2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) explained

Tourney Name:CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Year:2017
Other Titles:Eliminatorias CONMEBOL al Mundial de la FIFA de Fútbol Playa Asunción 2017
Size:250px
Country: Paraguay
City:Lambaré
Dates:5–12 February
Num Teams:10
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:6
Matches:29
Goals:261
Top Scorer: Víctor Belaunde
Player: Carlos Carballo
Goalkeeper: Mão
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2019

The 2017 CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, (natively in Spanish: Eliminatorias CONMEBOL al Mundial de la FIFA de Fútbol Playa Asunción 2017)[1] was the seventh 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 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, with the top three finishing nations progressing to the finals in the Bahamas.[2]

The competition took place from 5 to 12 February 2017 in Lambaré, Gran Asunción, Paraguay, with ten nations taking part.[3] Brazil were the defending champions.

Participating teams and draw

The following ten teams entered the tournament.

The draw of the tournament was held on 20 January 2017, 12:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[4] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams.[5] The teams were seeded according to their results in the 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship.

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 bottom three teams from each group enter the placement stage for 5th to 10th place.

All times are local, PYST (UTC−3).

Group A

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Group B

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Placement stage (5th–10th place)

5th place match

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

3rd place match

Winner qualifies for 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Final

Awards

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]

width=300Most valuable player
Carlos Carballo
Top scorer
Víctor Belaunde (11 goals)
Best goalkeeper
Mão

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
RankTeam
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[7] [8]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament1
only FIFA-sanctioned era (since 2005)
(2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
(2013, 2015)
(Debut)

1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eliminatorias de Fútbol Playa - Paraguay 2017 . . 8 February 2018 . 18 February 2017 . Spanish .
  2. Web site: Reglamento Eliminatorias de Fútbol Playa - Paraguay 2017. CONMEBOL.com.
  3. Web site: Bahamas 2017 hopefuls take first steps towards beach glory . https://web.archive.org/web/20160731115613/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2016/m=7/news=bahamas-2017-hopefuls-take-first-steps-towards-beach-glory-2813017.html . dead . July 31, 2016 . fifa.com . 28 July 2016 . 28 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Este viernes se realiza el sorteo de grupos del clasificatorio al Mundial de Fútbol Playa. CONMEBOL.com. 19 January 2017. Spanish.
  5. Web site: Develado el camino a Bahamas 2017. CONMEBOL.com. 21 January 2017. Spanish.
  6. Web site: Brazil cruise through, Ecuador exultant. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215035729/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2017/m=2/news=brazil-cruise-through-ecuador-exultant-2867042.html. dead. February 15, 2017. FIFA.com. 14 February 2017.
  7. Web site: Brazil, Paraguay book tickets for Bahamas. https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164612/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2017/m=2/news=brazil-paraguay-book-tickets-for-bahamas-2866825.html. dead. February 13, 2017. FIFA.com. 11 February 2017.
  8. Web site: Ecuador snare ticket to Bahamas. https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164535/http://www.fifa.com/beachsoccerworldcup/news/y=2017/m=2/news=ecuador-snare-ticket-to-bahamas-2866915.html. dead. February 13, 2017. FIFA.com. 13 February 2017.