2011 Copa América
The 2011 Copa América (also known as the 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América or Copa América 2011 Argentina) was the 43rd Copa América. The tournament was organized by CONMEBOL, which is the main association football body in South America. The tournament went from 1 July to 24 July 2011.
Copa América Argentina 2011 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Argentina |
Dates | 1 July – 24 July |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Uruguay (15th title) |
Runner-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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Uruguay won the tournament over Paraguay. Paraguay was known for going to the final without winning a single game. Because Uruguay won the tournament, they were allowed to play in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Peru finished at 3rd place after defeating Venezuela.
Teams
Japan and Mexico were both invited to the tournament.[1] After some controversy that was brought up by UEFA, Mexico were only allowed to bring their Under-23 Olympic Team to the tournament.[2]
People thought that Japan wouldn't be in the tournament because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. However, Japan said that they will still be in the tournament. They decided to leave the tournament on 4 April 2011, because the games would get in the way of some J. League Division 1 matches.[3][4] Even though Japan then decided to play in the tournament, and send some European-based players instead, they still decided to leave on May 16 because some European clubs didn't want to send their players away.[5][6] On the next day, CONMEBOL sent a request to the North American team of Costa Rica, and Costa Rica then accepted the invite.
The teams below were in the tournament:
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
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1 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 | |
4 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
1 July 2011 | ||
Argentina | 1–1 | Bolivia |
2 July 2011 | ||
Colombia | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
6 July 2011 | ||
Argentina | 0–0 | Colombia |
7 July 2011 | ||
Bolivia | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
10 July 2011 | ||
Colombia | 2–0 | Bolivia |
11 July 2011 | ||
Argentina | 3–0 | Costa Rica |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
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1 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
3 July 2011 | ||
Brazil | 0–0 | Venezuela |
Paraguay | 0–0 | Ecuador |
9 July 2011 | ||
Brazil | 2–2 | Paraguay |
Venezuela | 1–0 | Ecuador |
13 July 2011 | ||
Paraguay | 3–3 | Venezuela |
Brazil | 4–2 | Ecuador |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
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1 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 0 |
4 July 2011 | ||
Uruguay | 1–1 | Peru |
Chile | 2–1 | Mexico |
8 July 2011 | ||
Uruguay | 1–1 | Chile |
Peru | 1–0 | Mexico |
12 July 2011 | ||
Chile | 1–0 | Peru |
Uruguay | 1–0 | Mexico |
Ranking of the third-placed teams
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Moves on to |
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3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
3 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
16 July - Córdoba | ||||||||||
Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
19 July - La Plata | ||||||||||
Peru (aet) | 2 | |||||||||
Peru | 0 | |||||||||
16 July - Santa Fe | ||||||||||
Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||
Argentina | 1 (4) | |||||||||
24 July - Buenos Aires | ||||||||||
Uruguay (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
Uruguay | 3 | |||||||||
17 July - La Plata | ||||||||||
Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||
Brazil | 0 (0) | |||||||||
20 July - Mendoza | ||||||||||
Paraguay (pen.) | 0 (2) | |||||||||
Paraguay (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
17 July - San Juan | ||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 (3) | |||||||||
Chile | 1 | |||||||||
Venezuela | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
16 July 2011 16:00 |
Colombia | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
Peru | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico) |
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Report | Lobatón 101' Vargas 111' |
16 July 2011 19:15 |
Argentina | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Uruguay | Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay) |
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Higuaín 17' | Report | Pérez 5' | ||
Penalties | ||||
Messi Burdisso Tevez Pastore Higuaín |
4–5 | Forlán Suárez Scotti Gargano Cáceres |
17 July 2011 16:00 |
Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Paraguay | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina) |
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Report | ||||
Penalties | ||||
Elano Thiago Silva André Santos Fred |
0–2 | Barreto Estigarribia Riveros |
17 July 2011 19:15 |
Chile | 1–2 | Venezuela | Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
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Suazo 69' | Report | Vizcarrondo 34' Cichero 80' |
Semi-finals
19 July 2011 21:45 |
Peru | 0–2 | Uruguay | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) |
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Report | Suárez 52', 57' |
20 July 2011 21:45 |
Paraguay | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Venezuela | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico) |
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Report | ||||
Penalties | ||||
Ortigoza Barrios Riveros Martínez Verón |
5–3 | Maldonado Rey Lucena Miku |
Third place play-off
23 July 2011 16:00 |
Peru | 4–1 | Venezuela | Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) |
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Chiroque 41' Guerrero 63', 89', 90+2' |
Report | Arango 77' |
Final
24 July 2011 16:00 |
Uruguay | 3–0 | Paraguay | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 57,921 Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil) |
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Suárez 11' Forlán 41', 89' |
Report |
2011 Copa América Champions |
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Uruguay 15th title |
Goal scorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Edivaldo Rojas
- Adrián Ramos
- Diego Pérez
- Nestor Araújo
- Esteban Paredes
- Arturo Vidal
- Alexis Sánchez
- Humberto Suazo
- Josué Martínez
- Jádson
- Fred
- Roque Santa Cruz
- Nelson Haedo Valdez
- Antolín Alcaraz
- Lucas Barrios
- Cristian Riveros
- César González
- Salomón Rondón
- Miku
- Grenddy Perozo
- Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
- Gabriel Cichero
- Juan Arango
- Ángel Di María
- Gonzalo Higuaín
- Carlos Lobatón
- Juan Manuel Vargas
- William Chiroque
- Own goal
2011 Copa América Media
André Carillo (playing against Chile)
References
- ↑ "Mexico and Japan are confirmed in the 43rd edition of the Copa America". CA2011.com. August 16, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ↑ Mexico to send Olympic Team. Associated Press. March 31, 2010. http://foxsports.foxnews.com/soccer/story/10708200/Mexico-will-send-Olympic-team-to-2011-Copa-America. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ↑ (in es) Japón no jugará la Copa América. ESPN Deportes. April 4, 2011. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1266708&s=futbol/copa-america&type=story. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ↑ Japan Set to Skip Copa America After Disaster. Yahoo!7. April 3, 2011. http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/sport/9126580/japan-set-to-skip-copa-america-after-disaster/. Retrieved April 3, 2011.[dead link]
- ↑ "Japan withdraws from Copa America". Japan Football Association. May 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Japan withdraw from Copa America". CA2011.com. May 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2015.