CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL
South American Football Confederation
AbbreviationCONMEBOL
CSF
Formation9 July 1916 (1916-07-09)
Founded atBuenos Aires, Argentina
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersLuque, Paraguay
Coordinates25°15′38″S 57°30′58″W / 25.26056°S 57.51611°W / -25.26056; -57.51611
Region served
South America
Members10 member associations
Official languages
Portuguese
Spanish
President
Alejandro Domínguez
Vice President
Francisco Egas
General Secretary
José Astigarraga
Parent organization
FIFA
Websitewww.conmebol.com Edit this at Wikidata

CONMEBOL[a] or CSF (lit.'South American Football Confederation')[b] is the governing body of football in South America, and is responsible for organizing the continent's major international tournaments. It is the oldest of the six continental confederations of FIFA, and with 10 member associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations.[1] It is the only fully continental, land-based confederation, with no island members or members from other continents.[c] CONMEBOL's headquarters are in Luque, Paraguay.

CONMEBOL national teams have won ten FIFA World Cups (Brazil five, Argentina three, and Uruguay two) and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each.

History

In 1916, the first edition of the "Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol" (South-American Football Championship), later known as the "Copa América", was held in Argentina to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence.[2] The four participating football associations—Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay—met in Buenos Aires to create a governing body for the tournament. CONMEBOL was founded on 9 July 1916. Its creation was ratified on 15 December of the same year, at the first Constitutional Congress in Montevideo. Over the years, six additional South American football associations joined CONMEBOL, the last of which was Venezuela in 1952.

Leadership

Executive committee

Alejandro Domínguez of Paraguay has been the president of CONMEBOL since January 2016.[3][4] The vice president is Francisco Egas of Ecuador, and the general secretary is José Astigarraga of Paraguay.[5]

Past presidents

Period Nationality Name
1916–1936  Uruguay Héctor Rivadavia Gómez
1936–1939  Argentina Cornelius Johnson
1939–1955  Chile Luis Valenzuela Hermosilla
1955–1957  Chile Carlos Dittborn
1957–1959  Brazil José Ramos de Freitas
1959–1961  Uruguay Fermín Sorhueta
1961–1966  Argentina Raúl H. Colombo
1966–1986  Peru Teófilo Salinas Fuller
1986–2013  Paraguay Nicolás Léoz
2013–2014  Uruguay Eugenio Figueredo
2014–2015  Paraguay Juan Ángel Napout
2015–2016  Uruguay Wilmar Valdez [note 1]
2016–present  Paraguay Alejandro Domínguez
Notes
  1. ^ Interim – two months.

Members

Countries that are members of CONMEBOL
Code Association Founded FIFA
affiliation
CONMEBOL
affiliation
IOC member National teams
ARG  Argentina 1893 1912 1916 Yes
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U20
    • U17
    • U15
    • F
    • BS
  • Women's
    • W U20
    • W U17
    • F
    BOL  Bolivia 1925 1926 1926 Yes
    • Men's
      • U23
      • U20
      • U17
      • U15
      • F
      • BS
    • Women's
      • W U20
      • W U17
      • F
      BRA  Brazil 1914 1923 1916 Yes
      • Men's
        • U23
        • U20
        • U17
        • U15
        • F
        • BS
      • Women's
        • W U20
        • W U17
        • F
        CHI  Chile 1895 1913 1916 Yes
        • Men's
          • U23
          • U20
          • U17
          • U15
          • F
          • BS
        • Women's
          • W U20
          • W U17
          • F
          COL  Colombia 1924 1936 1936 Yes
          • Men's
            • U23
            • U20
            • U17
            • U15
            • F
            • BS
          • Women's
            • W U20
            • W U17
            • F
            ECU  Ecuador 1925 1926 1927 Yes
            • Men's
              • U23
              • U20
              • U17
              • U15
              • F
              • BS
            • Women's
              • W U20
              • W U17
              • F
              PAR  Paraguay 1906 1925 1921 Yes
              • Men's
                • U23
                • U20
                • U17
                • U15
                • F
                • BS
              • Women's
                • W U20
                • W U17
                • F
                PER  Peru 1922 1924 1925 Yes
                • Men's
                  • U23
                  • U20
                  • U17
                  • U15
                  • F
                  • BS
                • Women's
                  • W U20
                  • W U17
                  • F
                  URU  Uruguay 1900 1923 1916 Yes
                  • Men's
                    • U23
                    • U20
                    • U17
                    • U15
                    • F
                    • BS
                  • Women's
                    • W U20
                    • W U17
                    • F
                    VEN  Venezuela 1925 1952 1953 Yes
                    • Men's
                      • U23
                      • U20
                      • U17
                      • U15
                      • F
                      • BS
                    • Women's
                      • W U20
                      • W U17
                      • F

                      Regional non-members

                      The following sovereign states and dependent territories in South America are not members of CONMEBOL. They are members of other confederations or are not affiliated with any confederation.

                      List of CONMEBOL competitions

                      The most prestigious CONMEBOL competition for men's national teams is the Copa América, which was first held in 1916. It is the only continental tournament which can include teams from other continents and confederations. CONMEBOL usually invites several teams from the AFC[6] or CONCACAF[7] to participate.

                      CONMEBOL organises the two top competitions for men's club teams in South America: the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. The Copa Sudamericana was launched in 2002 as a successor to the Supercopa Libertadores. A third competition, the Copa CONMEBOL, was founded in 1992 and was abolished in 1999. CONMEBOL runs the Copa Libertadores Femenina for women's club teams.

                      The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual match between the past year's winners of the Copa Libertadores and the winners of the Copa Sudamericana. The Intercontinental Cup was jointly organized with UEFA between the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League winners, and was discontinued in 2004.

                      Competitions contested by national teams
                      • Copa América
                      • CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament[8]
                      • South American Under-20 Football Championship
                      • South American Under-17 Football Championship
                      • South American Under-15 Football Championship
                      • Copa América Femenina
                      • CONMEBOL Women's Nations League
                      • South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
                      • South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship
                      • Copa América de Futsal
                      • South American Futsal League
                      • South American Under-20 Futsal Championship
                      • South American Under-17 Futsal Championship
                      • Copa América Femenina de Futsal
                      • South American Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship
                      • Copa América of Beach Soccer
                      • South American Beach Soccer League
                      • South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship
                      • Superclásico de las Américas
                      Competitions contested by clubs
                      • Copa Libertadores
                      • Copa Sudamericana
                      • Recopa Sudamericana
                      • Copa Libertadores Femenina
                      • Copa Libertadores de Futsal
                      • Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal
                      • Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa
                      • U-20 Copa Libertadores
                      Intercontinental competitions
                      • CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
                      • UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge
                      • Women's Finalissima
                      • Futsal Finalissima
                      • Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
                      Defunct competitions
                      • Supercopa Libertadores
                      • Copa CONMEBOL
                      • South American Championship of Champions
                      • Copa Ganadores de Copa
                      • Copa de Oro
                      • Copa Mercosur
                      • Copa Merconorte
                      • Copa Master de Supercopa
                      • Copa Master de CONMEBOL
                      • FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers
                      • FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers
                      • J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
                      • Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
                      • Copa Interamericana
                      • Copa Iberoamericana[9]
                      • Intercontinental Cup

                      Current title holders

                      Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
                      Intercontinental (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
                      Finalissima 2022  Argentina 2nd  Italy 2026
                      Women's Finalissima 2023  England 1st  Brazil 2027
                      Club Challenge 2023 Spain Sevilla 1st Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2024
                      Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2025 Brazil Flamengo 2nd Spain Barcelona 2026
                      Futsal Finalissima 2022  Portugal 1st  Spain 2026
                      Men's national teams
                      Copa América 2024 (final)  Argentina 16th  Colombia 2028 (final)
                      Pre-Olympic Tournament 2024 Paraguay Paraguay 2nd Argentina Argentina 2028
                      U-20 Championship 2025  Brazil 13th  Argentina 2027
                      U-17 Championship 2026  Colombia 2nd  Argentina 2027
                      U-15 Championship 2025  Brazil 6th  Argentina
                      Copa América de Futsal 2026  Brazil 12th  Argentina 2028
                      U-17 Futsal Championship 2024  Argentina 2nd  Brazil
                      U-20 Futsal Championship 2024  Argentina 2nd  Colombia
                      Copa América de Beach Soccer 2025  Brazil 4th  Paraguay 2027
                      Beach Soccer League 2023  Paraguay 2nd  Brazil 2024
                      U-20 Beach Soccer Championship 2023  Paraguay 1st  Brazil 2025
                      Women's national teams
                      Copa América Femenina 2025 (final)  Brazil 9th  Colombia 2029 (final)
                      CONMEBOL Women's Nations League 2025-26
                      U-20 Women's Championship 2026 Brazil Brazil 11th Ecuador Ecuador
                      U-17 Women's Championship 2025 Paraguay Paraguay 1st Brazil Brazil 2026
                      U-15 Girl's Evolution League 2025 Brazil Brazil 1st Argentina Argentina
                      Copa América Femenina de Futsal 2025  Brazil 8th  Argentina 2026
                      U-20 Women's Futsal Championship 2024  Colombia 1st  Brazil 2026
                      Men's club teams
                      Recopa Sudamericana 2026 (FL), (SL) Argentina Lanús 1st Brazil Flamengo 2027 (FL), (SL)
                      Copa Libertadores 2025 (final) Brazil Flamengo 4th Brazil Palmeiras 2026 (final)
                      Copa Sudamericana 2025 (final) Argentina Lanús 2nd Brazil Atlético Mineiro 2026 (final)
                      U-20 Copa Libertadores 2026 (final) Chile Santiago Wanderers 1st Brazil Flamengo 2027 (final)
                      Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2025 (final) Uruguay Peñarol 1st Brazil Magnus Futsal 2026 (final)
                      Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa 2024 (final) Brazil Vasco da Gama 4th Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño 2025 (final)
                      Women's club teams
                      Copa Libertadores Femenina 2025 (final) Brazil Corinthians 6th Colombia Deportivo Cali 2026 (final)
                      Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal 2024 (final) Brazil Stein Cascavel 2nd Argentina Racing 2025 (final)

                      FIFA World Rankings

                      Overview

                      Team of the year

                      Men's teams ranking in the top four[10]
                      Year First Second Third Fourth
                      1993  Brazil  Argentina  Uruguay  Colombia
                      1994  Colombia  Uruguay
                      1995
                      1996  Colombia  Argentina  Chile
                      1997  Chile  Argentina
                      1998  Argentina  Paraguay
                      1999  Paraguay  Chile
                      2000  Colombia
                      2001  Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Paraguay
                      2002  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Uruguay
                      2003  Uruguay  Paraguay
                      2004  Colombia
                      2005
                      2006  Ecuador
                      2007  Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Paraguay
                      2008  Brazil  Argentina  Paraguay  Uruguay
                      2009  Chile
                      2010  Uruguay  Chile
                      2011  Uruguay  Brazil  Argentina
                      2012  Argentina  Colombia  Ecuador  Uruguay
                      2013  Uruguay  Brazil
                      2014  Brazil  Uruguay
                      2015  Chile  Colombia
                      2016  Brazil  Chile
                      2017  Brazil  Argentina  Peru
                      2018  Uruguay  Argentina  Colombia
                      2019
                      2020  Argentina  Uruguay
                      2021  Colombia  Uruguay
                      2022  Uruguay  Colombia
                      2023  Argentina  Brazil
                      2024
                      2025  Colombia  Uruguay
                      Women's teams ranking in the top four[10]
                      Year First Second Third Fourth
                      2003  Brazil  Colombia  Argentina  Peru
                      2004
                      2005  Peru  Colombia
                      2006  Argentina  Peru
                      2007
                      2008  Ecuador  Paraguay
                      2009  Colombia  Peru
                      2010  Chile
                      2011  Colombia  Argentina
                      2012
                      2013  Uruguay  
                      2014  Argentina  Chile
                      2015
                      2016  Venezuela  
                      2017  Argentina  Chile
                      2018
                      2019
                      2020
                      2021
                      2022
                      2023
                      2024
                      2025  Venezuela

                      Other rankings

                      Clubs

                      Football Database rankings

                      Rank Club Points
                      12 Brazil Flamengo 1886
                      30 Brazil Palmeiras 1766
                      46 Brazil Fluminense 1719
                      52 Argentina Racing Club 1711
                      55 Ecuador LDU Quito 1703
                      59 Brazil Botafogo 1699
                      62 Brazil Cruzeiro 1690
                      68 Argentina Boca Juniors 1681
                      73 Brazil Mirassol 1676
                      82 Uruguay Peñarol 1649

                      Last updated: 11 January 2026[12]

                      IFFHS

                      Zonal
                      Ranking
                      IFFHS
                      Ranking
                      Club Points
                      1 8 Brazil Flamengo 400
                      2 9 Brazil Palmeiras 378
                      3 14 Brazil Fluminense 314
                      4 24 Brazil Botafogo 264
                      5 36 Argentina Racing Club 234
                      6 39 Colombia Atlético Nacional 229,5
                      7 44 Ecuador LDU Quito 216,5
                      8 45 Brazil Atlético Mineiro 216
                      9 48 Argentina River Plate 210
                      10 49 Argentina Lanús 208

                      Last updated on: 13 December 2025  – [1]

                      Beach soccer national teams

                      Men's national teams
                      BSWW Rankings
                      (out of 93 nations)
                      Rank Nation Points
                      1  Brazil 4697.25
                      10  Paraguay 1327.5
                      14  Colombia 958.75
                      17  Argentina 798.5
                      18  Chile 786
                      23  Venezuela 644.75
                      32  Uruguay 422
                      42  Peru 262.75
                      47  Ecuador 217.75
                      49  Bolivia 214.25

                      Men's update: 19 January 2026.[13]

                      Major tournament records

                      Legend
                      •  1st  – Champion
                      •  2nd  – Runner-up
                      •  3rd  – Third place[14]
                      •  4th  – Fourth place
                      • QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
                      • R3 – Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)
                      • R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)
                      • R1 – Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
                      • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
                      •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
                      •    – Did not qualify
                      •     – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
                      •     – Hosts

                      For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

                      FIFA World Cup

                      FIFA World Cup record
                      Team 1930
                      Uruguay
                      (13)
                      1934
                      Italy
                      (16)
                      1938
                      France
                      (15)
                      1950
                      Brazil
                      (13)
                      1954
                      Switzerland
                      (16)
                      1958
                      Sweden
                      (16)
                      1962
                      Chile
                      (16)
                      1966
                      England
                      (16)
                      1970
                      Mexico
                      (16)
                      1974
                      West Germany
                      (16)
                      1978
                      Argentina
                      (16)
                      1982
                      Spain
                      (24)
                      1986
                      Mexico
                      (24)
                      1990
                      Italy
                      (24)
                      1994
                      United States
                      (24)
                      1998
                      France
                      (32)
                      2002
                      Japan
                      South Korea
                      (32)
                      2006
                      Germany
                      (32)
                      2010
                      South Africa
                      (32)
                      2014
                      Brazil
                      (32)
                      2018
                      Russia
                      (32)
                      2022
                      Qatar
                      (32)
                      2026
                      Canada
                      Mexico
                      United States
                      (48)
                      Years
                      CONMEBOL qualifier / 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
                       Argentina 2nd R1 R1 R1 QF R2 1st R2 1st 2nd R2 QF R1 QF QF 2nd R2 1st Q 19
                       Bolivia R1 R1 R1 3
                       Brazil R1 R1 3rd 2nd QF 1st 1st R1 1st 4th 3rd R2 QF R2 1st 2nd 1st QF QF 4th QF QF Q 23
                       Chile R1 R1 3rd R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 9
                       Colombia R1 R2 R1 R1 QF R2 Q 7
                       Ecuador R1 R2 R1 R1 Q 5
                       Paraguay R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 R1 QF Q 9
                       Peru R1 QF R2 R1 R1 5
                       Uruguay 1st 1st 4th R1 QF 4th R1 R2 R2 R1 4th R2 QF R1 Q 15
                       Venezuela 0
                      Total (10 teams) 7 2 1 5 2 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 6 95

                      FIFA Women's World Cup

                      FIFA Women's World Cup record
                      Team 1991
                      China
                      (12)
                      1995
                      Sweden
                      (12)
                      1999
                      United States
                      (16)
                      2003
                      United States
                      (16)
                      2007
                      China
                      (16)
                      2011
                      Germany
                      (16)
                      2015
                      Canada
                      (24)
                      2019
                      France
                      (24)
                      2023
                      Australia
                      New Zealand
                      (32)
                      2027
                      Brazil
                      (32)
                      Years
                       Argentina R1 R1 R1 R1 Q 5
                       Bolivia 0
                       Brazil R1 R1 3rd QF 2nd QF R2 R2 R1 Q 10
                       Chile R1 1
                       Colombia R1 R2 QF Q 4
                       Ecuador R1 1
                       Paraguay 0
                       Peru 0
                       Uruguay 0
                       Venezuela 0
                      Total (5 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3–5

                      Olympic Games

                      Men's tournament

                      Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
                      Team 1900
                      France
                      (3)
                      1904
                      United States
                      (3)
                      1908
                      United Kingdom
                      (6)
                      1912
                      Sweden
                      (11)
                      1920
                      Belgium
                      (14)
                      1924
                      France
                      (22)
                      1928
                      Netherlands
                      (17)
                      1936
                      Germany
                      (16)
                      1948
                      United Kingdom
                      (18)
                      1952
                      Finland
                      (25)
                      1956
                      Australia
                      (11)
                      1960
                      Italy
                      (16)
                      1964
                      Japan
                      (14)
                      1968
                      Mexico
                      (16)
                      1972
                      West Germany
                      (16)
                      1976
                      Canada
                      (13)
                      1980
                      Soviet Union
                      (16)
                      1984
                      United States
                      (16)
                      1988
                      South Korea
                      (16)
                      1992
                      Spain
                      (16)
                      1996
                      United States
                      (16)
                      2000
                      Australia
                      (16)
                      2004
                      Greece
                      (16)
                      2008
                      China
                      (16)
                      2012
                      United Kingdom
                      (16)
                      2016
                      Brazil
                      (16)
                      2020
                      Japan
                      (16)
                      2024
                      France
                      (16)
                      Years
                       Argentina 2 7 10 8 2 1 1 11 10 7 10
                       Brazil 5 6 9 13 13 4 2 2 3 7 3 2 1 1 14
                       Chile 17 17 7 3 4
                       Colombia 10 11 11 14 6 5
                       Paraguay 7 2 6 3
                       Peru 5 11 2
                       Uruguay 1 1 9 3
                       Venezuela 12 1
                      Total (8 teams) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2

                      Women's tournament

                      Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
                      Team 1996
                      United States
                      (8)
                      2000
                      Australia
                      (8)
                      2004
                      Greece
                      (10)
                      2008
                      China
                      (12)
                      2012
                      United Kingdom
                      (12)
                      2016
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2020
                      Japan
                      (12)
                      2024
                      France
                      (12)
                      2028
                      United States
                      (16)
                      Years
                       Argentina =11 1
                       Brazil 4 4 2 2 6 4 6 2 Q 9
                       Chile 11 1
                       Colombia 11 11 8 Q 4
                      Total (4 teams) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2

                      Copa América

                      Copa América Femenina

                      Copa América Femenina record
                      Team
                      (Total 10 teams)
                      1991
                      Brazil
                      (3)
                      1995
                      Brazil
                      (5)
                      1998
                      Argentina
                      (10)
                      2003
                      Peru
                      (10)
                      2006
                      Argentina
                      (10)
                      2010
                      Ecuador
                      (10)
                      2014
                      Ecuador
                      (10)
                      2018
                      Chile
                      (10)
                      2022
                      Colombia
                      (10)
                      2025
                      Ecuador
                      (10)
                      Years
                       Argentina 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 9
                       Bolivia 5th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 9
                       Brazil 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 10
                       Chile 2nd 3rd GS GS GS 3rd GS 2nd 5th 6th 10
                       Colombia GS 3rd GS 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 8
                       Ecuador 4th 4th GS GS GS 3rd GS GS GS 9
                       Paraguay GS GS 4th GS GS GS 4th 5th 8
                       Peru 3rd 4th GS GS GS GS GS GS 8
                       Uruguay GS GS 3rd GS GS GS GS 4th 8
                       Venezuela 3rd GS GS GS GS GS GS 6th GS 9

                      FIFA U-20 World Cup

                      FIFA U-20 World Cup record
                      Team 1977
                      Tunisia
                      (16)
                      1979
                      Japan
                      (16)
                      1981
                      Australia
                      (16)
                      1983
                      Mexico
                      (16)
                      1985
                      Soviet Union
                      (16)
                      1987
                      Chile
                      (16)
                      1989
                      Saudi Arabia
                      (16)
                      1991
                      Portugal
                      (16)
                      1993
                      Australia
                      (16)
                      1995
                      Qatar
                      (16)
                      1997
                      Malaysia
                      (24)
                      1999
                      Nigeria
                      (24)
                      2001
                      Argentina
                      (24)
                      2003
                      United Arab Emirates
                      (24)
                      2005
                      Netherlands
                      (24)
                      2007
                      Canada
                      (24)
                      2009
                      Egypt
                      (24)
                      2011
                      Colombia
                      (24)
                      2013
                      Turkey
                      (24)
                      2015
                      New Zealand
                      (24)
                      2017
                      South Korea
                      (24)
                      2019
                      Poland
                      (24)
                      2023
                      Argentina
                      (24)
                      2025
                      Chile
                      (24)
                      Years
                       Argentina 1st R1 2nd QF R1 1st 1st R2 1st 4th 1st 1st QF R1 R1 R2 QF 2nd 18
                       Brazil 3rd QF 1st 1st QF 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd QF QF QF 1st 3rd R2 2nd 1st 2nd QF R1 20
                       Chile 4th R1 R1 R2 3rd QF R2 7
                       Colombia QF R1 QF R1 3rd R2 QF R2 R2 QF QF 3rd 12
                       Ecuador R2 R2 R1 3rd R2 5
                       Paraguay R1 QF R1 R1 R2 4th R2 R2 R2 R2 10
                       Uruguay 4th 3rd QF QF R1 QF 2nd 4th R2 R2 R1 2nd R2 4th R2 1st 16
                       Venezuela R2 2nd 2
                      Total (8 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5

                      FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

                      FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
                      Team 2002
                      Canada
                      (12)
                      2004
                      Thailand
                      (12)
                      2006
                      Russia
                      (16)
                      2008
                      Chile
                      (16)
                      2010
                      Germany
                      (16)
                      2012
                      Japan
                      (16)
                      2014
                      Canada
                      (16)
                      2016
                      Papua New Guinea
                      (16)
                      2018
                      France
                      (16)
                      2022
                      Costa Rica
                      (16)
                      2024
                      Colombia
                      (24)
                      2026
                      Poland
                      (24)
                      Years
                       Argentina R1 R1 R1 R2 Q 5
                       Brazil 4th 4th 3rd QF R1 R1 R1 QF R1 3rd QF Q 12
                       Chile R1 1
                       Colombia 4th QF QF Q 4
                       Ecuador Q 1
                       Paraguay R1 R1 R1 3
                       Venezuela R1 R1 2
                      Total (7 teams) 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 28

                      FIFA U-17 World Cup

                      FIFA U-17 World Cup record
                      Team 1985
                      China
                      (16)
                      1987
                      Canada
                      (16)
                      1989
                      Scotland
                      (16)
                      1991
                      Italy
                      (16)
                      1993
                      Japan
                      (16)
                      1995
                      Ecuador
                      (16)
                      1997
                      Egypt
                      (16)
                      1999
                      New Zealand
                      (16)
                      2001
                      Trinidad and Tobago
                      (16)
                      2003
                      Finland
                      (16)
                      2005
                      Peru
                      (16)
                      2007
                      South Korea
                      (24)
                      2009
                      Nigeria
                      (24)
                      2011
                      Mexico
                      (24)
                      2013
                      United Arab Emirates
                      (24)
                      2015
                      Chile
                      (24)
                      2017
                      India
                      (24)
                      2019
                      Brazil
                      (24)[e]
                      2023
                      Indonesia
                      (24)
                      2025
                      Qatar
                      (48)
                      2026
                      Qatar
                      (48)
                      Years
                       Argentina R1 QF 3rd R1 3rd QF 4th 3rd QF R2 R2 4th R1 R2 4th R2 Q 17
                       Bolivia R1 R1 R1 3
                       Brazil 3rd R1 QF QF 2nd 1st 1st QF 1st 2nd R2 R1 4th QF QF 3rd 1st QF 4th Q 20
                       Chile 3rd R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 Q 7
                       Colombia R1 R1 4th R2 4th R2 R2 Q 8
                       Ecuador R1 QF R2 QF R2 R2 Q 7
                       Paraguay QF R1 R1 R2 QF R2 6
                       Peru R1 QF 2
                       Uruguay R1 QF R1 QF 2nd QF Q 7
                       Venezuela R1 R2 R2 Q 4
                      Total (10 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 7 7

                      FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

                      FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
                      Team 2008
                      New Zealand
                      (16)
                      2010
                      Trinidad and Tobago
                      (16)
                      2012
                      Azerbaijan
                      (16)
                      2014
                      Costa Rica
                      (16)
                      2016
                      Jordan
                      (16)
                      2018
                      Uruguay
                      (16)
                      2022
                      India
                      (16)
                      2024
                      Dominican Republic
                      (16)
                      2025
                      Morocco
                      (24)
                      2026
                      Morocco
                      (24)
                      Years
                       Argentina Q 1
                       Brazil R1 QF QF R1 R1 QF R1 4th Q 9
                       Chile R1 R1 Q 3
                       Colombia R1 R1 R1 R1 2nd R1 R2 7
                       Ecuador QF R1 2
                       Paraguay R1 R1 R1 R2 4
                       Uruguay R1 R1 2
                       Venezuela R1 4th 4th Q 4
                      Total (8 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 32

                      FIFA Futsal World Cup

                      FIFA Futsal World Cup record
                      Team 1989
                      Netherlands
                      (16)
                      1992
                      Hong Kong
                      (16)
                      1996
                      Spain
                      (16)
                      2000
                      Guatemala
                      (16)
                      2004
                      Taiwan
                      (16)
                      2008
                      Brazil
                      (20)
                      2012
                      Thailand
                      (24)
                      2016
                      Colombia
                      (24)
                      2021
                      Lithuania
                      (24)
                      2024
                      Uzbekistan
                      (24)
                      Years
                       Argentina R2 R2 R1 R2 4th R2 QF 1st 2nd 2nd 10
                       Brazil 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 1st R2 3rd 1st 10
                       Colombia 4th R2 2
                       Paraguay R2 R1 R1 R2 R2 QF R2 QF 8
                       Uruguay R2 R1 R1 3
                       Venezuela R2 QF 2
                      Total (6 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

                      FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

                      FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
                      Team 1995
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      1996
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      1997
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      1998
                      Brazil
                      (10)
                      1999
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2000
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2001
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2002
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      2003
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      2004
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2005
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2006
                      Brazil
                      (12)
                      2007
                      Brazil
                      (16)
                      2008
                      France
                      (16)
                      2009
                      United Arab Emirates
                      (16)
                      2011
                      Italy
                      (16)
                      2013
                      French Polynesia
                      (16)
                      2015
                      Portugal
                      (16)
                      2017
                      The Bahamas
                      (16)
                      2019
                      Paraguay
                      (16)
                      2021
                      Russia
                      (16)
                      2024
                      United Arab Emirates
                      (16)
                      2025
                      Seychelles
                      (16)
                      Years
                       Argentina R1
                      7th
                      R1
                      8th
                      4th R1
                      8th
                      R1
                      10th
                      3rd R1
                      8th
                      QF
                      7th
                      QF
                      8th
                      QF
                      5th
                      R1
                      11th
                      QF
                      5th
                      R1
                      9th
                      R1
                      11th
                      QF
                      8th
                      R1
                      12th
                      R1
                      11th
                      17/23
                       Brazil 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd QF
                      5th
                      1st QF
                      5th
                      QF
                      5th
                      1st 1st 23/23
                       Chile R1
                      9th
                      R1 1/23
                       Colombia × × × × × × × × × × R1
                      15th
                      1/23
                       Ecuador R1
                      16th
                      1/23
                       Paraguay R1
                      9th
                      R1
                      11th
                      QF
                      7th
                      R1
                      10th
                      R1
                      9th
                      R1 6/23
                       Peru 4th 4th 2nd QF
                      7th
                      R1
                      9th
                      5/23
                       Uruguay R1
                      6th
                      2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd R1
                      9th
                      R1
                      11th
                      3rd R1
                      5th
                      QF
                      6th
                      QF
                      5th
                      2nd 3rd QF
                      7th
                      4th QF
                      7th
                      QF
                      8th
                      17/23
                       Venezuela QF
                      5th
                      R1
                      9th
                      R1
                      16th
                      3/23
                      Total (9 teams) 3 3 3 5 3 5 5 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

                      Former tournaments

                      FIFA Confederations Cup

                      FIFA Confederations Cup record
                      Team 1992
                      Saudi Arabia
                      (4)
                      1995
                      Saudi Arabia
                      (6)
                      1997
                      Saudi Arabia
                      (8)
                      1999
                      Mexico
                      (8)
                      2001
                      South Korea
                      Japan
                      (8)
                      2003
                      France
                      (8)
                      2005
                      Germany
                      (8)
                      2009
                      South Africa
                      (8)
                      2013
                      Brazil
                      (8)
                      2017
                      Russia
                      (8)
                      Years
                       Argentina 1st 2nd × 2nd 3
                       Bolivia GS 1
                       Brazil × 1st 2nd 4th GS 1st 1st 1st 7
                       Chile 2nd 1
                       Colombia 4th 1
                       Uruguay 4th 4th 2
                      Total (6 teams) 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1

                      Corruption

                      On 27 May 2015, several CONMEBOL leaders were arrested in Zürich, Switzerland by Swiss police and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on charges of corruption, money laundering, and racketeering.[16] Those swept up in the operation include former CONMEBOL presidents Eugenio Figueredo and Nicolás Léoz, as well as the football administrators Carlos Chávez and Sergio Jadue. On 3 December 2015, CONMEBOL President Juan Ángel Napout was also arrested.[17]

                      See also

                      Notes

                      1. ^ /ˈkɒnmɪbɒl/ KON-mib-ol
                      2. ^ Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
                        Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [koɱfeðeɾaˈsjon suðameɾiˈkana ðe ˈfuðβol]
                        Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol
                        Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃w ˌsuwɐmeɾiˈkɐnɐ dʒi futʃiˈbɔw]
                      3. ^ For historical and cultural reasons, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname are part of CONCACAF, not CONMEBOL.
                      4. ^ As Falkland Islanders are British citizens born abroad, they can choose to represent any of the four Home Nations or Argentina.
                      5. ^ Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.[15]

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                      7. ^ "Concacaf". Concacaf. 17 November 2020.
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                      9. ^ "Las competiciones oficiales de la Conmebol Las competiciones". 19 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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                      13. ^ Rankings – Men's National Teams, at Beach Soccer Worldwide
                      14. ^ There was no Third Place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA recognizes the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team using the overall records of the teams in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
                      15. ^ "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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