| Copa América Argentina 2011 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Argentina |
| Dates | July 1 – July 24 |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Uruguay (15th title) |
| Runners-up | Paraguay |
| Third place | Peru |
| Fourth place | Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 54 (2.08 per match) |
| Attendance | 882,621 (33,947 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Paolo Guerrero (5 goals) |
| Best player | Luis Suárez |
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The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Argentina from July 1 to July 24, 2011. The draw for the tournament was held in La Plata on November 11, 2010.
Uruguay won the tournament after defeating Paraguay 3–0 in the final, giving them a record 15th Copa América title and their first since 1995. Paraguay, as the tournament runner-up, earned the Copa Bolivia. As the tournament champion, Uruguay earned the right to represent CONMEBOL in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup to be held in Brazil. Peru finished third after defeating Venezuela 4–1 in the third-place match.
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Both Japan and Mexico were invited to join the CONMEBOL nations in the tournament.[1] Following a proposal by UEFA regarding national teams competing in tournaments organised by confederations different from their own, it was reported on November 23, 2009 that the two countries might not be able to take part in the 2011 Copa América.[2] However, on March 31, 2010, CONCACAF confirmed that Mexico would be allowed to send their 2012 U-23 Olympic Team, supplemented with five over-age players.[3] In addition to Mexico sending a weaker team than those teams sent in previous participations, eight of the Mexican players originally called to play the Copa America 2011 were suspended because of indiscipline one week before the competition started.
Japan's participation was in doubt after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami,[4] but the Japan Football Association confirmed on March 16, 2011 that they would participate.[5] However, the Japanese FA later withdrew from the tournament on April 4, 2011 citing scheduling conflict with re-scheduled J. League matches.[6][7] Following a meeting with the leadership of the Argentine Football Association, the Japanese FA decided to hold off on their final decision until April 15.[8][9] The Japanese FA later announced on April 14 that they would compete in the competition using mainly European based players.[10] The Japanese FA withdrew their team again on May 16 citing difficulties with European clubs in releasing Japanese players.[11][12] On the next day, CONMEBOL sent a formal invitation letter to the Costa Rican Football Federation inviting Costa Rica as replacement.[13] Costa Rica accepted the invitation later that day.[14][15]
The following twelve teams, shown with pre-tournament FIFA World Rankings, played in the tournament:
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A total of eight cities hosted the tournament. The opening game was played at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, and the final was played at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.[16]
| Buenos Aires | Mendoza | |
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| Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas | |
| Capacity: 57,921 | Capacity: 40,268 | |
| Córdoba | Salta | |
| Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena | |
| Capacity: 55,144 | Capacity: 20,408 | |
| Jujuy | San Juan | |
| Estadio 23 de Agosto | Estadio del Bicentenario | |
| Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
| La Plata | Santa Fe | |
| Estadio Ciudad de La Plata | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López | |
| Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 47,000 | |
The draw for the competition took place on November 11, 2010 at 17:00 (UTC−03:00) in the Teatro Argentino de La Plata in La Plata, and was broadcast in Argentina by Canal Siete.[17][18][19] On October 18, 2010, CONMEBOL's The Executive Committee decided to place the teams in pots for the draw.[20]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina Brazil Uruguay |
Chile Colombia Paraguay |
Bolivia Peru Venezuela |
Ecuador Japan[D 1] Mexico |
Each association presented a list of twenty-three players to compete in the tournament five days before their first match. On June 14, 2011, CONMEBOL allowed for the inscription of twenty-three players for the tournament, up one player from the previous allowed twenty-two. Of those twenty-three players, three must be goalkeepers.[21]
The list of twenty-four referees and two extra referees selected for the tournament were announced on June 6, 2011 by CONMEBOL's Referee Commission. Two referees were chosen from each participating association:[22][23]
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Extra assistants: Diego Bonfa, Hernán Maidana
The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams.[25] Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group, and the two best-placed third teams, qualify for the quarterfinals.[26]
Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[27]
| Key to colors in group tables | |
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Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals
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All times are in local, Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| July 1, 2011 21:45 |
Argentina | 1 – 1 | Bolivia | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) |
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| Agüero 75' | Report | Edivaldo 47' |
| July 2, 2011 15:30 |
Colombia | 1 – 0 | Costa Rica | Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
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| A. Ramos 44' | Report |
| July 6, 2011 21:45 |
Argentina | 0 – 0 | Colombia | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil) |
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| Report |
| July 7, 2011 19:15 |
Bolivia | 0 – 2 | Costa Rica | Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
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| Report | Martínez 59' Campbell 78' |
| July 10, 2011 16:00 |
Colombia | 2 – 0 | Bolivia | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico) |
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| Falcao 14', 28' (pen.) | Report |
| July 11, 2011 21:45 |
Argentina | 3 – 0 | Costa Rica | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru) |
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| Agüero 45+1', 52' di María 63' |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| July 3, 2011 16:00 |
Brazil | 0 – 0 | Venezuela | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| July 3, 2011 18:30 |
Paraguay | 0 – 0 | Ecuador | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) |
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| Report |
| July 9, 2011 16:00 |
Brazil | 2 – 2 | Paraguay | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
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| Jádson 38' Fred 89' |
Report | Santa Cruz 54' Haedo Valdez 66' |
| July 9, 2011 18:30 |
Venezuela | 1 – 0 | Ecuador | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica) |
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| C. González 61' | Report |
| July 13, 2011 19:15 |
Paraguay | 3 – 3 | Venezuela | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile) |
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| Alcaraz 32' Barrios 62' Riveros 85' |
Report | Rondón 5' Fedor 89' Perozo 90+2' |
| July 13, 2011 21:45 |
Brazil | 4 – 2 | Ecuador | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) |
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| Pato 28', 61' Neymar 48', 71' |
Report | Caicedo 36', 58' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Peru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| July 4, 2011 19:15 |
Uruguay | 1 – 1 | Peru | Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
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| Suárez 45' | Report | Guerrero 23' |
| July 4, 2011 21:45 |
Chile | 2 – 1 | Mexico | Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela) |
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| Paredes 66' Vidal 72' |
Report | Araujo 40' |
| July 8, 2011 19:15[28] |
Uruguay | 1 – 1 | Chile | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
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| Á. Pereira 53' | Report | Sánchez 64' |
| July 8, 2011 21:45[28] |
Peru | 1 – 0 | Mexico | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) |
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| Guerrero 82' | Report |
| July 12, 2011 19:15 |
Chile | 1 – 0 | Peru | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil) |
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| Carrillo 90+2' (o.g.) | Report |
| July 12, 2011 21:45 |
Uruguay | 1 – 0 | Mexico | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) |
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| Á. Pereira 14' | Report |
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals.
| Group | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| C | Peru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| B | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| A | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Different from previous tournaments, in the knockout stages, 30 minutes of extra time were played if any match finished tied after regulation (previously the match would go straight to a penalty shootout).[29] This was the first time in the history of the tournament where the knockout stage did not include any invited teams, as both Mexico and Costa Rica were eliminated during the group stage.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| July 16 - Córdoba | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
| July 19 - La Plata | ||||||||||
| Peru (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Peru | 0 | |||||||||
| July 16 - Santa Fe | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| July 24 - Buenos Aires | ||||||||||
| Uruguay (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 3 | |||||||||
| July 17 - La Plata | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (0) | |||||||||
| July 20 - Mendoza | ||||||||||
| Paraguay (pen.) | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Paraguay (pen.) | 0 (5) | Third Place | ||||||||
| July 17 - San Juan | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Chile | 1 | Peru | 4 | |||||||
| Venezuela | 2 | Venezuela | 1 | |||||||
| July 23 - La Plata | ||||||||||
| July 16, 2011 16:00 |
Colombia | 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Peru | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico) |
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| Report | Lobatón 101' Vargas 111' |
| July 16, 2011 19:15 |
Argentina | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Uruguay | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
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| Higuaín 17' | Report | Pérez 5' | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Messi Burdisso Tévez Pastore Higuaín |
4 – 5 | Forlán Suárez Scotti Gargano Cáceres |
| July 17, 2011 16:00 |
Brazil | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Paraguay | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) |
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| Report | ||||
| Penalties | ||||
| Elano Thiago Silva André Santos Fred |
0 – 2 | Barreto Estigarribia Riveros |
| July 17, 2011 19:15 |
Chile | 1 – 2 | Venezuela | Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
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| Suazo 69' | Report | Vizcarrondo 34' Cichero 80' |
| July 19, 2011 21:45 |
Peru | 0 – 2 | Uruguay | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) |
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| Report | Suárez 52', 57' |
| July 20, 2011 21:45 |
Paraguay | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Venezuela | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico) |
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| Report | ||||
| Penalties | ||||
| Ortigoza Barrios Riveros Martínez Verón |
5 – 3 | Maldonado Rey Lucena Fedor |
| July 23, 2011 16:00 |
Peru | 4 – 1 | Venezuela | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
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| Chiroque 41' Guerrero 63', 89', 90+2' |
Report | Arango 77' |
| July 24, 2011 16:00 |
Uruguay | 3 – 0 | Paraguay | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil) |
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| Suárez 11' Forlán 41', 89' |
Report |
| 2011 Copa América Champion |
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Uruguay 15th title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
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| 1 | Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | 66.7% |
| 2 | Paraguay | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 27.8% |
| 3 | Peru | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | 55.6% |
| 4 | Venezuela | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | 50.0% |
| Eliminated in the Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Chile | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 6 | Colombia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 7 | 58.3% |
| 7 | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 8 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 50.0% |
| Eliminated in the First Stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 10 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 11 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 12 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 0.0% |
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YouTube streamed the tournament to over 50 countries worldwide.[43]
"Creo en América" by Argentine singer Diego Torres was the official theme song for the tournament.[44] Torres performed the song during the opening ceremonies. The secondary theme song of the tournament was "Ready 2 Go" by Martin Solveig.[45]
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