Uruguay 3 3rd/4th-place match
SF1   Venezuela 1
SF2   Uruguay 5


Semi-finals

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  Brazil8 – 3  Venezuela


  Argentina5 – 3  Uruguay


Third Place Play Off

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  Venezuela1 – 5  Uruguay


Final

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  Brazil6 – 1  Argentina


Winners

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 (2008) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CONMEBOL) Winners: 
 
Brazil
Second title

Awards

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Best Player
  André
Top Scorer
  Ezequiel Hilaire
7 goals
Best Goalkeeper
  Diego

Final standings

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Rank Team
1   Brazil
2   Argentina
3   Uruguay
4   Venezuela
5   Chile
6   Paraguay
7   Peru

References

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  1. ^ Gaich, Rémi (11 January 2016). BSWW competitions / National teams. Barcelona: Beach Soccer Worldwide. p. 15.
  2. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 - Qualifier (Conmebol)". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22.
  3. ^ "Sudamericano de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2008".
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