2026 Copa América de Futsal

2026 Copa América de Futsal
CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal
Paraguay 2026
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
CityLuque
Dates24 January – 1 February
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
VenueCOP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Final positions
Champions Brazil (12th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Peru
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored115 (4.26 per match)
2024
2028

The 2026 CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal was the 15th edition of the Copa América de Futsal, the international futsal championship under FIFA rules organised by CONMEBOL for the men's national teams of South America. It was held in Luque, Paraguay from 24 January to 1 February 2026.

Brazil were the defending champions.

Teams

All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best top-4 performance
 Argentina (holders) 15th Champions (2003, 2015, 2022)
 Bolivia 8th Fourth place (2000)
 Brazil 15th Champions (1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2024)
 Chile 10th None
 Colombia 9th Fourth place (2011, 2015, 2022)
 Ecuador 9th Fourth place (1992)
 Paraguay (hosts) 15th Runners-up (1998, 1999, 2015, 2022)
 Peru 9th None
 Uruguay 13th Runners-up (1996, 2008)
 Venezuela 9th Third place (2024)

Squads

Each national team had to submit a squad of at least 10 and up to 14 players, including a minimum of two goalkeepers (Regulations Article 45).[1] Members of each squad are listed on the CONMEBOL website.[2]

Venue

On 11 December 2025, CONMEBOL confirmed Luque, Paraguay as the host city.[3] This is the fourth time that Paraguay host the tournament and the third consecutive time after the 2022 and 2024 editions; it had also hosted the 2003 edition.

All matches took place at the COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison located within the Parque Olímpico sports complex in Luque.

Draw

The draw of the tournament was held on 18 December 2025 at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.[4] The hosts, Paraguay, and the previous tournament's champions, Brazil, were seeded and assigned to the head of the groups A and B respectively. The remaining eight teams were split into four "pairing pots" based on the final placement they reached in the previous edition of the tournament (shown in brackets).[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

From each pot, the first team drawn was placed into Group A and the second team drawn was placed into Group B. In both groups, teams from pot 1 were allocated in position 2, teams from pot 2 in position 3, teams from pot 3 in position 4 and teams from pot 4 in position 5.

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A
Pos Team
A1  Paraguay
A2  Argentina
A3  Uruguay
A4  Peru
A5  Ecuador
Group B
Pos Team
B1  Brazil
B2  Venezuela
B3  Chile
B4  Colombia
B5  Bolivia

Match officials

In January 2026, CONMEBOL announced the referees appointed for the tournament.

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

In the preliminary stage, the teams were ranked according to points earned (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations Article 19 and 20):[1]

  1. Head-to-head result between tied teams;
    1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
    2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
    3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Fewer red cards;
  5. Fewer yellow cards;
  6. Drawing of lots.

All match times are in PYST (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 4 3 1 0 13 3 +10 10 Semi-finals
2  Peru 4 3 0 1 11 7 +4 9
3  Uruguay 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 Fifth place play-off
4  Paraguay (H) 4 1 0 3 7 10 −3 3 Seventh place play-off
5  Ecuador 4 0 0 4 4 16 −12 0 Ninth place play-off
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
  1. Uruguay  3–2  Ecuador
  2. Peru  3–1  Paraguay
  3. Argentina  4–1  Peru
  4. Paraguay  4–1  Ecuador
  5. Peru  5–1  Ecuador
  6. Argentina  1–1  Uruguay
  7. Argentina  4–0  Ecuador
  8. Uruguay  2–1  Paraguay
  9. Peru  2–1  Uruguay
  10. Argentina  4–1  Paraguay

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9 10 Semi-finals
2  Venezuela 4 3 0 1 14 8 +6 9
3  Colombia 4 1 2 1 8 8 0 5 Fifth place play-off
4  Chile 4 1 1 2 8 8 0 4 Seventh place play-off
5  Bolivia 4 0 0 4 3 18 −15 0 Ninth place play-off
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
  1.  Chile 4-0  Bolivia
  2.  Colombia 2-2  Brazil
  3.  Venezuela 3-2  Colombia
  4.  Brazil 6-0  Bolivia
  5.  Colombia 2-1  Bolivia
  6.  Venezuela 4-2  Chile
  7.  Venezuela 6-2  Bolivia
  8.  Brazil 2-0  Chile
  9.  Chile 2-2  Colombia
  10.  Brazil 2-1  Venezuela

Final stage

In the final stage, if a match is tied after the regular playing time (Regulations Article 20):[1]

  • In the semi-finals and final, two extra time periods of five minutes each would be played. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
  • In the play-offs for third, fifth, seventh, and ninth place, extra time would not be played, and the match would be decided directly by a penalty shoot-out.

All match times are in PYST (UTC−3), as listed by CONMEBOL.[5][6]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 January
 
 
 Argentina2
 
1 February
 
 Venezuela0
 
 Argentina1
 
31 January
 
 Brazil2
 
 Brazil4
 
 
 Peru2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
1 February
 
 
 Venezuela1
 
 
 Peru4

Semi-finals

Brazil 4–2 Peru
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison, Luque

Argentina 2–0 Venezuela
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison, Luque

Ninth place play-off

Ecuador 2–0 Bolivia
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison, Luque

Seventh place play-off

Paraguay 2–3 Chile
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison, Luque

Fifth place play-off

Uruguay 2–3 Colombia
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison, Luque

Third place play-off

Venezuela 1–4 Peru
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison, Luque

Final

Argentina 1–2 Brazil
COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison, Luque

Ranking

Rank Team M W D L GF GA GD Points
1  Brazil 6 5 1 0 18 6 +12 16
2  Argentina 6 4 1 1 17 6 +11 13
3  Peru 6 4 0 2 17 12 +5 12
4  Venezuela 6 3 0 3 15 14 +1 9
5  Colombia 5 2 2 1 11 10 +1 8
6  Uruguay 5 2 1 2 9 9 0 7
7  Chile 5 2 1 2 11 10 +1 7
8  Paraguay 5 1 0 4 9 13 −4 3
9  Ecuador 5 1 0 4 6 16 −10 3
10  Bolivia 5 0 0 5 3 20 −17 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "REGLAMENTO CONMEBOL Copa America Futsal 2026" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 25 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Equipos – Torneo - CONMEBOL" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  3. ^ "The CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2026™ will be played in Paraguay". copaamerica.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Groups for the CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2026™". 18 December 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (8 February 2024). "Horarios confirmados" [Times confirmed] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ^ "Copa América de Futsal 2024: calendario completo de la Fase Final" [2024 Copa América de Futsal: complete schedule for the Final Stage] (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.