South American nations at the FIFA World Cup team, after Italy in 1938, to successfully defend its World title. Hosts Chile beat Yugoslavia 1–0 to finish third. At the 1966 World Cup, four South American nations participated. Argentina and Uruguay lost in the quarter-final, while Brazil and Chile were eliminated after the group stage. During that controversial game (for more details see Argentina and England football rivalry), Argentina's Antonio Rattín became the first player to be sent off in a senior international football match at Wembley Stadium. Rattín at first refused to leave the field and eventually had to be escorted by several policemen. After 30 minutes, England
South American Beach Soccer League South American Beach Soccer League The CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League, named natively in Spanish as the "CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa", is a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams. The competition is organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, who started the league in 2017 as part of its Development Department's "Evolution Program". All ten members of the continental confederation take part in the league, with both senior and under 20s teams representing each nation; therefore, a total of 20 teams participate. The league consists of two phases: the