The 2017 CONMEBOL qualifiers for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, (natively in

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: ''Eliminatorias CONMEBOL al Mundial de la FIFA de Fútbol Playa Asunción 2017'') was the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship contested by the men's national teams of

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to determine the best beach soccer nation on the continent, organised by

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. The tournament acted as a qualifying event to the

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, with the top three finishing nations progressing to the finals in

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. The competition took place from 5 to 12 February 2017 in

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, with ten nations taking part.

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were the defending champions.

Participating teams and draw

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. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The teams were seeded according to their results in the

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Group stage

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. The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals, while the bottom three teams from each group enter the placement stage for 5th to 10th place. All times are local, PYST ( UTC−3).

Group A

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Group B

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Placement stage (5th–10th place)

Bracket (5th–10th place)

9th place match

5th place semi-finals

7th place match

5th place match

Knockout stage

Bracket (1st–4th place)

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for

3rd place match

Winner qualifies for

Final

Awards

Winners

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Final ranking

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following three teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the

. :

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

References

External links

Eliminatorias Mundial futbol de playa
CONMEBOL.com
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 - CONMEBOL Qualifier Asuncion
at Beachsoccer.com {{FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification Qualification CONMEBOL

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