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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) Brazil Jorginho
(14 goals)
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2007

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.



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