Tournament details | |
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Host country | Peru |
Dates | 22 February – 1 April |
Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Paraguay (1st title) |
Runners-up | Brazil |
Third place | Uruguay |
Fourth place | Chile |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Francisco Molina (7 goals) |
The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru. It was won by Paraguay with Brazil second. Argentina, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Francisco Molina from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.
Lima |
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Estadio Nacional de Lima |
Capacity: 50,000 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Brazil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 |
Paraguay | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 |
Chile | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
Peru | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 |
Bolivia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
Ecuador | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 |
Brazil | 8–1 | Bolivia |
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Julinho 18', 20', 42', 52' Francisco Rodrigues 25', 44' Pinga 39', 60' |
Ugarte 73' (pen.) |
Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
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Atilio López 49' León 89' |
Nílton Santos 12' |
1953 South American Championship Champions |
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Paraguay 1st title |
7 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
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Finals |
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Squads |
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Qualification |
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