Copa América 1956 : Uruguay beats Chile 2-1

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Posted on 6 February 1956

MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 6, 1956 (AMP) — Uruguay 1956 : Uruguay defeated Chile by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 1-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Monday.

The result put the Uruguayans top of the group with 9 points. Chile is fourth with 3 points. In their next game, Uruguay will meet third-placed Brazil on February 10, while Chile will face Peru.

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)

Chile at the Copa América

19 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Runners-up (1955) Third Place (1926, 1941, 1945) Fourth Place (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1953)

Uruguay

2:1

Chile

2:1 (1:0)