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:
(host)
First round
Group A
12 January5–013 January4–018 January5–03–022 January2–01–0
Group B
12 January6–02–114 January5–11–017 January5–01–019 January2–01–022 January5–11–1
Fifth-place match
Final round
Standings
Matches
Winner
Inter-continental qualification 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. Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
7 February2–09 February0–011 February3–014 February0–016 February3–018 February2–1
References
External links
Results by RSSSF