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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]
| 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 |  Brazil (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Colombia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 174 (6.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Edson Hulk Carlos Carballo (8 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper |  Alberto Prado |
| Fair play award | Brazil |
← 2019 2023 → | |
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.
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All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 9th | Champions (2013) |
 Bolivia | 4th | Ninth place (2015, 2019) |
| Brazil (hosts and holders) | 9th | Champions (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019) |
 Chile | 8th | Fifth place (2008, 2009, 2013, 2017) |
| Colombia | 6th | Fourth place (2011) |
 Ecuador | 7th | Third place (2017) |
| Paraguay | 9th | Runners-up (2013, 2015, 2017) |
 Peru | 9th | Fifth place (2019) |
| Uruguay | 9th | Runners-up (2006, 2009, 2019) |
 Venezuela | 9th | Third place (2011) |
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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]
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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On 8 June 2021, CONMEBOL announced a total of 18 referees appointed for the tournament.[5][6]
Mariano Romo- Pablo Defelippi
Jaimito Suárez- José Luis Mendoza
Lucas Estevão- Luciano Andrade
Jorge Darío Cortés
Jorge Iván Gómez- Erney Gonzalo Ramos
Brando Luis Amay
Silvio Coronel- Gustavo Domínguez
Alex Valdivieso- Micke Palomino
Christian Altez- Aecio Fernández
Jesús Leandro Reyes- Luis Coy
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 | Brazil (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 12 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Paraguay |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Venezuela |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 5 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Peru |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 3 | Seventh place match |
| 5 | Ecuador |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 0 | Ninth place match |
Source: CONMEBOL
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Colombia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Argentina |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Chile |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | Seventh place match |
| 5 | Bolivia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 0 | Ninth place match |
Source: CONMEBOL
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.
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.
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Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
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2 July was allocated as a rest day.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 July | ||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| 3 July | ||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||
| Uruguay | 4 | |||||
| Paraguay | 3 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 4 July | ||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||
| Paraguay | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualify for 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Third place match
Winner qualifies for 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Final
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| Qualified for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[17]
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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