2008 Copa América de Futsal explained

Year:2008
Country:Uruguay
Dates:23–28 June
Num Teams:10
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:18
Matches:19
Goals:139
Prevseason:2003
Nextseason:2011

The 2008 Copa América de Futsal was the 9th edition under FIFA rules, 20th edition of the main international futsal tournament of the South America region. It took place in Montevideo, Uruguay from 23 to 28 June 2008.

The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.

Championship

The ten participating teams are divided into three groups of three in the first two groups and four teams in the last group, which will play each in a single round-robin format. The top team of each group advances to the semi-finals with the second placed team from Group C. The top three teams for the tournament will earn participation at the 2008 Futsal World Cup, if Brazil is one of the top 3, the third ticket to the World Cup will go to the fourth placed team in the championship.

Group A

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220051+46
21016603
200248 - 40

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Group B

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2200121+116
2011510 - 51
2011410 - 61

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Group C

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3300352+339
32011112 - 16
31021118 - 73
3003530 - 250

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Knockout stage

9th place


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7th place


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5th place


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Semi-finals


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3rd Place


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Final


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Final classification

Team qualified for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup as host
Team qualified for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
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References

CONMEBOL Futsal Championship 2008 @ Goalzz