1995 Copa América
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates5–23 July
Teams12 (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 played26
Goals scored69 (2.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
Mexico Luis García
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)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 United States invited in order to reach 12 teams.[2]

The United States were 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

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

Squads

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

Match officials

Group stage

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 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:
    1. greater goal difference in all group games;
    2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
    3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
    4. drawing of lots.
Key to colors 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
Uruguay 4–1 Venezuela
Fonseca 14'
Otero 25'
Francescoli 75' (pen.)
Poyet 84'		 Report Dolgetta 53'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Imperatore (Chile)
Paraguay 2–1 Mexico
Cardozo 63'
Samaniego 73'		 García 44'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rodas (Ecuador)
Uruguay 1–0 Paraguay
Francescoli 13' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rezende (Brazil)
Mexico 3–1 Venezuela
García 41' (pen.), 57' (pen.)
Espinoza 76'		 Campos 65' (o.g.)
Attendance: 700
Referee: Domínguez (United States)
Paraguay 3–2 Venezuela
Cardozo 35'
Villamayor 64'
Gamarra 83'		 Miranda 13'
Dolgetta 68'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
Uruguay 1–1 Mexico
Saralegui 79' García 67'
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
Colombia 1–1 Peru
Asprilla 68' Palacios 80'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Filippi (Uruguay)
Brazil 1–0 Ecuador
Ronaldão 73'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Castrilli (Argentina)
Colombia 1–0 Ecuador
Rincón 44'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Peña (Bolivia)
Brazil 2–0 Peru
Zinho 77' (pen.)
Edmundo 82'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Benegas (Paraguay)
Ecuador 2–1 Peru
Díaz 61'
Mora 75'		 I. Hurtado 82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dluzniewski (Uruguay)
Brazil 3–0 Colombia
Leonardo 30'
Túlio 76'
Higuita 85' (o.g.)
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
United States 2–1 Chile
Wynalda 14', 20' Rozental 63'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Tejada (Peru)
Argentina 2–1 Bolivia
Batistuta 70'
Balbo 81'		 Angola 75'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dluzniewski (Uruguay)
Bolivia 1–0 United States
Etcheverry 23'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Borgosano (Venezuela)
Argentina 4–0 Chile
Batistuta 1', 51'
Simeone 6'
Balbo 54'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Carter (Mexico)
Bolivia 2–2 Chile
Mercado 78'
Ramos 87'		 Basay 55', 61'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Tejada (Peru)
United States 3–0 Argentina
Klopas 20'
Lalas 31'
Wynalda 58'
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

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 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

Uruguay 2–1 Bolivia
Otero 1'
Fonseca 30'		 Sánchez 71'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rodas (Ecuador)

Semi-finals

Uruguay 2–0 Colombia
Adinolfi 51'
Otero 70'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Benegas (Paraguay)
Brazil 1–0 United States
Aldair 13'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rodas (Ecuador)

Third-place match

Colombia 4–1 United States
Quiñónez 30'
Valderrama 38'
Asprilla 50'
Rincón 76'		 Moore 52' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Imperatore (Chile)

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

Statistics

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Eff
 Uruguay 146420114+777.8%
 Brazil 146420103+777.8%
 Colombia 8622278-144.4%
 Argentina 7421186+258.3%
 Paraguay 7421165+158.3%
 United States 7621367-138.9%
 Mexico 5412154+141.7%
 Bolivia 4411256-133.3%
 Ecuador 3310223-133.3%
 Peru 1301225-325.0%
 Chile 1301238-525.0%
 Venezuela 03003410-60.0%

References

  1. ↑ "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Straus, Brian (25 May 2016). "Copa America semifinals: Personal memories of USA's 1995 run". Si.com. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Kristan Heneage. "The day USA beat Argentina in Copa América: 'Simeone threatened to kill us' | Football". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Revisiting the USA's fourth-placed 1995 Copa America finish". Goal.com. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "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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