- In the preliminary round, each team played a single game, with the winner advancing to the final round. The losing teams played in the first repass round, while the losing team with the worst point margin played in the second repass round.
- In the first repass round, four teams were paired again and played a single game where the winners advanced to the second repass round and the losing teams to the classification round. In the second repass round, a round-robin group of three teams was formed, where the top team advanced to the final round and the other two teams to the classification round.
- In the final round, a six-team round-robin group was formed to compete for the championship and second through sixth places in the final standings.
- In the classification round another round-robin group of four teams was formed to define seventh through tenth place in the final standings.
Preliminary round
Winners qualify to the final round. Losing teams to the first repass round, and the losing team with the largest point margin to the second repass round.
- Times given below are in Chile Standard Time (UTC−4).
Cuba  |
31–50 |
Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 16–21, 15–29 |
| Pts: Buergo 11 |
|
Pts: Ferrari 19 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Repass round
First round
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33–41 |
Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 16–15, 17–26 |
| Pts: Gamborino 8 |
|
Pts: Bataglia 11 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Second round
| Qualified for the final round |
| Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts
|
Paraguay |
2 |
2 |
0 |
111 |
89 | +22 |
4
|
Cuba |
2 |
1 |
1 |
101 |
98 | +3 |
3
|
Peru |
2 |
0 |
2 |
59 |
84 | −25 |
2 |
Peru  |
29–42 |
Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 17–28, 12–13 |
| Pts: Bedregal 13 |
|
Pts: Gonzales 10 |
Peru  |
30–42 |
Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 11–19, 19–24 |
| Pts: de Balbuena 14 |
|
Pts: López 12 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Classification round
Peru  |
31–20 |
Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 13–6, 18–14 |
| Pts: Bedregal 9 |
|
Pts: Suárez 9 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
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27–41 |
Peru |
| Scoring by half: 13–26, 14–15 |
| Pts: Alfaro 11 |
|
Pts: Bedregal 16 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Final round
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Chile  |
67–42 |
Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 24–19, 43–23 |
| Pts: Hurtado 27 |
|
Pts: Escobar 10 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Chile  |
45–35 |
France |
| Scoring by half: 19–21, 26–14 |
| Pts: Reyes 24 |
|
Pts: Kloeck 13 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Chile  |
41–37 |
Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 25–18, 16–19 |
| Pts: Reyes 17 |
|
Pts: Ulbrich 10 |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago |
References
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| Tournaments | |
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| Finals |
- 1953
- 1957
- 1959
- 1964
- 1967
- 1971
- 1975
- 1979
- 1983
- 1986
- 1990
- 1994
- 1998
- 2002
- 2006
- 2010
- 2014
- 2018
- 2022
- 2026
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| Squads | |
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| Qualification | |
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| Qualifying tournaments | |
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