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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru |
| Dates | 22 February – 1 April |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Paraguay (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 67 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Francisco Molina (7 goals) |
←1949 1955 → | |
TheSouth American Championship 1953 was afootball tournament held inPeru and won byParaguay withBrazil second.Argentina, andColombia withdrew from the tournament.Francisco Molina fromChile became top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals.
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| Estadio Nacional de Lima |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 8 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 7 |
| Chile | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
 Peru | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 |
 Bolivia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 3 |
 Ecuador | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
Puente 11'Carlos Romero 88' |
| Peru | 1–0 | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez Sánchez 78' |
| Paraguay | 2–2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Atilio López 5' Berni 52' | Balseiro 36',55' |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Angel Romero 17' Berni 22' | Ramon Santos 76' |
| Paraguay | 2–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Atilio López 49' León 89' | Nílton Santos 12' |
| Chile | 2–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| Meléndez 28' Díaz Carmona 52' | Ramón Santos 15' Alcón 49' |
| Uruguay | 3–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Peláez 23',67' Carlos Romero 71' |
| 1953 South American Championship champions |
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 Paraguay 1st title |
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