The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament.
This achievement ended a 27-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1922 South American Championship, also played on Brazilian soil. Jair Rosa Pinto from Brazil was the top scorer of the tournament, with nine goals.
Squads For a complete list of participating squads, see: 1949 South American Championship squads
Venues Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Santos Belo Horizonte Estádio General Severiano Estádio São Januário Estádio do Pacaembu Estádio Vila Belmiro Estádio Sete de Setembro Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 71,281 Capacity: 16,798 Capacity: 30,000
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Play-off
A playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.
Result
Goalscorers
9 goals Jair
7 goals
Ademir Tesourinha Arce Benítez
5 goals
Víctor Ugarte Simão Zizinho
4 goals
Félix Castillo Ramón Castro
3 goals
Benigno Gutiérrez Cláudio Nininho López Fretes Alfredo Mosquera Víctor Pedraza Roberto Drago Juan Ayala
2 goals
Benedicto Godoy Orlando Atilio Cremaschi Raimundo Infante Pedro López José Vargas Marcial Barrios Carlos Gómez Sánchez Juan E. Salinas José M. García Dagoberto Moll
1 goal
Víctor Algarañaz Nemesio Rojas Augusto Canhotinho Danilo Alvim Octavio Ulises Ramos Fernando Riera Carlos Rojas Manuel Salamanca A. Pérez Berdugo Gastelbondo Nelson Pérez Víctor Arteaga Sigifredo Chuchuca Enrique Cantos Guido Andrade Rafael Maldonado Enrique Avalos Pedro Fernández Cornelio Heredia Manuel Drago Ernesto Bentancour Miguel Martínez Nelson Moreno
Own goals Bermeo (for Peru) Sánchez (for Bolivia) Arce (for Brazil)
External links South American Championship 1949 at RSSSF
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