1942 South American Championship

The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 10 January to 7 February.

The Uruguayan squad, champions

1942 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates10 January – 7 February
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (8th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored81 (3.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Herminio Masantonio
Argentina José Manuel Moreno
(7 goals each)

For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.

The tournament featured a match between Argentina and Ecuador in which Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador. As of 2015, the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas. José Manuel Moreno and Herminio Masantonio of Argentina were joint top scorers of the tournament, with 7 goals each.

Squads
Main article: 1942 South American Championship squads

Venues
Montevideo
Estadio Centenario
Capacity: 65,235

Final round

Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no (0) points for a defeat.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 6600212+1912
 Argentina 6501216+1510
 Brazil 6312157+87
 Paraguay 62221110+16
 Peru 6123510−54
 Chile 6114415−113
 Ecuador 6006431−270
Uruguay 6–1 Chile
L. E. Castro 7', 76'
O. Varela 12'
Ciocca 15'
Zapirain 37'
Porta 54'		 Contreras 1'
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Argentina 4–3 Paraguay
Sandoval 9'
Masantonio 30', 47'
Perucca 88'		 Sánchez 59'
Aveiro 75', 86'
Referee: José Ferreira Lemos (Brazil)
Brazil 6–1 Chile
Patesko 1', 78'
Pirillo 23', 63', 86'
Cláudio 66'		 Domínguez 35'
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Argentina 2–1 Brazil
E. García 3'
Masantonio 27'		 Servílio 37'
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)
Uruguay 7–0 Ecuador
Zapirain 1'
Gambetta 13'
S. Varela 16', 24', 29'
Porta 23', 42'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
Paraguay 1–1 Peru
Barrios 35' Magallanes 1'
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Brazil 2–1 Peru
Amorim 43', 56' Fernández 73'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
Paraguay 2–0 Chile
Barrios 33'
Baudo Franco 54'
Referee: José Ferreira Lemos (Brazil)
Argentina 12–0 Ecuador
E. García 2'
Moreno 12', 16', 22', 32', 89'
Pedernera 25'
Masantonio 54', 65', 68', 70'
Perucca 88'
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
Uruguay 1–0 Brazil
S. Varela 32'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
Paraguay 3–1 Ecuador
Baudo Franco 5'
Mingo 57'
Ibarrola 62'		 Jiménez 46'
Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
Argentina 3–1 Peru
Heredia 12'
Moreno 65', 72'		 Fernández 17'
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Peru 2–1 Ecuador
Quiñónez 32'
Guzmán 62'		 Jiménez 52'
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Uruguay 3–1 Paraguay
S. Varela 9'
Porta 26'
Ciocca 65'		 Barrios 58'
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)
Argentina 0–0 Chile
Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)
Chile left the pitch on the 43rd minute in protest of the dreadful referee performance.
Argentina was awarded a victory but with no goals.
Brazil 5–1 Ecuador
Tim 10'
Pirillo 12', 29', 76'
Zizinho 60'		 Alvarez 19' (pen.)
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Uruguay 3–0 Peru
Chirimini 47'
L. E. Castro 54'
Porta 77'
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Chile 2–1 Ecuador
Domínguez 20'
Armingol 42'		 Alcívar 5'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
Brazil 1–1 Paraguay
Zizinho 5' Baudo Franco 23'
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Chile 0–0 Peru
Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
Uruguay 1–0 Argentina
Zapirain 57'
Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)

Result
 1942 South American Championship champions 

Uruguay
Eighth title

Goal scorers
Herminio Masantonio (left) and José M. Moreno, top scorers with 7 goals each

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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