Tournament details | |
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Host country | Argentina |
Dates | 1–15 March 1998 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Argentina |
Third place | Peru |
Fourth place | Ecuador |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 143 (5.96 per match) |
The 1998 South American Women's Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 1998) was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between March 1 & 15. It was the third staging of the Sudamericano Femenino and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. The winner Brazil qualified directly. The runner-up Argentina played against Mexico in two play-off matches for qualification.
This was the first Sudamericano Femenino to feature all 10 CONMEBOL confederations' women's national teams.