1956 Panamerican Championship

The 1956 Panamerican Championship was the second edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was held in Mexico City, between February 26 and March 18, in 1956.[1]

1956 Panamerican Championship
Tournament details
CountryMexico
Venue(s)Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Dates26 February – 18 March
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Brazil (2nd title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Costa Rica
Fourth place Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored49 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Argentina Omar Sívori
(5 goals)
← 1952
1960 →

The competition was contested by six teams, and was played in a round-robin format. All the matches were held at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.[1][2] Brazil won their second consecutive title.

Teams

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6 teams participated in the championship, qualifiyng by various means:

Confederation Team Qualification Path
Host   Mexico Tournament organizer
Conmebol (South America)   Brazil
  Argentina
  Chile
  Peru
Champion of 1952 Panamerican Championship
Champion of 1955 South American Championship
Runner-up 1955 South American Championship
Third place 1955 South American Championship
CCCF (Central America and the Caribbean)   Costa Rica Champion of 1955 CCCF Championship

Venue

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Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Subtitues

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  •   Alfredo Rossi
  •   Alberto Da Gama
  •   Claudio Vicuña
  •   Danilo Alfaro
  •   Frenando Buergo

Matches

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Mexico  1–1  Costa Rica
  • Calderón   40'
Report
  • Monge   57'


Brazil  2–1  Chile
  • Luizinho   13'
  • Klein   67'
Report


Argentina  4–3  Costa Rica
Report
  • Montero   3'
  • Vairo   42' (o.g.)
  • Monge   48'


Costa Rica  2–1  Chile
  • Herrera   28'
  • Monge   35'
Report Hormazábal   71'

Brazil  2–1  Mexico
Report


Brazil  7–1  Costa Rica
Report


Peru  2–2  Chile
Report
  • Díaz   18'
  • Cortés   85'

Costa Rica  4–2  Peru
  • Murillo   17', 84'
  • Herrera   42'
    Monge   43'
Report
  • Salinas   55', 69'


Brazil  2–2  Argentina
Report


 1956 Panamerican Championship 
 
Brazil

2nd title

Final table

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Brazil 9 5 4 1 0 14 5 9
2   Argentina 7 5 2 3 0 9 5 4
3   Costa Rica 5 5 2 1 2 11 15 –4
4   Peru 4 5 1 2 2 6 7 –1
5   Mexico 4 5 1 2 2 4 6 –2
6   Chile 1 5 0 1 4 5 11 –6

Top goalscorers

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Enrique Omar Sívori, top scorer with 5 goals

There were 49 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.27 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

Source: RSSSF

References

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  1. ^ a b II. Panamerican Championship 1956 by Erik Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Seleção Brasileira Todos os Jogos (blogsite, archived 22 Jun 2017)