The 1967

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was won by hosts

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, with

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finished second.

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and

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withdrew from the tournament. It was the first tournament in which

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participated.

Qualifying round

''Chile won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.'' ---- ----

''Paraguay won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the Copa América 1967.''

Venues

Squads

Final round

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Result

Goal scorers

With five goals, Luis Artime of Argentina was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 49 goals were scored by 27 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal. Luis artime argentina

;5 goals *

Luis Artime Luis Artime (born 2 December 1938) is an Argentine former footballer, who played as a striker, and scored more than 1,000 goals during his career. His son Luis Fabián Artime is also a retired Argentine footballer who played in the 1990s. Club ...

;4 goals * Jorge Oyarbide ;3 goals *

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* Rubén Marcos *

José Urruzmendi José Eusebio Urruzmendi Aycaguer (born 25 August 1944) is a Uruguayan football striker who played for Uruguay in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' o ...

* Pedro Rocha *

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;2 goals * Raúl Bernao * Pedro Araya *

Celino Mora Celino Mora (born 21 October 1945) is a Paraguayan footballer. He played in 23 matches for the Paraguay national football team from 1967 to 1970. He was also part of Paraguay's squad for the 1967 South American Championship The 1967 South A ...

* Juan Carlos Rojas * Antonio Ravelo ;1 goal *

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* Antonio González *

Arístides Del Puerto Arístides del Puerto (born 17 January 1947) is a Paraguayan footballer. He played in 15 matches for the Paraguay national football team from 1966 to 1971. He was also part of Paraguay's squad for the 1967 South American Championship The 196 ...

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* Juan Francisco Riveros * Ramón Colmán * Domingo Pérez * Julio Montero Castillo *

Humberto Scovino Humberto Scovino (born 20 December 1942) is a Venezuelan footballer. He played in four matches for the Venezuela national football team in 1967. He was also part of Venezuela's squad for the 1967 South American Championship The 1967 South A ...

* Luis Mendoza ;Own goal * Roberto Troncoso (playing against Uruguay)

External links

South American Championship 1967 at RSSSF
{{Copa América

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1967 in South American football

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