Copa América 1949 : Brazil defeats Uruguay 5-1

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Posted on 30 April 1949

RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr. 30, 1949 (AMP) — Brazil 1949 : Brazil defeated Uruguay by a big score of 5-1 (halftime: 3-1), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Saturday.

The result put the Brazilians top of the group with 18 points. Uruguay is 5th with 7 points. In their next game, Brazil will meet second-placed Paraguay on May 8, while Uruguay will face Peru.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Brazil at the Copa América

2 titles (1919, 1922)
13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922) Runners-up (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946) Third Place (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942) Fourth Place (1923)

Uruguay at the Copa América

8 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942)
20 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942) Runners-up (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941) Third Place (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947) Fourth Place (1945, 1946)

Brazil

5:1

Uruguay

5:1 (3:1)