1979 South American U-20 Championship
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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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 12–31 January |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
← 1977 1981 → | |
Teams
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The following teams entered the tournament:
First round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Argentina
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Peru
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Ecuador
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Brazil
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Chile
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Colombia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Bolivia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| 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
editFinal round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2 | Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraguay
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Inter-continental qualification |
| 4 | Brazil
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| 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 |
Inter-continental qualification
editThe 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 | Qualification for 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2 |  Israel
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Australia
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
| 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
|
References
edit- ^ "Intercontinental play-off results by RSSSF". Retrieved 5 August 2012.