Paraguay beats Brazil 3-2 to win 1953 Copa América

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Posted on 1 April 1953

PERU, Apr. 1, 1953 (AMP) — Peru 1953 : Paraguay defeated Brazil by a score of 3-2 (halftime: 3-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Wednesday. Paraguay won the 22nd edition of the Copa América, their first title in history, Brazil finished second.

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

3:2

Brazil

3:2 (3:0)