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2008 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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)
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The 2008 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship also known as the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONMEBOL) was the second beach soccer championship for South America, held in April 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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 - July 27.[1]

Participating nations

Group stage

Group A

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

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

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
Brazil André
Top Scorer
Argentina Ezequiel Hilaire
7 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Uruguay Diego

Final standings

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

References

  1. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fifabeach08.html
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