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2006 South American Women's Football Championship

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Host country
  
Argentina

Champions
  
Argentina (1st title)

Third place
  
Uruguay

Dates
  
10–26 November 2006

Runners-up
  
Brazil

Teams
  
10 (from 1 confederation)

The 2006 South American Women's Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 2006) football tournament was played between November 10 and November 26, 2006 at Mar del Plata, Argentina.

Contents

The winner and runner-up from this South American Women's Football Championship's third edition qualify to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. The winner also qualifies for the 2008 Olympics football tournament.

First round

The winner and runner-up from both groups below enter a final round-robin tournament.

Final round

Argentina and Brazil qualified to the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. Argentina and Brazil also qualified to the 2008 Olympics, although second placed Brazil had to play an Inter-continental play-off, which they won against Ghana eventually.

Resulting qualifications

For the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup:

  •  Argentina
  •  Brazil
  • For the 2008 Olympics:

  • Direct qualification:  Argentina
  • Via inter-continental play-off:  Brazil
  • References

    2006 South American Women's Football Championship Wikipedia