2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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]

2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
CityGramado
Dates15–22 April 2012
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina
Runners-up Paraguay
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored185 (6.85 per match)
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Group stage

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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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 4 4 0 0 37 1 +36 12
  Argentina 4 3 0 1 16 5 +11 9
  Chile 4 1 1 2 11 20 −9 4
  Peru 4 1 1 2 9 20 −11 4
  Bolivia 4 0 0 4 6 33 −27 0
Brazil  15 – 1  Bolivia
Argentina  6 – 0  Chile

Argentina  6 – 2  Bolivia
Brazil  9 – 0  Peru

Chile  4 – 4  Peru
Brazil  3 – 0  Argentina

Argentina  4 – 0  Peru
Chile  7 – 0  Bolivia

Peru  5 – 3  Bolivia
Brazil  10 – 0  Chile

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Colombia 4 3 0 1 19 8 +11 9
  Paraguay 4 3 0 1 15 9 +6 9
  Uruguay 4 2 0 2 13 12 +1 6
  Venezuela 4 2 0 2 12 17 −5 6
  Ecuador 4 0 0 4 9 22 −13 0
Uruguay  2 – 1  Venezuela
Paraguay  3 – 0  Ecuador

Paraguay  6 – 0  Venezuela
Colombia  3 – 1  Uruguay

Venezuela  5 – 4  Colombia
Uruguay  8 – 4  Ecuador

Venezuela  6 – 5  Ecuador
Colombia  7 – 2  Paraguay

Paraguay  4 – 2  Uruguay
Ecuador  0 – 5  Colombia

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 April 2012 – Gramado
 
 
  Colombia0
 
22 April 2012 – Gramado
 
  Argentina1
 
  Argentina (pen.)1 (7)
 
21 April 2012 – Gramado
 
  Paraguay1 (6)
 
  Brazil3
 
 
  Paraguay (a.e.t.)5
 
Third place
 
 
22 April 2012 – Gramado
 
 
  Colombia1
 
 
  Brazil5

9th place match

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Bolivia  5 – 4  Ecuador

7th place match

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Peru  5 – 3  Venezuela


Semi-finals

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Colombia  0 – 1  Argentina

Brazil  3 – 5 (a.e.t.)  Paraguay

5th place match

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Chile  1 – 3  Uruguay

Third place play-off

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Colombia  1 – 5  Brazil

Final

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Argentina  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Paraguay
Penalties
7 – 6

Final classification

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Team qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Place Team
1   Argentina
2   Paraguay
3   Brazil
4   Colombia
5   Uruguay
6   Chile
7   Peru
8   Venezuela
9   Bolivia
10   Ecuador

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Qualifying tournament s to the 2012 FIFA Futsal world cup". loc-ffwc2012.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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