1926 South American Championship
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| 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) |
The tenth edition of the Santiago, Chile, from 12 October to 3 November 1926.
Overview
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The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
1924
), and it also was the first time Bolivia took part in the event.
Squads
For a complete list of participants squads see: 1926 South American Championship squads
Final round
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 |
| Chile | 7–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
Ramírez  10' Subiabre 14' Arellano 15', 41', 80', 84' Moreno 47' |
Aguilar 89' |
Santiago
Referee: Norberto Luis Gallieri (Argentina
)Chile made the first corner-kick goal in Tournament's History.
| Argentina | 5–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Cherro 9', 19' Sosa 31' Delgado 43' De Miguel 74' |
Santiago
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay
)| Uruguay | 3–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Borjas 22' Castro 32' Scarone 55' |
Subiabre 65' (pen.) |
Santiago
Referee: Pedro José Malbrán (Chile
)| Argentina | 8–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Sosa 11', 32', 59', 87' Cherro 16' Delgado 40', 42' De Miguel 52' |
Santiago
Referee: Francisco Jiménez (Chile
)| Bolivia | 1–6 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| C. Soto 88' |
C. Ramírez 16', 24' J. Ramírez 45', 58', 63' I. López 88' |
Santiago
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay
)| Chile | 1–1 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Saavedra 25' |
Tarasconi 87' |
Santiago
Referee: Miguel Barba (Paraguay
)| Uruguay | 6–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Castro 16', 23', 32', 72' Saldombide 47' (pen.), 82' |
Fleitas Solich 58' (pen.) |
Santiago
Referee: Francisco Jiménez (Chile
)| Chile | 5–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Arellano 21', 64', 71' Ramírez 42', 82' |
Vargas Peña 85' |
Santiago
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay
)Result
| 1926 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Uruguay Sixth title |
Goal scorers
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7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Manuel Ramírez
3 goals
2 goals
De Miguel- Guillermo Subiabre
Carlos Ramírez
Borjas- Zoilo Saldombide
1 goal
- Domingo Tarasconi
Teófilo Aguilar- Carlos Soto
- Humberto Moreno
- Manuel Fleitas Solich
- Ildefonso López
- Luis Vargas Peña
- Ángel Romano