1995 Copa América

1995 Copa América
Tournament details
Host country Uruguay
Dates July 5 – 23
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)
Top scorer(s) Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
Mexico Luis García
(4 goals each)
Best player Uruguay Enzo Francéscoli[1]

The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. It was won by Uruguay, who beat 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 USA invited in order to reach 12 teams.

The USA were the surprise of the tournament, beating defending champions Argentina 3–0 and winning the group. The USA 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.[2][3]

In this edition of the tournament, extra time was never played if a match was drawn after 90 minutes. Instead it went straight to a penalty shootout.

Venues

Montevideo Maldonado Rivera Paysandú
Estadio Centenario Estadio Domingo Burgueño Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera Estadio Parque Artigas
Capacity: 65,235 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 25,000
34°53′41″S 56°09′10″W / 34.894661°S 56.15284°W / -34.894661; -56.15284 34°54′52″S 54°57′17″W / 34.914564°S 54.954815°W / -34.914564; -54.954815 30°54′31″S 55°32′54″W / 30.908521°S 55.548377°W / -30.908521; -55.548377 32°19′23″S 58°04′21″W / 32.322961°S 58.072593°W / -32.322961; -58.072593

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads: 1995 Copa América squads

Match officials

Argentina Argentina

Bolivia Bolivia

Brazil Brazil

Chile Chile

Colombia Colombia

Ecuador Ecuador

  • Alfredo Rodas

Mexico Mexico

Paraguay Paraguay

  • Félix Benegas

Peru Peru

Uruguay Uruguay

United States United States

  • Raúl Domínguez

Venezuela Venezuela

  • Paolo Borgosano

First round

The 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 (3) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) 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.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 321062+47
 Paraguay 320154+16
 Mexico 311154+14
 Venezuela 3003410−60

July 5, 1995
Uruguay  4–1  Venezuela
Fonseca  14'
Otero  25'
Francescoli  75' (pen.)
Poyet  84'
Report Dolgetta  53'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Imperatore (Chile)

July 6, 1995
Paraguay  2–1  Mexico
Cardozo  63'
Samaniego  73'
García  44'
Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rodas (Ecuador)

July 9, 1995
Uruguay  1–0  Paraguay
Francescoli  13' Report
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rezende (Brazil)

July 9, 1995
Mexico  3–1  Venezuela
García  41' (pen.), 57' (pen.)
Espinoza  76'
Campos  65' (o.g.)
Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado
Attendance: 700
Referee: Domínguez (United States)

July 12, 1995
Paraguay  3–2  Venezuela
Cardozo  35'
Villamayor  64'
Gamarra  83'
Miranda  13'
Dolgetta  68'
Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)

July 13, 1995
Uruguay  1–1  Mexico
Saralegui  79' García  67'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Castrilli (Argentina)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 330060+69
 Colombia 311124−24
 Ecuador 310223−13
 Peru 301225−31

July 7, 1995
Colombia  1–1  Peru
Asprilla  68' Palacios  80'

July 7, 1995
Brazil  1–0  Ecuador
Ronaldão  73'

July 10, 1995
Colombia  1–0  Ecuador
Rincón  44'
Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Peña (Bolivia)

July 10, 1995
Brazil  2–0  Peru
Zinho  77' (pen.)
Edmundo  82'
Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Benegas (Paraguay)

July 13, 1995
Ecuador  2–1  Peru
Díaz  61'
Mora  75'
I. Hurtado  82' (o.g.)

July 13, 1995
Brazil  3–0  Colombia
Leonardo  30'
Túlio  76'
Higuita  85' (o.g.)
Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Filippi (Uruguay)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 320152+36
 Argentina 320164+26
 Bolivia 31114404
 Chile 301238−51

July 8, 1995
United States  2–1  Chile
Wynalda  14', 20' Rozental  63'
Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Tejada (Peru)

July 8, 1995
Argentina  2–1  Bolivia
Batistuta  70'
Balbo  81'
Angola  75'

July 11, 1995
Bolivia  1–0  United States
Etcheverry  23'
Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Borgosano (Venezuela)

July 11, 1995
Argentina  4–0  Chile
Batistuta  1', 51'
Simeone  6'
Balbo  54'
Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Carter (Mexico)

July 14, 1995
Bolivia  2–2  Chile
Mercado  78'
Ramos  87'
Basay  55', 61'
Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Tejada (Peru)

July 14, 1995
United States  3–0  Argentina
Klopas  20'
Lalas  31'
Wynalda  58'
Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rezende (Brazil)

Ranking of third-placed teams

At 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
A  Mexico 311154+14
C  Bolivia 31114404
B  Ecuador 310223−13

Knock-out stage

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 Third place
17 July Rivera
    Brazil  1  
  Brazil  2 (4)   Colombia  4
  Argentina  2 (2)     United States  1
22 July Maldonado

Quarter-finals


July 16, 1995
Uruguay  2–1  Bolivia
Otero  1'
Fonseca  30'
Sánchez  71'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rodas (Ecuador)


Semi-finals

July 19, 1995
Uruguay  2–0  Colombia
Adinolfi  51'
Otero  70'
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Benegas (Paraguay)

July 20, 1995
Brazil  1–0  United States
Aldair  13'
Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rodas (Ecuador)

Third-place match

July 22, 1995
Colombia  4–1  United States
Quiñónez  30'
Valderrama  38'
Asprilla  50'
Rincón  76'
Moore  52' (pen.)

Final

Result

 1995 Copa América Champions 

Uruguay
14th title

Goal scorers

With four goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Luis García both ended the tournament as top scorers. In total, 69 goals were scored by 45 different players, with three of them credited as own goals.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Final positions

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1  Uruguay 6420114+71477.8%
2  Brazil 6420103+71477.8%
3  Colombia 622278−1844.4%
4  United States 621367−1738.9%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5  Argentina 421186+2758.3%
6  Paraguay 421165+1758.3%
7  Mexico 412154+1541.7%
8  Bolivia 411256−1433.3%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9  Ecuador 310223−1333.3%
10  Peru 301225−3125.0%
11 Chile 301238−5125.0%
12  Venezuela 3003410−600.0%

References

  1. "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. "Revisiting the USA's fourth-placed 1995 Copa America finish". Goal.com. 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  3. "Podcast: USA's Alexi Lalas, Eric Wynalda recall 1995 Copa America – Planet Futbol". SI.com. 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-08-01.

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