2007 Copa América knockout stage

The 2007 Copa América knockout stage was the elimination stage of the Copa América, following the group stage. It began on 7 July 2007 and consisted of the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the third-place play-off, and the final held at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero on 15 July, in Maracaibo. No extra time was to be played if any match in the final stages finished tied after regulation; the match would go straight to a penalty shoot-out.

All times are in local, Venezuela Time (UTC−04:00).

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

GroupWinnersRunners-upThird-placed team
(Best two qualify)
A  Venezuela  Peru  Uruguay
B  Mexico  Brazil  Chile
C  Argentina  Paraguay

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 July – San Cristóbal
 
 
 Venezuela 1
 
10 July – Maracaibo
 
 Uruguay 4
 
 Uruguay 2 (4)
 
7 July – Puerto la Cruz
 
 Brazil (p) 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 3Third place
 
 Argentina 4
 
14 July – Caracas
 
 Peru 0
 
 Uruguay 1
 
 
 Mexico 3
 

Quarter-finals

Venezuela v Uruguay

Venezuela  1–4  Uruguay
Arango 41'ReportForlán 38', 90+1'
García 64'
Rodríguez 86'
Attendance: 41,200
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Venezuela
Uruguay
GK1Renny Vega
RB20Héctor González
CB3José Manuel Rey
CB6Alejandro Cichero
LB17Jorge Rojas
RM11Ricardo Páez
CM5Miguel Mea Vitali  76'
CM8Luis Vera (c)
LM18Juan Arango
CF9Giancarlo Maldonado  71'
CF15Fernando de Ornelas  46'
Substitutions:
FW19Daniel Arismendi  46'
MF10César González  71'
MF14Alejandro Guerra  76'
Manager:
Richard Páez
GK1Fabián Carini
RB5Pablo García  50'
CB2Diego Lugano (c)
CB19Andrés Scotti
LB15Diego Pérez
CM4Jorge Fucile
CM7Cristian Rodríguez
CM6Darío Rodríguez  89'
RF16Maxi Pereira
CF21Diego Forlán  67'
LF10Álvaro Recoba  79'
Substitutions:
MF20Nacho González  83'  79'
DF3Diego Godín  89'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Chile v Brazil

Chile  1–6  Brazil
Suazo 76'ReportJuan 16'
Baptista 23'
Robinho 27', 50'
Josué 68'
Vágner Love 85'
Chile
Brazil
GK1Claudio Bravo
RB2Álvaro Ormeño  49'
CB4Ismael Fuentes
CB19Gonzalo Jara
LB15Pablo Contreras
RM20Gonzalo Fierro  46'
CM17Arturo Sanhueza (c)  45'
CM16Manuel Iturra  19'
LM11Mark González  66'
CF22Juan Gonzalo Lorca  56'
CF8Humberto Suazo
Substitutions:
MF10Jorge Valdivia  46'
MF6José Luis Cabión  56'
MF13Matías Fernández  66'
Manager:
Nelson Acosta
GK12Doni
RB2Maicon  32'  71'
CB3Alex
CB4Juan  73'
LB6Gilberto
CM5Mineiro
CM8Gilberto Silva (c)  62'
CM17Josué
AM19Júlio Baptista
CF11Robinho  65'
CF9Vágner Love
Substitutions:
FW21Afonso Alves  65'
MF7Elano  77'  71'
DF15Naldo  73'
Manager:
Dunga

Mexico v Paraguay

Mexico  6–0  Paraguay
Castillo 5' (pen.), 38'
Torrado 27'
Arce 79'
Blanco 87' (pen.)
Bravo 90+1'
Report
Mexico
Paraguay
GK1Oswaldo Sánchez
RB2Jonny Magallón  61'
CB5Israel Castro
CB4Rafael Márquez (c)
LB3Fausto Pinto
RM20Fernando Arce  80'
CM8Jaime Correa
CM6Gerardo Torrado
LM18Andrés Guardado
CF12Juan Carlos Cacho  65'
CF21Nery Castillo  54'
Substitutions:
FW17Adolfo Bautista  54'
FW19Omar Bravo  65'
FW10Cuauhtémoc Blanco  80'
Manager:
Hugo Sánchez
GK22Aldo Bobadilla  3'
CB2Darío Verón  46'
CB5Julio César Cáceres (c)
CB14Paulo da Silva
DM16Cristian Riveros
RM6Carlos Bonet
CM8Édgar Barreto  64'
CM19Jonathan Santana  4'
LM3Claudio Morel
CF9Roque Santa Cruz
CF18Óscar Cardozo  67'
Substitutions:
GK12Joel Zayas  4'
MF20Enrique Vera  46'
FW7Salvador Cabañas  67'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino

Argentina v Peru

Argentina  4–0  Peru
Riquelme 47', 85'
Messi 61'
Mascherano 75'
Report
Argentina
Peru
GK1Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB8Javier Zanetti
CB2Roberto Ayala (c)  15'
CB15Gabriel Milito
LB6Gabriel Heinze
CM19Esteban Cambiasso  83'
CM20Juan Sebastián Verón  71'
CM14Javier Mascherano
AM18Lionel Messi
AM10Juan Román Riquelme
CF21Diego Milito  46'
Substitutions:
FW11Carlos Tevez  46'
MF5Fernando Gago  71'
MF16Pablo Aimar  83'
Manager:
Alfio Basile
GK1Leao Butrón
RB22John Galliquio
CB2Miguel Villalta
CB3Santiago Acasiete  1'
LB15Edgar Villamarín  64'
DM8Juan Carlos Bazalar
RM13Paolo de la Haza  30'
LM4Walter Vílchez
AM10Juan Carlos Mariño  74'
CF9Paolo Guerrero  55'
CF14Claudio Pizarro (c)
Substitutions:
MF18Pedro García  55'
FW11Ysrael Zúñiga  64'
FW16Andrés Mendoza  74'
Manager:
Julio César Uribe

Semi-finals

Uruguay v Brazil

Uruguay
Brazil
GK1Fabián Carini
RB4Jorge Fucile
CB2Diego Lugano (c)
CB19Andrés Scotti  51'
LB6Darío Rodríguez  37'  46'
RM16Maxi Pereira
CM5Pablo García
CM15Diego Pérez  74'  75'
LM7Cristian Rodríguez
SS10Álvaro Recoba  46'
CF21Diego Forlán
Substitutions:
FW13Sebastián Abreu  46'
MF20Nacho González  46'
MF8Walter Gargano  75'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK12Doni
RB2Maicon
CB3Alex
CB4Juan
LB6Gilberto  36'
CM5Mineiro
CM8Gilberto Silva (c)  90+1'
CM17Josué  73'
AM19Júlio Baptista  73'
CF11Robinho
CF9Vágner Love  79'
Substitutions:
MF10Diego  73'
MF18Fernando  77'  73'
FW21Afonso Alves  79'
Manager:
Dunga

Mexico v Argentina

Mexico  0–3  Argentina
ReportHeinze 45'
Messi 61'
Riquelme 65' (pen.)
Attendance: 41,600
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Mexico
Argentina
GK1Oswaldo Sánchez
RB2Jonny Magallón
CB5Israel Castro
CB4Rafael Márquez (c)  69'
LB3Fausto Pinto
RM20Fernando Arce
CM8Jaime Correa  83'
CM6Gerardo Torrado  43'  46'
LM18Andrés Guardado
CF12Juan Carlos Cacho  46'
CF21Nery Castillo
Substitutions:
FW7Alberto Medina  46'
FW19Omar Bravo  46'
DF14Gonzalo Pineda  83'
Manager:
Hugo Sánchez
GK1Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB8Javier Zanetti
CB2Roberto Ayala (c)
CB15Gabriel Milito
LB6Gabriel Heinze
CM19Esteban Cambiasso
CM20Juan Sebastián Verón  34'  78'
CM14Javier Mascherano
AM18Lionel Messi  50'
AM10Juan Román Riquelme  86'
CF11Carlos Tevez  78'
Substitutions:
MF5Fernando Gago  78'
FW7Rodrigo Palacio  78'
MF16Pablo Aimar  86'
Manager:
Alfio Basile

Third-place match

Uruguay  1–3  Mexico
Abreu 22'ReportBlanco 36' (pen.)
Bravo 68'
Guardado 76'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Uruguay
Mexico
GK1Fabián Carini
CB4Jorge Fucile
CB2Diego Lugano (c)  36'
CB19Andrés Scotti  31'
DM5Pablo García  57'  79'
RM16Maxi Pereira
CM17Carlos Valdez
CM20Nacho González  74'
LM7Cristian Rodríguez
CF21Diego Forlán  26'  74'
CF13Sebastián Abreu
Substitutions:
MF18Fabián Canobbio  74'
FW22Vicente Sánchez  74'
MF8Walter Gargano  79'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
RB2Jonny Magallón
CB5Israel Castro
CB22Francisco Rodríguez
LB3Fausto Pinto  26'  64'
RM16Jaime Lozano
CM10Cuauhtémoc Blanco (c)
CM6Gerardo Torrado
LM11Ramón Morales
CF19Omar Bravo  88'
CF21Nery Castillo  74'
Substitutions:
MF18Andrés Guardado  64'
FW9Luis Ángel Landín  88'
Manager:
Hugo Sánchez

Final

Brazil  3–0  Argentina
Baptista 4'
Ayala 40' (o.g.)
Dani Alves 69'
Report
Brazil
Argentina
GK12Doni  51'
RB2Maicon
CB4Juan (c)
CB3Alex  37'
LB6Gilberto  54'
CM5Mineiro
CM17Josué  82'
RW7Elano  34'
LW19Júlio Baptista  68'
CF11Robinho  90'
CF9Vágner Love  90'
Substitutions:
DF13Dani Alves  34'
MF18Fernando  90'
MF10Diego  90'
Manager:
Dunga
GK1Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB8Javier Zanetti
CB2Roberto Ayala (c)
CB15Gabriel Milito
LB6Gabriel Heinze
CM19Esteban Cambiasso  59'
CM20Juan Sebastián Verón  67'
CM14Javier Mascherano  44'
AM18Lionel Messi
AM10Juan Román Riquelme
CF11Carlos Tevez  75'
Substitutions:
MF16Pablo Aimar  59'
MF13Lucho González  67'
Manager:
Alfio Basile

References

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