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1926 South American Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Chile
Dates	October 12 - November 3
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay
Runner-up	Argentina
Third place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Top scorer(s)	David Arellano

The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from October 12 to November 3, 1926.

The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Brazil withdrew for the second time (being the first time in 1924), and it also was the first time Bolivia took part in the event.

[edit] Matches

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams. Two (2) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

Half-time scores are in brackets

October 12, 1926

Chile	7 - 1 (4-0)	Bolivia	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Norberto Luis Gallieri (Argentina)
Ramírez 10'		Aguilar 89'
Subiabre 14'
Arellano 15'
Arellano 41'
Moreno 47'
Arellano 80'
Arellano 84'
First corner-kick goal in Tournament's History

October 16, 1926

Argentina	5 - 0 (4-0)	Bolivia	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Cherro 9'
Cherro 19'
Sosa 31'
Delgado 43'
De Miguel 74'

October 17, 1926

Uruguay	3 - 1 (2-0)	Chile	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Pedro José Malbrán (Chile)
Borjas 22'		Subiabre (p) 65'
Castro 32'
Scarone 55'

October 20, 1926

Argentina	8 - 0 (5-0)	Paraguay	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Francisco Jiménez (Chile)
Sosa 11'
Cherro 16'
Sosa 32'
Delgado 40'
Delgado 42'
De Miguel 40'
Sosa 59'
Sosa 87'

October 23, 1926

Bolivia	1 - 6 (0-3)	Paraguay	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
C. Soto 78'		C. Ramírez 16'
		C. Ramírez 24'
		J. Ramírez 45'
		J. Ramírez 58'
		J. Ramírez 63'
		I. López 88'

October 24, 1926

Argentina	0 - 2 (0-1)	Uruguay	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)
		Borjas 22'
		Castro 73'

October 28, 1926

Uruguay	6 - 0 (4-0)	Bolivia	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Juan Pedro Barbera (Argentina)
Scarone 9'
Scarone 12'
Scarone 28'
Scarone 39'
Romano 67'
Scarone 81'

October 31, 1926

Chile	1 - 1 (1-1)	Argentina	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Miguel Barba (Paraguay)
Guillermo Saavedra 25'		Tarasconi 42'

November 1, 1926

Uruguay	6 - 1 (3-0)	Paraguay	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Francisco Jiménez (Chile)
Castro 16'		Fleitas Solich 58'
Castro 23'
Castro 32'
Saldombide 47'
Castro 72'
Saldombide 82'

November 3, 1926

Chile	5 - 1 (2-0)	Paraguay	Estadio Sport de Ñuñoa, Santiago Ref: Aníbal Tejada (Uruguay)
Arellano 21'		Vargas Peña 85'
Ramírez 42'
Arellano 64'
Arellano 71'
Ramírez 82'