Copa America 1999 - Definition and Overview

The Copa América 1999 was held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18, 1999. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.

There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South American countries (10 countries) participate, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament.

In the 1999 edition, Japan and Mexico were the invited teams. Uruguay attended with a youth team.

Venues

First Round

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 (3) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) 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.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Paraguay 7 3 2 1 0 5 0 Peru 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 Bolivia 2 3 0 2 1 5 5 Japan 1 3 0 1 2 3 8

Paraguay 0 - 0 Bolivia Perú 3 - 2 Japan Paraguay 4 - 0 Japan Perú 1 - 0 Bolivia Japan 1 - 1 Bolivia Paraguay 1 - 0 Perú

June 29, 1999

July 2, 1999

July 5, 1999

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Brazil 9 3 3 0 0 10 1 Mexico 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 Chile 3 3 1 0 2 3 2 Venezuela 0 3 0 0 3 1 13

Brazil 7 - 0 Venezuela Chile 0 - 1 Mexico Brazil 2 - 1 Mexico chile 3 - 0 Venezuela Brazil 1 - 0 Chile Mexico 3 - 1 Venezuela

June 30, 1999

July 3, 1999

July 6, 1999

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Colombia 9 3 3 0 0 6 1 Argentina 6 3 2 0 1 5 4 Uruguay 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 Ecuador 0 3 0 0 3 3 7

Argentina 3 - 1 (1-0) Ecuador Uruguay 0 - 1 Colombia Argentina 0 - 3 Colombia Uruguay 2 - 1 Ecuador Argentina 2 - 0 Uruguay Colombia 2 - 1 Ecuador

July 1, 1999

July 4, 1999

July 7, 1999

Best third places

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.

Chile (best third place) and Uruguay (second best third place) qualified for the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

July 10, 1999

Mexico	3 - 3 (2-3)	Perú	--:-- - Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Ref: Wilson de Souza (Brazil)
Hernández 28'		Palacios 6'
Hernández (p) 33'		Pereda 15'
Torrado 87'		Solano 40'
Penalty shootout
Mexico		4 - 2	Perú
Suárez: goal		1-1	Solano: goal
Terrazas: goal		2-2	Jorge Soto: goal
García: goal		3-2	José Soto: missed
Zepeda: goal		4-2	Reynoso: missed
Uruguay	1 - 1 (0-1)	Paraguay	--:-- - Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Ref: Oscar Julián Ruiz (Colombia)
Zalayeta 65'		Benítez 15'
Penalty shootout
Uruguay		5 - 3	Paraguay
Fleurquín: goal		1-1	Acuña: goal
Guigou: goal		2-2	Gamarra: goal
Alonso: goal		3-3	Enciso: goal
Zalayeta: goal		4-3	Benítez: Carini saved
Magallanes: goal		5-3

July 11, 1999

Chile	3 - 2 (1-2)	Colombia	--:-- - Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque Ref: Armando Archundia (Mexico)
Reyes 25'		Bolaño 7'
Reyes 50'		Bonilla 35'
Zamorano 65'
Brazil	2 - 1 (1-1)	Argentina	--:-- - Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este Ref: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)
Rivaldo 32'		Sorín 10'
Ronaldo 48'
Dida saved a penalty kicked by Ayala 77'

Semi-finals

July 13, 1999

Uruguay	1 - 1 (1-0)	Chile	--:-- - Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Ciudad del Este Ref: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Lembo 22'		Zamorano 73'
		Salas hit a penalty kick in the crossbar 26'
Penalty shootout
Uruguay		5 - 3	Chile
Del Campo: goal		1-1	Vargas: goal
Guigou: goal		2-1	Aros: Carini saved
Alonso: goal		3-2	Pizarro: goal
Zalayeta: goal		4-3	Reyes: goal
Magallanes: goal		5-3

July 14, 1999

Brazil	2 - 0 (2-0)	Mexico	--:-- - Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este Ref: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)
Amoroso 24'
Ronaldo 42'

Third place match

July 17, 1999

Chile	1 - 2 (0-1)	Mexico	--:-- - Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Ref: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Palacios 81'		Palencia 26'
		Zepeda 87'

Final

July 18, 1999

Brazil	3 - 0 (2-0)	Uruguay	--:-- - Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Ref: Oscar Julián Ruiz (Colombia)
Rivaldo 20'
Rivaldo 27'
Ronaldo 46'

Copa América Winners: BRAZIL (6th title)

Goal scorers

5 Goals

• Rivaldo Ronaldo

4 Goals

• Amoroso

3 Goals

• Palermo
• Zamorano
• Hernández
• Benítez Santacruz
• Zalayeta

2 Goals

• Reyes
• Bonilla
• Kaviedes
• Lopes
• Blanco
• Roberto Holsen

1 Goal

• Kily González Simeone Sorín
• Sánchez
• Alex Emerson Ronaldinho
• Estay Palacios
• Bolaño Congo Córdoba Montaño Morantes Ricard
• Graziani
• Miura
• Osorno Palencia Terrazas Torrado Zepeda
• Palacios Pereda Solano Jorge Soto Zúñiga
• Lembo
• Urdaneta

Own Goals

• Tortolero

Statistics

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Eff
Brazil	18	6	6	0	0	17	2	+15	100.0%
Mexico	10	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	55.6%
Colombia	9	4	3	0	1	8	3	+4	75.0%
Paraguay	8	4	2	2	0	6	1	+5	66.7%
Chile	7	6	2	1	3	8	7	+1	38.9%
Perú	7	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	58.3%
Argentina	6	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	50.0%
Uruguay	5	6	1	2	3	4	9	-5	27.8%
Bolivia	2	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	22.2%
Japan	1	3	0	1	2	3	8	-5	11.1%
Ecuador	0	3	0	0	3	3	7	-4	0.0%
Venezuela	0	3	0	0	3	1	13	-12	0.0%