Copa América 1953 : Brazil beats Uruguay 1-0
LIMA, Mar. 15, 1953 (AMP) — Peru 1953 : Brazil defeated Uruguay by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Sunday.
The result put the Brazilians top of the group with 9 points. Uruguay is fourth with 4 points. In their next game, Brazil will meet third-placed Peru on March 19, while Uruguay will face Ecuador.
Fixtures and Results : Final tournament
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Overview
Brazil at the Copa América
- 3 titles (1919, 1922, 1949)
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
- Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922, 1949) 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)
- 21 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

1:0

Uruguay
1:0 (0:0)
- 15 March 1953
- Lima
Final tournament
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 9 |
![]() | 6 |
![]() | 5 |
![]() | 4 |
![]() | 4 |
![]() | 4 |
![]() | 2 |
Copa América History

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