Copa América 1957

Argentina won, ahead of Brazil. 7 teams, 21 games, 4.81 goals a game; hosted by Peru.

Final round

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Argentina	6	5	0	1	+19	10
Brazil	6	4	0	2	+14	8
Uruguay	6	4	0	2	+3	8
Peru	6	4	0	2	+3	8
Colombia	6	2	0	4	-15	4
Chile	6	1	1	4	-8	3
Ecuador	6	0	1	5	-16	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

Javier Ambrois Uruguay 9
Humberto Maschio Argentina 9
Antonio Valentín Angelillo Argentina 8
Didi Brazil 8
Evaristo de Macedo Brazil 8
Jorge Larraz Ecuador 5
Alberto Terry Peru 5
Delio "Maravilla" Gamboa Colombia 3
Jaime Ramírez Chile 3
José Macia Brazil 3

Upsets

1957-03-17Colombia 1–0 UruguayUpsetFinal round · Lima4%
1957-03-28Brazil 2–3 UruguayUpsetFinal round · Lima71%
1957-04-06Peru 2–1 ArgentinaUpsetFinal round · Lima13%

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.