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| Dates | July 10 - December 12 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Paraguay (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Chile |
| Third place | Brazil |
| Fourth place | Peru |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.26 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jorge Peredo (4) Eugenio Morel (4) |
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The 1979 edition of the Copa América soccer tournament was played between July 10 and December 12. This time, the continental champion would not go to the FIFA World Cup. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru got a bye into the semifinals.
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The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.
Group B
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