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Copa América 1999

ChampionsBrazil

Brazil won, ahead of Uruguay (3–0 in the final, 18 Jul 1999). 12 teams, 26 games, 2.85 goals a game; hosted by Paraguay.

The road to the final

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

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Paraguaythrough3210+57
Peruthrough3201+16
Bolivia3021-12
Japan3012-51

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Brazilthrough3300+99
Mexicothrough3201+26
Chilethrough3102+13
Venezuela3003-120

Group C

TeamPWDLGDPts
Colombiathrough3300+59
Argentinathrough3201+16
Uruguaythrough3102-23
Ecuador3003-40

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. Ronaldo Brazil 5
  2. Márcio Amoroso Brazil 4
  3. Rivaldo Brazil 4
  4. Luis Hernández Mexico 3
  5. Martín Palermo Argentina 3
  6. Miguel Ángel Benítez Paraguay 3
  7. Roque Santa Cruz Paraguay 3
  8. Iván Zamorano Chile 3
  9. Marcelo Zalayeta Uruguay 3
  10. Wagner Lopes Japan 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.