2006 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

2006 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship

2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	5–12 March 2006
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (1st title)
Runners-up	Uruguay
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	163 (8.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jorginho (14 goals)

The 2006 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONMEBOL) was the first beach soccer championship for South America, held in May, in Macaé, Brazil. Hosts Brazil won the championship, with Uruguay finishing second. Argentina won the third place ply-off to claim third. The three nations moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 - November 12.^[1]

Competing nations

•  Argentina
•  Brazil (hosts)
•  Paraguay
•  Peru
•  Uruguay
•  Venezuela

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	5	5	0	0	47	12	+35	15
Argentina	5	4	0	1	20	14	+6	12
Uruguay	5	1	2	2	15	19	-4	7
Venezuela	5	1	1	3	15	30	-15	5
Paraguay	5	1	0	4	20	24	-4	3
Peru	5	0	0	5	7	25	-18	0

Day 1

Uruguay  v  Paraguay

5 May 2006

Uruguay	6 – 5 (extra-time)	Paraguay

Macaé, Brazil

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Argentina  v  Peru

5 May 2006

Argentina	4 – 2	Peru

Macaé, Brazil

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Brazil  v  Venezuela

5 May 2006

Brazil	15 – 2	Venezuela

Macaé, Brazil

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Day 2

Peru  v  Uruguay

6 May 2006

Peru	2 – 2 0-1 (pens.)	Uruguay

Macaé, Brazil

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Argentina  v  Venezuela

6 May 2006

Argentina	6 – 3	Venezuela

Macaé, Brazil

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Brazil  v  Paraguay

6 May 2006

Brazil	9 – 5	Paraguay

Macaé, Brazil

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Day 3

Paraguay  v  Venezuela

7 May 2006

Paraguay	4 – 4 3-4 (pens.)	Venezuela

Macaé, Brazil

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Uruguay  v  Argentina

7 May 2006

Uruguay	1 – 4	Argentina

Macaé, Brazil

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Brazil  v  Peru

7 May 2006

Brazil	11 – 0	Peru

Macaé, Brazil

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Day 4

Peru  v  Paraguay

8 May 2006

Peru	1 – 4	Paraguay

Macaé, Brazil

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Venezuela  v  Uruguay

8 May 2006

Venezuela	2 – 3	Uruguay

Macaé, Brazil

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Brazil  v  Argentina

8 May 2006

Brazil	6 – 1	Argentina

Macaé, Brazil

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Day 5

Paraguay  v  Argentina

9 May 2006

Paraguay	2 – 5	Argentina

Macaé, Brazil

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Venezuela  v  Peru

9 May 2006

Venezuela	4 – 2	Peru

Macaé, Brazil

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Brazil  v  Uruguay

9 May 2006

Brazil	6 – 4	Uruguay

Macaé, Brazil

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Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 May 2006
	Argentina	4
	Uruguay	5
					12 May 2006
					Brazil	9
					Uruguay	2
					Third place
	10 May 2006			11 May 2006
	Brazil	15		Argentina	2
	Venezuela	1			Venezuela	0

Winners

(2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL) Winners:
Brazil First title

Awards

Top Scorer
Jorginho
14 goals

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Brazil
2	Uruguay
3	Argentina
4	Venezuela
5	Paraguay
6	Peru

References

1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fifabeach06.html