1942 South American Championship
The seventeenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from January 10 to February 7.
For the first time seven teams took part of the event; the participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Bolivia, and Colombia withdrew from the tournament.
The tournament featured a match between Argentina and Ecuador in which Argentina's José Manuel Moreno surpassed the 500-goal mark for goals in Copa América history, scoring 5 in a 12–0 drubbing of Ecuador., the 12-goal difference of that match remains the widest ever in Copa Américas. José Manuel Moreno and Herminio Masantonio of Argentina were joint top scorers of the tournament, with 7 goals each.Venues
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two points where awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat.
| Team | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 12 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 0 |
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Chile left the pitch on the 43rd minute in protest of the dreadful referee performance.
Argentina was awarded a victory but with no goals.
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7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
