Copa América 1959 : Uruguay and Chile eliminated from Copa América
BUENOS AIRES, Apr. 2, 1959 (AMP) — Argentina 1959 : Chile defeated Uruguay by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Thursday. Both teams are eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Final tournament
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Overview
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)
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)
Chile
1:0
Uruguay
1:0 (0:0)
- 2 April 1959
- Buenos Aires
Final tournament
Team | Pts |
---|---|
Argentina | 15 |
Brazil | 13 |
Paraguay | 9 |
Chile | 7 |
Uruguay | 6 |
Peru | 6 |
Bolivia | 1 |
Copa América History
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