1979 South American U-20 Championship
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The South American Youth Championship 1979 was held in Montevideo and Paysandú, Uruguay. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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The following teams entered the tournament:
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 | |
3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
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Source: RSSSF
12 January | Uruguay | 5–0 | Ecuador |
13 January | Argentina | 4–0 | Peru |
18 January | Argentina | 5–0 | Ecuador |
Uruguay | 3–0 | Peru | |
22 January | Peru | 2–0 | Ecuador |
Uruguay | 1–0 | Argentina |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
2 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Chile | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Colombia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | |
5 | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
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Source: RSSSF
12 January | Paraguay | 6–0 | Chile |
Colombia | 2–1 | Brazil | |
14 January | Colombia | 5–1 | Bolivia |
Brazil | 1–0 | Chile | |
17 January | Paraguay | 5–0 | Colombia |
Brazil | 1–0 | Bolivia | |
19 January | Chile | 2–0 | Colombia |
Paraguay | 1–0 | Bolivia | |
22 January | Chile | 5–1 | Bolivia |
Brazil | 1–1 | Paraguay |
Fifth-place match
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Inter-continental qualification |
4 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
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Source: RSSSF
25 January | Argentina | 0–0 | Paraguay |
Uruguay | 1–0 | Brazil | |
28 January | Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
Uruguay | 0–0 | Argentina | |
31 January | Argentina | 1–0 | Brazil |
Uruguay | 2–1 | Paraguay |
1979 South American Youth Championship |
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Uruguay Sixth title |
The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Paraguay also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Australia.[1] Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Paraguay | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
2 | Israel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
3 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 |
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Source: RSSSF
7 February | Paraguay | 2–0 | Australia |
9 February | Israel | 0–0 | Australia |
11 February | Paraguay | 3–0 | Israel |
14 February | Australia | 0–0 | Israel |
16 February | Paraguay | 3–0 | Australia |
18 February | Paraguay | 2–1 | Israel |