1998 South American Women's Football Championship

1998 South American Women's Football Championship
Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino de 1998
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	1–15 March
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (3rd title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Peru
Fourth place	Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	143 (5.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Roseli (16 goals)
Fair play award	Argentina
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The 1998 South American Women's Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino 1998) was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between 1 & 15 March. It was the third staging of the Sudamericano Femenino and determined the CONMEBOL's qualifiers for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.

This was the first Sudamericano Femenino to feature all 10 CONMEBOL confederations' women's national teams. Brazil won the tournament for the third time after beating Argentina 7–1 in the final. Brazil qualified directly to the Women's World Cup and Argentina faced Mexico in two play-off matches for qualification.

Argentina was confirmed as hosts in November 1997.^[2]

^ "Brasil no perdonó y goleó 7 a 1". La Nación. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
^ "Ahora, la mujer sale a la cancha". La Nación. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[1] "Brasil no perdonó y goleó 7 a 1". La Nación. Retrieved October 12, 2017.

[2] "Ahora, la mujer sale a la cancha". La Nación. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

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