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 April 23–27 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier
2008 South American Beach Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates23 April - 27 April 2008
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)

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 July 17–27.[4]

Participating nations

Group stage

Group A
Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
 Argentina 93300261016
 Venezuela 6320113112
 Chile 3310217161
 Peru 030031023-13


 Chile8 – 5 Peru


 Argentina2 – 1 Venezuela


 Venezuela5 – 4 Chile


 Peru0 – 8 Argentina


 Venezuela7 – 5 Peru


 Argentina6 – 5 Chile


Group B
Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
 Brazil 622001477
 Uruguay 32101812-4
 Paraguay 02002811-3


 Brazil8 – 3 Uruguay


 Brazil6 – 4 Paraguay


 Uruguay5 – 4 Paraguay


Knockout stage
  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
 Brazil8 – 3 Venezuela


 Argentina5 – 3 Uruguay


Third Place Play Off
 Venezuela1 – 5 Uruguay


Final
 Brazil6 – 1 Argentina


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

Brazil
Second title

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

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

References
  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.
  3. "Sudamericano de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fifabeach08.html
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