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Copa América 1997

ChampionsBrazil

Brazil won, ahead of Bolivia (1–3 in the final, 29 Jun 1997). 12 teams, 26 games, 2.58 goals a game; hosted by Bolivia.

The road to the final

Quarter-finals

Bolivia2
Colombia1
Ecuador1
Mexico1p
Brazil2
Paraguay0
Peru2
Argentina1

Semi-finals

Bolivia3
Mexico1
Brazil7
Peru0

Final

Bolivia1
Brazil3

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

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Ecuadorthrough3210+37
Argentinathrough3120+25
Paraguaythrough3111-14
Chile3003-40

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Boliviathrough3300+49
Peruthrough3201+16
Uruguay310203
Venezuela3003-50

Group C

TeamPWDLGDPts
Brazilthrough3300+89
Mexicothrough311104
Colombiathrough310203
Costa Rica3012-81

3 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.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final

Top scorers

  1. Luis Hernández Mexico 6
  2. Ronaldo Brazil 5
  3. Romário Brazil 3
  4. Marcelo Gallardo Argentina 3
  5. Leonardo Araújo Brazil 3
  6. Erwin Sánchez Bolivia 3
  7. Martín Hidalgo Peru 2
  8. Djalminha Brazil 2
  9. Ariel Graziani Ecuador 2
  10. Marco Etcheverry Bolivia 2

Upsets

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.