1999 Copa América
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.
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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 |  Brazil (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 74 (2.85 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ronaldo Rivaldo (5 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Rivaldo[1] |
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Paraguay .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 0–0 | Bolivia |
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| Paraguay | 4–0 | Japan |
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Benítez  18', 62' Santa Cruz 40', 86' |
| Bolivia | 1–1 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| E. Sánchez 53' |
Lopes 75' (pen.) |
| Paraguay | 1–0 | Peru |
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| Santa Cruz 88' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
| Brazil | 7–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
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| Ronaldo 28', 62' Emerson 40' Amoroso 54', 81' Ronaldinho 74' Rivaldo 82' |
Report |
Suspended at 85th minute because of fog.
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colombia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
 Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
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 | 0–2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Kily González 1' Palermo 56' |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| C | Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| A | Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 13 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 11 July – Luque | ||||||||||
| Chile | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
| Chile | 3 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| Peru | 3 (2) | |||||||||
| 14 July – Ciudad del Este | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 (4) | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| 11 July – Ciudad del Este | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 July – Asunción | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Mexico | 3–3 | Peru |
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| Hernández 28', 33' (pen.) Torrado 87' |
Palacios 6' Pereda 15' Solano 40' |
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| Penalties | ||
Suárez  Terrazas R. García Zepeda |
4–2 | Solano Jor. Soto  Jos. Soto Reynoso |
| Uruguay | 1–1 | Paraguay |
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| Zalayeta 65' |
Benítez 15' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Fleurquin Guigou Alonso Zalayeta Magallanes |
5–3 | Acuña Gamarra Enciso Benítez |
| Chile | 3–2 | Colombia |
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| Reyes 25', 50' Zamorano 65' |
Bolaño 7' Bonilla 35' |
Semi-finals
| Uruguay | 1–1 | Chile |
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| Lembo 22' |
Report | Zamorano 73' |
| Penalties | ||
| Del Campo Guigou Alonso Zalayeta Magallanes |
5–3 | Vargas Aros Pizarro Reyes |
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.
Final positions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 18 | 100.0% |
| 2 | Uruguay |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | 27.8% |
| 3 | Mexico |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | 55.6% |
| 4 | Chile |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 38.9% |
| Eliminated in the Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Colombia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | 75.0% |
| 6 | Paraguay |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 7 | Peru |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 8 | Argentina |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 50.0% |
| Eliminated in the First Stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Bolivia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 10 | Japan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 11 | Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Venezuela |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | 0.0% |
Marketing
Sponsorship
Global platinum sponsor
Global gold sponsor
- Anheuser-Busch InBev (Budweiser is the brand advertised)
- Coca-Cola
- Umbro
Local suppliers
References
- "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2015.