Brazil beats Uruguay 1-0 to win 1989 Copa América

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jul. 16, 1989 (AMP) — Brazil 1989 : Brazil defeated Uruguay by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América final round game (Second Round) on Sunday. Brazil won the 34th edition of the Copa América, their fourth title in history, Uruguay finished second.

Fixtures and Results : Second Round

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Overview

Brazil at the Copa América

  • 3 titles (1919, 1922, 1949)
  • 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
  • Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922, 1949) Runners-up (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1983) Third Place (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1960, 1975, 1979) Fourth Place (1923, 1956, 1963)

Uruguay at the Copa América

  • 13 titles (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1983, 1987)
  • 32 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
  • Statistics: Champions (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1983, 1987) Runners-up (1919, 1927, 1939, 1941) Third Place (1921, 1922, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1953, 1957) Fourth Place (1945, 1946, 1955, 1975)
Brazil
1:0
Uruguay
1:0 (0:0)
  • 16 July 1989
  • Rio de Janeiro

Second Round

TeamPts
Brazil9
Uruguay6
Argentina1
Paraguay1

Matches

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