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2011 Copa América

2011 edition of the Copa América association football competition

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.

2011 Copa América
Copa América Argentina 2011
Uruguay players with the trophy.
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates1 July – 24 July
Teams12 (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 played26
Goals scored54 (2.08 per match)
Attendance882,621 (33,947 per match)
Top scorer(s)Peru Paolo Guerrero
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Uruguay Luis Suárez
Best young playerUruguay Sebastián Coates
Best goalkeeperParaguay Justo Villar
Fair play award Uruguay
← 2007
2015 →

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

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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

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to
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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Moves on to
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

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Bracket

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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

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Colombia  0–2 (a.e.t.)  Peru
Report Lobatón   101'
Vargas   111'
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)
Argentina  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
Higuaín   17' Report Pérez   5'
Penalties
Messi  
Burdisso  
Tevez  
Pastore  
Higuaín  		 4–5   Forlán
  Suárez
  Scotti
  Gargano
  Cáceres
Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
Brazil  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Paraguay
Report
Penalties
Elano  
Thiago Silva  
André Santos  
Fred  		 0–2   Barreto
  Estigarribia
  Riveros
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
Chile  1–2  Venezuela
Suazo   69' Report Vizcarrondo   34'
Cichero   80'
Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Semi-finals

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Peru  0–2  Uruguay
Report Suárez   52', 57'
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
Paraguay  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Venezuela
Report
Penalties
Ortigoza  
Barrios  
Riveros  
Martínez  
Verón  		 5–3   Maldonado
  Rey
  Lucena
  Miku
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Third place play-off

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Peru  4–1  Venezuela
Chiroque   41'
Guerrero   63', 89', 90+2'		 Report Arango   77'
Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Final

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See the main article: 2011 Copa América Final
Uruguay  3–0  Paraguay
Suárez   11'
Forlán   41', 89'		 Report
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 57,921
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)



 2011 Copa América Champions 
 
Uruguay
15th title

Goal scorers

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5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

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  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Mexico to send Olympic Team". Associated Press. March 31, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Japón no jugará la Copa América" [Japan will not play in the Copa América] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. April 4, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Japan Set to Skip Copa America After Disaster". Yahoo!7. April 3, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ "Japan withdraws from Copa America". Japan Football Association. May 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Japan withdraw from Copa America". CA2011.com. May 17, 2011. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
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