Tournament details | |
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Host country | Argentina |
Dates | 27 June – 12 July |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Uruguay (13th title) |
Runners-up | Chile |
Third place | Colombia |
Fourth place | Argentina |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 33 (2.54 per match) |
Attendance | 263,000 (20,231 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Arnoldo Iguarán (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Carlos Valderrama |
The 1987 Copa América was the 33rd edition of the Copa América, CONMEBOL's national team competition. It was the first Copa América under the new rotational hosting system. Argentina, as the first country alphabetically, hosted the tournament between 27 June and 12 July. Uruguay successfully defended their title, winning a record 13th Copa América.[1]
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Squads
Venues
Buenos Aires | Córdoba | Rosario | |
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Estadio Monumental | Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras | Estadio Gigante de Arroyito | |
Capacity: 67,664 | Capacity: 46,083 | Capacity: 41,654 | |
Group stage
The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team plays once against the other teams in their group and would receive 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. The winner of each group advances to the semi-finals. Defending champions Uruguay received a bye into the semi-finals.
Uruguay qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
Peru | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Chile | 4–0 | Brazil |
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Basay 41', 68' Letelier 48', 75' |
Report |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
Bolivia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Colombia | 2–0 | Bolivia |
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Valderrama 34' Iguarán 89' |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
8 July - Córdoba | ||||||
Chile | 2 | |||||
12 July - Buenos Aires | ||||||
Colombia | 1 | |||||
Uruguay | 1 | |||||
9 July - Buenos Aires | ||||||
Chile | 0 | |||||
Uruguay | 1 | |||||
Argentina | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
11 July - Buenos Aires | ||||||
Colombia | 2 | |||||
Argentina | 1 |
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Uruguay | 1–0 | Chile |
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Bengoechea 56' |
Champion
1987 Copa América champions |
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Uruguay 13th title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
With four goals, Arnoldo Iguarán was the top scorer in the tournament. There were 33 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.54 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Zdenko Morovic (against Brazil)
Team of the Tournament
By El Gráfico.[2]
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Roberto Rojas | Alfonso Dominguez | Javier Chirinos | Antonio Alzamendi |
References
- ^ Copa América 1987 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
- ^ "Copa America historical all-star teams". BigSoccer Forum. Retrieved 23 March 2022.