1999 Copa América

1999 Copa América
Tournament details
Host countryParaguay
Dates29 June – 18 July
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (6th title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored74 (2.85 per match)
Top scorer(s)BrazilRonaldoBrazilRivaldo (5 goals each)
Best playerBrazilRivaldo[1]
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The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.

In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited CONCACAF's Mexico, accepting their fourth invitation, and AFC's Japan, who made their debut at the tournament. Japan thus became the first country outside of Americas to participate at the Copa América. Uruguay fielded a youth team.

Competing nations

As with previous tournaments, all ten members of CONMEBOL participated in the competition. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited Mexico (accepting their fourth invitation) from the CONCACAF and Japan from the AFC.

Venues

A total of four host cities hosted the tournament. The opening and final game were hosted by Estadio Defensores del Chaco.

Pedro Juan Caballero
Monumental Río Parapití
Capacity: 30,000
Ciudad del Este
Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi
Capacity: 28,000
AsunciónLuque
Estadio Defensores del ChacoEstadio General Pablo RojasEstadio Feliciano Cáceres
Capacity: 36,000Capacity: 32,910Capacity: 25,000

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads: 1999 Copa América squads

Venue selection

Paraguay was chosen to be the venue by defeating Colombia by seven votes to three.

Group stage

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL, in a public drawing of lots.

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals.

  • Tie-breaker
    • If teams finish leveled on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
    1. greater goal difference in all group games;
    2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
    3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
    4. drawing of lots.
Key to colors in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Paraguay(H)3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7
 Peru3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Bolivia3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
 Japan3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: (H) Hosts
Peru 3–2 Japan
Jorge Soto70'Holsen74', 81'ReportLopes6'Miura77'
Attendance: 38,000
Paraguay 0–0 Bolivia
Report
Attendance: 43,000
Peru 1–0 Bolivia
Zúñiga87'Report
Attendance: 30,000
Paraguay 4–0 Japan
Benítez18', 62'Santa Cruz40', 86'Report
Attendance: 25,000
Japan 1–1 Bolivia
Lopes75' (pen.)ReportE. Sánchez52'
Attendance: 8,000
Paraguay 1–0 Peru
Santa Cruz88'Report
Attendance: 8,000

Group B

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Brazil3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
 Mexico3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 Chile3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3
 Venezuela3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source:
Chile 0–1 Mexico
ReportHernández59'
Attendance: 22,000
Brazil 7–0 Venezuela
Ronaldo28', 62'Emerson40'Amoroso54', 81'Ronaldinho74'Rivaldo82'Report
Attendance: 22,000
Brazil 2–1 Mexico
Amoroso20'Alex45'ReportTerrazas74'
Attendance: 22,000
Chile 3–0 Venezuela
Zamorano5'Sierra21'Tortolero66' (o.g.)Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Juan Luna (Bolivia)
Mexico 3–1 Venezuela
Blanco21', 39'Osorno29'ReportUrdaneta72'
Attendance: 18,000
Brazil 1–0[note 1] Chile
Ronaldo36' (pen.)Report
Attendance: 18,000
  1. ^Match stopped by referee after 85 minutes due to heavy fog and abandoned after few minutes of waiting, with score declared final.

Group C

Team
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Colombia3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Argentina3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Uruguay3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Ecuador3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source:
Uruguay 0–1 Colombia
ReportBonilla20'
Attendance: 3,000
Argentina 3–1 Ecuador
Simeone12'Palermo55', 61'ReportKaviedes77'
Attendance: 12,000
Uruguay 2–1 Ecuador
Zalayeta72', 74'ReportKaviedes78'
Attendance: 18,000
Argentina 0–3 Colombia
ReportCórdoba10' (pen.)Congo79'Montaño87'
Attendance: 15,000
Colombia 2–1 Ecuador
Morantes37'Ricard39'ReportGraziani50'
Attendance: 8,000
Argentina 2–0 Uruguay
Kily González1'Palermo56'Report
Attendance: 8,000

Ranking of third-placed teams

At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

GrpTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPts
B Chile3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3
C Uruguay3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
A Bolivia3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source:

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 10 July – Asunción
 
 
 Paraguay 1 (3)
 
 13 July – Asunción
 
 Uruguay1 (5)
 
 Uruguay1 (5)
 
 11 July – Luque
 
 Chile 1 (3)
 
 Colombia 2
 
 18 July – Asunción
 
 Chile3
 
 Uruguay 0
 
 10 July – Asunción
 
 Brazil3
 
 Peru 3 (2)
 
 14 July – Ciudad del Este
 
 Mexico3 (4)
 
 Mexico 0
 
 11 July – Ciudad del Este
 
 Brazil2Third place
 
 Brazil2
 
 17 July – Asunción
 
 Argentina 1
 
 Chile 1
 
 
 Mexico2
 

Quarter-finals

Peru 3–3 Mexico
Palacios5'Pereda15'Solano40'ReportHernández29', 33' (pen.)Torrado88'
Penalties
Solanosoccer ball with check markJorge Sotosoccer ball with check markJosé Sotosoccer ball with red XReynososoccer ball with red X2–4soccer ball with check markSuárezsoccer ball with check markTerrazassoccer ball with check markR. Garcíasoccer ball with check markZepeda
Attendance: 32,000
Paraguay 1–1 Uruguay
Benítez15'ReportZalayeta65'
Penalties
Gamarrasoccer ball with check markAcuñasoccer ball with check markEncisosoccer ball with check markBenítezsoccer ball with red X3–5soccer ball with check markFleurquinsoccer ball with check markGuigousoccer ball with check markAlonsosoccer ball with check markZalayetasoccer ball with check markMagallanes
Attendance: 32,000
Colombia 2–3 Chile
Bolaño7'Bonilla35'ReportReyes25', 49'Zamorano64'
Attendance: 12,000
Brazil 2–1 Argentina
Rivaldo32'Ronaldo48'ReportSorín11'
Attendance: 25,000

Semi-finals

Uruguay 1–1 Chile
Lembo23'ReportZamorano63'
Penalties
Del Camposoccer ball with check markGuigousoccer ball with check markAlonsosoccer ball with check markZalayetasoccer ball with check markMagallanessoccer ball with check mark5–3soccer ball with check markVargassoccer ball with red XArossoccer ball with check markReyessoccer ball with check markPizarro
Attendance: 12,000
Mexico 0–2 Brazil
ReportAmoroso25'Rivaldo43'
Attendance: 28,000

Third-place match

Chile 1–2 Mexico
Palacios80'ReportPalencia26'Zepeda87'
Attendance: 12,000

Final

Uruguay 0–3 Brazil
ReportRivaldo20', 26'Ronaldo48'
Attendance: 43,000

Result

 1999 Copa América champions 
BrazilSixth title

Goalscorers

Ronaldo (left) and Rivaldo, top scorers

With five goals apiece, Ronaldo and Rivaldo were the tournament's top scorers. There were 74 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.85 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final positions

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsEff
1 Brazil6600172+1518100.0%
2 Uruguay612349−5527.8%
3 Mexico6312109+11055.6%
4 Chile621387+1738.9%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5 Colombia430184+4975.0%
6 Paraguay422061+5866.7%
7 Peru421176+1758.3%
8 Argentina4202660650.0%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9 Bolivia302112−1222.2%
10 Japan301238−5111.1%
11 Ecuador300337−400.0%
12 Venezuela3003113−1200.0%

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References

  1. ^"Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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