1979 South American U-20 Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 12 January - 31 January |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Paraguay |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
The South American Youth Championship 1979 was held in Montevideo and Paysandú, Uruguay. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Contents
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament:
First Round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 4 |
 Peru |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 2 |
 Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | –12 | 0 |
| 12 January | Uruguay |
5–0 | Ecuador |
| 13 January | Argentina |
4–0 | Peru |
| 18 January | Argentina |
5–0 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay |
3–0 | Peru |
|
| 22 January | Peru |
2–0 | Ecuador |
| Uruguay |
1–0 | Argentina |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 |
| Brazil |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
 Chile |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
 Colombia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | –2 | 4 |
 Bolivia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0 |
| 12 January | Paraguay |
6–0 | Chile |
| Colombia |
2–1 | Brazil |
|
| 14 January | Colombia |
5–1 | Bolivia |
| Brazil |
1–0 | Chile |
|
| 17 January | Paraguay |
5–0 | Colombia |
| Brazil |
1–0 | Bolivia |
|
| 19 January | Chile |
2–0 | Colombia |
| Paraguay |
1–0 | Bolivia |
|
| 22 January | Chile |
5–1 | Bolivia |
| Brazil |
1–1 | Paraguay |
Fifth Place Match
Final Round
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
| 25 January | Argentina |
0–0 | Paraguay |
| Uruguay |
1–0 | Brazil |
|
| 28 January | Paraguay |
2–1 | Brazil |
| Uruguay |
0–0 | Argentina |
|
| 31 January | Argentina |
1–0 | Brazil |
| Uruguay |
2–1 | Paraguay |
| 1979 South American Youth Championship |
|---|
 Uruguay Sixth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified directly for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Paraguay also qualified, after winning an intercontinental play-off against Israel and Australia.[1] Matches were played in Asunción, Paraguay.
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 8 |
 Israel |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 2 |
 Australia |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 2 |
| 7 February | Paraguay |
2–0 | Australia |
| 9 February | Israel |
0–0 | Australia |
| 11 February | Paraguay |
3–0 | Israel |
| 14 February | Australia |
0–0 | Israel |
| 16 February | Paraguay |
3–0 | Australia |
| 18 February | Paraguay |
2–1 | Israel |
External links
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