1979 South American U-20 Championship
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Uruguay |
Dates | 12 January - 31 January |
Teams | 9 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Uruguay (6th title) |
Runners-up | Argentina |
Third place | Paraguay |
Fourth place | Brazil |
The South American Youth Championship 1979 was held in Montevideo and Paysandú, Uruguay. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams[]
The following teams entered the tournament:
First round[]
Group A[]
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 |
Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 |
Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 2 |
Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | –12 | 0 |
12 January | Uruguay | 5–0 | Ecuador |
13 January | Argentina | 4–0 | Peru |
18 January | Argentina | 5–0 | Ecuador |
Uruguay | 3–0 | Peru | |
22 January | Peru | 2–0 | Ecuador |
Uruguay | 1–0 | Argentina |
Group B[]
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 |
Brazil | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | –1 | 4 |
Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 4 |
Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
12 January | Paraguay | 6–0 | Chile |
Colombia | 2–1 | Brazil | |
14 January | Colombia | 5–1 | Bolivia |
Brazil | 1–0 | Chile | |
17 January | Paraguay | 5–0 | Colombia |
Brazil | 1–0 | Bolivia | |
19 January | Chile | 2–0 | Colombia |
Paraguay | 1–0 | Bolivia | |
22 January | Chile | 5–1 | Bolivia |
Brazil | 1–1 | Paraguay |
Fifth Place Match[]
Final round[]
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
25 January | Argentina | 0–0 | Paraguay |
Uruguay | 1–0 | Brazil | |
28 January | Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
Uruguay | 0–0 | Argentina | |
31 January | Argentina | 1–0 | Brazil |
Uruguay | 2–1 | Paraguay |
1979 South American Youth Championship |
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Uruguay Sixth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship[]
The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Paraguay also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Australia.[1] Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Paraguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 |
Israel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
Australia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 2 |
7 February | Paraguay | 2–0 | Australia |
9 February | Israel | 0–0 | Australia |
11 February | Paraguay | 3–0 | Israel |
14 February | Australia | 0–0 | Israel |
16 February | Paraguay | 3–0 | Australia |
18 February | Paraguay | 2–1 | Israel |
External links[]
- ^ "Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF". Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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- South American Youth Championship
- 1979 in youth association football