1942 South American Championship

1942 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country	22x20px Uruguay
Dates	10 January – 7 February
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	22x20px Uruguay (8th title)
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	22x20px Brazil
Fourth place	22x20px Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	81 (3.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Herminio Masantonio ; File:Flag of Argentina.svg José Manuel Moreno ; (7 goals each)
	← 1941 1945 →

The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from 10 January to 7 February.

Teams

The Uruguayan squad, champions

For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.

Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no (0) points for a defeat.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
22x20px Uruguay	6	6	0	0	21	2	+19	12
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	6	5	0	1	21	6	+15	10
22x20px Brazil	6	3	1	2	15	7	+8	7
22x20px Paraguay	6	2	2	2	11	10	+1	6
22x20px Peru	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	4
22x20px Chile	6	1	1	4	4	15	−11	3
[[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Ecuador	6	0	0	6	4	31	−27	0

10 January 1942	Uruguay 22x20px	6–1	22x20px Chile	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
	L. E. Castro Goal 7', 76' O. Varela Goal 12' Ciocca Goal 15' Zapirain Goal 37' Porta Goal 54'		Contreras Goal 1'

11 January 1942	Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	4–3	22x20px Paraguay	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: José Ferreira Lemos (Brazil)
	Sandoval Goal 9' Masantonio Goal 30', 47' Perucca Goal 88'		Sánchez Goal 59' Aveiro Goal 75', 86'

14 January 1942	Brazil 22x20px	6–1	22x20px Chile	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
	Patesko Goal 1', 78' Pirillo Goal 23', 63', 86' Cláudio Goal 66'		Domínguez Goal 35'

17 January 1942	Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	2–1	22x20px Brazil	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)
	E. García Goal 3' Masantonio Goal 27'		Servílio Goal 37'

18 January 1942	Uruguay 22x20px	7–0	[[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Ecuador	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
	Zapirain Goal 1' Gambetta Goal 13' S. Varela Goal 16', 24', 29' Porta Goal 23', 42'

18 January 1942	Paraguay 22x20px	1–1	22x20px Peru	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
	Barrios Goal 35'		Magallanes Goal 1'

21 January 1942	Brazil 22x20px	2–1	22x20px Peru	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
	Amorim Goal 43', 56'		Fernández Goal 73'

22 January 1942	Paraguay 22x20px	2–0	22x20px Chile	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: José Ferreira Lemos (Brazil)
	Barrios Goal 33' Baudo Franco Goal 54'

22 January 1942	Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	12–0	[[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Ecuador	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
	E. García Goal 2' Moreno Goal 12', 16', 22', 32', 89' Pedernera Goal 25' Masantonio Goal 54', 65', 68', 70' Perucca Goal 88'			Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)

24 January 1942	Uruguay 22x20px	1–0	22x20px Brazil	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
	S. Varela Goal 32'

25 January 1942	Paraguay 22x20px	3–1	[[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Ecuador	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)
	Baudo Franco Goal 5' Mingo Goal 57' Ibarrola Goal 62'		Jiménez Goal 46'	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Manuel Soto (Chile)

25 January 1942	Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	3–1	22x20px Peru	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
	Heredia Goal 12' Moreno Goal 65', 72'		Fernández Goal 17'

28 January 1942	Peru 22x20px	2–1	[[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Ecuador	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
	Quiñónez Goal 32' Guzmán Goal 62'		Jiménez Goal 52'

28 January 1942	Uruguay 22x20px	3–1	22x20px Paraguay	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)
	S. Varela Goal 9' Porta Goal 26' Ciocca Goal 65'		Barrios Goal 58'

31 January 1942	Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	0–0	22x20px Chile	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Enrique Cuenca (Peru)

Chile left the pitch on the 43rd minute in protest of the dreadful referee performance.
Argentina was awarded a victory but with no goals.

31 January 1942	Brazil 22x20px	5–1	[[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Ecuador	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
	Tim Goal 10' Pirillo Goal 12', 29', 76' Zizinho Goal 60'		Alvarez Goal 19' (pen.)

1 February 1942	Uruguay 22x20px	3–0	22x20px Peru	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
	Chirimini Goal 47' L. E. Castro Goal 54' Porta Goal 77'

5 February 1942	Chile 22x20px	2–1	[[File:{{{flag alias-1900}}}\|22x20px\|border \|alt=\|link=]] Ecuador	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
	Domínguez Goal 20' Armingol Goal 42'		Alcívar Goal 5'

5 February 1942	Brazil 22x20px	1–1	22x20px Paraguay	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)
	Zizinho Goal 5'		Baudo Franco Goal 23'

7 February 1942	Chile 22x20px	0–0	22x20px Peru	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina)

7 February 1942	Uruguay 22x20px	1–0	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Referee: Marcos Gerinaldo Rojas (Paraguay)
	Zapirain Goal 57'