The 2022 Copa América of Beach Soccer (known natively in Spanish as the Copa América de Futbol Playa) was the third edition of the Copa América de Beach Soccer, an international beach soccer competition in South America, contested between the men's national teams of the members of CONMEBOL.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Paraguay |
| Dates | 21–29 May |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Paraguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Chile |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 186 (6.89 per match) |
← 2018 2023 → | |
The competition was organised by South American football's governing body, CONMEBOL; other beach soccer events under the "Copa América" title took place during 1994–99, 2003 and 2012–14,[1] however this incarnation is the first to be officially organised and sanctioned by CONMEBOL.
The tournament was hosted by Paraguay in Luque (Asunción), between 21 and 29 May.[2] The tournament returned for the first time in four years after the last scheduled edition in 2020 was cancelled due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[3][4]
Brazil were the two-time defending champions, but lost in the final to hosts Paraguay who won their first ever title,[4][5][6] and claimed the first CONMEBOL competition victory by any senior Paraguayan team since the 1979 Copa América.
Teams
editTeams representing all 10 members of CONMEBOL took part.[7]
Venue
editOne venue was used in the city of Luque, part of the Greater Asunción area, on the grounds of the Paraguayan Olympic Committee headquarters.[7]
| Luque (Asunción area) |
2022 Copa América of Beach Soccer (Paraguay) | |
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| Los Pynandi Stadium | ||
| 25°15′23.7″S 57°31′54.11″W / 25.256583°S 57.5316972°W | ||
| Capacity: 2,820[8] | ||
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Squads
editEach team had to submit a squad of no less than 10 and no more than 12 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 28). In consideration of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, any of these registered players who become afflicted by the disease could be freely replaced before the tournament began (Regulations Article 33).[9]
Draw
editThe draw to split the ten teams into two groups of five took place at 12:00 PYT (UTC–4) on 4 May at CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, under the following procedure:[7]
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking in the previous edition of the tournament in 2018.
Initially, two teams were automatically assigned to position one of the groups:
The remaining eight teams were split into four pots of two based on their seeding, in order from the highest seeds placed in Pot 1, down to the lowest seeds placed in Pot 4. From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
The draw resulted in the following groups:[10][11]
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Group stage
editThe top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams finishing in third through fifth proceeded to play in consolation matches against the teams finishing in the same position in the other group to determine their final rank.[9]
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 (Regulations Article 19).[9]
If two or more teams are equal on points, their rankings are determined as follows (Regulations Article 20):[9]
- points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- fewest red cards;
- fewest yellow cards;
- drawing of lots by CONMEBOL.
Matches are listed as local time in Luque, PYT (UTC–4).
The schedule was published after the draw.[12] 24 May is allocated as a rest day.
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 12 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Chile
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Argentina
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 3 | Fifth place play-off |
| 4 |  Colombia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 2 | Seventh place play-off |
| 5 |  Ecuador
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4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 1 | Ninth place play-off |
(H) Host
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 12 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Venezuela
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4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Peru
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 6 | Fifth place play-off |
| 4 |  Uruguay
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 3 | Seventh place play-off |
| 5 |  Bolivia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 0 | Ninth place play-off |
Placement matches
edit27 May is allocated as a rest day.
Ninth place play-off
edit| Ecuador | 4–3 | Bolivia |
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Report |
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Seventh place play-off
editFifth place play-off
editKnockout stage
edit27 May is allocated as a rest day.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 May | ||||||
| Paraguay | 6 | |||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||
| Paraguay | 3 | |||||
| 28 May | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 29 May | ||||||
| Chile | 3 | |||||
| Venezuela | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Paraguay | 6–1 | Venezuela |
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Report |
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Third place play-off
editFinal
editWinners
edit| 2022 Copa América de Beach Soccer champions |
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 Paraguay First title |
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay |
Champions |
| 2 | Brazil |
Runners-up |
| 3 | Chile |
Third place |
| 4 | Venezuela |
Fourth place |
| 5 | Peru |
Fifth place |
| 6 | Argentina |
Sixth place |
| 7 | Uruguay |
Seventh place |
| 8 | Colombia |
Eighth place |
| 9 | Ecuador |
Ninth place |
| 10 | Bolivia |
Tenth place |
References
edit- ^ "Copa America" (in Portuguese). cbsb.com.br. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "CONTINÚA EL MICROCICLO DE ENTRENAMIENTO DE LA SELECCIÓN COLOMBIA DE FÚTBOL PLAYA". Colombian Football Federation. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Lista de torneos cancelados en la edición 2020". CONMEBOL. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b Burke, Patrick (29 May 2022). "Paraguay win Copa América de Beach Soccer for first time on home sand". Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "¡Paraguay campeón de la Copa América de Fútbol Playa 2022!". ABC Color (in Spanish). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Fútbol playa: ¡Paraguay se consagra campeón de la Copa América 2022!". El Nacional (in Spanish). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Se viene la CONMEBOL Copa América Fútbol Playa". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ ""Los Pynandi" World Cup Stadium". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "REGLAMENTO CONMEBOL COPA AMERICA FÚTBOL PLAYA 2022" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Definidos los grupos de la CONMEBOL Copa América Fútbol Playa – Paraguay 2022". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Copa América de Fútbol Playa draw held". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Copa América Fútbol Playa – Paraguay 2022: CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS" (PDF). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
External links
edit- Copa América de Fútbol Playa, at CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)
- CONMEBOL Copa América de Fútbol Playa Paraguay 2022, at the Paraguayan Football Association (in Spanish)