1989 Copa América

1989 Copa América
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
Dates July 1 – 16
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up  Uruguay
Third place  Argentina
Fourth place  Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played 26
Goals scored 55 (2.12 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Bebeto (6 goals)
Best player Uruguay Rubén Sosa

The Copa América 1989 football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated.

Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the Estádio do Maracanã.

The top scorer was Brazilian Bebeto. He scored six times, including three in the final group stage.

Venues

Rio de Janeiro Goiânia Recife Salvador
Estádio do Maracanã Estádio Serra Dourada Estádio do Arruda Estádio Fonte Nova
Capacity: 145,000 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 30,000
22°54′44″S 43°13′48″W / 22.91227°S 43.230128°W / -22.91227; -43.230128 16°41′59″S 49°14′03″W / 16.69969°S 49.234264°W / -16.69969; -49.234264 8°01′36″S 34°53′28″W / 8.026552°S 34.891205°W / -8.026552; -34.891205 12°58′44″S 38°30′15″W / 12.978788°S 38.504194°W / -12.978788; -38.504194

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads: 1989 Copa América squads

First round

The tournament was set up in two groups of five teams each. Each team played one match against each of the other teams within the same group. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final stage.

Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 430194+56
 Brazil 422051+46
 Colombia 412154+14
 Peru 403147−33
 Venezuela 4013411−71

July 1, 1989
Paraguay  5–2  Peru
Cañete  38', 84'
Neffa  41'
Mendoza  51'
Del Solar  75' (o.g.)
Hirano  30'
Reynoso  80'
Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Loustau (Argentina)

July 1, 1989
Brazil  3–1  Venezuela
Bebeto  2'
Geovani  36' (pen.)
Baltazar  57'
Maldonado  63'
Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Cardellino (Uruguay)

July 3, 1989
Colombia  4–2  Venezuela
Higuita  36' (pen.)
Iguarán  46', 75'
de Ávila  71'
Maldonado  73', 88'
Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Martínez (Honduras)

July 3, 1989
Brazil  0–0  Peru
Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Silva (Chile)

July 5, 1989
Peru  1–1  Venezuela
Navarro  30' Maldonado  29'
Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mauro (United States)

July 5, 1989
Paraguay  1–0  Colombia
Mendoza  51'
Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Oscar Ortubé (Bolivia)

July 7, 1989
Paraguay  3–0  Venezuela
Neffa  41'
Ferreira  50', 73'
Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Martínez (Honduras)

July 7, 1989
Brazil  0–0  Colombia
Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Jácome (Ecuador)

July 9, 1989
Colombia  1–1  Peru
Iguarán  32' Hirano  43'
Estádio do Arruda, Recife
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Loustau (Argentina)

July 9, 1989
Brazil  2–0  Paraguay
Bebeto  47', 82'
Estádio do Arruda, Recife
Attendance: 76,800
Referee: Mauro (United States)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 422020+26
 Uruguay 420262+44
 Chile 420275+24
 Ecuador 41212204
 Bolivia 402208−82

July 2, 1989
Ecuador  1–0  Uruguay
Benítez  88'
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Maciel (Paraguay)

July 2, 1989
Argentina  1–0  Chile
Caniggia  55'
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Coelho (Brazil)

July 4, 1989
Uruguay  3–0  Bolivia
Ostolaza  30', 60'
Sosa  33'
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Coelho (Brazil)

July 4, 1989
Argentina  0–0  Ecuador
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: José Ramírez (Peru)

July 6, 1989
Ecuador  0–0  Bolivia
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Díaz (Colombia)

July 6, 1989
Uruguay  3–0  Chile
Sosa  44'
Alzamendi  73'
Francescoli  78'
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: José Ramírez (Peru)

July 8, 1989
Chile  5–0  Bolivia
Olmos  9'
Ramírez  10'
Astengo  55'
Pizarro  68' (pen.)
Reyes  85'
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Coelho (Brazil)

July 8, 1989
Argentina  1–0  Uruguay
Caniggia  69'
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Díaz (Colombia)

July 10, 1989
Chile  2–1  Ecuador
Olmos  44'
Letelier  88'
Avilés  89'
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Maciel (Paraguay)

July 10, 1989
Argentina  0–0  Bolivia
Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nelson Rodríguez (Venezuela)

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 330060+66
 Uruguay 320151+44
 Argentina 301204−41
 Paraguay 301206−61

July 12, 1989
Uruguay  3–0  Paraguay
Francescoli  28'
Alzamendi  82'
Paz  89'

July 12, 1989
Brazil  2–0  Argentina
Bebeto  48'
Romário  55'

July 14, 1989
Uruguay  2–0  Argentina
Sosa  38', 81'
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 53,909
Referee: Coelho (Brazil)

July 14, 1989
Brazil  3–0  Paraguay
Bebeto  16', 52'
Romário  58'

July 16, 1989
Argentina  0–0  Paraguay
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 148,068
Referee: Díaz (Colombia)

July 16, 1989
Brazil  1–0  Uruguay
Romário  49'
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 148,068
Referee: Silva (Chile)

Result

 1989 Copa América Champions 

Brazil
Fourth title

Goal scorers

With six goals, Bebeto is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 55 goals were scored by 30 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

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