| Copa América de Fútbol Playa Argentina 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | 11–19 March |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 226 (8.37 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
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The2023 Copa América of Beach Soccer (known natively inSpanish as theCopa América de Futbol Playa) was the fourth edition of theCopa América of Beach Soccer, the internationalbeach soccer competition organised byCONMEBOL for the men's national teams ofSouth America. It was held inRosario,Argentina between 11 and 19 March 2023.[1][2]
For the first time, the tournament acted as the South American qualification for theFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup following CONMEBOL's decision to determine its representatives in the World Cup via the Copa America instead of its specificqualifying tournament that ran until 2021.[1] The top three teams qualified for the2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup held in theUnited Arab Emirates.[3]
Brazil won their third Copa América Beach Soccer title by beating the hostsArgentina 13–5 in the final. The defending championsParaguay was unable to retain their title after losing in the semi-finals to Brazil, leading them to play the third place match againstColombia, which they also lost by a 5–7 score. Champions Brazil, runners-up Argentina and third place Colombia qualified for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[4]
Teams representing all 10 members of CONMEBOL will take part.[5]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Fifth place (2018) | |
| 4th | Sixth place (2018) | |
| 4th | Champions (2016,2018) | |
| 4th | Third place (2022) | |
| 4th | Eighth place (2016,2022) | |
| 4th | Fourth place (2018) | |
| 4th | Champions (2022) | |
| 4th | Fifth place (2016,2022) | |
| 4th | Third place (2018) | |
| 4th | Third place (2016) |
Argentina was named as host country of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 30 September 2022.[2]Rosario was confirmed as host city by theArgentine Football Association on 14 February 2023,[5] with the Estadio Arena, located within the Predio Ferial Parque Independencia, as the venue for all the matches.[6]
| Rosario | 2023 Copa América of Beach Soccer (Argentina) | |
|---|---|---|
| Predio Ferial Parque de la Independencia[7] | ||
| 32°57′49″S60°39′37″W / 32.963504°S 60.660209°W /-32.963504; -60.660209 | ||
Each national team had to enter a squad of a maximum of 12 and a minimum of 10 players, including at least of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 47).[3]
The draw to split the ten teams into two groups of five took place at 12:00PYST (UTC−3) on 16 February 2023 at CONMEBOL headquarters inLuque,Paraguay, under the following procedure:[8]
The teams were seeded based on theirfinal ranking in the previous edition of the tournamentin 2022 (shown in brackets).
Initially, two teams were automatically assigned to position one of the groups:
The remaining eight teams were split into four pots of two based on their seeding, in order from the highest seeds placed in Pot 1, down to the lowest seeds placed in Pot 4. From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
The draw resulted in the following groups:[9][10]
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On 23 February 2023, CONMEBOL announced a total of 20 referees appointed for the tournament.[11]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. The teams finishing in third through fifth proceeded to play in consolation matches against the teams finishing in the same position in the other group to determine their final rank.
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 (Regulations Article 19).
If two or more teams are equal on points, their rankings are determined as follows (Regulations Article 20):
All match times are in local time,ART (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL in the schedule published after the draw.[12] 14 March is allocated as a rest day.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 12 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 6 | Fifth place play-off | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 3 | Seventh place play-off | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 0 | Ninth place play-off |
| Ecuador | 5–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cedeño José Rosales Luis Omar Carrera Jorge Ballón | Report |
| Argentina | 5–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lautaro Benaducci Naguel Gigena Emiliano Holmedilla Luciano Sirico | Report |
| Uruguay | 2–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Ecuador | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jorge Ballón José Rosales | Report | Lautaro Benaducci Emiliano Holmedilla Carlos Nevarez |
| Uruguay | 6–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Santiago Miranda Gastón Laduche Gonzalo Cazet | Report |
| Brazil | 8–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Lucas Benjinha Edson Hulk Diogo Catarino | Report |
| Brazil | 13–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Datinha Edson Hulk Diogo Catarino Mauricinho Brendo Filipe Silva Bobô Mão Jordan | Report |
| Peru | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sócrates Vidal | Report |
| Peru | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enzo Delgado | Report | Richard Catardo Luis Quinta |
| Argentina | 2–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lautaro Benaducci | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 9[a] | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 9[a] | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 6[b] | Fifth place play-off | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6[b] | Seventh place play-off | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 0 | Ninth place play-off |
| Bolivia | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Erick López Darlon Zárate Pablo Zapata Berthy Alpiri | Report CONMEBOL Report FVF |
| Paraguay | 4–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Néstor Medina Valentín Benítez Milcíades Medina | Report CONMEBOL Report APF |
| Colombia | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Morales Juan Ossa Eduardo López | Report |
| Bolivia | 1–10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dudy Chávez | Report CONMEBOL Report APF |
| Colombia | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Esleider de Ávila Victor Morales | Report |
| Chile | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Papic Héctor Tobar Benjamín Arce | Report CONMEBOL Report FVF |
| Chile | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ariel Peso Pablo Rodríguez Héctor Tobar Diego San Martín | Report |
| Venezuela | 4–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar Castellanos Fausto Escobar Enderson Ramos Wuinder Muñoz | Report CONMEBOL Report APF |
| Venezuela | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report CONMEBOL Report FVF |
| Paraguay | 10–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yoao Rolón Jhovanny Benítez Milcíades Medina Thiago Barrios Mathías Martínez Néstor Medina Valentín Benítez | Report CONMEBOL Report APF |
All match times are in local time,ART (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[13]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 March | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
| 19 March | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 13 | ||||||
| 18 March | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 19 March | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 7 | ||||||
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| Brazil | 7–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brendo Igor Melo Benjinha Zé Lucas Jordan Soares | Report CONMEBOL Report APF | Valentín Benítez Mathías Martínez |
| Colombia | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Ecuador | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cedeño Moisés Dender | Report CONMEBOL Report FVF | Renny García |
| Peru | 6–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Millares Irwing Acuña Diego Alcántara Enzon Delgado | Report |
| Uruguay | 5–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ignacio di Bello Andrés Laens Gonzalo Cazet Luis Quinta | Report | Héctor Tobar |
| Paraguay | 5–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mathías Martínez Sixto Cantero Jesús Rolón Valentín Benítez | Report CONMEBOL Report APF |
| Brazil | 13–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Lucas Jordan Soares Edson Hulk Filipe Silva Igor Melo Brendo Chagas Datinha | Report CONMEBOL Report AFA | Lucas Ponzetti Manuel Pomar Mathías Rivadeneira Lucas Medero Emanuel De Sosa |
The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in theUnited Arab Emirates.
| Team | Qualified on | Previousappearances inFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1 only FIFA era (since 2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 March 2023[14] | 11 (2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2011,2013,2015,2017,2019,2021) | |
| 18 March 2023[14] | 8 (2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2011,2013,2015) | |
| 19 March 2023 | 0 (debut) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 9 | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 9 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 6 | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 3 | |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 0 |