1949 South American Championship play-off

1949 South American Championship play-off Estadio sao januario cropp.jpg 250 Estadio Sao Januario, venue 1949 South American Championship Brazil BRA 1889 30px 7 Paraguay PAR 1842 30px 0 May 11, 1949 Estádio São Januário Rio de Janeiro Cyril J. Barrick (England) 55,000 The 1949 South American Championship play-off was a match held to determine the winner of the 1949 South American Championship, the 21st edition of this continental championship, as Brazil and Paraguay were tied for the first place after the regular competition. The match took place on May 11, 1949, at Estádio São Januário in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil had won all its previous matches, thrashing their rivals in all of them (totaling 36 goals in 5 games). Nevertheless, the 2–1 loss to Paraguay caused both teams tied on points so a play-off match had to be played to crown a champion.Historia de la Copa América: cuando Brasil empezó a asustar on Goal.com On the other hand, the Paraguay side had a strong team with such notable players, regarded by some journalists as the best of its history.Paraguay campeón del Sudamericano de 1953 on Puro Deporte, 2015 In fact, the Paraguayan side achieved some notable results such as the 2nd place in the previous edition.La Semana Santa feliz de 1953 by José María Troche & Gabriel Cazenave on ABC, 2 Apr 2011 Brazil won the match against Paraguay, thrashing them by 7–0 and winning its 3rd continental title.South American Championship 1949 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF Background 1949 South American Championship BrazilRound ParaguayOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult ECU 1900 9–1 Match 1 COL 3–0 BOL 10–1 Match 2 ECU 1900 1–0 CHI 2–1 Match 3 PER 1825 3–1 COL 5–0 Match 4 URU 1–2 PER 1825 7–1 Match 5 CHI 4–2 URU 5–1 Match 6 BOL 7–0 PAR 1842 1–2 Match 7 BRA 1889 2–1 TeamPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points BRA 18897601397+3212 PAR 18427601216+1512 PER 182575022013+710 BOL74031324−118 CHI72141014−45 URU72141420−65 ECU 19007106721−142 COL7025423−192 Notes Brazil and Paraguay finished tied on points so a playoff match had to be played to decide the champion. Match details May 11, 1949Oliver Guy The Guinness Record of World Soccer 560 1992 Guinness Publishing 0-85112-954-4 BRA 1889 7–0 PAR 1842 September 2025 Ademir 17 27 48 Tesourinha 43 70 Jair 72 89 Estádio São Januário Rio de Janeiro 55,000 Cyril John Barrick (England) _blueborder _collarblue _blueborder _bluestripe ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Brazil _red_stripes _red_stripes _red_stripes _hoops_red ffffff ffffff ffffff 000099 ffffff Paraguay GK BarbosaRB AugustoLB MauroRH ElyCH DaniloLH NoronhaOR TesourinhaIR ZizinhoCF Ademir IL Jair OL SimãoSubstitutions:Manager: Flávio Costa GK Sinforiano GarcíaRB Alberto González LB Casiano Céspedes RH Manuel Gavilán CH Pedro Nardelli LH Castor Cantero OR Pedro Fernández IR César López Fretes CF Dionisio Arce IL Jorge D. Benítez OL Félix VázquezSubstitutions:FW Marcial Barrios FW Estanislao Romero Manager: Manuel Fleitas Solich References Category:1949 in Brazilian football Category:1949 in Paraguayan football Category:Paraguay national football team matches Category:Brazil national football team matches Category:South American Championship play-off Category:International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:May 1949 sports events in South America play-off Category:Football competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) 1949 Category:Men's football matches in Brazil