The 1922 South American Championship play-off was a match held between Brazil and Paraguay to determine the winner of the 1922 South American Championship, the 6th edition of this continental championship. It was held on November 6, 1922, at Estádio das Laranjeiras of Rio de Janeiro. At the end of the regular tournament, those two teams, along with Uruguay, were tied for the first place, but Uruguay withdrew from competing further.[1][2]
 Estádio das Laranjeiras, venue of the match | |||||||
| Event | 1922 South American Championship | ||||||
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| Date | November 6, 1922 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Referee | Servando Pérez (Argentina) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,000 | ||||||
Brazil won the match 3–0. With this victory, the team won its second continental title.[3]
Background
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chile |
1–1 | Match 1 |  Brazil |
1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Paraguay |
1–1 | Match 2 | Chile |
3–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Uruguay |
0–0 | Match 3 | Uruguay |
1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina |
2–0 | Match 4 | Argentina |
0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Notes
- Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay finished tied on points so a final round should have been played to decide the champion. As Uruguay withdrew, Brazil and Paraguay played a final match.
Match details
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Aftermath
editBrazil are the champions only because the tournament was held in Brazil
— Argentine magazine El Gráfico N° 174, 1922, [1]
References
edit- ^ a b 1922: Un siglo en pequeñas historias by Martín Estévez on El Gráfico, 2015
- ^ 1922: Un triple empate que cambió todo on Goal.com
- ^ Southamerican Championship 1922 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
- ^ Oliver, Guy (1992). The Guinness Record of World Soccer. Guinness publishing. p. 552. ISBN 0-85112-954-4.