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Argentina national football team
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The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentinas home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, la Selección, also known as the Albicelestes, has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost 4–2 to Uruguay. Argentina won in their final appearance in 1978, beating the Netherlands at extra time. Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany and they again made the World Cup finals in 1990, and lost 1–0 to West Germany following a controversial penalty call in the 87th minute. Argentina made their appearance in a World Cup final in 2014, again losing to Germany. Argentinas World Cup winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978, Argentina has been very successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 times and also winning the extra South American Championships in 1941,1945 and 1946. The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, and the Argentine olympic team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. Argentina, Brazil and France are the national teams that have won the three most important mens titles recognized by FIFA, the World Cup, the Confederations Cup. They have also won their continental championship. Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England, the first match ever recorded by Argentina was against Uruguay. The game was held in Montevideo on 16 May 1901 and Argentina won 3–2, during the first years of its existence, the Argentina national team only played friendly matches against other South American teams. The reasons for this varied, including long travel times between countries and World War I, la Selección, also known as the Albicelestes, has appeared in five World Cup finals, including the first final in 1930, which they lost, 4–2, to Uruguay. Argentina won in their final in 1978, beating the Netherlands. Argentina, led by Diego Maradona won again in 1986, a 3–2 victory over West Germany and their most recent World Cup final was in 2014, which they lost 1–0 to Germany. Previous to this their last World Cup final was in 1990, argentinas World Cup winning managers are César Luis Menotti in 1978, and Carlos Bilardo in 1986. Argentina has been successful in the Copa América, winning it 14 times. The team also won the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Kirin Cup, both in 1992, and an Argentina team won the Olympics football tournaments in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. Argentina also won six of the 14 football competitions at the Pan American Games, in March 2007, Argentina reached the top of the FIFA World Rankings for the first time
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Brazil national football team
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The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international mens association football. Brazil is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation, the body for football in Brazil. They have been a member of the FIFA since 1923 and member of the CONMEBOL since 1916, Brazil is the most successful national football team in the FIFA World Cup with five championships,1958,1962,1970,1994 and 2002. Brazil is the national team to have played in all World Cup editions without any absence nor need for playoffs. The seleção is also the most successful team in the FIFA Confederations Cup with four titles,1997,2005,2009 and 2013. They have also won their continental championship. Brazil is the national team to have won the World Cup on four different continents, once in Europe, once in South America, twice in North America. They also share with Spain a record of 35 consecutive international matches undefeated, a common quip about football is, Os ingleses o inventaram, os brasileiros o aperfeiçoaram. Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman, though it is claimed that the match was a 3–3 draw, in contrast to its future success, the national teams early appearances were not brilliant. Other early matches played during that time include several friendly games against Argentina, Chile, however, led by the goalscoring abilities of Arthur Friedenreich, they were victorious at home in the South American Championships in 1919, repeating their victory, also at home, in 1922. In 1930, Brazil played in the first World Cup, held in Uruguay in 1930, the squad defeated Bolivia but lost to Yugoslavia, being eliminated from the competition. They lost in the first round to Spain in 1934 in Italy, Brazil were the only South American team to participate in this competition. After being victorious in a third South American Championship in 1949 Brazil first achieved prominence when it hosted the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The team went into the last game of the round, against Uruguay at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio. Uruguay, however, won the match and the Cup in a known as the Maracanazo. The match led to a period of national mourning, Brazil reached the quarter-final, where they were beaten 4–2 by tournament favourites Hungary in one of the ugliest matches in football history, known as the Battle of Berne. For the 1958 World Cup, Brazil were drawn in a group with England and they beat Austria 3–0 in their first match, then drew 0–0 with England. Before the match, coach Vicente Feola made three substitutions that were crucial for Brazil to defeat the Soviets, Zito, Garrincha and Pelé
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Uruguay national football team
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The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez, the Uruguayan team is commonly referred to as La Celeste. The Uruguayan team recently won the 2011 Copa América and they have won the Copa América 15 times, being the team that has won the tournament on most occasions. The team has won the FIFA World Cup twice, including the first World Cup in 1930 as hosts and they won their second title in 1950, upsetting host Brazil 2–1 in the final match, which received an attendance higher than any football match ever. They have won the Gold Medals in football at the Summer Olympics twice, in 1924 and 1928 recognized by FIFA as World Cup, Uruguay also won the 1980 Mundialito, a tournament among former World Cup champions. In total, Uruguay have won 20 official titles, a record for the most international titles held by any country. Another unique achievement of Uruguay is that it´s the only nation in football to organize multiple major international tournaments in own country. La Celeste won 7 Copa América tournaments,1 World Cup and Mundialito and their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.4 million inhabitants. Uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup in terms of population,1.75 million inhabitants in 1930. The second-smallest country, by population, to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a population of nearly 28 million people in 1978, in 1901, Uruguay played against Argentina in their first ever match, a close contest won by Argentina 3–2. Prior to 1916, Uruguay played more than 30 matches, of which all, the inaugural Copa America provided Uruguay with more varied opposition. Victories over Chile and Brazil, along with a tie against Argentina, the following year Uruguay hosted the competition, and retained the title by winning every game. The 1919 Copa América saw Uruguays first defeat in the tournament, in 1924, the Uruguay team traveled to Paris to become the first South American team to compete in the Olympic Games. In contrast to the style of the European teams of the era, Uruguay played a style based around short passes. In the 1928 Summer Olympics, Uruguay went to Amsterdam to defend their title, FIFA assumed the responsibility of the organization of the Football Games to be played by FIFA rules and the tournaments would be recognized as World Championships. It only happened twice until the creation of its own FIFA World Championship, following the double Olympic triumph, Uruguay was chosen as the host nation for the first World Cup, held in 1930, the centenary of Uruguays first constitution. During the World Cup, Uruguay won all its matches, for the 1938 World Cup, France was chosen as host, contrary to a previous agreement to alternate the championships between South America and Europe, so Uruguay again refused to participate. Uruguay again won the World Cup in 1950, beating hosts Brazil in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history, the decisive match was at the Maracanã Stadium in Brazil
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Paraguay national football team
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The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in mens international football competitions. Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL, the Albirroja has qualified for eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has reached the second round of the competition on four occasions. A regular participant at the Copa América, Paraguay have been crowned champions of the competition on two occasions, Paraguays highest FIFA World Rankings is 8th and lowest is 103, and was awarded second place with Best Move of the Year in 1996. Paulo da Silva holds the most amount of appearances for the team with 133. Denis Caniza, who was present with the team from 1996 to 2010, is the only player to have represented Paraguay in four consecutive FIFA World Cup competitions. Soon after the introduction of football in Paraguay by Williams Paats, the first national football team was organized in 1910 when an invitation by the Argentine club Hércules of Corrientes was received to play a friendly match. Members of that first national team where F. Melián, G. Almeida, A. Rodríguez, M. Barrios, P. Samaniego, J. Morín, Z. Gadea, D. Andreani, villamayor, M. Rojas and E. Erico. The match ended in a 0–0 draw, the first of those friendly matches was a 5–1 loss against Argentina, and it marked the first international game by the Paraguayan national football team. Paraguay eventually finished fourth in the tournament and became a participant of the tournament for the next editions. In 1930, Paraguay participated in the first World Cup, organized by Uruguay, in the first round, Paraguay debuted and lost to the United States, to then defeat Belgium with a goal by Luis Vargas Peña. Only one team was to advance from the stage. After strong participations in the Copa América tournaments of 1929,1947 and 1949, the return to the World Cup was in 1950, where Paraguay faced Sweden and Italy in Group 3. Paraguay failed to advance to the round after a 2–2 draw against Sweden. The first big success came in 1953 when Paraguay won the Copa América disputed in Peru, in their road to the championship, Paraguay defeated Chile, Bolivia and Brazil, and tied against Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. Since Paraguay and Brazil were tied in points at the end of the tournament, key players of the campaign included Ángel Berni, Heriberto Herrera and Rubén Fernández. The coach was Manuel Fleitas Solich, in their first game in Sweden, Paraguay were 3–2 up against France in a game they lost 7–3. A 3–2 win over Scotland and a 3–3 draw with Yugoslavia saw Paraguay finish third in their group, the departure of several of their stars for European football resulted in a weakening of Paraguays football fortunes somewhat, but they were only edged out by Mexico in the 1962 qualifiers. Paraguay fell short in subsequent World Cup qualifying campaigns, but Copa América success in 1979 shored up Paraguay as a player on the continent
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Argentina
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Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a federal republic in the southern half of South America. With a mainland area of 2,780,400 km2, Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world, the second largest in Latin America, and the largest Spanish-speaking one. The country is subdivided into provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system, Argentina claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The earliest recorded presence in the area of modern-day Argentina dates back to the Paleolithic period. The country has its roots in Spanish colonization of the region during the 16th century, Argentina rose as the successor state of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish overseas viceroyalty founded in 1776. The country thereafter enjoyed relative peace and stability, with waves of European immigration radically reshaping its cultural. The almost-unparalleled increase in prosperity led to Argentina becoming the seventh wealthiest developed nation in the world by the early 20th century, Argentina retains its historic status as a middle power in international affairs, and is a prominent regional power in the Southern Cone and Latin America. Argentina has the second largest economy in South America, the third-largest in Latin America and is a member of the G-15 and it is the country with the second highest Human Development Index in Latin America with a rating of very high. Because of its stability, market size and growing high-tech sector, the description of the country by the word Argentina has to be found on a Venice map in 1536. In English the name Argentina probably comes from the Spanish language, however the naming itself is not Spanish, Argentina means in Italian of silver, silver coloured, probably borrowed from the Old French adjective argentine of silver > silver coloured already mentioned in the 12th century. The French word argentine is the form of argentin and derives of argent silver with the suffix -in. The Italian naming Argentina for the country implies Argentina Terra land of silver or Argentina costa coast of silver, in Italian, the adjective or the proper noun is often used in an autonomous way as a substantive and replaces it and it is said lArgentina. The name Argentina was probably first given by the Venitian and Genoese navigators, in Spanish and Portuguese, the words for silver are respectively plata and prata and of silver is said plateado and prateado. Argentina was first associated with the silver mountains legend, widespread among the first European explorers of the La Plata Basin. The first written use of the name in Spanish can be traced to La Argentina, a 1602 poem by Martín del Barco Centenera describing the region, the 1826 constitution included the first use of the name Argentine Republic in legal documents. The name Argentine Confederation was also used and was formalized in the Argentine Constitution of 1853. In 1860 a presidential decree settled the name as Argentine Republic
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Julio Libonatti
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Julio Libonatti was a football manager and former footballer who played as a forward for the Argentina national team and Italy national team. Born in Rosario, Argentina, he started his career with Newells Old Boys in 1917, in 1925 he became the first recorded trans-Atlantic transfer, when he moved to Italian club Torino. With 150 total goals with Torino, he is the second most prolific scorer in the history of the Torinese club after Paolo Pulici and he won the Scudetto with Torino in 1926–27 and 1927–28, although the first title was later revoked. Later in his career he also represented Genoa and Libertas Rimini, internationally, Libonatti won the 1921 South American Championship with Argentina. He later represented Italy and won the 1927–30 Central European International Cup and he was born in Rosario, Argentina into a Calabrian family. Libonatti started his career with Rosario Central, but began his professional career with the other team of his hometown. His prolific goal-scoring and acrobatic game led to Libonatti becoming a crowd favourite, in the summer of 1925, due to an agreement that allowed the sons of Italians to take advantage of dual nationality, he moved to Torino. Libonatti also soon became a fan favourite in Italy, in addition to his acrobatic skills, typical of Argentine players, Libonatti had a tactical intelligence that allowed him to offer spectacular mains balls to his teammates. Torinos other forward, Gino Rossetti would benefit the most from Libonattis play, behind the two forwards was Torinos playmaker, Adolfo Baloncieri. The three became known as the trio delle meraviglie, and would bring Torino to win two Italian championships, in the 1928–29 season, the club lost a final against Bologna, but the attack managed to score 117 goals in 33 games. With the Granata, Libonatti collected 241 appearances, and scored 157 goals, in January 1935, he left Torino for Genoa, who thanks to his contribution were able to return to the top flight. In 1937, he was hired by the Libertas Rimini, where he held the role of manager and player. He first played with Argentina, winning the 1921 South American Championship as the top scorer with three goals. He collected 15 caps and 8 goals with Argentina and he then played with Italy, Italys first Oriundo to play on the national team. His first appearance was on 28 October 1926, collecting a total of 18 caps and 15 goals
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1920 South American Championship
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The 1920 South American Championship of Nations was the fourth continental championship for nations in South America. It was held in Valparaíso, Chile from September 11 to October 3,1920, the participating countries were the host Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil as the defending champion. Uruguay regained the title lost in the last edition, thus becoming champion for the time in the first four editions of the tournament. Ángel Romano was the top goalscorer alongside teammate José Pérez, with three goals, repeating his feat of three years earlier, brazils 6–0 loss to Uruguay would not be equaled until the 2014 World Cup, where they lost 7–1 against Germany. Each team played one match against each of the other teams, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. 3 goals 2 goals Raúl Echeverría 1 goal South American Championship 1920 at RSSSF
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1922 South American Championship
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The sixth edition of the South American Championship was scheduled to be held in Chile, but Brazil asked to host it as part of its 100th anniversary independence celebrations. Thus it was held in Rio de Janeiro between September 17 and October 22,1922, all CONMEBOL members attended, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. Each team played one match against each of the other teams, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. All Paraguayan players left the field in protest to the penalty kick awarded by the referee, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay were tied, and playoff matches were planned for the three teams. Uruguay withdrew, so only one match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion. 4 goals Francia 2 goals 1 goal South American Championship 1922 at RSSSF
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Buenos Aires
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Buenos Aires is the capital and most populous city of Argentina. The city is located on the shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Provinces capital, rather, in 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores, the 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Its citizens first elected a chief of government in 1996, previously, Buenos Aires is considered an alpha city by the study GaWC5. Buenos Aires quality of life was ranked 81st in the world and one of the best in Latin America in 2012 and it is the most visited city in South America, and the second-most visited city of Latin America. Buenos Aires is a top tourist destination, and is known for its preserved Spanish/European-style architecture, Buenos Aires held the 1st Pan American Games in 1951 as well as hosting two venues in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Buenos Aires will host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2018 G20 summit, Buenos Aires is a multicultural city, being home to multiple ethnic and religious groups. Several languages are spoken in the city in addition to Spanish, contributing to its culture, the hill was known to them as Buen Ayre, as it was free of the foul smell prevalent in the old city, which is adjacent to swampland. During the siege of Cagliari, the Aragonese built a sanctuary to the Virgin Mary on top of the hill, in 1335, King Alfonso the Gentle donated the church to the Mercedarians, who built an abbey that stands to this day. In the years after that, a story circulated, claiming that a statue of the Virgin Mary was retrieved from the sea after it miraculously helped to calm a storm in the Mediterranean Sea, the statue was placed in the abbey. Spanish sailors, especially Andalusians, venerated this image and frequently invoked the Fair Winds to aid them in their navigation, a sanctuary to the Virgin of Buen Ayre would be later erected in Seville. Pedro de Mendoza called the city Holy Mary of the Fair Winds, mendoza’s settlement soon came under attack by indigenous people, and was abandoned in 1541. For many years, the name was attributed to a Sancho del Campo, a second settlement was established in 1580 by Juan de Garay, who sailed down the Paraná River from Asunción. Garay preserved the name chosen by Mendoza, calling the city Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María del Buen Aire. The short form Buenos Aires became the common usage during the 17th century, the usual abbreviation for Buenos Aires in Spanish is Bs. As. It is common as well to refer to it as B. A. or BA /ˌbiːˈeɪ/ bee-AY), while BA is used more by expats residing in the city, the locals more often use the abbreviation Baires, in one word. Seaman Juan Díaz de Solís, navigating in the name of Spain, was the first European to reach the Río de la Plata in 1516 and his expedition was cut short when he was killed during an attack by the native Charrúa tribe in what is now Uruguay
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Chile national football team
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The Chile national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. The team is referred to as La Roja. They have appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, since the mid to late 1960s, the Elo ratings ranks Chile among the 25 strongest football teams in the world. Chile are the reigning Copa América champions, after winning 2015 Copa América on home soil, prior to this, Chile had been runners-up in the competition on four occasions. As a result of winning the 2015 Copa América, they qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the Federación de Fútbol de Chile is the second oldest South American federation, having been founded in Valparaíso on June 19,1895. Chile is one of the four founding nations of CONMEBOL. Together with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, the four competed in the first South American Championship, later to be renamed the Copa América, on October 12,1926, Chile made the first corner-kick goal in Copa América history in a match against Bolivia. Chile was one of the thirteen teams that competed in the inaugural World Cup in 1930. The team started off well, beating Mexico and France without conceding a goal, a 3–1 loss to Argentina in the final game left the Chilean team in second place within the group, eliminating it from the tournament. In the 1950 World Cup, Chile defeated the United States, 5–2, the best Chilean result in the World Cup was third place in 1962, as the host nation. Chile lost 4–2 to eventual champion Brazil in a semi-final but went on to defeat Yugoslavia 1–0 to earn third place, the players banned were captain Jorge Valdivia, defenders Álvaro Ormeño, Rodrigo Tello, Jorge Vargas, Pablo Contreras and striker Reinaldo Navia. Nelson Acostas resignation as manager came after Chile were knocked out of the 2007 Copa América, Chile had qualified to the quarter-finals after a 3–2 win against Ecuador, and a 0–0 draw against Mexico. But two losses, one of those being a 6–1 defeat against Brazil, sealed Acostas fate, former Argentina manager Marcelo Bielsa was given the task of becoming the Chile national team manager in preparation for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. On October 16,2008, Chile beat Argentina 1–0 for the first time in a qualifying competition, Marcelo Bielsa was acclaimed for this accomplishment by both Chilean and Argentinian people. This match was seen as one of the reasons that ended Alfio Basiles tenure as Argentinas coach, Bielsa stated that he would leave his position if Jorge Segovia were elected as President of the Chilean Football Board. He followed through on this threat, despite Segovias election being annulled, Claudio Borghi then became Chiles manager in March 2011. After a string of bad performances and harsh criticisms, Claudio Borghi stepped down as Chiles manager in November 2012, a new manager, Jorge Sampaoli, was appointed in December 2012. A disciple of Marcelo Bielsa, Jorge Sampaoli broke new records for La Roja by winning 10, drawing 3, with Sampaoli, Chile were able to qualify for 2014 FIFA World Cup, reaching to the round of 16, where Chile lost to Brazil in penalties
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Estadio Sportivo Barracas
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Sportivo Barracas was a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, property of Club Sportivo Barracas. The stadium was first opened to the public on October 30,1913 and it held 30,000 spectators and was used as a venue for the South American Championship 1921 and South American Championship 1925. The stadium holds an important anecdotal fact in its history, related to the match took place between Argentina and Uruguay on October 2,1924. In June of that year, Uruguay had attained the Olympic football crown at Paris, the rivalry between Argentina and Uruguay was already an important one, so the match generated much expectancy. After the Uruguayan title, two matches were to be played between Uruguay and Argentina, the first one was in Montevideo and finished 1–1. The second one in Buenos Aires was to be played on September 28, the Uruguayans asked for the suspension of the match and a perimeter to separate people from players on the next encounter, which was finally played on October 2,1924. That day, before playing the match, the Uruguayans celebrated their Olympic title by circumvalating the field, something described then as la de los olímpicos. Argentina won that match 2–1, but it was Onzari’s goal which was to be remembered, the International Board had specifically modified the football rules on this point on June 14,1924, allowing goals to be scored like that. Since then, a goal like Onzari’s is referred as a Gol olímpico or Olympic goal in almost all Latin America and it is the first time that an Olympic goal is called that way, and is also the debut of the expression vuelta olímpica in Latin America. Onzari was at that moment playing for Huracán, the field was also used in 1925 for the first boxing fight in open space of Luis Ángel Firpo
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Uruguayan Football Association
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The Uruguayan Football Association is the governing body of football in Uruguay. It was founded in 1900 and affiliated to FIFA in 1923 and it is a founding member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Uruguay national football team and the Campeonato Uruguayo de Fútbol, including the Uruguayan Primera División. Presidents The AUF organizes the football tournament, about two professional divisions championship, and the third category, involving amateur teams from Montevideo metropolitan area. For amateur clubs from the rest of the country is the Interior Football Organization, federation affiliated to the AUF, in Womens football the AUF established the Uruguayan Championship which takes place eacha year since 1997. In conjunction with the OFI organized a tournament called National Tournament of Womens Football which there were only two editions. Also annually develops the Uruguayan League of First Division, U-20, the AUF is one of the two entities that regulates futsal, the other is the Uruguayan Federation of Indoor Football. There is a soccer league played in the summer. In the 2010 edition participated 10 teams, AUF Official Website Uruguay at FIFA site Uruguayan Players Overseas
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Argentine Football Association
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The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Primera División and lower divisions, the Argentine Cup, Supercopa Argentina, the association is based in the city of Buenos Aires. Secondly, it organizes the amateur leagues for women, children, youth, Futsal. The Argentine Association Football League was founded on 21 February 1893 by Alexander Watson Hutton, the Argentine Association is the oldest in South America and one of the oldest to be formed outside Europe. In 1906 Florencio Martínez de Hoz became the first Argentine-born President of the Association, some teams moved to the FAF were Gimnasia y Esgrima, Independiente, Estudiantes de La Plata and Atlanta. The league lasted until 1914 when rejoining Asociación Argentina de Football forming a league for the 1915 season. The second dissident league was formed in 1919 and named Asociacion Amateurs de Football, the first round of the recently created professional championship was on 31 May 1931. With 75 presidents of different Argentine clubs voting, the day of the elections something went wrong when the final count resulted in a draw of 38 to 38, the explanation given was that one of the electors put a double vote and that mistake was not reported. As a result, the committee decided to postpone the election. After some meetings to put an end to the conflict, both agreed to have another election in June 2016. In June 2016, AFA president Luis Segura was charged with aggravated administrative fraud, Segura has been replaced on an interim basis by the AFAs executive secretary, Damián Dupiellet. The body has been renamed several times since its establishment in 1893,3 Expelled by the Argentine military dictatorship. 5 Then translated into Spanish as Asociación del Fútbol Argentino in 1946, official site Argentina at FIFA site
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Brazil
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Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. As the worlds fifth-largest country by area and population, it is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language. Its Amazon River basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to wildlife, a variety of ecological systems. This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17 megadiverse countries, Brazil was inhabited by numerous tribal nations prior to the landing in 1500 of explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral, who claimed the area for the Portuguese Empire. Brazil remained a Portuguese colony until 1808, when the capital of the empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, in 1815, the colony was elevated to the rank of kingdom upon the formation of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Independence was achieved in 1822 with the creation of the Empire of Brazil, a state governed under a constitutional monarchy. The ratification of the first constitution in 1824 led to the formation of a bicameral legislature, the country became a presidential republic in 1889 following a military coup détat. An authoritarian military junta came to power in 1964 and ruled until 1985, Brazils current constitution, formulated in 1988, defines it as a democratic federal republic. The federation is composed of the union of the Federal District, the 26 states, Brazils economy is the worlds ninth-largest by nominal GDP and seventh-largest by GDP as of 2015. A member of the BRICS group, Brazil until 2010 had one of the worlds fastest growing economies, with its economic reforms giving the country new international recognition. Brazils national development bank plays an important role for the economic growth. Brazil is a member of the United Nations, the G20, BRICS, Unasul, Mercosul, Organization of American States, Organization of Ibero-American States, CPLP. Brazil is a power in Latin America and a middle power in international affairs. One of the worlds major breadbaskets, Brazil has been the largest producer of coffee for the last 150 years and it is likely that the word Brazil comes from the Portuguese word for brazilwood, a tree that once grew plentifully along the Brazilian coast. In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology red like an ember, formed from Latin brasa and the suffix -il. As brazilwood produces a red dye, it was highly valued by the European cloth industry and was the earliest commercially exploited product from Brazil. The popular appellation eclipsed and eventually supplanted the official Portuguese name, early sailors sometimes also called it the Land of Parrots. In the Guarani language, a language of Paraguay, Brazil is called Pindorama
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Uruguay
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Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the southeastern region of South America. It borders Argentina to its west and Brazil to its north and east, with the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. Uruguay is home to an estimated 3.42 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the area of its capital and largest city. With an area of approximately 176,000 square kilometres, Uruguay is geographically the second-smallest nation in South America, only larger in size than Suriname. Uruguay was inhabited by the Charrúa people for approximately 4000 years before the Portuguese established Colonia del Sacramento, one of the oldest European settlements in the region, in 1680. Montevideo was founded as a stronghold by the Spanish in the early 18th century. Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and 1828, following a struggle between Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Brazil. It remained subject to influence and intervention throughout the 19th century. Modern Uruguay is a constitutional republic, with a president who serves as both head of state and head of government. Uruguay is ranked first in Latin America in democracy, peace, lack of corruption, e-government, on a per-capita basis, Uruguay contributes more troops to United Nations peace-keeping missions than any other country. It ranks second in the region on economic freedom, income equality, per-capita income, Uruguay is the third-best country on the continent in terms of HDI, GDP growth, innovation and infrastructure. It is regarded as a country by the UN. Uruguay is also the third-best ranked in the world in e-Participation, Uruguay is an important global exporter of combed wool, rice, soybeans, frozen beef, malt and milk. Nearly 95% of Uruguays electricity comes from energy, mostly hydroelectric facilities. The Economist named Uruguay country of the year in 2013, acknowledging the innovative policy of legalizing the production, sale, the name of the namesake river comes from the Spanish pronunciation of the regional Guarani word for it. There are several interpretations, including bird-river, the name could also refer to a river snail called uruguá that was plentiful in the water. The only documented inhabitants of Uruguay before European colonization of the area were the Charrúa, the Portuguese discovered the region of present-day Uruguay in 1512. The Spanish arrived in present-day Uruguay in 1516, the indigenous peoples fierce resistance to conquest, combined with the absence of gold and silver, limited their settlement in the region during the 16th and 17th centuries
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Paraguay
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Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the country from north to south. Due to its location in South America, it is sometimes referred to as Corazón de Sudamérica. Paraguay is one of the two landlocked countries that lie outside Afro-Eurasia, Paraguay is the smallest landlocked country in the Americas. The indigenous Guaraní had been living in Paraguay for at least a millennium before the Spanish conquered the territory in the 16th century, Spanish settlers and Jesuit missions introduced Christianity and Spanish culture to the region. Paraguay was a colony of the Spanish Empire, with few urban centers and settlers. Following independence from Spain in 1811, Paraguay was ruled by a series of dictators who generally implemented isolationist and protectionist policies and he was toppled in an internal military coup, and free multi-party elections were organized and held for the first time in 1993. A year later, Paraguay joined Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay to found Mercosur, as of 2009, Paraguays population was estimated to be at around 6.5 million, most of whom are concentrated in the southeast region of the country. The capital and largest city is Asunción, of which the area is home to nearly a third of Paraguays population. In contrast to most Latin American nations, Paraguays indigenous language and culture, Guaraní, in each census, residents predominantly identify as mestizo, reflecting years of intermarriage among the different ethnic groups. Guaraní is recognized as an official language alongside Spanish, and both languages are spoken in the country. There is no consensus for the derivation or meaning of the name Paraguay, the most common interpretations include, Born from water Riverine of many varieties River which originates a sea Fray Antonio Ruiz de Montoya said that it meant river crowned. The Spanish officer and scientist Félix de Azara suggests two derivations, the Payaguas, referring to the tribe who lived along the river. The French-Argentine historian and writer Paul Groussac argued that it meant river that flows through the sea, Paraguayan poet and ex-president Juan Natalicio González said it meant river of the inhabitants of the sea. Indigenous peoples have inhabited this area for thousands of years, pre-Columbian society in the region which is now Paraguay consisted of semi-nomadic tribes that were known for their warrior traditions. These indigenous tribes belonged to five language families, which was the basis of their major divisions. Differing language groups were generally competitive over resources and territories and they were further divided into tribes by speaking languages in branches of these families. Today 17 separate ethnolinguistic groups remain, the first Europeans in the area were Spanish explorers in 1516. The Spanish explorer Juan de Salazar de Espinosa founded the settlement of Asunción on 15 August 1537, the city eventually became the center of a Spanish colonial province of Paraguay
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1916 South American Championship
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The 1916 South American Championship of Nations was the first continental championship for national teams in South America. It was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from July 2 to July 17 during Argentinas independence centenary commemorations, the tournament was won by Uruguay, who drew with Argentina in the last match of the tournament. For a complete list of participating squads see,1916 South American Championship squads There was no qualifying for the tournament, the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The teams plays in a single tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. Each team played one match against each of the other teams, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. 3 goals Isabelino Gradín 2 goals 1 goal The match between Uruguay and Chile played on July 2 was the first time in history a country fielded black players in an international tournament, Uruguay fielded Isabelino Gradín and Juan Delgado and their racial background became an issue with Chile. Chile complained before and after the match that the Uruguayans were unfairly selecting Africans,1. ^ The match between Argentina and Uruguay played on July 16 had to be abandoned at 0–0 after only 5 minutes due to a riot within the spectators. The riot spilled over into the field and the finished with the wooden tribunes on fire. The match couldnt be rescheduled in the Estadio G. E. B. A. the partial result of the match in Estadio G. E. B. A. was declared null and overtaken by the one in Avellaneda. South American Championship 1916 at RSSSF
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1917 South American Championship
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The 1917 South American Championship of Nations was the second edition of the continental tournament now known as the Copa América. It was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from September 30 to October 14,1917, hosts Uruguay retained the title after winning 1–0 over Argentina in the last match of the competition. Ángel Romano from Uruguay finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals, there was no qualifying for the tournament. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, all teams competed between each other in a single group. The one with the best position after the matches was the champion, two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a defeat. All the matches were played at Parque Pereira, a 40,000 seater multi-use stadium in Montevideo, each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw,4 goals Ángel Romano 3 goals Carlos Scarone 2 goals 1 goal Own goals Luis García South American Championship 1917 at RSSSF
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1919 South American Championship
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The 1919 South American Championship of Nations was the third continental championship for South American national football teams. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to May 29,1919, the participating countries were Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay as the defending champion. After finishing tied in the positions, host Brazil beat Uruguay in the playoff match. This was the longest match in the competition, since it was needed a time, which oddly consisted of four periods of 15 minutes each. There was no qualifying for the tournament, the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. All teams competed between each other in a single group, two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a defeat. If there was a tie of points at the top of the standings, each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, four extra times of 15 minutes each were played. This made the match last 150 minutes, the longest in the tournaments history,4 goals 3 goals 2 goals Isabelino Gradín 1 goal Own goals Manuel Varela South American Championship 1919 at RSSSF
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1923 South American Championship
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The seventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from October 29 to December 2,1923. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, chile withdrew for the second time since the tournament was created. The tournament was used as a qualifier for the 1924 Summer Olympics. Each team played one match against each of the other teams, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. 3 goals 2 goals 1 goals South American Championship 1923 at RSSSF
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1924 South American Championship
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The eighth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from October 12 to November 2,1924. CONMEBOL asked the Paraguayan Football Association to organize it, but it refused because they lacked the infrastructure for such an event, however, the association did organize it, but by way of honouring the recent Paris 1924 gold-medallists, Uruguay, it was held there. The participating countries were Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat
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1925 South American Championship
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The ninth South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 29 to December 25,1925. In 1925, the countries were Argentina, Brazil. Chile and Uruguay withdrew from the tournament, making this event the one with the fewest participating teams, the tournament was rescheduled to be held in two rounds. Each team played two matches against each of the other teams, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a defeat. 6 goals Seoane 4 goals 2 goals 1 goal South American Championship 1925 at RSSSF
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1926 South American Championship
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The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from October 12 to November 3,1926. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, brazil withdrew for the second time, and it also was the first time Bolivia took part in the event. Each team plays one match against each of the other teams, two points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. Chile made the first corner-kick goal in Tournaments History,7 goals Arellano 6 goals 5 goals Sosa 4 goals Ramírez 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal South American Championship 1926 at RSSSF
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1927 South American Championship
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The eleventh edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from October 30 to November 27,1927. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay, brazil, Chile and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. This was the first South American Championship in which Peru participated, the tournament was also used as a qualifier for the 1928 Summer Olympics and both Argentina and Uruguay were subsequently invited to enter that competition. Each team played a match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw,3 goals 2 goals 1 goal Own goals South American Championship 1927 at RSSSF
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1929 South American Championship
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The twelfth edition of the South American Championship was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from November 1 to 17,1929. The participating countries were Argentina, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, brazil, Bolivia, and Chile withdrew from the tournament. Each team plays a match against each of the other teams. Two points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw,5 goals González 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal South American Championship 1929 at RSSSF
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1935 South American Championship
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The thirteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from January 6 to 27,1935. Six years after the edition, it was decided to continue the tournament. The tournament itself did not have a trophy in dispute and this tournament also served as the qualifying tournament for the 1936 Summer Olympics that were to be held in Berlin, Germany. The participating countries were Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay, brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw,4 goals Masantonio 3 goals Ciocca 2 goals 1 goal South American Championship 1935 at RSSSF
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1937 South American Championship
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The fourteenth edition of the South American Championship of football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from December 27,1936, to February 1,1937. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. Each team played against each of the other teams, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. As Brazil and Argentina were tied, a playoff was disputed,7 goals Raúl Toro 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal South American Championship 1937 at RSSSF
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1939 South American Championship
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The fifteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Lima, Peru from January 15 to February 12. The participating countries were Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, although CONMEBOL member since 1927, this tournament was the first time the Ecuadorian side participated. Colombia –member since 1936– withdrew again from the tournament, as well as Argentina, Bolivia, Peru won for the first time. Each team played against each of the other teams, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. 7 goals T. Fernández 5 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal South American Championship 1939 at RSSSF
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1941 South American Championship
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The sixteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from February 2 to March 4. With the purpose of celebrating the centenary of Santiagos foundation by Pedro de Valdivia. Because of that, this edition is considered extra, the participating countries were Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament, each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw,5 goals Marvezzi 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal Own Goal Laurido South American Championship 1941 at RSSSF
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1942 South American Championship
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The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from January 10 to February 7. For the first time seven teams took part of the event, the countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru. Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament, as of 2015, the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas. José Manuel Moreno and Herminio Masantonio of Argentina were joint top scorers of the tournament, each team played against each of the other teams. Two points where awarded for a win, one point for a draw, Chile left the pitch on the 43rd minute in protest of the dreadful referee performance. Argentina was awarded a victory but with no goals. 7 goals 6 goals Pirillo 5 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal South American Championship 1942 at RSSSF
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1945 South American Championship
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The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from January 14 to February 28. This tournament was an edition, with no trophy handed to the winners. The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament. For a complete list of participating squads see,1945 South American Championship squads Each team played against each of the other teams, two points where awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. 6 goals 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal South American Championship 1945 at RSSSF
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1946 South American Championship
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The nineteenth edition of the South American Championship in football was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from January 12 to February 10. This tournament, an edition with no trophy handed to the winners, is considered official by CONMEBOL. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, colombia, Ecuador, and Peru withdrew from the tournament. Each team played against each of the other teams, two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. 7 Goals Medina 5 goals 4 goals Villalba 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal Own goal Coronel South American Championship 1946 at RSSSF
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1947 South American Championship
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The 1947 South American Championship was the 20th South American Championship for national teams, and was organized by CONMEBOL. It marked the first time Ecuador hosted the tournament, which hosted all the matches in Estadio George Capwell in Guayaquil, argentina won the tournament to obtain their 9th South American title. Each team played the teams in a single tournament, earning two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points at the end of the tournament will be crowned the champions
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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 8 goals. Match was awarded to Peru due to behaviour of Paraguay by making one extra change. Milner Ayala was banned for three years for kicking the referee, match was suspended after 66th min, and awarded to Chile due to unsportsmanlike behaviour of Bolivia. 7 Goals Molina 5 Goals Julinho 4 Goals 3 Goals 2 Goals 1 Goal South American Championship 1953 at RSSSF
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1956 South American Championship
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South American Championship 1956 was a football tournament held in Uruguay, who won it. Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament, Enrique Hormazábal from Chile became top scorer of the tournament with 4 goals. A total of 26 different players scored 38 goals in the tournament, none of the goals are credited as own goal. 4 Goals Enrique Hormazábal 3 Goals 2 Goals 1 Goal South American Championship 1956 at RSSSF
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