1945 Copa América in Chile
The 1945 Copa América was held in Chile. It was the 18th edition of the tournament.
The tournament saw the participation of seven CONMEBOL nations—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Uruguay.
The event was held in a round-robin format where each team played against the others once, and Argentina emerged as the winner by finishing at the top of the standings, claiming their sixth Copa América title, and the first of three consecutive titles: 1945, 1946 and 1947.
Trivia
- At the time the tournament was named the South American Championship. It was not called the Copa América until after 1967.
Related Pages
- Copa America Host Countries
- More about the Copa América
- Copa America Winners List
- Copa América Trivia
- About the Sport of Football (Soccer)
- About Sport in Chile
- Chile at the Copa America
- About Sport in 1945
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