2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Dates | 26 June – 4 July 2021 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 174 (6.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
← 2019 2023 → | |
The 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for CONMEBOL was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South American men's national teams, and the third edition organized by CONMEBOL. Originally scheduled to be played in May 2021,[1] it was eventually rescheduled to be held from 26 June to 4 July 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
The tournament served to determine the three nations from CONMEBOL that qualified for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia.
Hosts Brazil were the defending champions.
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| 9th | Champions (2013) | |
| 4th | Ninth place (2015, 2019) | |
| 9th | Champions (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) | |
| 8th | Fifth place (2008, 2009, 2013, 2017) | |
| 6th | Fourth place (2011) | |
| 7th | Third place (2017) | |
| 9th | Runners-up (2013, 2015, 2017) | |
| 9th | Fifth place (2019) | |
| 9th | Runners-up (2006, 2009, 2019) | |
| 9th | Third place (2011) |
Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 4 June 2021, 18:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. The hosts and holders, Brazil, and the previous tournament's runners-up, Uruguay were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively. The remaining eight teams were split into four "pairing pots" (Paraguay–Argentina, Peru–Colombia, Chile–Ecuador, Bolivia–Venezuela) based on the final placement they reached in the previous edition of the tournament (shown in brackets).[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and then its position within the group was drawn; the second team drawn was placed into Group B and its position within the group was also defined by draw.[3]
The draw resulted in the following groups:[4]
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Match officials
Group stage
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals, while the teams in third, fourth and fifth advance to the fifth place, seventh place, and ninth place matches respectively.
All times are local, BRT (UTC−3);[7][8][9] match reports are in Spanish.
29 June was allocated as a rest day.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 12 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 5 | Fifth place match | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 3 | Seventh place match | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 | Ninth place match |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Red cards; 8) Yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots.
(H) Host
| Paraguay | 6–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Benítez C. Benítez Carballo |
Report | García Rosdel Medina |
| Brazil | 6–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Edson Hulk Brendo Catarino Alisson Zé Lucas |
Report | Delgado Drago Alcántara |
| Peru | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Alcántara Velezmoro |
Report | Rosdel E.Ramos Garcia Narea |
| Brazil | 7–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Edson Hulk Catarino Zé Lucas |
Report | Edson Hulk Catarino Nevares |
| Venezuela | 5–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Escobar Bacelar Rosdel Garcia |
Report | Cedeño Macias Bailon |
| Paraguay | 6–1 | |
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| Brazil | 8–2 | |
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Report |
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| Brazil | 8–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alisson Catarino Zé Lucas Antônio |
Report | Carballo Medina |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 | Fifth place match | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | Seventh place match | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | Ninth place match |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 5) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Red cards; 8) Yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots.
| Colombia | 7–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Córdoba Ortega Acosta Pantoja Perea Ossa |
Report | De Sosa Holmedilla Ponzetti Medero |
| Chile | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Aguilera |
Report | Ponzetti |
| Penalties | ||
| Silva Aguilera Peso |
2–3 | Medero Benaducci Ponzetti |
Placement matches
Knockout stage
2 July was allocated as a rest day.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 July | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 3 July | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualify for 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
| Uruguay | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| L. Quinta Bella Laduche |
Report | G.Benitez Carballo Ojeda |
Third place match
Winner qualifies for 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.