Copa América 1953 : Paraguay beats Brazil 2-1

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Posted on 27 March 1953

LIMA, Mar. 27, 1953 (AMP) — Peru 1953 : Paraguay defeated Brazil by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-1), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Friday.

The result put the Brazilians top of the group with 12 points. Paraguay is second with 12 points. In their last game, Brazil will meet second-placed Paraguay on April 1, while Paraguay will face Brazil.

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)

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)

Paraguay

2:1

Brazil

2:1 (0:1)