1949 South American Championship
The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st. edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Brazil |
| Dates | 3 April – 11 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Paraguay |
| Third place |  Peru |
| Fourth place |  Bolivia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 135 (4.66 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jair (9 goals) |
This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil. Jair da Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals.
Squads change
For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads
Venues change
| Rio de Janeiro | Sao Paulo | Santos | Belo Horizonte | |
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| Estádio General Severiano | Estádio São Januário | Estádio do Pacaembu | Estádio Vila Belmiro | Estádio Sete de Setembro |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 71,281 | Capacity: 16,798 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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Final round change
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 7 | +32 | 12 |
| Paraguay
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 12 |
| Peru
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 10 |
| Bolivia
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 |
 Chile
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 |
 Uruguay
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 5 |
 Ecuador
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 2 |
 Colombia
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7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 2 |
| Brazil | 9–1 | Ecuador |
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Tesourinha  3', 42' Octavio 10' Jair 13', 35' Simão 16', 25' Zizinho 67' Ademir 88' |
Sigifredo Cuchuca 18' |
| Paraguay | 3–0 | Colombia |
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| López Fretes 21', 72' Benítez 35' |
| Brazil | 10–1 | Bolivia |
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| Nininho 16', 39', 86' Jair 17' Zizinho 25', 80' Cláudio 49', 84' Simão 71', 79' |
Ugarte 75' |
| Brazil | 5–0 | Colombia |
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| Tesourinha 20' Canhotinho 24' (pen.) Orlando 44' Ademir 47', 87' |
| Brazil | 7–1 | Peru |
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| Arce 11' (o.g.) Augusto 15' Jair 17', 20' Simão 54' Ademir 82' Orlando 88' Zizinho  40' |
Salinas 44' Calderón 40' González |
| Brazil | 5–1 | Uruguay |
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| Jair 15', 40' (pen.) Zizinho 24' Danilo Alvim 79' Tesourinha 89' (pen.) |
Castro 12' |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
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| Avalos 75' Benítez 85' |
Tesourinha 33' |
Play-off change
A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.
Result change
| 1949 South American Championship Champions |
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 Brazil 3rd title |
Goalscorers change
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9 goals
7 goals
5 goals
Víctor Ugarte
Simão- Zizinho
4 goals
Félix Castillo
Ramón Castro
3 goals
- Benigno Gutiérrez
- Cláudio
- Nininho
López Fretes- Alfredo Mosquera
- Víctor Pedraza
- Roberto Drago
- Juan Ayala
2 goals
- Benedicto Godoy
- Orlando
Raimundo Infante- Pedro López
José Vargas- Marcial Barrios
- Carlos Gómez Sánchez
- Juan E. Salinas
- José M. García
- Dagoberto Moll
1 goal
- Víctor Algañaraz
- Nemesio Rojas
- Augusto
- Canhotinho
- Danilo Alvim
- Octavio
- Mario Castro
- Atilio Cremaschi
- Ulises Ramos
- Fernando Riera
- Carlos Rojas
- Manuel Salamanca
A. Pérez- Berdugo
- Gastelbondo
- Nelson Pérez
- Víctor Arteaga
- Sigifredo Chuchuca
- Enrique Cantos
- Guido Andrade
- Rafael Maldonado
- Enrique Avalos
- Pedro Fernández
- Cornelio Heredia
- Manuel Drago
- Ernesto Bentancour
- Miguel Martínez
- Nelson Moreno
Own goals
- Bermeo (for Peru)
- Sánchez (for Bolivia)
- Arce (for Brazil)
References change
- ↑ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness Publishing. p. 560. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.