Copa América 1953 : Paraguay defeats Chile 3-0
LIMA, Feb. 25, 1953 (AMP) — Peru 1953 : Paraguay defeated Chile by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Wednesday.
The result put the Paraguayans top of the group with 3 points. In their next game, Paraguay will meet Ecuador on March 4, while Chile will face Uruguay.
Fixtures and Results : Final tournament
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Overview
Paraguay at the Copa América
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1921)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1922, 1929, 1947, 1949) Third Place (1923, 1924, 1925, 1939, 1946) Fourth Place (1921, 1926, 1937, 1942)
Chile at the Copa América
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
- Statistics: Third Place (1926, 1941, 1945) Fourth Place (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1935, 1939, 1947)
Paraguay
3:0
Chile
3:0 (0:0)
- 25 February 1953
- Lima
Final tournament
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Paraguay | 3 |
 Uruguay | 3 |
 Bolivia | 3 |
 Brazil | 0 |
 Ecuador | 0 |
 Peru | 0 |
| Chile | 0 |
Copa América History
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