The 2008 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers is the main championship for beach soccer in South America. In both 2005 and 2007, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL held joint championships. In 2007, the successful teams of the competition qualified to play in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, whereas the 2005...

also known as the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONMEBOL) was the second beach soccer championship for South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

, held in April 2008, in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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Brazil

Brazil national beach soccer team

The Brazil national beach soccer team represents Brazil in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the CBF, the governing body for football in Brazil...

 won the championship for a second consecutive time, with Argentina

Argentina national beach soccer team

The Argentina national beach soccer team represents Argentina in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFA, the governing body for football of the country.-Current squad:Correct as of September 2011:...

 finishing second and Uruguay

Uruguay national beach soccer team

Uruguay national beach soccer team represents Uruguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AUF, the governing body for football in Uruguay.-Current squad:Correct as of July 2008...

 winning the third place play of to finish third. The three nations moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the fourteenth edition of the World Cup since...

 in Marseille

Marseille

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, France

France

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 from July 17 - July 27.

Group A

Team
	9	3	3	0	0	26	10	16
	6	3	2	0	1	13	11	2
3	3	1	0	2	17	16	1
0	3	0	0	3	10	23

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Group B

Team
	6	2	2	0	0	14	7	7
	3	2	1	0	1	8	12
	0	2	0	0	2	8	11

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Knockout stage

Semi-Finals

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Third Place Play Off

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Final

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Winners

Awards

Best Player
André
Top Scorer
Ezequiel Hilaire
7 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Diego

Final standings

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7