2026 Copa América de Futsal
| CONMEBOL Copa América de Futsal Paraguay 2026 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Paraguay |
| City | Luque |
| Dates | 24 January – 1 February |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (12th title) |
| Runners-up | Argentina |
| Third place | Peru |
| Fourth place | Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 115 (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:
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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]
- Head-to-head result between tied teams;
- Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Fewer red cards;
- Fewer yellow cards;
- 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 |
- Uruguay 3–2 Ecuador
- Peru 3–1 Paraguay
- Argentina 4–1 Peru
- Paraguay 4–1 Ecuador
- Peru 5–1 Ecuador
- Argentina 1–1 Uruguay
- Argentina 4–0 Ecuador
- Uruguay 2–1 Paraguay
- Peru 2–1 Uruguay
- 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 |
- Chile 4-0 Bolivia
- Colombia 2-2 Brazil
- Venezuela 3-2 Colombia
- Brazil 6-0 Bolivia
- Colombia 2-1 Bolivia
- Venezuela 4-2 Chile
- Venezuela 6-2 Bolivia
- Brazil 2-0 Chile
- Chile 2-2 Colombia
- 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-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 January | ||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| 1 February | ||||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
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| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| Peru | 2 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 1 February | ||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||
| Peru | 4 | |||||
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Semi-finals
Ninth place play-off
Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Third place play-off
Final
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
- ^ a b c "REGLAMENTO CONMEBOL Copa America Futsal 2026" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Equipos – Torneo - CONMEBOL" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ "The CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2026™ will be played in Paraguay". copaamerica.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Groups for the CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2026™". 18 December 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (8 February 2024). "Horarios confirmados" [Times confirmed] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ "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.
External links
- CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal website at CONMEBOL.com
- Copa América Futsal website at copaamerica.com