2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	15–22 April 2012
Teams	10 (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 played	27
Goals scored	185 (6.85 per match)

The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand. It was held from 15 to 22 April 2012 in Gramado, Brazil. The semi-finalists qualified to the World Cup.^[1]

Group stage

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

Group A

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

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Group B

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

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 April 2012 – Gramado
	Colombia	0
	Argentina	1
					22 April 2012 – Gramado
					Argentina (pen.)	1 (7)
					Paraguay	1 (6)
					Third place
	21 April 2012 – Gramado			22 April 2012 – Gramado
	Brazil	3		Colombia	1
	Paraguay (a.e.t.)	5			Brazil	5

9th place match

7th place match

Semi-finals

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5th place match

Third place play-off

Final

Final classification

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

• Most Valuable Player
  • Fabio Alcaraz

References

External links

• FIFA website
• Tournament at futsalplanet.com