1953 South American Championship
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Paraguay with Brazil second.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | February 22 – April 1 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
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| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (7 goals) |
Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 8 goals.
Venues
| Lima |
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| Estadio Nacional de Lima |
| Capacity: 50,000 |
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Puente  Carlos Romero |
| Peru | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez Sánchez |
| Brazil | 8–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Julinho Francisco Rodrigues Pinga |
Ugarte |
Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee.
| Paraguay | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Atilio López Berni |
Balseiro |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Angel Romero Berni |
Ramon Santos |
| Uruguay | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Méndez Puente Peláez Morel Carlos Romero Balseiro |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Atilio López León |
Nílton Santos |
| Uruguay | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Peláez Carlos Romero |
Goal scorers
7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
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2 Goals
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1 Goal
External links
References
- Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 561. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.
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