The 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal was the 14th edition of the Copa América de Futsal, the international futsal championship under FIFA rules organised by CONMEBOL for the men's national teams of South America. It was held in Luque, Paraguay from 2 to 10 February 2024.[1][2]
This edition marked the return of the tournament as the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup (the last time was in 2008) after CONMEBOL decided to discontinue its specific qualifying tournament for that purpose after three editions in 2012, 2016 and 2020.[3] The top four teams of the tournament (the four semi-finalists) qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan as the CONMEBOL representatives.[4]
Argentina were the defending champions.[5]
Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best top-4 performance |
|---|---|---|
 Argentina (holders) |
14th | Champions (2003, 2015, 2022) |
 Bolivia |
7th | Fourth place (2000) |
 Brazil |
14th | Champions (1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2011, 2017) |
 Chile |
9th | None |
 Colombia |
8th | Fourth place (2011, 2015, 2022) |
 Ecuador |
8th | Fourth place (1992) |
 Paraguay (hosts) |
14th | Runners-up (1998, 1999, 2015, 2022) |
 Peru |
8th | None |
 Uruguay |
12th | Runners-up (1996, 2008) |
 Venezuela |
8th | None |
Squads
Each national team had to submit a squad of at least 10 and up to 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 45).[4] Members of each squad are listed on the CONMEBOL website.[6]
Venue
On 19 December 2023, CONMEBOL confirmed Luque, Paraguay as the host city.[1] This is the third time that Paraguay host the tournament and the second consecutive time after the previous edition in 2022; it had also hosted the 2003 edition.[7]
All matches took place at the COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison located within the Parque Olímpico sports complex in Luque.[7]
Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 12 January 2024, 11:00 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[8] The hosts, Paraguay, and the previous tournament's champions, Argentina, were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively. The remaining eight teams were split into four "pairing pots" (Brazil–Colombia, Uruguay–Venezuela, Ecuador–Bolivia, Peru–Chile) based on the final placement they reached in the previous edition of the tournament (shown in brackets).[8]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B. In both groups, teams from pot 1 were allocated in position 2, teams from pot 2 in position 3, teams from pot 3 in position 4 and teams from pot 4 in position 5.[8][9]
The draw resulted in the following groups:[10]
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Match officials
On 18 January 2024, CONMEBOL announced the referees appointed by its Referees Commission for the tournament.[11][12]
| Association | Referees |
|---|---|
| Argentina |
Andrés Pena García, Lautaro Romero and Estefania Pinto |
| Bolivia |
Henry Gutierrez |
| Brazil |
Ricardo Messa and Anelize Schulz |
| Chile |
Christian Espíndola, Rodrigo Concha and Valeria Palma |
| Colombia |
Yuri García and Daniel Manrique |
| Ecuador |
Jonathan Herbas and Leonel Ruales |
| Paraguay |
Bill Villalba and Carlos Martínez |
| Peru |
Rolly Rojas and Ulises Ureta |
| Uruguay |
Daniel Rodríguez, Andrés Martínez and Federico Piccardo |
| Venezuela |
Oriana Zambrano and Junior Patiño |
Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
- Tiebreakers
In the preliminary stage, the teams were ranked according to points earned (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 19 and 20):[4]
- Head-to-head result between tied teams;
- Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Fewer red cards;
- Fewer yellow cards;
- Drawing of lots.
All match times are in PYST (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[13]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay (H)
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | Semi-finals and 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| 2 | Venezuela
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | Chile
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7[a] | Fifth place play-off |
| 4 | Colombia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Seventh place play-off |
| 5 | Ecuador
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 | Ninth place play-off |
| Ecuador | 1–5 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
Jordan Mercado  1T' |
Report | Felipe Echavarría 1T', 2T', 2T' Eduardo Riaño 1T'Luis Posada 2T' |
| Ecuador | 3–4 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Salazar 2T' Dalember Segura 2T'Jimmy Espinales 2T' |
Report | Javier Fuentealba 2T' Renato Martínez-Conde 2T'Nicolas Lagos 2T'Bernardo Araya 2T' |
| Colombia | 2–3 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Felipe Echavarría 19' Harrison Santos 37' |
CONMEBOL APF |
Sebastián Figueroa 30' Nicolas Lagos 35'Bilan de la Paz 40' (pen.) |
| Venezuela | 8–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmer Cabarcas 1T' Milton Francia 1T'Kevin Briceño 1T', 1T'Carlos Vento 1T'Jean Trujillo 2T', 2T', 2T' |
Report |
| Paraguay | 4–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Pascottini 3' Emerson Méndez 18'Francisco Martínez 28'Daniel Ozuna 38' |
CONMEBOL APF |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 12 | Semi-finals and 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
| 2 | Argentina
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | Uruguay
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Fifth place play-off |
| 4 | Peru
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | Seventh place play-off |
| 5 | Bolivia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | Ninth place play-off |
| Peru | 1–5 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier Tavera 36' (pen.) |
Report | Nicolás Martínez 3' Brandon Díaz 23'Mathías Fernández 32'Nicolás Lamas 34'Ignacio Salgués 40' |
| Bolivia | 1–7 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Choqueticlla 40' |
Report | Arthur Guilherme 7', 8', 10' Gadeia 34'Felipe Valério 35'Vinícius Rocha 35'Diego Nunes 38' |
| Peru | 1–4 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Toni Alvarado 25' |
Report | Borruto 27' Matías Rosa 30'Juan Pablo Saravia 33' (o.g.)Sebastián Corso 39' |
| Bolivia | 2–3 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Tecos 6' Joel Guzmán 20' |
Report | Toni Alvarado 12' Denilson Zegarra 29'Miguel Padilla 40' (o.g.) |
| Brazil | 4–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Dyego Zuffo 19' Pito 22'Arthur Guilherme 27'Rafa Santos 34' |
Report | Nicolás Lamas 21' |
| Brazil | 6–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Rafa Santos 4', 25' Pito 12'Felipe Valério 13'Vinícius Rocha 18'Leandro Lino 20' |
CONMEBOL APF |
| Argentina | 1–4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Borruto 14' |
Report | Marlon 11' Felipe Valério 25'Lucas Flores 25' (o.g.)Dyego Zuffo 36' |
Final stage
In the final stage, if a match is tied after the regular playing time (Regulations Article 20):[4]
- In the semi-finals and final, two extra time periods of five minutes each would be played. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
- In the play-offs for third, fifth, seventh, and ninth place, extra time would not be played, and the match would be decided directly by a penalty shoot-out.
All match times are in PYST (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[14][15]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 February | ||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||
| 10 February | ||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| 9 February | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 10 February | ||||||
| Paraguay | 1 | |||||
| Venezuela | 4 | |||||
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Semi-finals
| Brazil | 3–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Marcênio 12', 29' Vinícius Rocha 39' |
CONMEBOL APF |
Ninth place play-off
| Ecuador | 0–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| CONMEBOL APF |
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| Penalties | ||
Steven Soria  Jordan Mercado Alejandro Nazareno Bryan Montaño Bryan Salazar  Dalember Segura Jimmy Espinales Felipe Cortez |
6–7 | Carlos Ramos Rubén Sandi Miguel Padilla Alan Valda Joel Guzmán Saúl Gareca Bruno Tecos Horacio Miranda |
Seventh place play-off
| Colombia | 1–4 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Julián Pardo 24' |
CONMEBOL APF |
Luis Pier Ramos 7' Xavier Tavera 12', 37'Juan Pablo Saravia 30' |
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
| Paraguay | 1–4 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Pascottini 24' |
CONMEBOL APF |
Rafael Morillo 14' Carlos Sanz 21'Víctor Carreño 39'Jean Trujillo 40' |
Final
Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
6 February 2024[16] | 9 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021) |
| Argentina |
6 February 2024[16] | 9 (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021) |
| Venezuela |
7 February 2024[17] | 1 (2021) |
| Paraguay |
7 February 2024[17] | 7 (1989, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2021) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Ranking
| Rank | Team | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 18 |
| 2 | Argentina |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 |
| 3 | Venezuela |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | Paraguay |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
| 5 | Uruguay |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 |
| 6 | Chile |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 |
| 7 | Peru |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 6 |
| 8 | Colombia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 |
| 9 | Bolivia |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 |
| 10 | Ecuador |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "Paraguay, sede de la CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal 2024" (in Spanish). APF. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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- ^ "Calendario de torneos de la CONMEBOL 2023" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d Jannuzzi, Thiago (20 December 2023). "REGLAMENTO CONMEBOL Copa America Futsal 2024" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.
- ^ "Los números de la CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Equipos – Torneo - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ a b García Garozzo, Pedro (29 January 2024). "Desde el viernes en Luque se juega la copa América de futsal FIFA" [Copa América de Futsal FIFA to be played from Friday onwards] (in Spanish). La Tribuna. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sorteo para la Fase de Grupos de la CONMEBOL Copa América™ Futsal 2024". copaamerica.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Sorteo CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2024" (in Spanish). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Grupos definidos para la CONMEBOL Copa América™ Futsal 2024" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Árbitros convocados para la CONMEBOL Copa América™ Futsal 2024" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Designación de árbitros para la CONMEBOL Copa América™ Futsal 2024 - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "Calendario de partidos" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 January 2024.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (8 February 2024). "Horarios confirmados" [Times confirmed] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Copa América de Futsal 2024: calendario completo de la Fase Final" [2024 Copa América de Futsal: complete schedule for the Final Stage] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Argentina and Brazil storm to Uzbekistan 2024 berths". FIFA. 6 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Paraguay and Venezuela run riot to reach the world finals". FIFA. 7 February 2024.
External links
- CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal website at CONMEBOL.com
- Copa América Futsal website at copaamerica.com