Final Round
Each team played against each of the other teams. Two (2) points where awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 10 |
| Brazil | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 4 |
| Chile | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |
- Half-time scores are in brackets
January 12, 1946
| Argentina | 2 – 0 (2–0) | Paraguay | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil) |
| De la Mata 6' | |||
| Martino 43' |
January 16, 1946
| Brazil | 3 – 0 (0–0) | Bolivia | Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) |
| Heleno 47' | |||
| Zizinho 65' | |||
| Heleno 78' |
| Uruguay | 1 – 0 (1–0) | Chile | Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil) |
| Medina 34' |
January 19, 1946
| Chile | 2 – 1 (0–1) | Paraguay | Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) |
| Araya 48' | Rolón 14' | ||
| Cremaschi 68' |
| Argentina | 7 – 1 (2–0) | Bolivia | Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Higinio Madrid (Chile) |
| Labruna 34' | Peredo 67' | ||
| Méndez 39' | |||
| Méndez 60' | |||
| Salvini 75' | |||
| Loustau 79' | |||
| Salvini 84' | |||
| Labruna 89' |
January 23, 1946
| Brazil | 4 – 3 (4–2) | Uruguay | Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Cayetano de Nicola (Paraguay) |
| Jair 1' | Medina 25' | ||
| Jair 16' | Vázquez 37' | ||
| Heleno 39' | Medina 70' | ||
| Chico 44' |
January 26, 1946
| Paraguay | 4 – 2 (2–2) | Bolivia | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) |
| Genés 30' | Coronel 20' (og) | ||
| Benítez Cáceres 44' | González 42' | ||
| Villalba 67' | |||
| Villalba 88' |
| Argentina | 3 – 1 (1–0) | Chile | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) |
| Labruna 39' | Alcántara 85' | ||
| Labruna 60' | |||
| Pedernera 65' |
January 29, 1946
| Uruguay | 5 – 0 (3–0) | Bolivia | Estadio Independiente, Avellaneda Ref: Higinio Madrid (Chile) |
| Medina 1' | |||
| Medina 25' | |||
| Medina 30' | |||
| García 75' | |||
| Medina 78' |
| Brazil | 1 – 1 (0–1) | Paraguay | Estadio Independiente, Avellaneda Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) |
| Norival 63' | Villalba 31' |
February 2, 1946
| Argentina | 3 – 1 (1–0) | Uruguay | Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil) |
| Pedernera 8' | Riephoff 59' | ||
| Labruna 46' | |||
| Méndez 72' |
| Brazil | 5 – 1 (2–0) | Chile | Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) |
| Zizinho 4' | Salfate 84' (p) | ||
| Zizinho 41' | |||
| Zizinho 46' | |||
| Zizinho 71' | |||
| Chico 89' |
February 8, 1946
| Chile | 4 – 1 (2–0) | Bolivia | Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: José Bartolomé Macías (Argentina) |
| Araya 9' | Peredo 50' | ||
| Araya 39' | |||
| Cremaschi 49' | |||
| Cremaschi 78' |
| Paraguay | 2 – 1 (1–0) | Uruguay | Gasómetro de Boedo, Buenos Aires Ref: Mário Silveira Vianna (Brazil) |
| Villalba 37' | Schiaffino 57' | ||
| Rodríguez 75' |
February 10, 1946
| Argentina | 2 – 0 (1–0) | Brazil | Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Ref: Nobel Valentini (Uruguay) |
| Méndez 14' | |||
| Méndez 20' |
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