1957 South American Championship
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Argentina's championship-winning team | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | March 7 – April 6 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Argentina (11th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Brazil |
| Third place |
 Uruguay |
| Fourth place |
 Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 101 (4.81 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Humberto Maschio Javier Ambrois (9 goals each) |
The South American Championship 1957 was a football tournament held in Peru and won by Argentina with Brazil as runners-up.
Bolivia, and Paraguay withdrew from the tournament.
Humberto Maschio from Argentina and Javier Ambrois from Uruguay became top scorers of the tournament with 9 goals each.
Squads
For a complete list of participating squads see: 1957 South American Championship squads
Venues
| Lima |
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| Estadio Nacional de Lima |
| Capacity: 50,000 |
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Final round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 10 |
| Brazil |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 8 |
| Uruguay |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 8 |
| Peru |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 |
 Colombia |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 | −15 | 4 |
 Chile |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 3 |
 Ecuador |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 1 |
March 7, 1957 |
| Uruguay |
5–2 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
Ambrois  26', 29' (pen.), 57', 74' Sasía 87' |
Larraz 12', 40' (pen.) |
March 13, 1957 |
| Argentina |
8–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Cruz 5' Angelillo 10', 73' Maschio 16' (pen.), 23', 53' (pen.), 85' Corbatta 59' |
Gamboa 34' (pen.) Valencia 37' |
March 21, 1957 |
| Brazil |
7–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Evaristo 22', 89' Pepe 25' Zizinho 34' (pen.) Joel 43', 68' Didì 78' |
Larraz 80' (pen.) |
March 23, 1957 |
| Uruguay |
5–3 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Ambrois 22', 48', 60', 75' Carranza 26' |
Terry 3' Seminario 81' Mosquera 83' |
March 24, 1957 |
| Brazil |
9–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Pepe 27' Evaristo 41', 44', 45', 75', 86' Didì 50', 60' Zizinho 85' |
March 28, 1957 |
| Argentina |
6–2 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Sívori 7' Angelillo 21', 70' Maschio 53', 74' Corbatta 83' (pen.) |
Fernández 14', 28' |
April 1, 1957 |
| Colombia |
4–1 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Álvarez 19' (pen.) Gutiérrez 22' Gamboa 30', 58' |
Larraz 32' (pen.) |
Result
| 1957 South American Championship Champions |
|---|
Argentina 11th title |
Goalscorers
A total of 33 different players scored 101 goals in the tournament. None of them is credited as own goal.
9 Goals
8 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
- Jorge Larraz
3 Goals
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2 Goals
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1 Goal
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