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1956 Panamerican Championship

Tournament details
Country	Mexico
Venue(s)	Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Dates	26 February – 18 March
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	Costa Rica
Fourth place	Peru
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	49 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Omar Sívori (5 goals)
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The 1956 Panamerican Championship was the second edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international 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.

The competition was contested by six teams, and was played in a round-robin format. All the matches were held at Estadio Olímpico Universitario. Brazil won their second consecutive title.

Teams

6 teams participated in the championship, qualifiyng by various means:

Confederation	Team	Qualification Path
Host	Mexico	Tournament organizer
Conmebol (South America)	Brazil  Argentina  Chile  Peru	Champion of 1952 Panamerican Championship Champion of 1955 South American Championship Runner-up 1955 South American Championship Third place 1955 South American Championship
CCCF (Central America and the Caribbean)	Costa Rica	Champion of 1955 CCCF Championship

Venue

Subtitues

• Alfredo Rossi
• Alberto Da Gama
• Claudio Vicuña
• Danilo Alfaro
• Frenando Buergo

Matches

Mexico	1–1	Costa Rica
Calderón 40'	Report	Monge 57'

Argentina	0–0	Peru
	Report

Brazil	2–1	Chile
Luizinho 13' Klein 67'	Report	Tello 71'

Mexico	0–2	Peru
	Report	Drago 26' Gómez Sánchez 71'

Argentina	4–3	Costa Rica
Maschio 27' Sívori 60', 79', 85'	Report	Montero 3' Vairo 42' (o.g.) Monge 48'

Brazil	1–0	Peru
Larry 41'	Report

Costa Rica	2–1	Chile
Herrera 28' Monge 35'	Report	Hormazábal 71'

Brazil	2–1	Mexico
Bodinho 17' Bravo 73' (o.g.)	Report	del Águila 56'

Argentina	3–0	Chile
Maschio 38', 65' Sívori 50'	Report

Brazil	7–1	Costa Rica
Larry 7', 37', 51' Chinesinho 12', 63', 83' Bodinho 74'	Report	Cordero 53'

Mexico	0–0	Argentina
	Report

Peru	2–2	Chile
Lama 23' Mosquera 73'	Report	Díaz 18' Cortés 85'

Costa Rica	4–2	Peru
Murillo 17', 84' Herrera 42' Monge 43'	Report	Salinas 55', 69'

Mexico	2–1	Chile
Calderón 4', 79'	Report	Tello 38'

Brazil	2–2	Argentina
Chinesinho 24' Andrade 58'	Report	Yudica 36' Sívori 85'

1956 Panamerican Championship
Brazil 2nd title

Final table

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Brazil	9	5	4	1	0	14	5	9
2	Argentina	7	5	2	3	0	9	5	4
3	Costa Rica	5	5	2	1	2	11	15	–4
4	Peru	4	5	1	2	2	6	7	–1
5	Mexico	4	5	1	2	2	4	6	–2
6	Chile	1	5	0	1	4	5	11	–6

Top goalscorers

There were 49 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.27 goals per match.

5 goals

• Omar Sívori

4 goals

• Chinesinho
• Larry

3 goals

• Humberto Maschio

Source: RSSSF

References

1. ^ II. Panamerican Championship 1956 by Erik Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
2. Seleção Brasileira Todos os Jogos (blogsite, archived 22 Jun 2017)

• Panamerican Championship
• International association football competitions hosted by Mexico
• 1956 in South American football
• 1955–56 in Mexican football
• February 1956 sports events in Mexico
• March 1956 sports events in Mexico
• Sports competitions in Mexico City
• 1950s in Mexico City