The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. The host country, Uruguay, won it by beating Brazil 5–3 in the 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]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Uruguay |
| Dates | 5–23 July |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (14th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 69 (2.65 per match) |
| Attendance | 450,600 (17,331 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gabriel Batistuta  Luis García (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Enzo Francescoli[1] |
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The United States was 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
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Squads
editFor a complete list of all participating squads: 1995 Copa América squads
Match officials
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Group stage
editThe 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:
- greater goal difference in all group games;
- greater number of goals scored in all group games;
- winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
- drawing of lots.
| Key to colors in group tables | |
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| Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals | |
Group A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Uruguay
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
 Paraguay
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Mexico
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Venezuela
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | Paraguay |
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Francescoli  13' |
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Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Colombia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
 Ecuador
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
 Peru
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Group C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Argentina
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
 Bolivia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Chile
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
| United States | 2–1 | Chile |
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| Wynalda 14', 20' |
Rozental 63' |
| Bolivia | 1–0 | United States |
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| Etcheverry 23' |
| United States | 3–0 | Argentina |
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| Klopas 20' Lalas 31' Wynalda 58' |
Ranking of third-placed teams
editAt 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 |
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| A | Mexico
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| C | Bolivia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| B | Ecuador
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Knockout stage
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 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
edit| Colombia | 1–1 | Paraguay |
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| Rincón 53' |
Villamayor 26' |
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| Penalties | ||
Rincón  Mendoza Arboleda Cabrera Asprilla |
5–4 | Jara Acuña Samaniego Denis  Gamarra |
| Brazil | 2–2 | Argentina |
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| Edmundo 9' Túlio 81' |
Balbo 2' Batistuta 29' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Roberto Carlos Túlio André Cruz Dunga Edmundo |
4–2 | Pérez Acosta Simeone Fabbri |
Semi-finals
edit| Brazil | 1–0 | United States |
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| Aldair 13' |
Third-place match
edit| Colombia | 4–1 | United States |
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| Quiñónez 30' Valderrama 38' Asprilla 50' Rincón 76' |
Moore 52' (pen.) |
Final
edit| Uruguay | 1–1 | Brazil |
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| Bengoechea 51' |
Report | Túlio 30' |
| Penalties | ||
| Francescoli Bengoechea Herrera Gutiérrez Martínez |
5–3 | Roberto Carlos Zinho Túlio Dunga |
Result
edit| 1995 Copa América champions |
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 Uruguay 14th title |
Goalscorers
editWith four goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Luis García both ended the tournament as top scorers. There were 69 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Diego Simeone
Demetrio Angola- Marco Etcheverry
- Miguel Mercado
- Mauricio Ramos
- Carlos Sánchez
Aldair- Leonardo
- Ronaldão
- Zinho
Sebastián Rozental
Luis Quiñónez- Carlos Valderrama
Energio Díaz- José Mora
Eduardo Espinoza
Carlos Gamarra- Adriano Samaniego
Roberto Palacios
Frank Klopas- Alexi Lalas
- Joe-Max Moore
Edgardo Adinolfi- Pablo Bengoechea
- Gustavo Poyet
- Marcelo Saralegui
Gabriel Miranda
1 own goal
- René Higuita (against Brazil)
- Iván Hurtado (against Peru)
- Jorge Campos (against Venezuela)
Statistics
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Eff |
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| Uruguay
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14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 77.8% |
| Brazil
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14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 77.8% |
| Colombia
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8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 44.4% |
| Argentina
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 58.3% |
| Paraguay
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 58.3% |
| United States
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7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 38.9% |
| Mexico
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5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 41.7% |
| Bolivia
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4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 33.3% |
| Ecuador
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 33.3% |
| Peru
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 25.0% |
| Chile
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 25.0% |
| Venezuela
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0.0% |
References
edit- ^ "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Straus, Brian (25 May 2016). "Copa America semifinals: Personal memories of USA's 1995 run". Si.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ Kristan Heneage. "The day USA beat Argentina in Copa América: 'Simeone threatened to kill us' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Revisiting the USA's fourth-placed 1995 Copa America finish". Goal.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "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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