1979 South American U-20 Championship

1979 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Uruguay
Dates 12 January - 31 January
Teams 9
Final positions
Champions  Uruguay (6th title)
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Paraguay
Fourth place  Brazil

The South American Youth Championship 1979 was held in Montevideo and Paysandú, Uruguay. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament:

First Round

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 330090+96
 Argentina 320191+84
 Peru 310227–52
 Ecuador 3003012–120


12 January Uruguay  5–0  Ecuador
13 January Argentina  4–0  Peru
18 January Argentina  5–0  Ecuador
Uruguay  3–0  Peru
22 January Peru  2–0  Ecuador
Uruguay  1–0  Argentina

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 4310131+127
 Brazil 421143+15
 Chile 420278-14
 Colombia 420279–24
 Bolivia 4004212–100


12 January Paraguay  6–0  Chile
Colombia  2–1  Brazil
14 January Colombia  5–1  Bolivia
Brazil  1–0  Chile
17 January Paraguay  5–0  Colombia
Brazil  1–0  Bolivia
19 January Chile  2–0  Colombia
Paraguay  1–0  Bolivia
22 January Chile  5–1  Bolivia
Brazil  1–1  Paraguay

Fifth Place Match


Chile  3 – 1  Peru

Final Round

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 321031+25
 Argentina 312010+14
 Paraguay 31113303
 Brazil 300314–30


25 January Argentina  0–0  Paraguay
Uruguay  1–0  Brazil
28 January Paraguay  2–1  Brazil
Uruguay  0–0  Argentina
31 January Argentina  1–0  Brazil
Uruguay  2–1  Paraguay
 1979 South American Youth Championship 

Uruguay
Sixth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.


Paraguay also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Australia.[1] Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 4400101+98
 Israel 402215–42
 Australia 402205–52


7 February Paraguay  2–0  Australia
9 February Israel  0–0  Australia
11 February Paraguay  3–0  Israel
14 February Australia  0–0  Israel
16 February Paraguay  3–0  Australia
18 February Paraguay  2–1  Israel

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