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) 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.
The competition took place from 5 to 12 February 2017 in Lambaré, Gran Asunción, Paraguay, with ten nations taking part. Brazil were the defending champions.
Participating teams and draw The following ten teams entered the tournament.
(hosts)
The draw of the tournament was held on 20 January 2017, 12:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The teams were seeded according to their results in the 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5
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
Group B
Placement stage (5th–10th place) Bracket (5th–10th place)
9th place match
5th place semi-finals
7th place match
5th place match
Knockout stage Bracket (1st–4th place)
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 Winners
Individual awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Most valuable player Carlos CarballoTop 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.
Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1only 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.
References
External links Eliminatorias Mundial futbol de playa, CONMEBOL.com FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 - CONMEBOL Qualifier Asuncion at Beachsoccer.com