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1926 South American Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Chile
Dates	12 October ? 3 November
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (6th title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Chile
Fourth place	Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	55 (5.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	David Arellano (7 goals)
← 1925 1927 →

The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago , Chile , from 12 October to 3 November 1926.

Overview [ edit ]

The participating countries were Argentina , Bolivia , Chile , Paraguay , and Uruguay .

Brazil withdrew for the second time (being the first time in 1924 ), and it also was the first time Bolivia took part in the event.

Squads [ edit ]

For a complete list of participants squads see: 1926 South American Championship squads

Final round [ edit ]

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams. Two points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uruguay	4	4	0	0	17	2	+15	8
Argentina	4	2	1	1	14	3	+11	5
Chile	4	2	1	1	14	6	+8	5
Paraguay	4	1	0	3	8	20	?12	2
Bolivia	4	0	0	4	2	24	?22	0

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Result [ edit ]

1926 South American Championship champions
Uruguay Sixth title

Goal scorers [ edit ]

7 goals

• David Arellano

6 goals

5 goals

• Gabino Sosa

4 goals

• Manuel Ramirez

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

External links [ edit ]

• South American Championship 1926 at RSSSF