2007 Copa América
| Copa América Venezuela 2007 | |
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 Copa América 2007 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 26 June – 15 July |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 86 (3.31 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,050,230 (40,393 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Robinho (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Robinho[1] |
| Best young player | Lionel Messi |
The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held between 26 June and 15 July in Venezuela, which hosted the tournament for the first time.
The competition was won by Brazil (they were also the defending champions), who beat Argentina 3–0 in the final.[2] Mexico took third place by beating Uruguay 3–1 in the third-place match. Brazil thus won the right to represent CONMEBOL[3] at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[4]
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 and the United States, the two highest ranking CONCACAF teams in the FIFA World Rankings. Just as in every tournament since 1993, Mexico accepted the invitation without reservation. The United States, on the other hand, rejected the invitation due to scheduling conflicts with the 2007 Major League Soccer season. CONMEBOL then proceeded to invite Costa Rica, the third highest CONCACAF team in FIFA's ranking.[5] In the end, the United States accepted the invitation.[6]
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Venues[]
For this Copa América, the organizing committee decided to choose eight cities to hold the tournament. A total of 14 cities presented proposal before the committee, of which they rejected proposals from Barquisimeto, Maracay, Valencia, Valera, Portuguesa and Miranda for not meeting established requirements. The cities of Barinas, Caracas, Ciudad Guayana, Maracaibo, Maturín, Mérida, Puerto la Cruz and San Cristóbal were selected to host the tournament. Later on, the organizing committee reconsidered the candidacy of Barquisimeto, based on the proposal of a new stadium to be built for the city. With a final nine host cities, the 2007 edition broke the previous records for host cities set by the 2004 Copa América in Peru, which used seven.
| Maturín | Barquisimeto | Mérida | Ciudad Guayana |
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| Estadio Monumental de Maturín | Estadio Metropolitano de Lara | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida | Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay |
| Capacity: 52,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 41,600 |
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| Maracaibo |
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| Estadio José Pachencho Romero | |||
| Capacity: 40,000 | |||
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| San Cristóbal | Puerto la Cruz | Barinas | Caracas |
| Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo | Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos | Estadio Agustín Tovar | Estadio Olímpico de la UCV |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 38,000 | Capacity: 27,500 | Capacity: 24,900 |
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Officials[]
On 30 May 2007, CONMEBOL announced the list of match officials for the competition. The list included one match official from every country (except Paraguay, which had two). From these thirteen, six officiated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup: Carlos Simon, Óscar Ruiz, Carlos Amarilla, Jorge Larrionda, and Armando Archundia.
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Squads[]
Each association had to present a list of twenty-three players to compete in the competition.
Group stage[]
The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first, second and two best-placed third teams in each group qualified for the Quarter-finals.
- Tie-breaking criteria
Teams were ranked on the following criteria:
- 1. Greater number of points in all group matches
- 2. Goal difference in all group matches
- 3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- 4. Head-to-head results
- 5. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee
| Key to colors in group tables | |
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| Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarterfinals | |
All times are in Venezuela Standard Time (UTC-04:00).
Group A[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Venezuela
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
 Peru
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Uruguay
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
 Bolivia
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 0–1 | Uruguay |
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| (Report) | Sánchez  58' |
| Venezuela | 2–0 | Peru |
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| Cichero 48' Arismendi 79' |
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Group B[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Chile
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
 Ecuador
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Group C[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
 Paraguay
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
 Colombia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
 United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Argentina | 4–2 | Colombia |
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| Crespo 20' (pen.) Riquelme 34', 45' D. Milito 90+1' |
(Report) | E. Perea 10' Castrillón 76' |
| United States | 0–1 | Colombia |
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| (Report) | Castrillón 15' |
| Argentina | 1–0 | Paraguay |
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| Mascherano 79' |
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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 | Chile
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| A | Uruguay
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| C | Colombia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
Knockout stage[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 July – San Cristóbal | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 July – Maracaibo | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 4 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 7 July – Puerto la Cruz | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 July – Maracaibo | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 July – Maturín | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 6 | |||||||||
| 11 July – Ciudad Guayana | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 July – Barquisimeto | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Argentina | 4 | |||||||||
| 14 July – Caracas | ||||||||||
| Peru | 0 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals[]
| Chile | 1–6 | Brazil |
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| Suazo 76' |
(Report) | Juan 16' Baptista 23' Robinho 27', 50' Josué 68' Vágner Love 85' |
| Mexico | 6–0 | Paraguay |
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| Castillo 5' (pen.), 38' Torrado 27' Arce 79' Blanco 87' (pen.) Bravo 90+1' |
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| Argentina | 4–0 | Peru |
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| Riquelme 47', 85' Messi 61' Mascherano 75' |
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Semi-finals[]
| Uruguay | 2–2 | Brazil |
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| Forlán 36' Abreu 69' |
(Report) | Maicon 13' Baptista 41' |
| Penalties | ||
Forlán  Scotti  González C. Rodríguez Abreu García Lugano |
4–5 | Robinho Juan Gilberto Silva A. Alves Diego Fernando Gilberto |
| Mexico | 0–3 | Argentina |
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| (Report) | Heinze 45' Messi 61' Riquelme 65' (pen.) |
Third-place match[]
Final[]
Result[]
| 2007 Copa América Champions |
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 Brazil Eighth title |
Awards[]
- Top Goalscorer : Robinho [1]
- Most Valuable Player : Robinho [2]
- Best Goal : Lionel Messi
Goalscorers[]
With six goals, Robinho was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 86 goals were scored by 53 different players, with only one of them credited as an own goal.
- 6 goals
Robinho
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
Roberto Ayala (for Brazil)
Team of the Tournament[]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Final positions[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
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| 1 | Brazil
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | 72.2% |
| 2 | Argentina
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | 83.3% |
| 3 | Mexico
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | 72.2% |
| 4 | Uruguay
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | 44.4% |
| Eliminated in the quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Paraguay
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 6 | Venezuela
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 41.6% |
| 7 | Peru
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 8 | Chile
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Eliminated in the first round | ||||||||||
| 9 | Colombia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 10 | Bolivia
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 11 | Ecuador
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 12 | United States
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 0.0% |
Mascot[]
Guaky is a scarlet macaw, a bird representative of Venezuela. He wore the traditional jersey Venezuela national football team burgundy and football shoes. Under their wings the characteristic tricolor national flag, with its eight stars on their wings.
To choose the official mascot held a contest in which proposals received 4,500,000 of Venezuelan children and adolescents at a school. The winning draw corresponded to the 15-year-old Jhoyling Zabaleta.[8] The final design was commissioned to Fractal Studio, bring life and a "strong personality, cheerful and sport" that accompanied the event during its realization. The name of the pet, Guaky was subsequently elected by an online survey, where that option was a 54.17% of preferences.[9]
Sponsorship[]
Global Platinum Sponsor
- LG
- MasterCard
Global Gold Sponsor
- Telefónica (Movistar is the brand advertised)
Global Silver Sponsor
- Casio
- Anheuser-Busch InBev (Skol is the brand advertised)
Charitable Partner
- UNICEF
Local Supplier
- PDVSA
- Empresas Polar (Maltin Polar is the brand advertised)
- Ole Ole
- Traffic Group
Match ball[]
The official match ball for the tournament was the Nike Mercurial Veloci. The ball was presented on 14 February 2007, prior to a friendly match played between Venezuela and New Zealand, by the president of the Venezuelan Football Federation, Rafael Esquivel, to the mayor of Maracaibo, Giancarlo Di Martino – head of the local organising committee.
Theme songs[]
- "Gol" by Venezuelan singer Juan Carlos Luces, was the main theme song of the tournament, which was performed during the draw and the opening ceremonies.[10]
- "Baila la Copa" by Venezuelan singer Ose was an official anthem for the tournament.
References[]
- ^ "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Brazil victorious in Copa America". BBC Sport. 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ^ The South American champion, along with the European champion (the winner of Euro 2008), "will no longer be obliged to take part" in the Confederations Cup beginning with the 2009 edition FIFA.com – 2005/2006 season: final worldwide matchday to be 14 May 2006. Archived 15 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mexico and the United States are members of CONCACAF, the governing body of North American football (which includes Central America and the Caribbean as well). Thus, they would not be allowed to represent CONMEBOL at the Confederations Cup. Had either team won the Copa América, the best-finishing South American team would have taken the place.
- ^ "Postergan sorteo de la Copa América 2007". Los Tiempos. 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ^ "Estados Unidos y México tomarán parte en la Copa América 2007". Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
- ^ "El Once Ideal de la Copa América" [The Ideal Eleven of the Copa América]. La República (in Spanish). 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Sketch winner of the "Pet Copa America 2007"". Journal EL MUNDO. 29 June 2006. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Con nombre propio". ESPN Español. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ Copa América 2015: las canciones del torneo desde Perú 2004 hasta hoy
External links[]
- Copa América 2007 Website – official website
- Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol – official website
- FuriaVinotinto – Unofficial Forum
- Copa América 2007 at ESPN
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- June 2007 sports events in South America
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- Sports competitions in Caracas
- Sports competitions in Maracaibo
- 20th century in Maracaibo
- 20th century in Caracas
- Barinas, Venezuela
- Sport in Barquisimeto
- Maturín
- Sport in Puerto la Cruz
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