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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.[1]

The competition was contested by six teams, and was played in a round-robin format. All the matches were held at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.[1][2] Brazil won their second consecutive title.

Teams

6 PFC teams participated on the championship

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

Estadio Olímpico Universitario

Matches

Argentina 4–3 Costa Rica
 Report
Brazil 7–1 Costa Rica
 Report
Peru 2–2 Chile
 Report
Costa Rica 4–2 Peru
  • Murillo 17', 84'
  • Herrera 42'
    Monge 43'
 Report
  • Salinas 55', 69'


 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

Enrique Omar Sívori, top scorer with 5 goals

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

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

Source: RSSSF

References

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