1995 Copa América
The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. It was won by Uruguay, who beat Brazil 5–3 in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in the final. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, with Mexico and the USA invited in order to reach 12 teams.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | July 5 – 23 |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (14th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 69 (2.65 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gabriel Batistuta  Luis García (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Enzo Francéscoli[1] |
The USA were the surprise of the tournament, beating defending champions Argentina 3–0 and winning the group.[3] The USA went on to defeat Mexico on penalties in the second round but then lost to Brazil 1–0 in the semi-finals. They then fell to Colombia 4–1 in the third-place game, finishing fourth overall.[4][5]
In this edition of the tournament, extra time was not played if a match was drawn after 90 minutes. Instead it went straight to a penalty shootout.
Venues
| Montevideo | Rivera | |
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| Estadio Centenario | Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera | |
| Capacity: 65,235 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
| 34.894661°S 56.15284°W | 30.908521°S 55.548377°W | |
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| Paysandú | Maldonado | |
| Estadio Parque Artigas | Estadio Domingo Burgueño | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | |
| 32.322961°S 58.072593°W | 34.914564°S 54.954815°W | |
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Squads
For a complete list of all participating squads: 1995 Copa América squads
Match officials
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First round
The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each.
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
Francescoli  13' |
Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Colombia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
 Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Chile |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| United States | 2–1 | Chile |
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| Wynalda 14', 20' |
Rozental 63' |
| Bolivia | 1–0 | United States |
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| Etcheverry 23' |
| United States | 3–0 | Argentina |
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| Klopas 20' Lalas 31' Wynalda 58' |
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 third-placed teams with the best results advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Group | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| C | Bolivia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| B | Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Knock-out stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 16 July – Montevideo | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 19 July – Montevideo | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| 16 July – Montevideo | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 July – Montevideo | ||||||||||
| Bolivia | 1 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 17 July – Paysandú | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| United States | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 20 July – Maldonado | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 July – Rivera | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 22 July – Maldonado | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Colombia | 4 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Colombia | 1–1 | Paraguay |
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| Rincón 53' |
Villamayor 26' |
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| Penalties | ||
Rincón  Mendoza Arboleda Cabrera Asprilla |
5–4 | Jara Acuña Samaniego Denis  Gamarra |
Third-place match
| Colombia | 4–1 | United States |
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| Quiñónez 30' Valderrama 38' Asprilla 50' Rincón 76' |
Moore 52' (pen.) |
Final
| Uruguay | 1–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Bengoechea 51' |
Report | Túlio 30' |
| Penalties | ||
| Francescoli Bengoechea Herrera Gutiérrez Martínez |
5–3 | Roberto Carlos Zinho Túlio Dunga |
Goal scorers
With four goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Luis García both ended the tournament as top scorers. In total, 69 goals were scored by 45 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.
Statistics
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay |
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 77.8% |
| Brazil |
14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 77.8% |
| Colombia |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 44.4% |
| Argentina |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 58.3% |
| Paraguay |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 58.3% |
| United States |
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 38.9% |
| Mexico |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 41.7% |
| Bolivia |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 33.3% |
| Ecuador |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 33.3% |
| Peru |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 25.0% |
| Chile |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 25.0% |
| Venezuela |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0.0% |
References
- "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- Straus, Brian (2016-05-25). "Copa America semifinals: Personal memories of USA's 1995 run". Si.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- Kristan Heneage. "The day USA beat Argentina in Copa América: 'Simeone threatened to kill us' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- "Revisiting the USA's fourth-placed 1995 Copa America finish". Goal.com. 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
- "Podcast: USA's Alexi Lalas, Eric Wynalda recall 1995 Copa America – Planet Futbol". SI.com. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-01.