Copa América 1956 : Chile beats Paraguay 2-0 to claim Copa América second place

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Posted on 12 February 1956

MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 12, 1956 (AMP) — Uruguay 1956 : Chile defeated Paraguay by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Sunday. Chile finished second in the 1956 Copa América.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

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)

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)

Chile

2:0

Paraguay

2:0 (1:0)