1957 South American Championship
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The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up. Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Peru |
Dates | 7 March – 6 April |
Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Argentina (11th title) |
Runners-up | Brazil |
Third place | Uruguay |
Fourth place | Peru |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 101 (4.81 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Javier Ambrois Humberto Maschio (9 goals each) |
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Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each.[1]