The 2017 CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, (natively in Spanish: Eliminatorias CONMEBOL al Mundial de la FIFA de Fútbol Playa Asunción 2017)[1] was the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship contested by the men's national teams of South America to determine the best beach soccer nation on the continent, organised by CONMEBOL. The tournament acted as a qualifying event to the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, with the top three finishing nations progressing to the finals in the Bahamas.[2]
The competition took place from 5 to 12 February 2017 in Lambaré, Gran Asunción, Paraguay, with ten nations taking part.[3]Brazil were the defending champions.
The draw of the tournament was held on 20 January 2017, 12:00 UTC−3, at the CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay.[4] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams.[5] The teams were seeded according to their results in the 2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship.
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 bottom three teams from each group enter the placement stage for 5th to 10th place.
Source: CONMEBOL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Red cards; 8) Yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article XII B).[2] Note: Tie-breaking criteria are re-applied from the beginning if any of the tied teams are removed from consideration at any point. (H) Host
Source: CONMEBOL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Red cards; 8) Yellow cards; 9) Drawing of lots (Regulations Article XII B).[2] Note: Tie-breaking criteria are re-applied from the beginning if any of the tied teams are removed from consideration at any point.
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
References
^"Eliminatorias de Fútbol Playa - Paraguay 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
^ abc"Reglamento Eliminatorias de Fútbol Playa - Paraguay 2017" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com.
^"Bahamas 2017 hopefuls take first steps towards beach glory". fifa.com. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on July 31, 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
^"Este viernes se realiza el sorteo de grupos del clasificatorio al Mundial de Fútbol Playa" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 19 January 2017.
^"Develado el camino a Bahamas 2017" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 21 January 2017.
^"Brazil cruise through, Ecuador exultant". FIFA.com. 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017.
^"Brazil, Paraguay book tickets for Bahamas". FIFA.com. 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017.
^"Ecuador snare ticket to Bahamas". FIFA.com. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017.
External links
Eliminatorias Mundial futbol de playa, CONMEBOL.com
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 - CONMEBOL Qualifier Asuncion at Beachsoccer.com
1 No qualifiers took place as the representatives were selected by the confederation. 2 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL held a joint championship for qualification. 3 Qualification was achieved through the Euro Beach Soccer League. (p) This indicates an additional play-off round, supplement to the main qualification event.