2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) explained

Year:	2012
City:	Gramado
Dates:	15–22 April 2012
Num Teams:	10
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Matches:	27
Goals:	185
Nextseason:	2016

The tournament acted as the South American qualifying tournament for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand. It was held from 15 to 22 April 2012 in Gramado, Brazil. It was the first time a tournament different from Copa América qualified to the World Cup: the semi-finalists were qualified.^[1]

Group stage

The draw was held on 3 March 2011.^[2] Ten teams were drawn into two groups. The top two finishers advanced to the semi-finals and qualified to the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	4	4	0	0	37	1	+36	12
	4	3	0	1	16	5	+11	9
	4	1	1	2	11	20	-9	4
	4	1	1	2	9	20	-11	4
	4	0	0	4	6	33	-27	0

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	4	3	0	1	19	8	+11	9
	4	3	0	1	15	9	+6	9
	4	2	0	2	13	12	+1	6
	4	2	0	2	12	17	-5	6
	4	0	0	4	9	22	-13	0

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Final classification

Team qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup

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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Fabio Alcaraz

External links

• FIFA website
• Tournament at futsalplanet.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers. https://web.archive.org/web/20080327183609/http://fifa.com/futsalworldcup/qualifiers/index.html. dead. March 27, 2008. FIFA. 10 April 2012.
2. Web site: Qualifying tournament s to the 2012 FIFA Futsal world cup. https://archive.today/20120712050200/http://loc-ffwc2012.com/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33:qualifying-tournaments-for-the-fifa-futsal-world-cup-thailand-2012&catid=2:fifa-news&Itemid=11. dead. 12 July 2012. loc-ffwc2012.com. 10 April 2012.