2008 Copa América de Futsal
International football competition
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The 2008 Copa América de Futsal was the 9th edition under FIFA rules, 20th edition of the main international futsal tournament of the South America region. It took place in Montevideo, Uruguay from 23 to 28 June 2008.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 23–28 June |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (18th title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Paraguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 139 (7.32 per match) |
← 2003 2011 → | |
The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.
Championship
The ten participating teams are divided into three groups of three in the first two groups and four teams in the last group, which will play each in a single round-robin format. The top team of each group advances to the semi-finals with the second placed team from Group C. The top three teams for the tournament will earn participation at the 2008 Futsal World Cup, if Brazil is one of the top 3, the third ticket to the World Cup will go to the fourth placed team in the championship.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 June 2008 - Mercedes | ||||||
| Uruguay | 1 (3) | |||||
| 28 June 2008 - Mercedes | ||||||
| Paraguay | 1 (1) | |||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| 27 June 2008 - Mercedes | ||||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 June 2008 - Mercedes | ||||||
| Paraguay | 2 | |||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||
9th place
7th place
5th place
Semi-finals
3rd Place
Final
| 2008 Copa America FIFA Futsal winners |
|---|
 Brazil Eighteenth title |