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2008 Copa América – FIFA Futsal

2008 Copa América – FIFA Futsal
Tournament details
Host country Uruguay
Dates 23–28 June 2008
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (18th title)
Runners-up  Uruguay
Third place  Argentina
Fourth place  Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played 19
Goals scored 139 (7.32 per match)
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The 2008 Copa América – FIFA Futsal was the 9th edition under FIFA rules, 20th edition of the main international futsal tournament of the South America region. It took place in Montevideo, Uruguay from 23 June to 28 June 2008.

The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.

The ten participating teams are divided into three groups of three in the first two groups and four teams in the last group, which will play each in a single round-robin format. The top team of each group advances to the semi-finals with the second placed team from Group C. The top three teams for the tournament will earn participation at the 2008 Futsal World Cup, if Brazil is one of the top 3, the third ticket to the World Cup will go to the fourth placed team in the championship.


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