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CONMEBOL
Governing body of association football in South America

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) is the governing body of football in South America and one of FIFA's six continental confederations, headquartered in Luque, Paraguay. It organizes major tournaments for its 10 member associations and has produced ten FIFA World Cup winners, including Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. CONMEBOL clubs have also secured 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Its World Cup qualifiers are known as the toughest due to a round-robin format and challenging geographic conditions. Leadership has included figures like Juan Ángel Napout and current president Alejandro Domínguez.

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History

In 1916, the first edition of the "Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol" (South-American Football Championship), later known as the "Copa América", was contested in Argentina to commemorate the centenary of the Argentine Declaration of Independence. The four participating associations of that tournament gathered in Buenos Aires in order to officially create a governing body to facilitate the organization of the tournament. Thus, CONMEBOL was founded on 9 July 1916 under the initiative of Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez, but approved by the football associations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The first Constitutional Congress on 15 December of that same year, which took place in Montevideo, ratified the decision.

Over the years, the other football associations in South America joined, with the last being Venezuela in 1952. Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana, while geographically in South America, are not part of CONMEBOL. Consisting of a former British territory, a former Dutch territory and a French territory, they are part of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), mainly due to historical, cultural, and sporting reasons as members of the "Caribbean" rimlands. With ten member nations, CONMEBOL is the smallest and the only fully continental land-based FIFA confederation (no insular countries or associates from different continents).

Leadership

Executive committee

As of 14 September 2021[update]

NameNationalityPosition
Alejandro Dominguez PARPresident 789
Laureano González VEN1st. Vice President 10
Claudio Tapia ARG2nd. Vice President 11
Ramón Jesurún COL3rd Vice President 12
José Astigarraga PARGeneral Secretary 13

Past presidents

PeriodNationalityName
1916–1936 UruguayHéctor Rivadavia Gómez
1936–1939 ArgentinaCornelius Johnson
1939–1955 ChileLuis Valenzuela Hermosilla
1955–1957 ChileCarlos Dittborn
1957–1959 BrazilJosé Ramos de Freitas
1959–1961 UruguayFermín Sorhueta
1961–1966 ArgentinaRaúl H. Colombo
1966–1986 PeruTeófilo Salinas Fuller
1986–2013 ParaguayNicolás Léoz
2013–2014 UruguayEugenio Figueredo
2014–2015 ParaguayJuan Ángel Napout
2015–2016 UruguayWilmar Valdez 14
2016–present ParaguayAlejandro Domínguez
Notes

Members

CodeAssociationFoundedFIFAaffiliationCONMEBOLaffiliationIOC memberNational teams
ARG Argentina189319121916Yes
BOL Bolivia192519261926Yes
BRA Brazil191419231916Yes
CHI Chile189519131916Yes
COL Colombia192419361936Yes
ECU Ecuador192519261927Yes
PAR Paraguay190619251921Yes
PER Peru192219241925Yes
URU Uruguay190019231916Yes
VEN Venezuela192519521953Yes

There are sovereign states or dependencies in South America which are not affiliated with CONMEBOL but are members of other confederations or do not have affiliation with any other confederations at all.

Competitions

See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

CONMEBOL competitions

National teams Clubs Defunct Intercontinental Defunct

International

The main competition for men's national teams is the Copa América, which started in 1916. The Copa America is the only continental competition in which teams from a totally different continent and confederation can be invited to participate. CONMEBOL usually selects and invites a couple of teams from the AFC17 or CONCACAF18 to participate in the Copa America. Japan and Qatar were invited to participate in the 2019 edition of the Copa America.19 CONMEBOL also runs national competitions at Under-20, Under-17 and Under-15 levels. For women's national teams, CONMEBOL operates the Copa América Femenina for senior national sides, as well as Under-20 and Under-17 championships.

In futsal, there is the Copa América de Futsal and Campeonato Sudamericano de Futsal Sub-20. The Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino de Futsal is the women's equivalent to the men's tournament.

Club

CONMEBOL also runs the two main club competitions in South America: the Copa Libertadores was first held in 1960 and the Copa Sudamericana was launched by CONMEBOL in 2002 as an indirect successor to the Supercopa Libertadores (begun in 1988). A third competition, the Copa CONMEBOL, started in 1992 and was abolished in 1999. In women's football, CONMEBOL also conducts the Copa Libertadores Femenina for club teams. The competition was first held in 2009.

The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual match between the past year's winners of the Copa Libertadores and the winners of the Copa Sudamericana (previously the winners of the Supercopa Libertadores) and came into being in 1989.

The Intercontinental Cup was jointly organized with UEFA between the Copa Libertadores and the UEFA Champions League winners.

Current title holders

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2025 in association football, 2025 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext edition
Intercontinental (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
Cup of Champions2022 Argentina2nd Italy2025
UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge2023 Sevilla1st Independiente del Valle2024
Under-20 Intercontinental Cup2023 Boca Juniors1st AZ2024
Futsal Finalissima2022 Portugal1st Spain2026
National teams
Copa América2024 (final) Argentina16th Colombia2028 (final)
Pre-Olympic Tournament2024 Paraguay2nd Argentina2028
U-20 Championship2023 Brazil12th Uruguay2025
U-17 Championship2023 Brazil13th Ecuador2025
U-15 Championship2023 Paraguay3th EcuadorTBD
Copa América de Futsal2024 Brazil11th Argentina2028
U-20 Futsal Championship2024 Argentina2nd Colombia
U-17 Futsal Championship2024 Argentina2nd Brazil
Copa América de Beach Soccer2023 Brazil3rd Argentina2025
Beach Soccer League2023 Paraguay2nd Brazil2024
U-20 Beach Soccer Championship2023 Paraguay1st Brazil2025
National teams (women)
Copa América Femenina2022 (final) Brazil8th Colombia2025 (final)
U-20 Women's Championship2024 Brazil10th Paraguay2026
U-17 Women's Championship2024 Brazil5th Colombia2026
Copa América Femenina de Futsal2023 Brazil7th Argentina2025
U-20 Women's Futsal Championship2024 Colombia1st Brazil2026
Club teams
Recopa Sudamericana2024 (FL), (SL) Fluminense1st LDU Quito2025 (FL), (SL)
Copa Libertadores2024 (final) Botafogo1st Atlético Mineiro2025 (final)
Copa Sudamericana2024 (final) Racing1st Cruzeiro2025 (final)
U-20 Copa Libertadores2025 (final) Flamengo2nd Palmeiras2026 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Futsal2024 (final) Magnus Futsal2nd Barracas Central2025 (final)
Copa Libertadores de Fútbol Playa2023 (final) San Antonio1st Presidente Hayes2024 (final)
Club teams (women)
Copa Libertadores Femenina2024 (final) Corinthians5th Santa Fe2025 (final)
Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal2023 (final) Stein Cascavel1st Always Ready2024 (final)

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 19 December 2024) 20
CONMEBOL*FIFA+/-National TeamPoints
11 Argentina1867.25
25 Brazil1775.85
311 Uruguay1695.91
412 Colombia1694.44
524 Ecuador1560.13
640 Peru1488.42
747 Venezuela1475.71
850 Chile1469.44
953 Paraguay1458.26
1079 Bolivia1308.58
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points
FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 6 March 2025) 21
CONMEBOL*FIFA+/-National TeamPoints
18 1 Brazil1977.39
221 Colombia1782.9
333 Argentina1659.8
439 1 Chile1558.45
546 1 Paraguay1510.14
651 1 Venezuela1494.21
763 1 Uruguay1403.1
867 2 Ecuador1388.12
977 1 Peru1290.61
10105 Bolivia1188.1
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Historical leaders

Men's

Team of the year

Teams ranking in the top four –men's22
YearFirstSecondThirdFourth
1993 Brazil Argentina Uruguay Colombia
1994 Brazil Argentina Colombia Uruguay
1995 Brazil Argentina Colombia Uruguay
1996 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
1997 Brazil Colombia Chile Argentina
1998 Brazil Argentina Chile Paraguay
1999 Brazil Argentina Paraguay Chile
2000 Brazil Argentina Paraguay Colombia
2001 Argentina Brazil Colombia Paraguay
2002 Brazil Argentina Paraguay Uruguay
2003 Brazil Argentina Uruguay Paraguay
2004 Brazil Argentina Uruguay Colombia
2005 Brazil Argentina Uruguay Colombia
2006 Brazil Argentina Uruguay Ecuador
2007 Argentina Brazil Colombia Paraguay
2008 Brazil Argentina Paraguay Uruguay
2009 Brazil Argentina Chile Uruguay
2010 Brazil Argentina Uruguay Chile
2011 Uruguay Brazil Argentina Chile
2012 Argentina Colombia Ecuador Uruguay
2013 Argentina Colombia Uruguay Brazil
2014 Argentina Colombia Brazil Uruguay
2015 Argentina Chile Brazil Colombia
2016 Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia
2017 Brazil Argentina Chile Peru
2018 Brazil Uruguay Argentina Colombia
2019 Brazil Uruguay Argentina Colombia
2020 Brazil Argentina Uruguay Colombia
2021 Brazil Argentina Colombia Uruguay
2022 Brazil Argentina Uruguay Colombia
2023 Argentina Brazil Uruguay Colombia
Teams ranking in the top four -women's23
YearFirstSecondThirdFourth
2003 Brazil Colombia Argentina Peru
2004 Brazil Colombia Argentina Peru
2005 Brazil Peru Argentina Colombia
2006 Brazil Argentina Peru Colombia
2007 Brazil Argentina Peru Colombia
2008 Brazil Argentina Ecuador Paraguay
2009 Brazil Argentina Colombia Peru
2010 Brazil Argentina Colombia Chile
2011 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
2012 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
2013 Brazil Colombia Uruguay 
2014 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
2015 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
2016 Brazil Colombia Venezuela 
2017 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
2018 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
2019 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
2020 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
2021 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile
2022 Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile

Other rankings

Clubs

Football Database rankings

RankClubPoints
34 Botafogo1756
40 Palmeiras1741
48 Corinthians1728
52 Internacional1717
54 Flamengo1714
56 Peñarol1701
69 River Plate1676
73 São Paulo1670
74 Fortaleza1669
75 Racing Club1669

Last updated: 1 January 202524

IFFHS

Zonal RankingIFFHS RankingClubPoints
15 Botafogo329
29 Flamengo297
312 Atlético Mineiro286
421 River Plate254,5
524 São Paulo242
627 Racing Club233,5
728 Palmeiras233
831 Corinthians229
935 Fortaleza220
1041 Cruzeiro213

Last updated on: 1 January 2025  – [1]

Beach soccer national teams

Men's national teamsBSWW Rankings(out of 101 nations)
RankNationPoints
3 Brazil2523
9 Uruguay1380
10 Paraguay1322
22 Argentina503
25 Colombia482
33 Venezuela307
34 Peru295
35 Chile273
40 Ecuador227
51 Bolivia166

Men's update: 31 January 2022.25

Major tournament records

Legend
  •  1st  – Champion
  •  2nd  – Runner-up
  •  3rd  – Third place26
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
  • R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
  • 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
  •  •  – 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

Main article: South American nations at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Team1930(13)1934(16)1938(15)1950(13)1954(16)1958(16)1962(16)1966(16)1970(16)1974(16)1978(16)1982(24)1986(24)1990(24)1994(24)1998(32)2002(32)2006(32)2010(32)2014(32)2018(32)2022(32)2026(48)Years
CONMEBOL qualifier/1934193819501954195819621966197019741978198219861990199419982002200620102014201820222026
 Argentina2ndR1R1R1QF•R21stR21st2ndR2QFR1QFQF2ndR21st18
 BoliviaR1R1•••••••••R1•••••••3
 BrazilR1R13rd2ndQF1st1stR11st4th3rdR2QFR21st2nd1stQFQF4thQFQF22
 ChileR1R1••3rdR1•R1•R1••R2••R2R2••9
 Colombia•R1••••••R2R1R1•••QFR2•6
 Ecuador••••••••••R1R2•R1•R14
 ParaguayR1R1•R1••••••R2••R2R2R1QF•••8
 PeruR1•••QF•R2R1••••••••R1•5
 Uruguay1st1st4th•R1QF4thR1••R2R2••R1•4thR2QFR114
 Venezuela••••••••••••••0
Total (10 teams)7215235434344445545654TBD89

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team1991(12)1995(12)1999(16)2003(16)2007(16)2011(16)2015 (24)2019(24)2023(32)2027(32)Years
 Argentina••R1R1••R1R14
 Bolivia••••••••0
 BrazilR1R13rdQF2ndQFR2R2R1Q10
 Chile•••••••R1•1
 Colombia•••R1R2•QF3
 Ecuador•••••R1••1
 Paraguay•••••••0
 Peru•••••••0
 Uruguay•••••••0
 Venezuela••••••••0
Total (5 teams)1112223333–5

Olympic Games

Men's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team1900(3)1904(3)1908(6)1912(11)1920(14)1924(22)1928(17)1936(16)1948(18)1952(25)1956(11)1960(16)1964(14)1968(16)1972(16)1976(13)1980(16)1984(16)1988(16)1992(16)1996(16)2000(16)2004(16)2008(16)2012(16)2016(16)2020(16)2024(16)Years
 Argentina––––––2––––710–––––8–2–11–1110710
 Brazil–––––––––5–6913134–22–37–3211–14
 Chile––––––17––17–––––––7–––3––––––4
 Colombia–––––––––––––1011–11––14–––––6––5
 Paraguay–––––––––––––––––––7––2––––63
 Peru–––––––5–––11––––––––––––––––2
 Uruguay–––––11–––––––––––––––––9–––3
 Venezuela––––––––––––––––12–––––––––––1
Total (8 teams)0000013102032221222222222322

Women's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations 2

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team1996(8)2000(8)2004(10)2008(12)2012(12)2016(12)2020(12)2024(12)Years
 Argentina–––=11––––1
 Brazil442264628
 Chile––––––11–1
 Colombia––––1111–83
Total (4 teams)11122222

Copa América

Main article: Copa América records and statistics

Copa América Femenina

See also: Copa América Femenina § Participating nations

Copa América Femenina record
Team(Total 10 teams)1991(3)1995(5)1998(10)2003(10)2006(10)2010(10)2014(10)2018(10)2022(10)Years
 Argentina—2nd2nd2nd1st4th4th3rd3rd8
 Bolivia—5thGSGSGSGSGSGSGS8
 Brazil1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st1st9
 Chile2nd3rdGSGSGS3rdGS2nd5th9
 Colombia——GS3rdGS2nd2nd4th2nd7
 Ecuador—4th4thGSGSGS3rdGSGS8
 Paraguay——GSGS4thGSGSGS4th7
 Peru——3rd4thGSGSGSGSGS7
 Uruguay——GSGS3rdGSGSGSGS7
 Venezuela3rd—GSGSGSGSGSGS6th8

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team1977(16)1979(16)1981(16)1983(16)1985(16)1987(16)1989(16)1991(16)1993(16)1995(16)1997(24)1999(24)2001(24)2003(24)2005(24)2007(24)2009(24)2011(24)2013(24)2015(24)2017(24)2019(24)2023(24)2025(24)Years
 Argentina•1stR12nd••QFR1•1st1stR21st4th1st1st•QF•R1R1R2QFQ18
 Brazil3rd•QF1st1stQF3rd2nd1st2ndQFQFQF1st3rdR22nd1st•2nd••QFQ20
 Chile•••••4th•••R1••R1•R23rd••QF••••Q7
 Colombia••••QFR1QF•R1••••3rdR2••QFR2R2•QFQFQ12
 Ecuador••••••••••••R2••••R2••R13rdR2•5
 ParaguayR1QF••R1•••••R1R24thR2••R2•R2••••Q10
 Uruguay4th3rdQFQF•••R1QF•2nd4th•••R2R2R12ndR24thR21st•16
 Venezuela••••••••••••••••R2•••2nd•••2
Total (8 teams)333333333344544445444455

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team2002(12)2004(12)2006(16)2008(16)2010(16)2012(16)2014(16)2016(16)2018(16)2022(16)2024(24)Years
 Argentina••GSGS•GS••••R24
 Brazil4th4th3rdQFGSGSGSQFGS3rdQF11
 Chile•••GS•••••••1
 Colombia••••4th••••QFQF3
 Paraguay••••••GS•GS•GS3
 Venezuela•••••••GS••GS2
Total (6 teams)1123222222524

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team1985(16)1987(16)1989(16)1991(16)1993(16)1995(16)1997(16)1999(16)2001(16)2003(16)2005(16)2007(24)2009(24)2011(24)2013(24)2015(24)2017(24)2019(24)272023(24)2025(24)Years
 ArgentinaR1•QF3rdR13rdQF•4th3rd•QFR2R24thR1•R24th15
 BoliviaR1R1•••••••••••••••••2
 Brazil3rdR1QFQF•2nd1st1stQF1st2ndR2R14thQFQF3rd1stQF18
 Chile••••3rd•R1••••••••R2R1R2•5
 Colombia••R1•R1••••4th•R24th•••R2••6
 Ecuador•R1•••QF•••••••R2•QF•R2R26
 Paraguay•••••••QFR1••••••R1R2QF•5
 Peru••••••••••R1QF•••••••2
 Uruguay•••R1•••QF••R1•QF2ndQF••••6
 Venezuela••••••••••••••R1•••R22
Total (10 teams)33333333333444454547

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team2008(16)2010(16)2012(16)2014(16)2016(16)2018(16)2022(16)2024(16)2025(24)Years
 BrazilR1QFQF•GSGSQFGS7
 Chile•R1••••GS•2
 ColombiaR1•R1GS•GS2ndGS6
 Ecuador•••••••QF1
 ParaguayR1••GSGS•••3
 Uruguay••R1••GS••2
 Venezuela•R1•4th4th•••3
Total (7 teams)33333333428

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup § Comprehensive team results by tournament

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team1989(16)1992(16)1996(16)2000(16)2004(16)2008(20)2012(24)2016(24)2021(24)2024(24)Years
 ArgentinaR2R2R1R24thR2QF1st2nd2nd10
 Brazil1st1st1st2nd3rd1st1stR23rd1st10
 Colombia4thR22
 ParaguayR2R1R1R2R2QFR2QF8
 UruguayR2R1R13
 VenezuelaR2QF2
Total (6 teams)3333344444

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record
Team1995 (8)1996 (8)1997 (8)1998 (10)1999 (12)2000 (12)2001 (12)2002 (8)2003 (8)2004 (12)2005 (12)2006 (12)2007 (16)2008 (16)2009 (16)2011 (16)2013 (16)2015 (16)2017 (16)2019 (16)2021 (16)2024 (16)2025 (16)Years
 ArgentinaR17thR18th4thR18th•R110th3rdR18th•QF7thQF8thQF5thR111thQF5thR19thR111thQF8thR112th•••R111th17/23
 Brazil1st1st1st1st1st1st4th1st1st1st3rd1st1st1st1st2nd3rdQF5th1stQF5thQF5th1st22/23
 Chile•••R19th••••••••••••••••••1/23
 Colombia×××××××××ו••••••••••R115th1/23
 Ecuador••••••••••••••••••R116th•••1/23
 Paraguay••••••••••••••••R19thR111thQF7thR110thR19th•5/23
 Peru•••4th4th2ndQF7th••R19th••••••••••••5/23
 UruguayR16th2nd2nd3rd3rdR19thR111th3rdR15thQF6thQF5th2nd3rdQF7th4th••••QF7thQF8th•17/23
 Venezuela•••••QF5thR19th••••••••R116th••••••3/23
Total (9 teams)33353553243333333333333

Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team1992(4)1995(6)1997(8)1999(8)2001(8)2003(8)2005(8)2009(8)2013(8)2017(8)Years
 Argentina1st2nd•••×2nd•••3
 Bolivia•••GS••••••1
 Brazil•×1st2nd4thGS1st1st1st•7
 Chile•••••••••2nd1
 Colombia•••••4th••••1
 Uruguay••4th•••••4th•2
Total (6 teams)1122122121

Corruption

See also: 2015 FIFA corruption case

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.28 Those swept up in the operation include former CONMEBOL presidents Eugenio Figueredo and Nicolás Léoz and several football federations presidents such as Carlos Chávez and Sergio Jadue. On 3 December 2015, the CONMEBOL President Juan Ángel Napout was also arrested.29

See also

Notes

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References

  1. Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [koɱfeðeɾaˈsjon suðameɾiˈkana ðe ˈfuðβol]. /wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish ↩

  2. Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃w ˌsuwɐmeɾiˈkɐnɐ dʒi futʃiˈbɔw]. /wiki/Help:IPA/Portuguese ↩

  3. Except Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, all of whom are members of CONCACAF /wiki/Guyana_national_football_team ↩

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  6. Vickery, Tim (18 October 2011). "South American WCQ toughest in world". ESPN. https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/columnist/vickery_tim/id/7096226/south-america-world-cup-qualifying-toughest-planet-tim-vickery-soccer ↩

  7. El Comité Ejecutivo on Conmebol (updated, 14 September 2021) https://www.conmebol.com/es/laconmebol/el-comite-ejecutivo ↩

  8. "CONMEBOL". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914213855/http://www.fifa.com/associations/conmebol/ ↩

  9. "The Executive Committee". CONMEBOL. http://www.conmebol.com/en/content/executive-committee-0 ↩

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  11. El Comité Ejecutivo on Conmebol (updated, 14 September 2021) https://www.conmebol.com/es/laconmebol/el-comite-ejecutivo ↩

  12. El Comité Ejecutivo on Conmebol (updated, 14 September 2021) https://www.conmebol.com/es/laconmebol/el-comite-ejecutivo ↩

  13. "CONMEBOL". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914213855/http://www.fifa.com/associations/conmebol/ ↩

  14. Interim – two months. ↩

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  16. "Las competiciones oficiales de la Conmebol Las competiciones". 19 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2020. http://conmebol.com/es/19082015-1742/las-competiciones-oficiales-de-la-conmebol ↩

  17. "The AFC". the-AFC. https://www.the-afc.com/ ↩

  18. "Concacaf". Concacaf. 17 November 2020. https://www.concacaf.com/ ↩

  19. "Copa América Brasil 2019 | CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com. https://www.conmebol.com/es/copa-america-brasil2019 ↩

  20. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024. https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men ↩

  21. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025. https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/women ↩

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  25. Rankings – Men's National Teams, at Beach Soccer Worldwide https://beachsoccer.com/rankings#3398 ↩

  26. 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20070610045703/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=usa/countryInfo.html ↩

  27. Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.[18] ↩

  28. Apuzzo, Matt; Clifford, Stephanie; Rashbaum, William K. (27 May 2015). "FIFA Officials Face Corruption Charges in US". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/sports/soccer/fifa-officials-face-corruption-charges-in-us.html ↩

  29. "Arrest of soccer bosses creates power vacuum at CONMEBOL". Associated Press. 4 December 2015. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/12/04/arrest-of-soccer-bosses-creates-power-vacuum-at-conmebol/76765248/ ↩