Has a Copa America game ever ended 5-3?
It has. 5-3 has been a Copa America final 8 times in 1,738 games. The first was Argentina beat Paraguay on March 2, 1955; the latest was Paraguay beat Venezuela on February 1, 1967.
That makes 5-3 the 22nd most common final score out of 36 that have ever occurred in Copa America. One point away, 6-3 has happened 2 times and 5-4 has happened 4 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1950 and 1979.
Every 5-3 in Copa America history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-02-01 | Paraguay over Venezuela | 1967 | |
| 1967-02-01 | Paraguay over Venezuela | 1967 | |
| 1959-03-14 | Peru over Uruguay | 1959 | |
| 1959-03-14 | Peru over Uruguay | 1959 | |
| 1957-03-23 | Uruguay over Peru | 1957 | |
| 1957-03-23 | Uruguay over Peru | 1957 | |
| 1955-03-02 | Argentina over Paraguay | 1955 | |
| 1955-03-02 | Argentina over Paraguay | 1955 |
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