Copa América 1949 : Paraguay defeats Brazil 2-1

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Posted on 8 May 1949

RIO DE JANEIRO, May. 8, 1949 (AMP) — Brazil 1949 : Paraguay defeated Brazil by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-1), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Sunday.

The result put the Brazilians top of the group with 18 points. Paraguay is second with 18 points. In their last game, Brazil will meet second-placed Paraguay on May 11, while Paraguay will face Brazil.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Paraguay at the Copa América

13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1921)
Statistics: Runners-up (1922, 1929, 1947) Third Place (1923, 1924, 1925, 1939, 1946) Fourth Place (1921, 1926, 1937, 1942)

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)

Paraguay

2:1

Brazil

2:1 (0:1)