1922 South American Championship Final

1922 South American Championship Final

Estádio das Laranjeiras, venue of the final
Event	1922 South American Championship
Brazil Paraguay 3 0
Date	October 22, 1922
Venue	Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro
Referee	Servando Pérez (Argentina)
Attendance	20,000
← 1919 1937 →

The 1922 South American Championship Final was the final match to determine the winner of the 1922 South American Championship, the 6th. edition of this continental competition. It was held on October 22, 1922, in Estádio das Laranjeiras of Rio de Janeiro. At the end of the tournament, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay were tied on points, and playoff matches were planned for the three teams.

Nevertheless, Uruguay withdrew after informing the organisers their players had to return home; some noted Uruguay were also dissatisfied with a suspicious performance of the Brazilian referee in their game against Paraguay, which they lost. As a result, only one playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.^[1][2] Brazil won the match against Paraguay 3–0. With this victory, Brazil won its second continental title.^[3]

Qualified teams[]

Team	Previous final app.
Brazil	1919
Paraguay	(None)

Bold indicates winning years

Route to the final[]

Brazil		Round	Paraguay
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Chile	1–1	Match 1	Brazil	1–1
Paraguay	1–1	Match 2	Chile	3–0
Uruguay	0–0	Match 3	Uruguay	1–0
Argentina	2–0	Match 4	Argentina	0–2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 4 1 3 0 4 2 +2 5  Paraguay 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5  Uruguay 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 5  Argentina 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 4  Chile 4 0 1 3 1 10 −9 1

Notes

• Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finished tied on points so a final round should have been played to decide the champion. As Uruguay withdrew, Brazil and Paraguay played a final match.

Match details[]

1922 South American Championship Final

October 22, 1922^[4]

Brazil	3–0	Paraguay
Neco 11' Formiga 48', 89'	Report

Estadio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: (Argentina)

Brazil

Paraguay

Aftermath[]

Brazil are the champions only because the tournament was held in Brazil

— Argentine magazine El Gráfico N° 174, 1922, ^[1]

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