2011 South American Beach Soccer Championship

The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier, also later and commonly known as the 2011 South American Beach Soccer Championship, was the fourth Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South America, held from July 31– August 7 on Copacabana beach[1] in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 7 – 14 May 2011.[3]

2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier
2011 South American Beach Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates31 July – 7 August
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Venezuela
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored183 (9.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Bruno Malias
(12 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Bruno Malias
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2013

The qualifiers were not coordinated by CONMEBOL at the time. The event was organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), under the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier title.[4][5] CONMEBOL began recognising the tournaments in 2013, under the title South American Beach Soccer Championship, also acknowledging the 2006–11 events as historic editions of the championship.[6] CONMEBOL eventually began organising the qualifiers in 2017, under a new title.

Participating teams

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A tournament-record nine teams, an increase of one team from the previous CONMEBOL qualifier, have confirmed their participation in the competition.[7]

Group stage

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The draw to decide the groups was conducted on June 29, 2011.

All match times were of local time in Rio de Janeiro, being Brasilia Time, (UTC-03:00).[8]

Group A

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Team Pld W W L GF GA /- Pts
  Brazil 4 4 0 0 44 6 38 12
  Venezuela 4 2 0 2 15 19 −4 6
  Paraguay 4 1 1 2 21 32 −11 5
  Chile 4 1 0 3 17 21 −4 3
  Peru 4 0 1 3 13 32 −19 2
clinched Knockout Stage berth
Venezuela  5 – 2  Peru
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Paraguay  1 – 14  Brazil
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Chile  6 – 3  Paraguay
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Brazil  13 – 1  Peru
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Peru  5 – 9  Paraguay
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Venezuela  3 – 2  Chile
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Venezuela  7 – 8 (a.e.t.)  Paraguay
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Brazil  10 – 4  Chile
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Chile  5 – 5 (a.e.t.)  Peru
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Penalties
  0 – 1  

Brazil  7 – 0  Venezuela
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Group B

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Team Pld W W L GF GA /- Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 11 6 5 9
  Colombia 3 1 1 1 12 9 3 5
  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 14 10 4 3
  Ecuador 3 0 0 3 9 21 −12 0
clinched Knockout Stage berth
Argentina  4 – 3  Ecuador
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Colombia  3 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
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Penalties
  1 – 0  

Argentina  2 – 0  Colombia
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Uruguay  8 – 2  Ecuador
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Ecuador  4 – 9  Colombia
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Uruguay  3 – 5  Argentina
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Knockout stage

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Semifinals Final
      
B1   Argentina 3
A2   Venezuela 2
SF1   Argentina 2
SF2   Brazil 6
A1   Brazil 6
B2   Colombia 2 Third place play off
SF1   Venezuela 5
SF2   Colombia 2

Semi finals

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Argentina  3 – 2  Venezuela
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Brazil  6 – 2  Colombia
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Third place play off

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Venezuela  5 – 2  Colombia
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Final

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Argentina  2 – 6  Brazil
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Winners

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 (2011) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CONMEBOL) Winners: 
 
Brazil
4th title

Awards

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Best Player (MVP)
  Bruno Malias
Top Scorer
  Bruno Malias
12 goals
Best Goalkeeper
  Mão

Teams Qualifying

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Team
1st Place   Brazil
2nd Place   Argentina
3rd Place   Venezuela

Final Placement

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Rank Team
1   Brazil
2   Argentina
3   Venezuela
4   Colombia
5   Uruguay
6   Paraguay
7   Chile
8   Ecuador
9   Peru

References

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  1. ^ Copacabana to host the CONMEBOL Qualifier!
  2. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 - CONMEBOL Qualifier Rio de Janeiro". Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  3. ^ "Calendar 2010/2011". cbbsbrasil.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  4. ^ Gaich, Rémi (11 January 2016). BSWW competitions / National teams. Barcelona: Beach Soccer Worldwide. p. 15.
  5. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 - Qualifier (Conmebol)". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22.
  6. ^ "Sudamericano de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  7. ^ ‘Alea iacta est’ for the CONMEBOL Qualifier
  8. ^ "Eliminatórias Conmebol". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-08-01.