Copa América 1956 : Uruguay defeats Peru 2-0

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Posted on 28 January 1956

MONTEVIDEO, Jan. 28, 1956 (AMP) — Uruguay 1956 : Uruguay defeated Peru by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Saturday.

The result put the Uruguayans top of the group with 6 points. Peru is bottom with no points. In their next game, Uruguay will meet second-placed Chile on February 6, while Peru will face Brazil.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Uruguay at the Copa América

8 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942)
23 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, 1953) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955)

Peru at the Copa América

1 title (1939)
12 participations in the qualifications (first in 1927)
Statistics: Champions (1939) Third Place (1927, 1935, 1949, 1955) Fourth Place (1929, 1941)

Uruguay

2:0

Peru

2:0 (1:0)