Copa América 1979
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The 1979 Copa América soccer tournament was played between July 10 and December 12. This time, the continental champion would not go to the Soccer World Cup. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played in both teams' fields.
The final positions were as follows:
The fixture was divided in three groups:
- Group A results:
- 8/1/79 Venezuela 0 - Colombia 0
- 8/8/79 Venezuela 1 - Chile 1
- 8/15/79 Colombia 1 - Chile 0
- 8/22/79 Colombia 4 - Venezuela 0
- 8/29/79 Chile 7 - Venezuela 0
- 9/5/79 Chile 2 - Colombia 0
- Chile classified for the next round with 4 matches played, 2 won, 1 tied, 1 lost, 10 golst in favour, 2 goals against and a total of 5 points.
- Group B results:
- 7/18/79 Bolivia 2 - Argentina 1
- 7/26/79 Bolivia 2 - Brazil 1
- 8/2/79 Brazil 2 - Argentina 1
- 8/8/79 Argentina 2 - Bolivia 0
- 8/16/79 Brazil 2 - Bolivia 0
- 8/23/79 Argentina 2 - Brazil 2
- Brazil classified for the next round with 4 matches played, 2 won, 1 tied, 1 lost, 7 goals in favour, 5 goals against and a total of 5 points.
- Group C results:
- 8/29/79 Ecuador 1 - Paraguay 2
- 9/5/79 Ecuador 2 - Uruguay 1
- 9/13/79 Paraguay 2 - Ecuador 0
- 9/16/79 Uruguay 2 - Ecuador 1
- 9/20/79 Paraguay 0 - Uruguay 0
- 9/26/79 Uruguay 2 - Paraguay 2
- Paraguay classified for the next round with 4 matches played, 2 won, 2 tied, 0 lost, 6 goals in favour, 3 goals against and a total of 6 points.
- Semifinals results:
- 10/17/79 Peru 1 - Chile 2
- 10/24/79 Chile 0 - Peru 0
- 10/24/79 Paraguay 2 - Brazil 1
- 10/31/79 Brazil 2 - Paraguay 2
- Final results:
- 11/28/79 Paraguay 3 - Chile 0
- 12/5/79 Chile 1 - Paraguay 0
- 12/11/79 Paraguay 0 - Chile 0
The players that scored more goals were Eugenio Morel from Paraguay and Jorge Peredo from Chile with four goals each.
