1995 Copa América

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1995 Copa América
Enzo Francéscoli[1]
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The 1995

penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in the final. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, with Mexico and the United States invited in order to reach 12 teams.[2]

The United States were the surprise of the tournament, beating defending champions Argentina 3–0 and winning the group.[3] The United States 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
Estadio Centenario Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera
Capacity: 65,235 Capacity: 30,000
34°53′41″S 56°09′10″W / 34.894661°S 56.15284°W / -34.894661; -56.15284 30°54′31″S 55°32′54″W / 30.908521°S 55.548377°W / -30.908521; -55.548377
Paysandú Maldonado
Estadio Parque Artigas Estadio Domingo Burgueño
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 22,000
32°19′23″S 58°04′21″W / 32.322961°S 58.072593°W / -32.322961; -58.072593 34°54′52″S 54°57′17″W / 34.914564°S 54.954815°W / -34.914564; -54.954815

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads: 1995 Copa América squads

Match officials

Group stage

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 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:
    1. greater goal difference in all group games;
    2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
    3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
    4. 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
 Uruguay 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Paraguay 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Venezuela 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Uruguay 4–1 Venezuela
Poyet
84'		 Report Dolgetta 53'
Chile
)
Paraguay 2–1 Mexico
Cardozo 63'
Samaniego 73'
García
44'
Ecuador
)
Uruguay 1–0 Paraguay
Francescoli 13' Report
Rezende (Brazil
)
Mexico 3–1 Venezuela
García 41' (pen.), 57' (pen.)
Espinoza
76'		 Campos 65' (o.g.)
Attendance: 700
Paraguay 3–2 Venezuela
Cardozo 35'
Villamayor 64'
Gamarra 83'		 Miranda 13'
Dolgetta 68'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
Uruguay 1–1 Mexico
Saralegui 79'
García
67'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Castrilli (Argentina)

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
 Peru 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Colombia 1–1 Peru
Asprilla 68' Palacios 80'
Uruguay
)
Brazil 1–0 Ecuador
Ronaldão
73'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Castrilli (Argentina)
Colombia 1–0 Ecuador
Rincón 44'
Bolivia
)
Brazil 2–0 Peru
Zinho 77' (pen.)
Edmundo 82'
Paraguay
)
Ecuador 2–1 Peru
Díaz 61'
Mora 75'		 I. Hurtado 82' (o.g.)
Uruguay
)
Brazil 3–0 Colombia
Túlio 76'
Higuita 85' (o.g.
)
Uruguay
)

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
 Bolivia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Chile 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
United States 2–1 Chile
Wynalda 14', 20' Rozental 63'
Peru
)
Argentina 2–1 Bolivia
Batistuta 70'
Balbo 81'		 Angola 75'
Uruguay
)
Bolivia 1–0 United States
Etcheverry 23'
Venezuela
)
Argentina 4–0 Chile
Batistuta 1', 51'
Simeone 6'
Balbo 54'
Mexico
)
Bolivia 2–2 Chile
Mercado 78'
Ramos 87'		 Basay 55', 61'
Peru
)
United States 3–0 Argentina
Klopas 20'
Lalas 31'
Wynalda 58'
Rezende (Brazil
)

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

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 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
Rincón 53' Villamayor 26'
Penalties
Rincón soccer ball with check mark
Mendoza soccer ball with check mark
Arboleda soccer ball with check mark
Cabrera soccer ball with check mark
Asprilla soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Jara
soccer ball with check mark Acuña
soccer ball with check mark Samaniego
soccer ball with check mark Denis
soccer ball with red X Gamarra
Chile
)
Uruguay 2–1 Bolivia
Otero 1'
Fonseca 30'
Sánchez
71'
Ecuador
)
United States 0–0 Mexico
Penalties
Wynalda soccer ball with check mark
Moore soccer ball with check mark
Caligiuri soccer ball with check mark
Klopas soccer ball with check mark		 4–1 soccer ball with check mark
García
soccer ball with red X Hermosillo
soccer ball with red X Coyote
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
Brazil 2–2 Argentina
Edmundo 9'
Túlio 81'		 Balbo 2'
Batistuta 29'
Penalties
André Cruz soccer ball with red X
Dunga soccer ball with check mark
Edmundo
soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Pérez
soccer ball with check mark Acosta
soccer ball with red X Simeone
soccer ball with red X Fabbri
Peru
)

Semi-finals

Uruguay 2–0 Colombia
Adinolfi 51'
Otero 70'
Paraguay
)
Brazil 1–0 United States
Aldair 13'
Ecuador
)

Third-place match

Colombia 4–1 United States
Valderrama 38'
Asprilla 50'
Rincón
76'		 Moore 52' (pen.)
Chile
)

Final

Main article:
1995 Copa América Final
Uruguay 1–1 Brazil
Bengoechea 51' Report Túlio 30'
Penalties
Martínez
soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 soccer ball with check mark Roberto Carlos
soccer ball with check mark Zinho
soccer ball with red X Túlio
soccer ball with check mark Dunga
Attendance: 64,900

Result

 1995 Copa América champions 

Uruguay
14th title

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. 4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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

  1. ^ "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ Straus, Brian (25 May 2016). "Copa America semifinals: Personal memories of USA's 1995 run". Si.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. ^ Kristan Heneage. "The day USA beat Argentina in Copa América: 'Simeone threatened to kill us' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Revisiting the USA's fourth-placed 1995 Copa America finish". Goal.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Podcast: USA's Alexi Lalas, Eric Wynalda recall 1995 Copa America – Planet Futbol". SI.com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.

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