1953 South American Championship
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The South American Championship 1953 was a football tournament held in Peru and 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.
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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) |
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Lima |
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Estadio Nacional de Lima |
Capacity: 50,000 |
Uruguay | 2–0 | Bolivia |
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Puente 11' Carlos Romero 88' |
Peru | 1–0 | Ecuador |
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Gómez Sánchez 78' |
Paraguay | 2–2 | Uruguay |
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Atilio López 5' Berni 52' |
Balseiro 36', 55' |
Paraguay | 2–1 | Bolivia |
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Angel Romero 17' Berni 22' |
Ramon Santos 76' |
Uruguay | 6–0 | Ecuador |
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Méndez 12' Puente 51' Peláez 58' Morel 60' Carlos Romero 86' Balseiro 88' |
Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
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Atilio López 49' León 89' |
Nílton Santos 12' |
Chile | 2–2 | Bolivia |
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Meléndez 28' Díaz Carmona 52' |
Ramón Santos 15' Alcón 49' |
Uruguay | 3–0 | Peru |
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Peláez 23', 67' Carlos Romero 71' |
1953 South American Championship champions |
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Paraguay 1st title |
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