1997 Copa América Group A

The Group A of the 1997 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1997 Copa América. It comprised Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Paraguay. Group play began on 11 June and ended on 17 June.

Ecuador won the group and faced Mexico—the runner-up of Group С—in the quarterfinals. Argentina finished second and faced Peru—the runner-up of Group B—in the quarterfinals. Paraguay finished third and faced Brazil—the winners of Group C—in the quarterfinals. Chile finished fourth in the group, and were eliminated from the tournament.

Standings

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ecuador 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
  Argentina 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
  Chile 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]

Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals

Matches

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Paraguay v Chile

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Paraguay  1–0  Chile
Acuña   28' Report

Ecuador v Argentina

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Ecuador  0–0  Argentina
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Paraguay v Ecuador

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Paraguay  0–2  Ecuador
Report Sánchez   71'
Graziani   86'

Argentina v Chile

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Argentina  2–0  Chile
Berti   83'
Gallardo   86'
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Chile v Ecuador

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Chile  1–2  Ecuador
Vergara   52' Report Graziani   32'
Gavica   55'

Paraguay v Argentina

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Paraguay  1–1  Argentina
Chilavert   73' (pen.) Report Gallardo   90' (pen.)
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