1942 South American Championship

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1942 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
DatesJanuary 10 – February 7
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (8th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored81 (3.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Herminio Masantonio
Argentina José Manuel Moreno
(7 goals each)
← 1941
1945 →

The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from January 10 to February 7.

The Uruguayan squad, champions

For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.

The tournament featured a match between Argentina and Ecuador in which Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador. 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, with 7 goals each.

Squads[]

Main article: 1942 South American Championship squads

Venues[]

Montevideo
Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 65,235
Stad de centario uruguay1930 montevideo.jpg

Final round[]

Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points were awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and no (0) points for a defeat.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 6 6 0 0 21 2 +19 12
 Argentina 6 5 0 1 21 6 +15 10
 Brazil 6 3 1 2 15 7 +8 7
 Paraguay 6 2 2 2 11 10 +1 6
 Peru 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 4
 Chile 6 1 1 4 4 15 −11 3
 Ecuador 6 0 0 6 4 31 −27 0
Uruguay 6–1 Chile
L. E. Castro Goal 7', 76'
O. Varela Goal 12'
Ciocca Goal 15'
Zapirain Goal 37'
Porta Goal 54'		 Contreras Goal 1'
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Argentina 4–3 Paraguay
Goal 9'
Masantonio Goal 30', 47'
Perucca Goal 88'		 Goal 59'
Goal 75', 86'
Referee: José Ferreira Lemos (Brazil)
Brazil 6–1 Chile
Patesko Goal 1', 78'
Pirillo Goal 23', 63', 86'
Cláudio Goal 66'		 Domínguez Goal 35'
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Argentina 2–1 Brazil
E. García Goal 3'
Masantonio Goal 27'		 Servílio Goal 37'
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)
Uruguay 7–0 Ecuador
Zapirain Goal 1'
Gambetta Goal 13'
S. Varela Goal 16', 24', 29'
Porta Goal 23', 42'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
Paraguay 1–1 Peru
Goal 35' Magallanes Goal 1'
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Brazil 2–1 Peru
Amorim Goal 43', 56' Fernández Goal 73'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
Paraguay 2–0 Chile
Goal 33'
Goal 54'
Referee: José Ferreira Lemos (Brazil)
Argentina 12–0 Ecuador
E. García Goal 2'
Moreno Goal 12', 16', 22', 32', 89'
Pedernera Goal 25'
Masantonio Goal 54', 65', 68', 70'
Perucca Goal 88'
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
Uruguay 1–0 Brazil
S. Varela Goal 32'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
Paraguay 3–1 Ecuador
Goal 5'
Goal 57'
Goal 62'		 Jiménez Goal 46'
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
Argentina 3–1 Peru
Heredia Goal 12'
Moreno Goal 65', 72'		 Fernández Goal 17'
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Peru 2–1 Ecuador
Goal 32'
Goal 62'		 Jiménez Goal 52'
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Uruguay 3–1 Paraguay
S. Varela Goal 9'
Porta Goal 26'
Ciocca Goal 65'		 Goal 58'
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)
Argentina 0–0 Chile
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)
Chile left the pitch on the 43rd minute in protest of the dreadful referee performance.
Argentina was awarded a victory but with no goals.
Brazil 5–1 Ecuador
Tim Goal 10'
Pirillo Goal 12', 29', 76'
Zizinho Goal 60'		 Alvarez Goal 19' (pen.)
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Uruguay 3–0 Peru
Chirimini Goal 47'
L. E. Castro Goal 54'
Porta Goal 77'
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Chile 2–1 Ecuador
Domínguez Goal 20'
Armingol Goal 42'		 Goal 5'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
Brazil 1–1 Paraguay
Zizinho Goal 5' Goal 23'
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Chile 0–0 Peru
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Uruguay 1–0 Argentina
Zapirain Goal 57'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)

Result[]

 1942 South American Championship Champions 

Uruguay
Eighth title

Goal scorers[]

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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