The following squads were named for the 1955 South American Championship that took place in Chile.[1][2]
Argentina
Head coach: Guillermo Stábile
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2DF | Luis Bagnato | (1924-05-10)10 May 1924 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 |  Banfield
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| 2DF | Arnaldo Balay | (1928-09-02)2 September 1928 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Racing Club
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| 4FW | Ricardo Bonelli | (1932-10-28)28 October 1932 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Independiente
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| 4FW | José Borello | (1929-11-24)24 November 1929 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| 4FW | Carlos Cecconato | (1930-01-27)27 January 1930 (aged 25) | 4 | 0 | Independiente
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| 2DF | Juan Carlos Colmán | (1922-12-15)15 December 1922 (aged 32) | 7 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| 3MF | Norberto Conde | (1931-03-14)14 March 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Vélez Sársfield
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| 4FW | Osvaldo Cruz | (1931-05-29)29 May 1931 (aged 23) | 5 | 1 | Independiente
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| 4FW | Ernesto Cucchiaroni | (1927-11-16)16 November 1927 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| 2DF | Pedro Dellacha | (1926-07-09)9 July 1926 (aged 28) | 5 | 0 | Racing Club
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| 4FW | Ernesto Grillo | (1929-10-01)1 October 1929 (aged 25) | 7 | 4 | Independiente
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| 2DF | Ernesto Gutiérrez | (1927-11-05)5 November 1927 (aged 27) | 10 | 0 | Racing Club
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| 3MF | Ángel Labruna | (1918-09-28)28 September 1918 (aged 36) | 17 | 11 | River Plate
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| 2DF | Guillermo Leguía | 0 | 0 | San Lorenzo
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| 2DF | Francisco Lombardo | (1925-06-11)11 June 1925 (aged 29) | 7 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| 1GK | Roqué Marrapodi | (1919-06-18)18 June 1919 (aged 35) | 2 | 0 | Ferro Carril Oeste
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| 4FW | Rodolfo Micheli | (1930-04-24)24 April 1930 (aged 24) | 4 | 2 | Independiente
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| 3MF | Eliseo Mouriño | (1927-06-03)3 June 1927 (aged 27) | 7 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| 1GK | Julio Musimessi | (1924-07-09)9 July 1924 (aged 30) | 5 | 0 | Boca Juniors
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| 3MF | Pascasio Sola | (1928-11-08)8 November 1928 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | River Plate
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| 2DF | Federico Vairo | (1930-01-27)27 January 1930 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | River Plate
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| 4FW | Santiago Vernazza | (1928-09-23)23 September 1928 (aged 26) | 4 | 1 | River Plate
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Chile
Head coach: Luis Tirado
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2DF | Rodolfo Almeyda | (1923-06-10)10 June 1923 (aged 31) | 4 | 0 |  Palestino
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| 2DF | Manuel Álvarez | (1928-05-23)23 May 1928 (aged 26) | 25 | 0 | Universidad Católica
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| 2DF | Isaac Carrasco | (1928-08-14)14 August 1928 (aged 26) | 6 | 0 | Colo-Colo
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| 3MF | Ramiro Cortés | (1931-04-27)27 April 1931 (aged 23) | 20 | 0 | Audax Italiano
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| 4FW | Guillermo Díaz Carmona | (1926-06-25)25 June 1926 (aged 28) | 12 | 2 | Santiago Morning
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| 4FW | Guillermo Díaz Zambrano | (1930-12-29)29 December 1930 (aged 24) | 6 | 1 | Palestino
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| 1GK | Misael Escuti | (1926-12-20)20 December 1926 (aged 28) | 1 | 0 | Colo-Colo
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| 1GK | Carlos Espinoza | (1928-04-21)21 April 1928 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Everton
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| 4FW | Sergio Espinoza | (1928-12-25)25 December 1928 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Audax Italiano
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| 3MF | Enrique Hormazábal | (1931-01-06)6 January 1931 (aged 24) | 23 | 3 | Santiago Morning
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| 4FW | René Meléndez | (1928-12-29)29 December 1928 (aged 26) | 16 | 6 | Everton
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| 4FW | Manuel Muñoz | (1928-04-28)28 April 1928 (aged 26) | 14 | 3 | Colo-Colo
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| 4FW | Jaime Ramírez | (1931-08-14)14 August 1931 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | Colo-Colo
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| 2DF | Eduardo Robledo | (1928-07-26)26 July 1928 (aged 26) | 4 | 0 | Colo-Colo
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| 4FW | Jorge Robledo | (1926-04-14)14 April 1926 (aged 28) | 10 | 3 | Colo-Colo
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| 3MF | Hernán Rodríguez | (1933-05-02)2 May 1933 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Colo-Colo
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| 2DF | Antonio Valjalo | (1926-05-06)6 May 1926 (aged 28) | 1 | 0 | Colo-Colo
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| 3MF | Luis Vera | (1929-12-29)29 December 1929 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Audax Italiano
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Ecuador
Head coach: José María Jiménez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3MF | Carlos Alume | (1923-01-02)2 January 1923 (aged 32) | 0 | 0 | 
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| 3MF | Marcial Astudillo | 0 | 0 |
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| 4FW | José Vicente Balseca | (1933-08-19)19 August 1933 (aged 21) | 5 | 0 | Emelec
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| 1GK | Alfredo Bonnard | (1930-11-03)3 November 1930 (aged 24) | 6 | 0 | Valdez
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| 4FW | Enrique Cantos | (1925-02-25)25 February 1925 (aged 30) | 9 | 1 | Barcelona SC
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| 4FW | Clímaco Cañarte | (1936-02-05)5 February 1936 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona SC
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| 3MF | Luis Drouet | 0 | 0 |
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| 3MF | Gerónimo Gando | 0 | 0 |
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| 2DF | Rómulo Gómez | (1934-06-06)6 June 1934 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Emelec
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| 2DF | Honorato Gonzabay | (1929-01-02)2 January 1929 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Valdez
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| 2DF | Jorge Izaguirre | (1928-01-23)23 January 1928 (aged 27) | 5 | 0 | Nueve de Octubre
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| 4FW | Isidro Matute | (1930-05-10)10 May 1930 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona SC
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| 1GK | Hugo Mejia | (1931-11-25)25 November 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Emelec
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| 4FW | Colón Merizalde | (1931-05-10)10 May 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |
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| 3MF | Daniel Pinto | (1929-07-15)15 July 1929 (aged 25) | 6 | 0 | Norte América
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| 4FW | Mario Saeteros | 0 | 0 | Patria
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| 3MF | Carlos Sánchez | (1922-07-15)15 July 1922 (aged 32) | 15 | 0 | Barcelona SC
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| 3MF | Galo Solís | (1928-06-05)5 June 1928 (aged 26) | 4 | 0 | Emelec
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| 4FW | Elías Gereneldo Triviño | (1931-07-20)20 July 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 |
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| 2DF | Ricardo Valencia | (1927-02-16)16 February 1927 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 |
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| 3MF | Washington Villacreses | (1931-02-17)17 February 1931 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 |
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| 3MF | Orlando Zambrano | 2 | 0 |
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Paraguay
Head coach: César López Fretes
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4FW | Juan Bautista Agüero | (1935-06-24)24 June 1935 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 |  Olimpia
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| 3MF | Alejandro Arce | 1 | 0 | Cerro Porteño
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| 4FW | Rogelio Bedoya | 0 | 0 | Libertad
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| 4FW | Juan Cañete | (1929-07-27)27 July 1929 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Presidente Hayes
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| 1GK | Honorio Casco | 0 | 0 |
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| 2DF | Eligio Echagüe | (1938-12-31)31 December 1938 (aged 16) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia
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| 3MF | Celso González | 0 | 0 |
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| 3MF | Hermes González | (1935-04-06)6 April 1935 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Libertad
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| 2DF | Joel Jovellanos | (1932-09-24)24 September 1932 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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| 2DF | Robustiano Maciel | (1930-05-24)24 May 1930 (aged 24) | 7 | 0 | Libertad
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| 3MF | Eulogio Martínez | (1935-06-11)11 June 1935 (aged 19) | 2 | 1 | Libertad
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| 2DF | Melanio Olmedo | (1932-01-19)19 January 1932 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Sol de América
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| 4FW | José Parodi | (1932-08-30)30 August 1932 (aged 22) | 4 | 2 | Sportivo Luqueño
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| 2DF | Ivón Poisson | 0 | 0 | Olimpia
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| 4FW | Oppe Quiñónez | (1933-03-25)25 March 1933 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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| 4FW | Máximo Rolón | (1934-11-18)18 November 1934 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Libertad
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| 4FW | Juan Ángel Romero | (1934-12-27)27 December 1934 (aged 20) | 11 | 1 |  Nacional
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| 3MF | Darío Segovia | (1932-03-18)18 March 1932 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Sol de América
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| 1GK | Marcelino Vargas | (1921-02-01)1 February 1921 (aged 34) | 3 | 0 | Libertad
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| 3MF | Salvador Villalba | (1924-08-29)29 August 1924 (aged 30) | 0 | 0 | Libertad
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Peru
Head coach: Juan Valdivieso
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4FW | Guillermo Barbadillo | (1925-01-09)9 January 1925 (aged 30) | 13 | 3 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Peru_(state).svg.png) Alianza Lima
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| 2DF | Andrés Bedoya | (1928-11-10)10 November 1928 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Chalaco
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| 4FW | Félix Castillo | (1928-02-21)21 February 1928 (aged 27) | 12 | 5 | Alianza Lima
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| 4FW | Roberto Castillo | (1930-04-29)29 April 1930 (aged 24) | 8 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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| 3MF | Germán Colunga | (1922-05-28)28 May 1922 (aged 32) | 5 | 0 | Universitario de Deportes
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| 2DF | Guillermo Delgado | (1931-02-11)11 February 1931 (aged 24) | 11 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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| 3MF | Roberto Drago | (1923-07-28)28 July 1923 (aged 31) | 16 | 4 | Deportivo Municipal
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| 4FW | Alberto Garrido | 0 | 0 |
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| 4FW | Óscar Gómez Sánchez | (1935-10-31)31 October 1935 (aged 19) | 4 | 3 | Alianza Lima
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| 3MF | Cornelio Heredia | (1920-10-16)16 October 1920 (aged 34) | 21 | 1 | Alianza Lima
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| 3MF | Dagoberto Lavalle | (1925-03-25)25 March 1925 (aged 29) | 4 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal
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| 3MF | Carlos Lazón | (1929-10-05)5 October 1929 (aged 25) | 2 | 0 | Alianza Lima
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| 3MF | Alberto Loret de Mola | (1928-01-13)13 January 1928 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Universitario de Deportes
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| 4FW | Máximo Mosquera | (1928-01-08)8 January 1928 (aged 27) | 9 | 2 | Alianza Lima
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| 4FW | Luis Navarrete | (1928-01-22)22 January 1928 (aged 27) | 5 | 1 | Deportivo Municipal
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| 2DF | Agapito Perales | (1919-03-14)14 March 1919 (aged 35) | 0 | 0 | Sporting Tabaco
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| 1GK | Luis Suárez | (1926-05-17)17 May 1926 (aged 28) | 7 | 0 | Mariscal Sucre
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| 2DF | Víctor Salas | (1935-03-29)29 March 1935 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Universitario de Deportes
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| 4FW | Alberto Terry | (1929-05-16)16 May 1929 (aged 25) | 7 | 5 | Universitario de Deportes
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Uruguay
Head coach: Juan Carlos Corazzo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4FW | Julio Abbadie | (1930-09-07)7 September 1930 (aged 24) | 13 | 8 | Peñarol
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| 4FW | Omar Abreo | 0 | 0 | Liverpool
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| 4FW | Carlos Borges | (1932-01-14)14 January 1932 (aged 23) | 5 | 4 | Peñarol
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| 3MF | Néstor Carballo | (1929-02-03)3 February 1929 (aged 26) | 7 | 0 | Nacional
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| 4FW | Carlos Carranza | (1928-11-30)30 November 1928 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Cerro
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| 4FW | Alberto Chagas | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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| 3MF | Luis Cruz | (1925-04-28)28 April 1925 (aged 29) | 9 | 0 | Nacional
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| 3MF | Héctor Demarco | (1936-05-31)31 May 1936 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting
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| 4FW | Guillermo Escalada | (1936-04-24)24 April 1936 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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| 4FW | Américo Galván | 0 | 0 | Peñarol
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| 2DF | Matías González | (1925-08-06)6 August 1925 (aged 29) | 20 | 0 | Cerro
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| 2DF | Waldemar González | (1927-03-28)28 March 1927 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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| 3MF | Roberto Leopardi | (1933-07-19)19 July 1933 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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| 2DF | William Martínez | (1928-01-13)13 January 1928 (aged 27) | 10 | 0 | Peñarol
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| 1GK | Roque Máspoli | (1917-10-12)12 October 1917 (aged 37) | 23 | 0 | Peñarol
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| 4FW | Oscar Míguez | (1927-12-05)5 December 1927 (aged 27) | 7 | 8 | Peñarol
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| 4FW | Walter Morel | (1927-06-30)30 June 1927 (aged 27) | 6 | 2 | River Plate
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| 4FW | Julio Pérez | (1926-06-19)19 June 1926 (aged 28) | 4 | 1 | Nacional
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| 3MF | Caledonio Rey | 0 | 0 | River Plate
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| 3MF | Víctor Rodríguez Andrade | (1927-05-02)2 May 1927 (aged 27) | 7 | 0 | Peñarol
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| 1GK | Walter Taibo | (1931-03-07)7 March 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Nacional
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| 2DF | Omar Tejera | 0 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers
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References
- ^ "Copa América 1955 Chile » Teams". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "South American Championship 1955". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
