The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier, also later and commonly known as the ''2008 South American Beach Soccer Championship'', was the second
Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for
South America, held from 23–27 April in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
The qualifiers were not coordinated by
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...
at the time. The event was organised by
Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), under the ''FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifier'' title. CONMEBOL began recognising the tournaments in 2013, under the title ''South American Beach Soccer Championship'', also acknowledging the 2006–11 events as historic editions of the championship. CONMEBOL eventually began organising the qualifiers in 2017, under a new title.
Brazil won the championship for a second consecutive time, with
Argentina finishing second and
Uruguay winning the third place play of to finish third. The three nations moved on to play in the
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Overall, this was the 14th edition of a world cup in beach soccer since the establishment of the ''Beach Soccer World Championships'' ...
in
Marseille,
France, from 17–27 July.
Participating nations
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Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Third Place Play Off
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Final
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Winners
Awards
Final standings
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2008 Conmebol Beach Soccer Championship
Beach Soccer Championship
Sports competitions in Buenos Aires
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
2008
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