The sixth edition of the South American Championship was scheduled to be held in

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, but

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asked to host it as part of its 100th anniversary

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. Thus it was held in

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between 17 September and 22 October 1922.

Overview

All

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members (as of 1922) attended:

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Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to t ...

and

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Squads

For a complete list of participants squads see: '' 1922 South American Championship squads''

Venues

Final round

Each team played one match against each of the other teams. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- The match was abandoned after

walked off to protest the

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awarded by the

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Play-off

As Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finished tied on points, a playoff series was planned for the three teams; however, Uruguay withdrew from the competition to protest the performance of Brazilian referee Pedro Santos in their match against Paraguay. Therefore, a playoff match was played between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the champion.

Result

Goal scorers

4 goals * Juan Francia 2 goals *

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* Formiga *

Neco Manoel Nunes (March 7, 1895 – May 31, 1977), also known as Neco, was an association football midfielder. With great skill and tenacity, he was the first idol of Corinthians, being the first player to get a statue in the team's gardens (in 19 ...

* Gerardo Rivas 1 goal * Ángel Chiessa * José Gaslini * Tatú * Manuel Bravo * Carlos Elizeche * Luis Fretes * Ildefonso López * Julio Ramírez * Felipe Buffoni * Juan C. Heguy *

Antonio Urdinarán } Antonio Urdinarán (30 October 1898 – 8 June 1961) was a Uruguayan footballer. He was a member of four Copa América squads, and was part of the winning squad on three occasions (1916, 1917 & 1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polis ...

References

External links

South American Championship 1922 at RSSSF
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