Copa America 2007

Copa America 2007
Football South American Championship 2007
Number of nations	12 (10 + 2 visiting teams)
South American champions	Brazil (8th title)
venue	Venezuela
Opening game	June 26, 2007
Endgame	July 15, 2007
Games	26th
Gates	86  (⌀: 3.31 per game)
spectator	931,000  (⌀: 35,808 per game)
Top scorer	Robinho (6 goals)
Best player	Robinho
yellow cards	109  (⌀: 4.19 per game)
Yellow-red cards	4  (⌀: 0.15 per game)
Red cards	3  (⌀: 0.12 per game)

The Copa América 2007 was the 42nd game of the South American continental championship in football and took place for the first time in Venezuela from June 26 to July 15. As since the 1993 tournament , two non-South American visiting teams took part. This time, in addition to the "permanent guest" Mexico, which took part for the seventh time, the USA with its third participation after 1993 and 1995 .

The game was played in a combination of a group phase and a subsequent knockout round . The group stage was played in three groups of four teams each. The draw took place on February 14th in Caracas. The two best teams in each group and the two best third-placed teams reached the quarter-finals. In the event of a tie, the goal difference decided. With a few exceptions, the games in the group stage were, as has been the case several times in the past, within the framework of double events, each on one day in the same stadium.

Host Venezuela reached the quarter-finals for the first time in the history of the Copa America. Brazil successfully defended their 2004 title and won their eighth title at the Copa America. The Seleção qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa in 2009 .

The roster of participants

Argentina	Ecuador	Peru
Bolivia	Colombia	Uruguay
Brazil 2, 4	Mexico 3	USA 3
Chile	Paraguay	Venezuela 1
1 host / 2 defending champions / 3 visiting teams / 4 winners

Venues

Maturín	San Cristobal	Barinas Barquisimeto Caracas Maracaibo Maturín Merida Puerto La Cruz Puerto Ordaz San Cristobal Venues 2007 in Venezuela	Merida	Ciudad Guayana (Puerto Ordaz)
Estadio Monumental de Maturin	Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo		Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida	Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay
Capacity: 52,000	Capacity: 40,000		Capacity: 42,000	Capacity: 41,600
Barquisimeto	Puerto La Cruz	Maracaibo	Caracas	Barinas
Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara	Estadio General José Antonio Anzoátegui	Estadio José Encarnación Romero	Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela	Estadio Agustín Tovar
Capacity: 38,000	Capacity: 38,000	Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 27,500

Group stage

In each case local time ( UTC − 4 / +6 hours = Central European Summer Time ).

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Venezuela	3	1	2	0	004: 200	+2	05
2.	Peru	3	1	1	1	005: 400	+1	04th
3.	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	001: 300	−2	04th
4th	Bolivia	3	0	2	1	004: 500	−1	02

June 26, 2007 at 6:05 p.m. * in Mérida (Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida)
Uruguay	-	Peru	0: 3 (0: 1)
June 26, 2007 at 8:50 p.m. * in San Cristóbal (Estadio Polideportivo)
Venezuela	-	Bolivia	2: 2 (1: 1)
June 30, 2007 at 4:05 p.m. * in San Cristóbal (Estadio Polideportivo)
Bolivia	-	Uruguay	0: 1 (0: 0)
June 30, 2007 at 6:20 p.m. * in San Cristóbal (Estadio Polideportivo)
Venezuela	-	Peru	2: 0 (0: 0)
July 3, 2007 at 6:35 p.m. * in Mérida (Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida)
Peru	-	Bolivia	2: 2 (1: 2)
3 July 2007 at 8:50 p.m. * in Mérida (Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida)
Venezuela	-	Uruguay	0-0

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Mexico	3	2	1	0	004: 100	+3	07th
2.	Brazil	3	2	0	1	004: 200	+2	06th
3.	Chile	3	1	1	1	003: 500	−2	04th
4th	Ecuador	3	0	0	3	003: 600	−3	00

June 27, 2007 at 6:35 p.m. * in Puerto Ordaz (Estadio Polideportivo)
Ecuador	-	Chile	2: 3 (2: 1)
June 27, 2007 at 8:50 p.m. * in Puerto Ordaz (Estadio Polideportivo)
Brazil	-	Mexico	0: 2 (0: 2)
July 1, 2007 at 4:05 p.m. * in Maturín (Estadio Monumental de Maturín)
Brazil	-	Chile	3: 0 (1: 0)
July 1, 2007 at 6:20 p.m. * in Maturín (Estadio Monumental de Maturín)
Mexico	-	Ecuador	2: 1 (1: 0)
4th July 2007 at 6:35 p.m. * in Puerto la Cruz (Estadio Gen. Anzoátegui)
Mexico	-	Chile	0-0
4th July 2007 at 8:50 pm * in Puerto la Cruz (Estadio Gen. Anzoátegui)
Brazil	-	Ecuador	1: 0 (0: 0)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Argentina	3	3	0	0	009: 300	+6	09
2.	Paraguay	3	2	0	1	008: 200	+6	06th
3.	Colombia	3	1	0	2	003: 900	−6	03
4th	United States	3	0	0	3	002: 800	−6	00

June 28, 2007 at 6:35 p.m. * in Maracaibo (Estadio José Romero)
Paraguay	-	Colombia	5: 0 (1: 0)
June 28, 2007 at 8:50 pm * in Maracaibo (Estadio José Romero)
Argentina	-	United States	4: 1 (1: 1)
July 2nd, 2007 at 6:35 p.m. * in Barinas (Estadio Agustín Tovar)
United States	-	Paraguay	1: 3 (1: 1)
July 2nd, 2007 at 8:50 pm * in Maracaibo (Estadio José Romero)
Argentina	-	Colombia	4: 2 (3: 1)
July 5, 2007 at 6:35 p.m. * in Barquisimeto (Estadio Metropolitano)
Colombia	-	United States	1: 0 (1: 0)
July 5, 2007 at 8:50 pm * in Barquisimeto (Estadio Metropolitano)
Argentina	-	Paraguay	1: 0 (0: 0)

Third place

In addition to the respective group winners and runners-up, the two best third-placed winners reached the quarter-finals.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Uruguay (A)	3	1	1	1	001: 300	−2	04th
2.	Chile	3	1	1	1	003: 500	−2	04th
3.	Colombia (C)	3	1	0	2	003: 900	−6	03

Final round

In each case local time ( UTC − 4 / +6 hours = Central European Summer Time ).

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	July 7, 2007, 6:05 pm *
	Venezuela	1
					July 10, 2007, 8:50 pm *
	Uruguay	4th
					Uruguay	12 (4)1
	July 7, 2007, 8:50 pm *
					Brazil	12 (5) 1
	Chile	1
									July 15, 2007, 5:05 pm *
	Brazil	6th
									Brazil	3
	July 8, 2007, 4:05 pm *
									Argentina	0
	Mexico	6th
					July 11, 2007, 8:50 pm *
	Paraguay	0
					Mexico	0			Game for third place
	July 8, 2007, 6:50 pm *
					Argentina	3
	Argentina	4th							Uruguay	1
	Peru	0							Mexico	3
									July 14, 2007, 5:05 pm *

¹ win on penalties

Quarter finals

July 7, 2007 at 6:05 p.m. * in San Cristóbal (Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo)
Venezuela	-	Uruguay	1: 4 (1: 1)
July 7, 2007 at 8:50 p.m. * in Puerto La Cruz (Estadio General José Antonio Anzoátegui)
Chile	-	Brazil	1: 6 (0: 3)
July 8, 2007 at 4:05 p.m. * in Maturín (Estadio Monumental de Maturín)
Mexico	-	Paraguay	6: 0 (3: 0)
July 8, 2007 at 6:50 p.m. * in Barquisimeto (Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara)
Argentina	-	Peru	4: 0 (0: 0)

Semifinals

July 10, 2007 at 8:50 p.m. * in Maracaibo (Estadio José Encarnación Romero)
Uruguay	-	Brazil	2: 2 (2: 2, 1: 2), 4: 5 i. E.
July 11, 2007 at 8:50 pm * in Puerto Ordaz (Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay)
Mexico	-	Argentina	0: 3 (0: 1)

3rd place match

July 14, 2007 at 5:05 p.m. * in Caracas (Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela)
Uruguay	-	Mexico	1: 3 (1: 1)

final

July 15, 2007 at 5:05 p.m. * in Maracaibo (Estadio José Encarnación Romero)
Brazil	-	Argentina	3: 0 (2: 0)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Robinho	6th
2	Juan Román Riquelme	5
3	Nery Castillo	4th
4th	Omar Bravo	3
	Salvador Cabañas	3
	Hernán Crespo	3
	Diego Forlan	3
	Júlio Baptista	3
	Roque Santa Cruz	3
	Humberto Suazo	3

Individual evidence

1. ^ Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay
2. ^ Estadio General José Antonio Anzoátegui

Web links

• Tournament website 2007 at rsssf.com (English)

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