Copa América 1987

ChampionsUruguay

Uruguay won, ahead of Chile (0–1 in the final, 12 Jul 1987). 10 teams, 13 games, 2.54 goals a game; hosted by Argentina.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Final

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Argentinathrough	2	1	1	0	+3	3
Peru	2	0	2	0	0	2
Ecuador	2	0	1	1	-3	1

Group B

Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
Chilethrough	2	2	0	+6	4
Brazil	2	1	1	+1	2
Venezuela	2	0	2	-7	0

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Colombiathrough	2	2	0	0	+5	4
Bolivia	2	0	1	1	-2	1
Paraguay	2	0	1	1	-3	1

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

1987-07-08Chile 2–1 ColombiaSemi-finals · Córdoba69%
1987-07-09Argentina 0–1 UruguayUpsetSemi-finals · Buenos Aires83%

Third-place play-off

1987-07-11Argentina 1–2 ColombiaUpsetThird-place play-off · Buenos Aires87%

Final

1987-07-12Chile 0–1 UruguayFinal · Buenos Aires54%

Top scorers

Arnoldo Iguarán Colombia 4
Diego Maradona Argentina 3
Juan Carlos Letelier Chile 3
Claudio Caniggia Argentina 2
Ivo Basay Chile 2
Luis Reyna Peru 1
Edú Marangón Brazil 1
Careca Brazil 1
Nelson Luís Kerchner Brazil 1
Romário Brazil 1

Upsets

1987-07-03Chile 4–0 BrazilUpsetGroup B · Córdoba20%
1987-07-05Colombia 3–0 ParaguayUpsetGroup C · Rosario29%
1987-07-09Argentina 0–1 UruguayUpsetSemi-finals · Buenos Aires83%
1987-07-11Argentina 1–2 ColombiaUpsetThird-place play-off · Buenos Aires87%

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.