| "> | | | | Brazilian squad lost 2-0 to the Soviet Union. The |
| Argentina | | | | Olympic players were Carlos Gallo, Rosemiro Correa |
| Did you know- Soccer was introduced as an official | | | | de Souza, Roberto Franqueira, Edino Nazareth Filho, |
| sport in the First Pan American Games - Latin | | | | Leo Lins Gama Junior, Alberto Marquez, Mario dos R. |
| America's largest multi-sports event-- in Buenos Aires, | | | | Emiliano, Joao Batista da Silva, Eudes Medeiros, |
| Argentina, in 1951. The host country's team won the | | | | Erivelto Joao dos Santos, Mauro de Campos Junior, |
| Pan American title. They are the most successful | | | | Julio C. da Silva Gurjol, Francisco Fraga da Silva, |
| squad in the men's soccer event in the Pan American | | | | Jarbas Tomazoli Nunes, Edual T. da Costa, and Jose |
| Games. | | | | Pessanha. Curiously Brazil will be host to the 2016 |
| Bolivia | | | | Olympic Games. |
| Did you know- By 1983 the Under-20 South American | | | | Chile |
| Championships were held in Santa Cruz, Cochabamba | | | | Did you know- The Chilean Olympic Committee sent |
| and La Paz. The local team placed fourth, behind Brazil | | | | soccer players to the 1928 Summer Olympics in |
| (winner), Argentina (runner-up) and Uruguay. Despite to | | | | Amsterdam, Holland. Chile was one of the four Latin |
| this, Bolivia did not compete in the IX Pan American | | | | American teams in the Olympic Tournament, together |
| Games in Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela. By | | | | with Uruguay, Argentina and Mexico. |
| 1997, La Paz, the nation's sporting capital, hosted the | | | | Ecuador |
| South American Tournament. In the final, the local | | | | Did you know- Between February 15 and March 8, |
| squad lost 3-1 to Brazil, which had won the FIFA World | | | | 1981, the Under-20 South American Tournament was |
| Championship in 1994. | | | | held Ecuador. Uruguay was the champion, followed in |
| Brazil | | | | order by Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia. |
| Did you know- Surprisingly the Brazilian squad did not | | | | Peru |
| win an Olympic medal at the 21st Summer Games in | | | | Did you know- At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin |
| North America in the mid-1970s, in one of the most | | | | (Germany), the Peruvian football squad ranked 7 of 16 |
| disappointing results in its history. In the first round, in | | | | countries, behind Italy (winner), Austria (silver medal), |
| Toronto (Canada), the team of Brazil defeated Spain | | | | Poland (bronze medal), Norway, Great Britain, and |
| 2-1, and then tied with East Germany 0-0. In the quarter | | | | Germany (host county). In the first round, the South |
| finals, they routed Israel 4-1. Subsequently, Poland beat | | | | American squad had defeated Finland 7-3. However |
| Brazil 2-0. Finally, in the bronze medal-game, the | | | | Peru withdrew after a disagreement with Germans. |