1942 South American Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | January 10 – February 7 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 81 (3.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
(7 goals each) |
The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from January 10 to February 7.
For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
The tournament featured a match between Argentina and Ecuador in which Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador. As of 2015, the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas. José Manuel Moreno and Herminio Masantonio of Argentina were joint top scorers of the tournament, with 7 goals each.
Venues
| Montevideo |
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| Estadio Centenario |
| Capacity: 65,235 |
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Final round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points where awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and no (0) points for a defeat.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 12 |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 10 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 7 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 0 |
| Uruguay |
6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
L. E. Castro  O. Varela Ciocca Zapirain Porta |
Contreras |
| Argentina |
4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval Masantonio Perucca |
Sánchez Aveiro |
| Brazil |
6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Patesko Pirillo Cláudio |
Domínguez |
| Argentina |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| E. García Masantonio |
Servílio |
| Uruguay |
7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zapirain Gambetta S. Varela Porta |
| Paraguay |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Barrios |
Magallanes |
| Argentina |
12–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| E. García Moreno Pedernera Masantonio Perucca |
| Paraguay |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Baudo Franco Mingo Ibarrola |
Jiménez |
| Peru |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Quiñónez Luis Guzmán |
Jiménez |
Argentina was awarded a victory but with no goals.
| Brazil |
5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Pirillo Zizinho |
Alvarez |
| Uruguay |
3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chirimini L. E. Castro Porta |
Result
| 1942 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
Uruguay Eighth title |
Goal scorers
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
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2 goals
1 goal