2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The 2019 CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, (natively in Spanish: CONMEBOL Eliminatorias al Mundial de la FIFA de Fútbol Playa Brasil 2019) was the eighth edition of the Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship contested by the men's national teams of South America to determine the best beach soccer nation on the continent, organised by CONMEBOL. The tournament acted as a qualifying event to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Asunción, Paraguay, with the top two finishing nations progressing to the finals in addition to Paraguay who qualify automatically as hosts.
CONMEBOL Eliminatorias al Mundial de la FIFA de Fútbol Playa Brasil 2019 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Brazil |
City | Rio de Janeiro |
Dates | 28 April – 5 May |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil |
Runners-up | Uruguay |
Third place | Paraguay |
Fourth place | Argentina |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 27 |
Goals scored | 273 (10.11 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Rodrigo (14 goals) |
The competition took place from 28 April to 5 May 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] Brazil were the defending champions and winners.
Participating teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil (hosts and title holders)
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 10 April 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during the 70th CONMEBOL Ordinary Congress.[2] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five. The hosts and defending champions Brazil and the 2017 vice-champions Paraguay were seeded into Group A and Group B respectively and assigned to position 1 in their group, while the remaining eight teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their final positions in the 2017 CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (shown in brackets).
Seeded | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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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).[3][4]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | +31 | 12 | Knockout stage |
2 | Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 9 | |
3 | Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 6 | Fifth place match |
4 | Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 3 | Seventh place match |
5 | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 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.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 11 | Knockout stage |
2 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 6 | |
3 | Peru | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 5 | Fifth place match |
4 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 3 | Seventh place match |
5 | Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 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.
Placement stage (5th–10th place)
Bracket (5th–10th place)
Fifth place match
Knockout stage
Bracket (1st–4th place)
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
4 May | ||||||
Paraguay | 3 | |||||
5 May | ||||||
Uruguay | 4 | |||||
Uruguay | 1 | |||||
4 May | ||||||
Brazil | 10 | |||||
Brazil | 9 | |||||
Argentina | 3 | |||||
3rd place | ||||||
5 May | ||||||
Paraguay | 6 | |||||
Argentina | 5 |
Semi-finals
Winners qualify for 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Third place match
Final
Final ranking
Qualified for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
Rank | Team |
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Brazil | |
Uruguay | |
Paraguay | |
4 | Argentina |
5 | Peru |
6 | Colombia |
7 | Chile |
8 | Ecuador |
9 | Bolivia |
10 | Venezuela |
Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, including Paraguay who qualified automatically as host.[8]
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1 only FIFA era (since 2005) |
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Paraguay | 26 October 2018[9] | 3 (2013, 2015, 2017) |
Uruguay | 4 May 2019 | 5 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
Brazil | 4 May 2019 | 9 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- "Eliminatorias Sudamericanas al Mundial de fútbol de Playa desde el 28 de abril en Río". CONMEBOL.com. 29 January 2019.
- "Los grupos de las Eliminatorias del Mundial de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 10 April 2019.
- "Fixture del clasificatorio para el Mundial de Fútbol Playa". CONMEBOL.com. 22 April 2019.
- "Fixtures" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- "Árbitros para las Eliminatorias del Mundial Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 29 April 2019.
- "Nómina de árbitros para la última jornada de grupos" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 1 May 2019.
- "Árbitros de la Fase Final" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 3 May 2019.
- "Brazil, Uruguay reach Paraguay 2019". FIFA.com. 4 May 2019.
- "FIFA Council makes key decisions for the future of football development". FIFA.com. 26 October 2018.
External links
- Eliminatorias Mundial futbol de playa, CONMEBOL.com
- CONMEBOL Eliminatorias Mundial FIFA Fútbol Playa Brasil 2019, at Beach Soccer Worldwide