1954 South American U-20 Championship

The South American Youth Championship 1954 was held in Caracas, Venezuela. It was the first time the tournament was organised.

Teams The following teams entered the tournament:

Brazil

Paraguay

Venezuela (host)

Argentina did not participate in this tournament. They were the only non-European team to play in the 1954 FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18.

First round Host Venezuela automatically qualified for the final round.

Group A TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts321072+55312032+14302124–22 301226–41

22 March1–123 March1–125 March4–126 March1–129 March1–030 March2–0

Group B TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts Brazil3210103+75312075+24 Paraguay3111125+73 3003420–160

23 MarchBrazil 7–1Paraguay 2–226 MarchParaguay 9–127 MarchBrazil 1–131 March4–2Brazil 2–1 Paraguay

Second-place play-off

Final round TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts321072+55 Brazil312042+24 Venezuela310236–32 301226–41

3 AprilBrazil 2–0 Venezuela5 April3–07 April3–1 Venezuela9 AprilBrazil 1–111 AprilVenezuela 2–113 AprilBrazil 1–1

External links Results by RSSSF