2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The 2016 South American Futsal World Cup qualifiers was a men's futsal tournament that was used as the South American qualifying tournament to determine three of the four CONMEBOL teams in the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup final tournament in Colombia.[1] The tournament was held in Asunción, Paraguay between 5–13 February 2016.[2]
| Eliminatorias Sudamericanas de Futsal Paraguay 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  |
| City | Asunción |
| Dates | 5–13 February 2016 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 154 (5.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  (6 goals each) |
Champions Brazil, runners-up Argentina and third-placed Paraguay qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the CONMEBOL representatives, besides Colombia who qualified automatically as hosts.[3]
Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams participated in the tournament.[4]
| Team | Previous best top-4 performance |
|---|---|
| Champions (2012) |
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| Third place (2012) |
 | None |
| Fourth place (2012) |
 | None |
| Runners-up (2012) |
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| None |
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Note: Statistics start from 2012 when a separate qualifying tournament was held. Prior to 2012, the Copa América de Futsal was used as the CONMEBOL qualifying tournament for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Group stage
The draw of the tournament was held on 23 October 2015 during the CONMEBOL Futsal Committee meeting at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[4] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. Each group contained one team from each of the five "pairing pots": Argentina–Paraguay, Brazil–Colombia, Chile–Venezuela, Peru–Uruguay, Bolivia–Ecuador. The schedule of the tournament was announced on 8 January 2016.[5]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals, while the remaining teams proceeded to the classification play-offs for fifth to tenth place. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:[6]
- Head-to-head result in games between tied teams;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
All times local, PYST (UTC−3).[7]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 12 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | Fifth place play-off |
| 4 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 3 | Seventh place play-off |
| 5 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 | Ninth place play-off |
(H) Host.
| Paraguay | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
Richard Rejala  |
Report | Martín Herrera Milton Saldarriaga |
| Brazil | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Pierre Guisel (Pito) Diego Fonseca |
Report | Rafael Morillo |
| Venezuela | 2–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilfredo Figueroa Teran Greydelvid |
Report | Javier Salas Richard Rejala Francisco Martínez Fabio Alcaraz Rodrígo Ayala |
| Peru | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martín Herrera |
Report | Erick Miranda Paul Santamaria Jorge Portocarrero |
| Ecuador | 3–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Portocarrero Carlos Galarza |
Report | Jorge Preciado Carlos Méndez |
| Paraguay | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Daniel Rollemberg |
| Brazil | 14–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dione Veroneze Luis Jeferson Fernando Nascimiento Jean Pierre Guisel (Pito) Rodrígo Hardy Diego Fonseca Ari Santos |
Report |
| Venezuela | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Vidal Carlos Méndez Rafael Morillo Wilfredo Figueroa |
Report | Luis Ramos Martín Herrera |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 12 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | Fifth place play-off |
| 4 | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 2 | Seventh place play-off |
| 5 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 1 | Ninth place play-off |
| Colombia | 6–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmar Ramírez Jonathan Giraldo Yeison Fornera Julián Díaz |
Report | Juan Carrasco |
| Argentina | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Cuzzolino Cristian Borruto Maximiliano Rescia |
Report | Nicolás Ordoqui |
| Uruguay | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Federico Fedele Nicolás Ordoqui |
Report | Donald Montero Iván Quisbert |
| Chile | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maximiliano Rescia Cristian Borruto Leandro Cuzzolino |
| Bolivia | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Diego Montero Ivan Quisbert Carlos Fernández |
Report | Bernardo Araya Nilson Concha Carlos Arriola |
| Argentina | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Constantino Vaporaki Taffarel Mauro |
Report |
| Colombia | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Giraldo Luis Poveda Angellot Caro |
Report | Ivan Quisbert |
| Chile | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sebastián Castro Leandro Ataides Ignacio Buggiano Gabriel Palleiro |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (no extra time was used in the classification play-offs for fifth to tenth place).[6]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| 3 (3) | |||||
| 3 (2) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| Fifth Place | ||
| 6 | |
| 4 | |
| Seventh Place | ||
| 1 | |
| 3 | |
| Ninth Place | ||
| 2 (1) | |
| 2 (2) | |
Ninth place play-off
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
| Brazil | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rafael Bezerra Fernando Nascimiento Dione Veroneze Marcenio Ribeiro |
Report | Nicolás Ordoqui |
| Argentina | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Alamiro Vaporaki Maximiliano Rescia Cristian Borruto |
Report | José Luis Santander Richard Rejala Rene Villalba |
| Penalties | ||
Santiago Basile  Pablo Taborda  Leandro Cuzzolino Maximiliano Rescia Alan Brandi |
3–2 | |
Third place play-off
Winner qualified for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Final ranking
| Teams qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2013 | 1 (2012) |
| 12 February 2016 | 7 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| 12 February 2016 | 7 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
| 14 February 2016 | 5 (1989, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
References
- "La FIFA ratificó la distribución de plazas que corresponden a cada confederación" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2014.
- "Confirmación de fecha para las Eliminatorias Sudamericanas de Futsal" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 5 January 2016.
- "Paraguay progress to Colombia". FIFA.com. 14 February 2016.
- "Se sortearon los grupos de las Eliminatorias Futsal y Futsal Femenino" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 23 October 2015.
- "Se presentó el fixture de las Eliminatorias Sudamericanas de Futsal". CONMEBOL.com. 8 January 2016.
- "Reglamento – Eliminatorias Futsal Paraguay 2016" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
- "Fixture Eliminatorias de Futsal" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
External links
- Eliminatorias de Futsal, CONMEBOL.com