South_American_Championship_1945

1945 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Chile
Dates	14 January – 28 February
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (7th title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Chile
Fourth place	Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	89 (4.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Heleno de Freitas ; Norberto Méndez ; (6 goals each)
	← 1942 1946 →

1945 South American Championship

Football tournament

The eighteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from 14 January to 28 February. This tournament was an extra edition, with no trophy handed to the winners, but considered official by CONMEBOL.

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Argentine player Rinaldo Martino being carried by the fans after the 1–0 win v. Uruguay. He scored the only goal

The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia (for the first time), Ecuador, and Uruguay. Paraguay and Peru withdrew from the tournament.

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	6	5	1	0	22	5	+17	11
Brazil	6	5	0	1	19	5	+14	10
Chile	6	4	1	1	15	5	+10	9
Uruguay	6	3	0	3	14	6	+8	6
Colombia	6	1	1	4	7	25	−18	3
Bolivia	6	0	2	4	3	16	−13	2
Ecuador	6	0	1	5	9	27	−18	1

South_American_Championship_1945

1945 South American Championship

Squads

Venues

Final round

Result

Goal scorers

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Santiago
Estadio Nacional de Chile
Capacity: 70,000