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South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Chile were runners-up. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Uruguay |
Dates | 21 January – 15 February |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Uruguay (9th title) |
Runners-up | Chile |
Third place | Argentina |
Fourth place | Brazil |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 38 (2.53 per match) |
Attendance | 568,000 (37,867 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Enrique Hormazábal (4 goals) |
Montevideo |
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Estadio Centenario |
Capacity: 65,235 |
Argentina | 2–1 | Peru |
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Omar Sívori 43' Federico Vairo 51' |
Roberto Drago 56' |
Chile | 4–1 | Brazil |
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Enrique Hormazábal 8', 83' René Meléndez 65' Leonel Sánchez 71' |
Maurinho 38' |
Uruguay | 2–1 | Chile |
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Óscar Míguez 12' Carlos Borges 58' |
Ramírez Banda 59' |
Chile | 4–3 | Peru |
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Enrique Hormazábal 15' Manuel Muñoz 34' José Fernández 70' Leonel Sánchez 86' |
Félix Castillo 22' Máximo Mosquera 57' Gómez Sánchez 80' |
1956 South American Championship champions |
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Uruguay 9th title |
A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament. None of the goals are credited as own goal.
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
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