Copa América 1959 : Brazil beats Uruguay 3-1

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Posted on 26 March 1959

BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 26, 1959 (AMP) — Argentina 1959 : Brazil defeated Uruguay by a score of 3-1 (halftime: 0-1), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Thursday.

The result put the Brazilians second in the group with 10 points. Uruguay is third with 6 points. In their next game, Brazil will meet Paraguay on March 29, while Uruguay will face Argentina.

Fixtures and Results : Final tournament

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Overview

Brazil at the Copa América

3 titles (1919, 1922, 1949)
17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922, 1949) Runners-up (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957) Third Place (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942) Fourth Place (1923, 1956)

Uruguay at the Copa América

9 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956)
25 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, 1957) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955)

Brazil

3:1

Uruguay

3:1 (0:1)