1956 Panamerican Championship
Tournament details | |
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Country | Mexico |
Venue(s) | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
Dates | 26 February – 18 March |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 49 (3.27 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | ![]() (5 goals) |
The 1956 Panamerican Championship was the second edition of the Panamerican Championship, an association 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]
The competition, contested by six teams, was played in a round-robin format, and won by Brazil, achieving their second consecutive title. All the matches were played at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.[1] [2]
Venue[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Estadio_olimpico_universitario_unam.jpg/220px-Estadio_olimpico_universitario_unam.jpg)
Matches[edit]
Mexico ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Calderón ![]() |
Report | Monge ![]() |
Mexico ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Drago ![]() Gómez Sánchez ![]() |
Argentina ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Maschio ![]() Sívori ![]() |
Report | Montero ![]() Vairo ![]() Monge ![]() |
Costa Rica ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Herrera ![]() Monge ![]() |
Report | Hormazábal ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() |
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Larry ![]() Chinesinho ![]() Bodinho ![]() |
Report | Cordero ![]() |
Costa Rica ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Murillo ![]() Herrera ![]() Monge ![]() |
Report | Salinas ![]() |
Final table[edit]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | –4 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | –6 |
Top goalscorers[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Omar_sivori_argentina.jpg/150px-Omar_sivori_argentina.jpg)
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[edit]
- ^ a b II. Panamerican Championship 1956 by Erik Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
- ^ Seleção Brasileira Todos os Jogos (blogsite, archived 22 Jun 2017)