Event | 1922 South American Championship | ||||||
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Date | October 22, 1922 | ||||||
Venue | Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
Referee | Servando Pérez (Argentina) | ||||||
Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
The 1922 South American Championship final was the final match to determine the winner of the 1922 South American Championship, the 6th. edition of this continental competition. It was held on October 22, 1922, in Estádio das Laranjeiras of Rio de Janeiro. At the end of the tournament, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay were tied on points, and playoff matches were planned for the three teams.
Nevertheless, Uruguay withdrew after informing the organisers their players had to return home; some noted Uruguay were also dissatisfied with a suspicious performance of the Brazilian referee in their game against Paraguay, which they lost. As a result, only one playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.[1][2] Brazil won the match against Paraguay 3–0. With this victory, Brazil won its second continental title.[3]
Qualified teams
Team | Previous final app. |
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Brazil | 1919 |
Paraguay | (None) |
Bold indicates winning years
Route to the final
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chile | 1–1 | Match 1 | Brazil | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paraguay | 1–1 | Match 2 | Chile | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Uruguay | 0–0 | Match 3 | Uruguay | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 2–0 | Match 4 | Argentina | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Notes
- Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finished tied on points so a final round should have been played to decide the champion. As Uruguay withdrew, Brazil and Paraguay played a final match.
Match details
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Aftermath
Brazil are the champions only because the tournament was held in Brazil
— Argentine magazine El Gráfico N° 174, 1922, [1]
References
- 1 2 1922: Un siglo en pequeñas historias by Martín Estévez on El Gráfico, 2015
- ↑ 1922: Un triple empate que cambió todo on Goal.com
- ↑ Southamerican Championship 1922 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
- ↑ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 552. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.