The 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for CONMEBOL was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South American men's national teams, and the third edition organized by CONMEBOL. Originally scheduled to be played in May 2021, it was eventually rescheduled to be held from 26 June to 4 July 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The tournament served to determine the three nations from CONMEBOL that qualified for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia.
Hosts Brazil were the defending champions.
Teams All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
TeamAppearancePrevious best performance9th (2013)4th (2015, 2019) (hosts and holders)9th (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019)8th (2008, 2009, 2013, 2017)6th (2011)7th (2017)9th (2013, 2015, 2017)9th (2019)9th (2006, 2009, 2019)9th (2011)
Draw The draw of the tournament was held on 4 June 2021, 18:00 PYT (UTC−4), at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. The hosts and holders, Brazil, and the previous tournament's runners-up, Uruguay were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively. The remaining eight teams were split into four "pairing pots" (Paraguay–Argentina, Peru–Colombia, Chile–Ecuador, Bolivia–Venezuela) based on the final placement they reached in the previous edition of the tournament (shown in brackets).
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and then its position within the group was drawn; the second team drawn was placed into Group B and its position within the group was also defined by draw.
The draw resulted in the following groups:
+ Group ATeamA1A2A3A4A5+ Group BTeamB1B2B3B4B5
Match officials On 8 June 2021, CONMEBOL announced a total of 18 referees appointed for the tournament.
Mariano Romo Pablo Defelippi Jaimito Suárez José Luis Mendoza Lucas Estevão Luciano Andrade Jorge Darío Cortés Jorge Iván Gómez Erney Gonzalo Ramos Brando Luis Amay Silvio Coronel Gustavo Domínguez Alex Valdivieso Micke Palomino Christian Altez Aecio Fernández Jesús Leandro Reyes Luis Coy
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 teams in third, fourth and fifth advance to the fifth place, seventh place, and ninth place matches respectively.
All times are local, BRT (UTC−3); match reports are in Spanish.
29 June was allocated as a rest day.
Group A
Group B
Placement matches
Ninth place match
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Knockout stage 2 July was allocated as a rest day.
Bracket
Semi-finals Winners qualify for 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Third place match Winner qualifies for 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Final
Final ranking Qualified for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
RankTeam45678910
Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1only FIFA era (since 2005) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2019) (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
External links Eliminatorias Mundial Fútbol Playa 2021, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish) CONMEBOL Eliminatorias al Mundial de Fútbol Playa 2021, at Beach Soccer Worldwide