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2008 Copa América – FIFA Futsal

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Host country
  
Uruguay

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Uruguay

Dates
  
23–28 June 2008

Champions
  
Brazil (18th title)

Teams
  
10 (from 1 confederation)

The 2008 Copa América – FIFA Futsal was the 9th edition under FIFA rules, 20th edition of the main international futsal tournament of the South America region. It took place in Montevideo, Uruguay from 23 June to 28 June 2008.

The tournament acted as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.

Championship

The ten participating teams are divided into three groups of three in the first two groups and four teams in the last group, which will play each in a single round-robin format. The top team of each group advances to the semi-finals with the second placed team from Group C. The top three teams for the tournament will earn participation at the 2008 Futsal World Cup, if Brazil is one of the top 3, the third ticket to the World Cup will go to the fourth placed team in the championship.

References

2008 Copa América – FIFA Futsal Wikipedia