The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship, an association football competition, was held in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 10 January to 7 February. For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament. The tournament featured a match between Argentina and Ecuador in which Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador. , the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas. José Manuel Moreno and Herminio Masantonio of Argentina were joint top scorers of the tournament, with 7 goals each.

Squads

Venues

Final round

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

Result

Goal scorers

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