Copa América 1956 : Brazil defeats Argentina 1-0

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Posted on 5 February 1956

MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 5, 1956 (AMP) — Uruguay 1956 : Brazil defeated Argentina by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Sunday.

The result put the Argentine top of the group with 9 points. Brazil is second with 7 points. In their last game, Argentina will meet third-placed Uruguay on February 15, while Brazil will face Uruguay.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Brazil at the Copa América

3 titles (1919, 1922, 1949)
15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922, 1949) Runners-up (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953) Third Place (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942) Fourth Place (1923)

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)

Brazil

1:0

Argentina

1:0 (0:0)