Copa América 1956

Uruguay won, ahead of Chile. 6 teams, 15 games, 2.53 goals a game; hosted by Uruguay.

Final round

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Uruguay	5	4	1	0	+6	9
Chile	5	3	0	2	+3	6
Argentina	5	3	0	2	+2	6
Brazil	5	2	2	1	-1	6
Paraguay	5	0	2	3	-5	2
Peru	5	0	1	4	-5	1

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.

Top scorers

Enrique Hormazábal Chile 4
Óscar Míguez Uruguay 3
Guillermo Escalada Uruguay 3
Máximo Rolón Paraguay 2
Roberto Drago Peru 2
Leonel Sánchez Chile 2
Ángel Labruna Argentina 2
Jaime Ramírez Chile 2
José Walter Roque Uruguay 1
Antonio Gómez Paraguay 1

Upsets

1956-01-24Brazil 1–4 ChileUpsetFinal round · Montevideo79%
1956-02-05Argentina 0–1 BrazilUpsetFinal round · Montevideo77%

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.