Copa América 1960 : Uruguay defeats Brazil 3-0

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Posted on 12 December 1959

GUAYAQUIL, Dec. 12, 1959 (AMP) — Ecuador 1959 : Uruguay defeated Brazil by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América final round game (Final tournament) on Saturday.

The result put the Uruguayans top of the group with 6 points. Brazil is third with 3 points. In their next game, Uruguay will meet second-placed Argentina on December 16, while Brazil will face Ecuador.

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)
26 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 at the Copa América

3 titles (1919, 1922, 1949)
18 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922, 1949) Runners-up (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959) Third Place (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942) Fourth Place (1923, 1956)

Uruguay

3:0

Brazil

3:0 (0:0)