2011 Copa América

The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América 2011 Argentina, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Argentina from 1 to 24 July. The draw for the tournament was held in La Plata on 11 November 2010.

2011 Copa América
Copa América Argentina 2011
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates1–24 July
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (15th title)
Runners-up Paraguay
Third place Peru
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored54 (2.08 per match)
Attendance882,621 (33,947 per match)
Top scorer(s) Paolo Guerrero
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Luis Suárez
Best young player Sebastián Coates
Best goalkeeper Justo Villar
Fair play award Uruguay

Uruguay won the tournament after defeating Paraguay 3–0 in the final, giving them a record 15th Copa América title and their first since 1995. Paraguay, as the tournament runner-up, earned the Copa Bolivia; Paraguay's performance was noteworthy, as they were able to reach the finals without winning a single game in the tournament; their success in the final stages was achieved by the way of penalty shoot-outs. Brazil were the defending champions but were eliminated by Paraguay in the quarter-finals after failing to convert any of the penalties.[1][2] As the tournament champion, Uruguay earned the right to represent CONMEBOL in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, held in Brazil. Peru finished third after defeating Venezuela 4–1 in the third-place match.

Competing nations
Opening game: Argentina v. Bolivia.

Both Japan and Mexico were invited to join the CONMEBOL nations in the tournament.[3] Following a proposal by UEFA regarding national teams competing in tournaments organised by confederations different from their own, it was reported on 23 November 2009 that the two countries might not be able to take part in the 2011 Copa América.[4] However, on 31 March 2010, CONCACAF confirmed that Mexico would be allowed to send their 2012 U-23 Olympic Team, supplemented with five over-age players.[5] In addition to Mexico sending a weaker team than those teams sent in previous participations, eight of the Mexican players originally called to play the Copa America 2011 were suspended because of indiscipline one week before the competition started.

Japan's participation was in doubt after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami,[6] but the Japan Football Association confirmed on 16 March 2011 that they would participate.[7] However, the Japanese FA later withdrew from the tournament on 4 April 2011 citing scheduling conflict with rescheduled J. League matches.[8][9] Following a meeting with the leadership of the Argentine Football Association, the Japanese FA decided to hold off on their final decision until 15 April.[10][11] The Japanese FA later announced on 14 April that they would compete in the competition using mainly European based players.[12] The Japanese FA withdrew their team again on 16 May citing difficulties with European clubs in releasing Japanese players.[13][14] On the next day, CONMEBOL sent a formal invitation letter to the Costa Rican Football Federation inviting Costa Rica as replacement.[15] Costa Rica accepted the invitation later that day.[16][17]

The following twelve teams, shown with pre-tournament FIFA World Rankings, played in the tournament:

Venues

A total of eight cities hosted the tournament. The opening game was played at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, and the final was played at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.[18]

Buenos Aires Córdoba La Plata Santa Fe
Estadio Monumental Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Estadio Único Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López
Capacity: 65,921 Capacity: 57,000 Capacity: 53,000 Capacity: 47,000
 Mendoza San Juan
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Estadio del Bicentenario
Capacity: 40,268 Capacity: 25,000
Jujuy Salta
Estadio 23 de Agosto Estadio Padre Ernesto

Martearena

Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 20,408

Draw

The draw for the competition took place on 11 November 2010 at 17:00 (UTC−03:00) in the Teatro Argentino de La Plata in La Plata, and was broadcast in Argentina by Canal Siete.[19][20][21] On 18 October 2010, CONMEBOL's The Executive Committee decided to place the teams in pots for the draw.[22]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
 Argentina
 Brazil
 Uruguay		 Chile
 Colombia
 Paraguay		 Bolivia
 Peru
 Venezuela		 Ecuador
 Costa Rica
 Mexico

Squads
Further information: 2011 Copa América squads

Each association presented a list of twenty-three players to compete in the tournament five days before their first match. On 14 June 2011, CONMEBOL allowed for the inscription of twenty-three players for the tournament, up one player from the previous allowed twenty-two. Of those twenty-three players, three must be goalkeepers.[23]

Match officials

The list of twenty-four referees and two extra referees selected for the tournament were announced on 6 June 2011 by CONMEBOL's Referee Commission. Two referees were chosen from each participating association:[24][25]

Extra assistants: Diego Bonfa, Hernán Maidana

Notes
  1. Amarilla replaced Antonio Arias, who originally replaced Carlos Torres

Group stage

The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams.[27] Each group was a round-robin of three 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 and second in each group, and the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the quarter-finals.[28]

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[29]

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. Penalties (Were to be taken before the final group match by two teams playing each other and tied by points 1–4. Only used as decider, if they then drew the final game.)
6. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee
Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals

All times are in local, Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

Group A
Main article: 2011 Copa América Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 Argentina (H) 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
 Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Bolivia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source:
(H) Host.
1 July 2011
Argentina 1–1 BoliviaEstadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
2 July 2011
Colombia 1–0 Costa RicaEstadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy
6 July 2011
Argentina 0–0 ColombiaEstadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
7 July 2011
Bolivia 0–2 Costa RicaEstadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy
10 July 2011
Colombia 2–0 BoliviaEstadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
11 July 2011
Argentina 3–0 Costa RicaEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Group B
Main article: 2011 Copa América Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
 Venezuela 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 Paraguay 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
 Ecuador 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:
3 July 2011
Brazil 0–0 VenezuelaEstadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Paraguay 0–0 EcuadorEstadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
9 July 2011
Brazil 2–2 ParaguayEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Venezuela 1–0 EcuadorEstadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
13 July 2011
Paraguay 3–3 VenezuelaEstadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta
Brazil 4–2 EcuadorEstadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Group C
Main article: 2011 Copa América Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chile 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
 Uruguay 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Peru 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source:
4 July 2011
Uruguay 1–1 PeruEstadio del Bicentenario, San Juan
Chile 2–1 MexicoEstadio del Bicentenario, San Juan
8 July 2011
Uruguay 1–1 ChileEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Peru 1–0 MexicoEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
12 July 2011
Chile 1–0 PeruEstadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Uruguay 1–0 MexicoEstadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata

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
C  Peru 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
B  Paraguay 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
A  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source:

Knockout stage
Main article: 2011 Copa América knockout stage

Different from previous tournaments, in the knockout stages, 30 minutes of extra time were played if any match finished tied after regulation (previously the match would go straight to a penalty shootout).[30] This was the first time in the history of the tournament where the knockout stage did not include any invited teams, as both Mexico and Costa Rica were eliminated during the group stage. Paraguay reached the final despite not having won a single match in the competition.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 16 July – Córdoba
 
 
  Colombia 0
 
 19 July – La Plata
 
  Peru (a.e.t.) 2
 
  Peru 0
 
 16 July – Santa Fe
 
  Uruguay 2
 
  Argentina 1 (4)
 
 24 July – Buenos Aires
 
  Uruguay (pen.) 1 (5)
 
  Uruguay 3
 
 17 July – La Plata
 
  Paraguay 0
 
  Brazil 0 (0)
 
 20 July – Mendoza
 
  Paraguay (pen.) 0 (2)
 
  Paraguay (pen.) 0 (5)
 
 17 July – San Juan
 
  Venezuela 0 (3) Third place play-off
 
  Chile 1
 
 23 July – La Plata
 
  Venezuela 2
 
  Peru 4
 
 
  Venezuela 1
 

Quarter-finals
Colombia 0–2 (a.e.t.) Peru
Report Lobatón  101'
Vargas  111'
Attendance: 30,000
Argentina 1–1 (a.e.t.) Uruguay
Higuaín  17' Report Pérez  5'
Penalties
Messi
Burdisso
Tevez
Pastore
Higuaín 		4–5 Forlán
Suárez
Scotti
Gargano
Cáceres
Attendance: 47,000
Brazil 0–0 (a.e.t.) Paraguay
Report
Penalties
Elano
Thiago Silva
André Santos
Fred 		0–2 É. Barreto
Estigarribia
Riveros
Attendance: 36,000
Chile 1–2 Venezuela
Suazo  69' Report Vizcarrondo  34'
Cichero  80'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Semi-finals
Peru 0–2 Uruguay
Report Suárez  52', 57'
Attendance: 25,000
Paraguay 0–0 (a.e.t.) Venezuela
Report
Penalties
Ortigoza
Barrios
Riveros
Martínez
Verón 		5–3 Maldonado
Rey
Lucena
Miku
Attendance: 8,000

Third place play-off
Peru 4–1 Venezuela
Chiroque  41'
Guerrero  63', 89', 90+2'		 Report Arango  77'
Attendance: 20,000

Final
Main article: 2011 Copa América Final
Uruguay 3–0 Paraguay
Suárez  11'
Forlán  41', 89'		 Report
Attendance: 57,921
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Result
 2011 Copa América Champions 

Uruguay
15th title

Goalscorers

With five goals, Paolo Guerrero was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 54 goals were scored by 39 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Statistics

Discipline
Main article: 2011 Copa América disciplinary record

Awards
Uruguay player Luis Suárez, awarded as MVP of the tournament.
Uruguayan players celebrating their 15th Copa America title.

Team of the Tournament

[31]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Manager

Renny Vega

Luis Amaranto Perea
Diego Lugano
Paulo da Silva

Javier Mascherano
Fredy Guarín
Álvaro Pereira
Carlos Lobatón

Lionel Messi
Luis Suárez
Paolo Guerrero

Óscar Tabárez

Sponsorship

Global Platinum Sponsor:

Global Gold Sponsor:

Global Silver Sponsor:

Official Supplier:

Charitable Partner:

Local Supplier:

Web Hosting:

Theme song

"Creo en América" by Argentine singer Diego Torres was the official theme song for the tournament.[45] Torres performed the song during the opening ceremonies. A secondary theme song for the tournament is "Ready 2 Go" by Martin Solveig featuring Kele.[46]

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