Copa América 1959 : Brazil beats Paraguay 4-1

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Posted on 29 March 1959

BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 29, 1959 (AMP) — Argentina 1959 : Brazil defeated Paraguay by a score of 4-1 (halftime: 3-1), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Sunday.

The result put the Brazilians top of the group with 13 points. Paraguay is 5th with 6 points. In their last game, Brazil will meet second-placed Argentina on April 4, while Paraguay will face Peru.

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)

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)

Brazil

4:1

Paraguay

4:1 (3:1)