These are the squads for the countries that played in the 1956 South American Championship. The participating countries were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
Argentina Head Coach: Guillermo Stábile
Brazil Head Coach: Osvaldo Brandão
Chile Head Coach: Luis Tirado
Paraguay Head Coach: Julio Ramírez
Peru Head Coach: Arturo Fernández
Uruguay Head Coach: Hugo Bagnulo
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