Tournament details | |
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Host country | Argentina |
City | Buenos Aires |
Dates | 7 March – 4 April |
Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | Monumental Stadium |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 86 (4.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil as runner-up. Colombia and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Pelé from Brazil was named best player of the tournament and was the top scorer with 8 goals.[1]
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