Copa América 1959 : Paraguay defeats Chile 2-1

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Posted on 11 March 1959

BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 11, 1959 (AMP) — Argentina 1959 : Paraguay defeated Chile by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 2-1), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Wednesday.

The result put the Paraguayans third in the group with 3 points. Chile is 6th with no points. In their next game, Paraguay will meet Bolivia on March 15, while Chile will face Brazil.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Paraguay at the Copa América

1 title (1953)
17 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 at the Copa América

21 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)

Paraguay

2:1

Chile

2:1 (2:1)