Copa América 1956 : Brazil held to a 0-0 draw by Uruguay to claim Copa América fourth place

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Posted on 10 February 1956

MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 10, 1956 (AMP) — Uruguay 1956 : Uruguay tied 0-0 with Brazil, in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Friday. Brazil finished fourth in the 1956 Copa América.

The result put the Uruguayans top of the group with 10 points. Brazil is third with 8 points. In their last game, Uruguay will meet second-placed Argentina on February 15.

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)

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)

Uruguay

0:0

Brazil

0:0 (0:0)