The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Paraguay |
| Dates | 29 June – 18 July |
| 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] |
In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited CONCACAF's Mexico, accepting their fourth invitation, and AFC's Japan, who made their debut at the tournament. Japan thus became the first country outside of Americas to participate at the Copa América. Uruguay fielded 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 points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero 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 colors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paraguay (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
 Peru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
 Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 4–0 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Benítez  18', 62'Santa Cruz 40', 86' | Report |
| Paraguay | 1–0 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz 88' | Report |
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 |
 Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
| Brazil | 7–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo 28', 62' Emerson 40'Amoroso 54', 81'Ronaldinho 74'Rivaldo 82' | Report |
| Mexico | 3–1 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Blanco 21', 39' Osorno 29' | Report | Urdaneta 72' |
| Brazil | 1–0[note 1] | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo 36' (pen.) | Report |
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 |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Kily González 1' Palermo 56' | Report |
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
| Peru | 3–3 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Palacios 5' Pereda 15'Solano 40' | Report | Hernández 29', 33' (pen.) Torrado 88' |
| Penalties | ||
Solano  Jor. Soto Jos. Soto  Reynoso | 2–4 | Suárez Terrazas R. García Zepeda |
Paraguay  | 1–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Benítez 15' | Report | Zalayeta 65' |
| Penalties | ||
| Gamarra Acuña Enciso Benítez | 3–5 | Fleurquin Guigou Alonso Zalayeta Magallanes |
Semi-finals
| Uruguay | 1–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Lembo 23' | Report | Zamorano 63' |
| Penalties | ||
| Del Campo Guigou Alonso Zalayeta Magallanes | 5–3 | Vargas Aros Reyes Pizarro |
Third-place match
Final
Result
| 1999 Copa América champions |
|---|
 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
1 Goal
Kily González- Diego Simeone
- Juan Pablo Sorín
Erwin Sánchez
Alex- Emerson
- Ronaldinho
Raúl Palacios- José Luis Sierra
Jorge Bolaño- Edwin Congo
- Iván Córdoba
- Johnnier Montaño
- Neider Morantes
- Hámilton Ricard
Ariel Graziani
Atsuhiro Miura
Daniel Osorno- Francisco Palencia
- Isaac Terrazas
- Gerardo Torrado
- Miguel Zepeda
Roberto Palacios- José Pereda
- Nolberto Solano
- Jorge Soto
- Ysrael Zúñiga
Alejandro Lembo
Gabriel Urdaneta
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
External links
