Copa América 1956 : Argentina beats Paraguay 1-0

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Posted on 1 February 1956

MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 1, 1956 (AMP) — Uruguay 1956 : Argentina defeated Paraguay by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Wednesday.

The result put the Argentine top of the group with 9 points. Paraguay is 5th with one point. In their next game, Argentina will meet third-placed Brazil on February 5, while Paraguay will face Peru.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Argentina at the Copa América

10 titles (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955)
21 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955) Runners-up (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942) Third Place (1919) Fourth Place (1922)

Paraguay at the Copa América

1 title (1953)
16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1921)
Statistics: Champions (1953) Runners-up (1922, 1929, 1947, 1949) Third Place (1923, 1924, 1925, 1939, 1946) Fourth Place (1921, 1926, 1937, 1942)

Argentina

1:0

Paraguay

1:0 (0:0)