Copa América 1983 : Uruguay beats Venezuela 2-1 to qualify for next round
CARACAS, Sep. 18, 1983 (AMP) — América 1983 : Uruguay defeated Venezuela by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América group stage game on Sunday. Uruguay advance to the second round of the Copa América.
The result put the Uruguayans top of Group A with 9 points. Venezuela is bottom with no points.
Fixtures and Results : Group A
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Overview
Venezuela at the Copa América
- 4 participations in the qualifications (first in 1967)
Uruguay at the Copa América
- 11 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1967)
- 30 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
- Statistics: Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1967) Runners-up (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941) Third Place (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1953, 1957) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955, 1975)
Venezuela
1:2
Uruguay
1:2 (0:0)
- 18 September 1983
- Caracas
Group A
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Uruguay | 9 |
 Chile | 6 |
| Venezuela | 0 |
Matches
Copa América History
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