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1926 South American Championship 
Summary
The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile, from 12 October to 3 November 1926.
| 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) |
Overview edit
The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Brazil withdrew for the second time (being the first time in 1924), and it also was the first time Bolivia took part in the event.
Squads edit
For a complete list of participants squads see: 1926 South American Championship squads
Final round edit
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' |
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' |
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
| Uruguay | 3–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Borjas 22' Castro 32' Scarone 55' |
Subiabre 65' (pen.) |
Referee: Pedro José Malbrán (Chile)
| Argentina | 8–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Sosa 11', 32', 59', 87' Cherro 16' Delgado 40', 42' De Miguel 52' |
Referee: Francisco Jiménez (Chile)
| Bolivia | 1–6 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| C. Soto 88' |
C. Ramírez 16', 24' J. Ramírez 45', 58', 63' I. López 88' |
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
| Uruguay | 6–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Scarone 9', 12', 28', 39', 81' Romano 67' |
Referee: Juan Pedro Barbera (Argentina)
| Chile | 1–1 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Saavedra 25' |
Tarasconi 87' |
Referee: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)
| Uruguay | 6–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Castro 16', 23', 32', 72' Saldombide 47' (pen.), 82' |
Fleitas Solich 58' (pen.) |
Referee: Francisco Jiménez (Chile)
| Chile | 5–1 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Arellano 21', 64', 71' Ramírez 42', 82' |
Vargas Peña 85' |
Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Result edit
| 1926 South American Championship champions |
|---|
 Uruguay Sixth title |
Goal scorers edit
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
External links edit
- South American Championship 1926 at RSSSF