1988 South American U-20 Championship

The South American Youth Championship 1988 was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It also served as qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1988 South American Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates2–22 May
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Colombia
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Paraguay
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Teams

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The following teams entered the tournament:

First round

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 5 5 0 0 10 1 +9 10
  Paraguay 5 3 0 2 10 6 +4 6
  Israel 5 3 0 2 6 4 +2 6
  Peru 5 2 1 2 5 7 –2 5
  Chile 5 1 1 3 5 10 –5 3
  Venezuela 5 0 0 5 4 12 –8 0


2 May Chile   1–1   Peru
Argentina   1–0   Venezuela
Israel   1–0   Paraguay
4 May Chile   2–1   Venezuela
Paraguay   2–0   Peru
Argentina   2–0   Israel
6 May Paraguay   6–2   Venezuela
Argentina   3–1   Chile
Peru   2–1   Israel
10 May Israel   1–0   Venezuela
Paraguay   2–1   Chile
Argentina   2–0   Peru
12 May Peru   2–1   Venezuela
Argentina   2–0   Paraguay
Israel   3–0   Chile

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Colombia 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 7
  Brazil 4 3 0 1 11 1 +10 6
  Ecuador 4 1 1 2 3 11 –8 3
  Uruguay 4 0 2 2 2 4 –2 2
  Bolivia 4 1 0 3 4 9 –5 2


3 May Uruguay   1–1   Ecuador
Brazil   3–0   Bolivia
5 May Ecuador   2–1   Bolivia
Colombia   1–0   Brazil
9 May Bolivia   2–1   Uruguay
Colombia   2–0   Ecuador
11 May Brazil   7–0   Ecuador
Uruguay   0–0   Colombia
13 May Colombia   3–1   Bolivia
Brazil   1–0   Uruguay

Final round

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Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
  Colombia 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 2
  Paraguay 3 1 0 2 1 3 –2 2


16 May Colombia   2–0   Paraguay
Brazil   2–1   Argentina
19 May Brazil   0–0   Colombia
Paraguay   1–0   Argentina
22 May Argentina   2–1   Colombia
Brazil   1–0   Paraguay


 1988 South American Youth Championship 
 
Brazil

Fourth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

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The three best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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