Copa América 1957 : Uruguay beats Chile 2-0 to claim Copa América third place
LIMA, Apr. 1, 1957 (AMP) — Peru 1957 : Uruguay defeated Chile by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Monday. Uruguay finished third in the 1957 Copa América.
Fixtures and Results : Final tournament
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Overview
Uruguay at the Copa América
- 9 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956)
- 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
- Statistics: Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956) Runners-up (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941) Third Place (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1953) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955)
Chile at the Copa América
- 20 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1955, 1956) Third Place (1926, 1941, 1945) Fourth Place (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1953)
Uruguay

2:0

Chile
2:0 (2:0)
- 1 April 1957
- Lima
Final tournament
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 12 |
![]() | 12 |
![]() | 12 |
![]() | 9 |
![]() | 6 |
![]() | 4 |
![]() | 1 |
Copa América History

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