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]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Brazil |
| City | Gramado |
| 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) |
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Group stage
editThe 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
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | +36 | 12 |
| Argentina
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9 |
 Chile
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 4 |
 Peru
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 4 |
 Bolivia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 33 | −27 | 0 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 9 |
| Paraguay
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 9 |
 Uruguay
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 6 |
 Venezuela
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 6 |
 Ecuador
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 0 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 April 2012 – Gramado | ||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||
| 22 April 2012 – Gramado | ||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
| Argentina (pen.) | 1 (7) | |||||
| 21 April 2012 – Gramado | ||||||
| Paraguay | 1 (6) | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| Paraguay (a.e.t.) | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 April 2012 – Gramado | ||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||
9th place match
edit7th place match
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Semi-finals
edit5th place match
editThird place play-off
editFinal
editFinal classification
edit| Team qualified for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| Place | Team |
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| 1 | Argentina
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| 2 | Paraguay
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| 3 | Brazil
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| 4 | Colombia
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| 5 | Uruguay
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| 6 | Chile
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| 7 | Peru
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| 8 | Venezuela
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| 9 | Bolivia
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| 10 | Ecuador
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Awards
edit- Most Valuable Player
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers". FIFA. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- FIFA website
- Tournament at futsalplanet.com