title: 1985 South American U-20 Championship
text: # 1985 South American U-20 Championship
  
  The South American Youth Championship 1985 was held in Asunción, Paraguay. It also served as qualification for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.
  
  ## Teams
  
  The following teams entered the tournament:
  
  * Argentina
  * Bolivia
  * Brazil
  * Chile
  * Colombia
  * Ecuador
  * Paraguay (host)
  * Peru
  * Uruguay
  * Venezuela
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Paraguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 7 |
  | Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
  | Ecuador | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 3 |
  | Peru | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 2 |
  | Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 1 |
  | 8 January | Ecuador | 1–1 | Peru |
  | 9 January | Paraguay | 6–0 | Venezuela |
  | 11 January | Uruguay | 2–0 | Peru |
  | 13 January | Paraguay | 4–1 | Ecuador |
  | 14 January | Uruguay | 3–0 | Venezuela |
  | 16 January | Paraguay | 3–0 | Peru |
  | 17 January | Uruguay | 2–1 | Ecuador |
  | 19 January | Peru | 1–1 | Venezuela |
  | 20 January | Paraguay | 1–1 | Uruguay |
  | 22 January | Ecuador | 2–0 | Venezuela |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
  | Colombia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
  | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
  | Chile | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 2 |
  | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 1 |
  | 8 January | Brazil | 3–0 | Bolivia |
  | 9 January | Argentina | 0–0 | Chile |
  | 11 January | Colombia | 2–1 | Bolivia |
  | 13 January | Brazil | 1–0 | Chile |
  | 14 January | Colombia | 1–1 | Argentina |
  | 16 January | Chile | 0–0 | Bolivia |
  | 17 January | Brazil | 0–0 | Colombia |
  | 19 January | Argentina | 3–0 | Bolivia |
  | 20 January | Colombia | 3–0 | Chile |
  | 22 January | Brazil | 2–1 | Argentina |
  
  ## Final round
  
  Paraguay finished second in this group based on a better performance in the first round.
  
  | Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
  | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
  | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
  | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
  | 25 January | Brazil | 1–0 | Uruguay |
  | | Paraguay | 1–1 | Colombia |
  | 27 January | Brazil | 2–1 | Colombia |
  | | Paraguay | 4–1 | Uruguay |
  | 30 January | Brazil | 2–1 | Paraguay |
  | | Colombia | 4–1 | Uruguay |
  
  * 1985 South American Youth Championship
  * Brazil Third title
  
  ## Qualification to World Youth Championship
  
  The three best performing teams qualified for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.
  
  * Brazil
  * Colombia
  * Paraguay
  