Copa América 1953

Paraguay won, ahead of Brazil. 7 teams, 22 games, 3.05 goals a game; hosted by Peru.

Final round

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Paraguaythrough	6	3	3	0	+5	9
Brazilthrough	6	4	0	2	+9	8
Uruguay	6	3	1	2	+9	7
Chile	6	2	2	2	0	6
Peru	6	2	2	2	-2	6
Bolivia	6	1	2	3	-9	4
Ecuador	6	0	2	4	-12	2

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Play-off

Played to separate teams level at the top of the final round.

1953-04-01Brazil 2–3 ParaguayPlay-off · Lima62%

Top scorers

Francisco Molina Chile 7
Júlio Botelho Brazil 5
Rubén Fernández Paraguay 4
Ángel Berni Paraguay 4
Osvaldo Balseiro Uruguay 4
Carlos Romero Uruguay 3
Atilio López Paraguay 3
Baltazar Brazil 3
Donald Peláez Uruguay 3
Víctor Ugarte Bolivia 2

Upsets

1953-02-22Peru 0–1 BoliviaUpsetFinal round · Lima91%
1953-03-01Chile 3–2 UruguayUpsetFinal round · Lima27%
1953-03-19Peru 1–0 BrazilUpsetFinal round · Lima23%
1953-03-27Brazil 1–2 ParaguayUpsetFinal round · Lima72%

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.