1999 Copa América
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Paraguay |
Dates | June 29 – July 18 |
Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 74 (2.85 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (5 goals each) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from June 29 to July 18. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
There was no qualifying for the final tournament. Mexico and Japan were invited to take part, with the latter becoming the first team to from outside the Americas to participate in the competition. Uruguay sent 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 | ||
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Monumental Río Parapití | ||
Capacity: 30,000 | ||
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Ciudad del Este | ||
Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi | ||
Capacity: 28,000 | ||
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Asunción | Luque | |
Estadio Defensores del Chaco | Estadio General Pablo Rojas | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres |
Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 32,910 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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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 (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:
- greater goal difference in all group games;
- greater number of goals scored in all group games;
- winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
- drawing of lots.
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals |
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Paraguay ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Paraguay ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Benítez ![]() Santa Cruz ![]() |
Bolivia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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E. Sánchez ![]() |
Lopes ![]() |
Paraguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Santa Cruz ![]() |
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Brazil ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Ronaldo ![]() Emerson ![]() Amoroso ![]() Ronaldinho ![]() Rivaldo ![]() |
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Chile ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Hernández ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Amoroso ![]() Alex ![]() |
Report | Terrazas ![]() |
Chile ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Zamorano ![]() Sierra ![]() Tortolero ![]() |
Report |
Brazil ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ronaldo ![]() |
Report |
Suspended at 85th minute because of fog.
Mexico ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Blanco ![]() Osorno ![]() |
Report | Urdaneta ![]() |
Group C[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Argentina ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Simeone ![]() Palermo ![]() |
Kaviedes ![]() |
Argentina ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Córdoba ![]() Congo ![]() Montaño ![]() |
In this match Martín Palermo missed 3 penalties, one was saved by Miguel Calero. Colombia were also awarded two penalties, they scored one and missed one. So from a total of 5 penalties in this game, 4 were missed.
Uruguay ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Zalayeta ![]() |
Kaviedes ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Kily González ![]() Palermo ![]() |
Colombia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Morantes ![]() Ricard ![]() |
Graziani ![]() |
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.
Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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B | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
C | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
A | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Knockout stage[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
10 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 (3) | |||||||||
13 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 (5) | |||||||||
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11 July – Luque | ||||||||||
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18 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
10 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
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14 July – Ciudad del Este | ||||||||||
![]() | 3 (4) | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
11 July – Ciudad del Este | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
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17 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
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Quarter-finals[]
Mexico ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Hernández ![]() Torrado ![]() |
Palacios ![]() Pereda ![]() Solano ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Suárez ![]() Terrazas ![]() R. García ![]() Zepeda ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uruguay ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Zalayeta ![]() |
Benítez ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Fleurquin ![]() Guigou ![]() Alonso ![]() Zalayeta ![]() Magallanes ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chile ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Reyes ![]() Zamorano ![]() |
Bolaño ![]() Bonilla ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Rivaldo ![]() Ronaldo ![]() |
Sorín ![]() |
Semi-finals[]
Uruguay ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lembo ![]() |
Report | Zamorano ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Del Campo ![]() Guigou ![]() Alonso ![]() Zalayeta ![]() Magallanes ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brazil ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Amoroso ![]() Rivaldo ![]() |
Report |
Third-place match[]
Final[]
Result[]
1999 Copa América Champions |
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![]() Brazil Sixth title |
Goal scorers[]
With five goals apiece, Ronaldo and Rivaldo were the tournament's top scorers. In total, 74 goals were scored by 45 different players, with one credited as an own goal.
5 Goals
4 Goals 3 Goals 2 Goals
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1 Goal
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Own Goal
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Final positions[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 18 | 100.0% |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | 27.8% |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | 55.6% |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 38.9% |
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | 75.0% |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | 66.7% |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 58.3% |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50.0% |
Eliminated in the First Stage | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 22.2% |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 11.1% |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | 0.0% |
12 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | 0.0% |
Marketing[]
Sponsorship[]
Global platinum sponsor
- MasterCard
- Telefónica
Global gold sponsor
- Anheuser-Busch InBev (Budweiser is the brand advertised)
- Coca-Cola
- Umbro
Local suppliers
- Traffic Group
- Bansud
- Grupo Financiero Banamex
References[]
- ^ "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
External links[]
- 1999 Copa América
- Copa América tournaments
- 1999 in Paraguayan football
- 1999 in South American football
- International association football competitions hosted by Paraguay
- 1998–99 in Mexican football
- 1999 in Japanese football
- June 1999 sports events in South America
- July 1999 sports events in South America
- Sports competitions in Asunción
- 1990s in Asunción
- Ciudad del Este District