Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

 hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from June 11 to June 29, 1997. It was organised by CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

, South America's football governing body.

There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South American countries (10 countries) participate, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament.

In the 1997 edition, Costa Rica

Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

 and Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 were the invitees.

The tournament was won by Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

, who became the first team to hold the Copa America and the World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 at the same time, a feat they would repeat in 2004.

Venues

City	Stadium	Capacity
Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people...	Estadio Félix Capriles Estadio Félix Capriles The Estadio Félix Capriles is a multi-purpose stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000 people., although it's normal capacity is 27,588. It is the home stadium of Club Jorge Wilstermann and Club Aurora. It is...	36000
La Paz	Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia...	51000
Santa Cruz	Estadio Ramón Aguilera	42000
Sucre	Estadio Olímpico Patria Estadio Olímpico Patria Estadio Olímpico Patria is a multi-purpose stadium in Sucre, Bolivia. It is currently used for football matches and is the home venue for 1st division team Club Universitario and Independiente Petrolero, and was used for the Copa América 1997. The stadium holds 32,000 people and was opened in...	29000
Oruro Oruro, Bolivia Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro....	Estadio Jesus Bermudez Estadio Jesús Bermúdez The Estadio Jesús Bermúdez is a multi-purpose stadium in Oruro, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 28,000 people....	28000

Match officials

  Argentina

• Horacio Elizondo
  Horacio Elizondo
  Horacio Marcelo Elizondo is a former Argentine international football referee best known for his officiation throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
  
  

  Bolivia

• René Ortubé
  René Ortubé
  René Marcelo Ortubé Betancourt is a Bolivian former football referee, best known for supervising one match during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is regarded as the best football referee in Bolivian history. He is now director of sports institutes and services in Bolivian capital La Paz.-References:*...
  
  
• Juan Carlos Paniagua

  Brazil

• Antônio Pereira
  Antônio Pereira
  Antônio Pereira da Silva is a former football referee from Brazil. He is known for having officiated the football tournament in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA, and the 1997 Copa América.-References:*...
  
  

  Chile

• Eduardo Gamboa

  Colombia

• Rafael Sanabria

  Costa Rica

• Rodrigo Badilla
  Rodrigo Badilla
  Rodrigo Sequeira Badilla is a retired football referee from Costa Rica, best known for supervising three matches during the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States....
  
  

  Ecuador

• Byron Moreno
  Byron Moreno
  Byron Aldemar Moreno Ruales is a former Ecuadorian football referee, best known for officiating the Italy vs South Korea match in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Italy vs South Korea:...
  
  

  Mexico

• Antonio Marrufo

  Paraguay

• Epifanio González
  Epifanio González
  Epifanio González Chaves is a former Paraguayan football referee. He is known for supervising two matches in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Famous footballer Gabriel González is his brother.-References:*...
  
  

  Peru

• José Arana

  Uruguay

• Jorge Nieves
  Jorge Nieves
  Jorge Luis Nieves Parra is a former Uruguayan football referee who supervised the 1993 and the 1997 Copa América.-References:*...
  
  

  United States

• Esfandiar Baharmast
  Esfandiar Baharmast
  Esfandiar Baharmast is a retired Iranian-American football referee best known for supervising two matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France....
  
  

  Venezuela

• Paolo Borgosano

First round

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL

CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

, in a public drawing of lots that took place on December 17, 1996.

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three (3) points are awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) points for a defeat.

First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals.
The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals.

• Tie-breaker
  • If teams finish leveled on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
  1. greater goal difference in all group games;
  2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
  3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
  4. drawing of lots.

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A

EWLINE Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Ecuador Ecuador national football team The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country... 7 3 2 1 0 4 1 Argentina Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro... 5 3 1 2 0 3 1 Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the... 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 Chile Chile national football team The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in... 0 3 0 0 3 1 5

EWLINE Ecuador Ecuador national football team The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country... 0 - 0 Argentina Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro... Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the... 1 - 0 Chile Chile national football team The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in... Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the... 0 - 2 Ecuador Ecuador national football team The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country... Argentina Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro... 2 - 0 Chile Chile national football team The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in... Chile Chile national football team The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in... 1 - 2 Ecuador Ecuador national football team The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country... Paraguay Paraguay national football team The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the... 1 - 1 Argentina Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

June 11, 1997

Ecuador	0 - 0 (0-0)	Argentina	--:-- - Estadio Félix Capriles Estadio Félix Capriles The Estadio Félix Capriles is a multi-purpose stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000 people., although it's normal capacity is 27,588. It is the home stadium of Club Jorge Wilstermann and Club Aurora. It is... , Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people... Ref: Jorge Nieves Jorge Nieves Jorge Luis Nieves Parra is a former Uruguayan football referee who supervised the 1993 and the 1997 Copa América.-References:*...  (Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... )
Paraguay	1 - 0 (1-0)	Chile	--:-- - Estadio Félix Capriles Estadio Félix Capriles The Estadio Félix Capriles is a multi-purpose stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000 people., although it's normal capacity is 27,588. It is the home stadium of Club Jorge Wilstermann and Club Aurora. It is... , Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people... Ref: René Ortube René Ortubé René Marcelo Ortubé Betancourt is a Bolivian former football referee, best known for supervising one match during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He is regarded as the best football referee in Bolivian history. He is now director of sports institutes and services in Bolivian capital La Paz.-References:*...  (Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America... )
Acuña Roberto Acuña Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Club Rubio Ñú.Nicknamed El Toro due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated as a central midfielder...  28'

June 14, 1997

Argentina	2 - 0 (0-0)	Chile	--:-- - Estadio Félix Capriles Estadio Félix Capriles The Estadio Félix Capriles is a multi-purpose stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000 people., although it's normal capacity is 27,588. It is the home stadium of Club Jorge Wilstermann and Club Aurora. It is... , Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people... Ref: Antônio Pereira Antônio Pereira Antônio Pereira da Silva is a former football referee from Brazil. He is known for having officiated the football tournament in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA, and the 1997 Copa América.-References:*...  (Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... )
Berti Sergio Berti Sergio Ángel Berti is a retired Argentine professional football player, nicknamed La Bruja....  83'
Gallardo Marcelo Gallardo Marcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine ex footballer who is currently the manager for Nacional de Uruguay....  87'
Paraguay	0 - 2 (0-0)	Ecuador	--:-- - Estadio Félix Capriles Estadio Félix Capriles The Estadio Félix Capriles is a multi-purpose stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000 people., although it's normal capacity is 27,588. It is the home stadium of Club Jorge Wilstermann and Club Aurora. It is... , Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people... Ref: Paolo Borgosano (Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... )
		Sánchez Wellington Sánchez Wellington Eduardo Sánchez Luzuriaga is an Ecuadorian football midfielder currently playing for Independiente José Terán.He played for a few clubs, including Nacional Quito, MetroStars...  71'
		Graziani 86'

June 17, 1997

Ecuador	2 - 1 (1-0)	Chile	--:-- - Estadio Félix Capriles Estadio Félix Capriles The Estadio Félix Capriles is a multi-purpose stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000 people., although it's normal capacity is 27,588. It is the home stadium of Club Jorge Wilstermann and Club Aurora. It is... , Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people... Ref: Rafael Sanabria (Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... )
Graziani 32'		Vergara Fernando Vergara Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland is a retired Chilean football forward, who was nicknamed El Zamorano de los Pobres during his career...  52'
Gavica José Gavica José Eduardo Gavica is a retired Ecuadorian football midfielder. He was a member of the Ecuador national football team for eleven years, and obtained a total number of 34 caps during his career.-External links:*...  55'
Paraguay	1 - 1 (0-0)	Argentina	--:-- - Estadio Félix Capriles Estadio Félix Capriles The Estadio Félix Capriles is a multi-purpose stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000 people., although it's normal capacity is 27,588. It is the home stadium of Club Jorge Wilstermann and Club Aurora. It is... , Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people... Ref: Jorge Nieves Jorge Nieves Jorge Luis Nieves Parra is a former Uruguayan football referee who supervised the 1993 and the 1997 Copa América.-References:*...  (Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... )
Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner....  (p) 90'		Gallardo Marcelo Gallardo Marcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine ex footballer who is currently the manager for Nacional de Uruguay....  (p) 75'
Chilavert José Luis Chilavert José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner....  saved a penalty kicked by Gallardo Marcelo Gallardo Marcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine ex footballer who is currently the manager for Nacional de Uruguay....  55

Group B

EWLINE Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Bolivia Bolivia national football team The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994... 9 3 3 0 0 4 0 Perú Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America... 6 3 2 0 1 3 2 Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez... 3 3 1 0 2 2 2 Venezuela Venezuela national football team The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts.... 0 3 0 0 3 0 5

EWLINE Bolivia Bolivia national football team The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994... 1 - 0 Venezuela Venezuela national football team The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts.... Perú Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America... 1 - 0 Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez... Bolivia Bolivia national football team The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994... 2 - 0 Perú Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America... Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez... 2 - 0 Venezuela Venezuela national football team The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts.... Bolivia Bolivia national football team The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994... 1 - 0 Uruguay Uruguay national football team The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez... Perú Peru national football team The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America... 2 - 0 Venezuela Venezuela national football team The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....

June 12, 1997

Bolivia	1 - 0 (0-0)	Venezuela	--:-- - Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia... , La Paz Ref: Byron Moreno Byron Moreno Byron Aldemar Moreno Ruales is a former Ecuadorian football referee, best known for officiating the Italy vs South Korea match in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Italy vs South Korea:...  (Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... )
Coimbra Milton Coimbra Milton Coimbra Sulzer is a former Bolivian football striker. He was a journeyman footballer playing for nine clubs in seven different countries.-Club career:...  60'		s/o McIntosh David Andrew McIntosh David Andrew McIntosh Parra is a Venezuelan football defender who made 26 appearances for the Venezuela national team between 1996 and 1999. He started his professional career at Minervén.-External links:...  73
s/o Peña 59
Perú	1 - 0 (0-0)	Uruguay	--:-- - Estadio Olímpico Patria Estadio Olímpico Patria Estadio Olímpico Patria is a multi-purpose stadium in Sucre, Bolivia. It is currently used for football matches and is the home venue for 1st division team Club Universitario and Independiente Petrolero, and was used for the Copa América 1997. The stadium holds 32,000 people and was opened in... , Sucre Ref: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )
Hidalgo Martín Hidalgo Emilio Martín Hidalgo Conde , commonly known as Martín Hidalgo is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left wingback for Cienciano del Cuzco in the Peruvian First Division....  75'
s/o Carazas 85

June 15, 1997

Uruguay	2 - 0 (1-0)	Venezuela	--:-- - Estadio Olímpico Patria Estadio Olímpico Patria Estadio Olímpico Patria is a multi-purpose stadium in Sucre, Bolivia. It is currently used for football matches and is the home venue for 1st division team Club Universitario and Independiente Petrolero, and was used for the Copa América 1997. The stadium holds 32,000 people and was opened in... , Sucre Ref: Eduardo Gamboa (Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... )
Recoba Álvaro Recoba Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero , nicknamed "El Chino", is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Primera División Uruguaya side Club Nacional de Football...  19'		s/o Rodallega 35
Saralegui 47'
Bolivia	2 - 0 (1-0)	Perú	--:-- - Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia... , La Paz Ref: Rodrigo Badilla Rodrigo Badilla Rodrigo Sequeira Badilla is a retired football referee from Costa Rica, best known for supervising three matches during the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States....  (Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... )
Etcheverry Marco Etcheverry Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...  45'		s/o Reyna 20
Baldivieso Julio César Baldivieso Julio César Baldivieso Rico is a former Bolivian association football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup and several Copa Américas. He is the current manager for Club Aurora....  50'

June 18, 1997

Perú	2 - 0 (1-0)	Venezuela	--:-- - Estadio Olímpico Patria Estadio Olímpico Patria Estadio Olímpico Patria is a multi-purpose stadium in Sucre, Bolivia. It is currently used for football matches and is the home venue for 1st division team Club Universitario and Independiente Petrolero, and was used for the Copa América 1997. The stadium holds 32,000 people and was opened in... , Sucre Ref: Byron Moreno Byron Moreno Byron Aldemar Moreno Ruales is a former Ecuadorian football referee, best known for officiating the Italy vs South Korea match in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Italy vs South Korea:...  (Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... )
Cominges Paul Cominges Paul Manuel Cominges Mayorca is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a striker. His last season as a footballer was in 2010 in the Peruvian First Division for José Gálvez FBC...  13'		s/o Rey Rey Rey means "king" in Spanish and Occitan, derived from the Latin rex. It is used as a surname throughout the world. It is also used as a given name for both males and females, sometimes as an alternative to Raymond...  54
Cominges Paul Cominges Paul Manuel Cominges Mayorca is a retired Peruvian footballer who played as a striker. His last season as a footballer was in 2010 in the Peruvian First Division for José Gálvez FBC...  59'
Bolivia	1 - 0 (0-0)	Uruguay	--:-- - Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia... , La Paz Ref: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... )
Baldivieso Julio César Baldivieso Julio César Baldivieso Rico is a former Bolivian association football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup and several Copa Américas. He is the current manager for Club Aurora....  29'

Group C

EWLINE Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Brazil Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the... 9 3 3 0 0 10 2 Mexico Mexico national football team The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre... 4 3 1 1 1 5 5 Colombia Colombia national football team The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL... 3 3 1 0 2 5 5 Costa Rica Costa Rica national football team The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States... 1 3 0 1 2 2 10

EWLINE Brazil Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the... 5 - 0 Costa Rica Costa Rica national football team The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States... Colombia Colombia national football team The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL... 1 - 2 Mexico Mexico national football team The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre... Brazil Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the... 3 - 2 Mexico Mexico national football team The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre... Colombia Colombia national football team The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL... 4 - 1 Costa Rica Costa Rica national football team The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States... Brazil Brazil national football team The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the... 2 - 0 Colombia Colombia national football team The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL... Costa Rica Costa Rica national football team The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States... 1 - 1 Mexico Mexico national football team The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

June 13, 1997

Brazil	5 - 0 (2-0)	Costa Rica	--:-- - Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz Ref: Epifanio González Epifanio González Epifanio González Chaves is a former Paraguayan football referee. He is known for supervising two matches in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Famous footballer Gabriel González is his brother.-References:*...  (Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... )
Djalminha Djalminha Djalma Feitosa Dias , aka Djalminha, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.Blessed with superb skills but also a troublesome character he represented, among others, Flamengo and Deportivo de La Coruña, and was also a Brazil international.-Brazil:Son of former...  20'
González Ronald González Rónald Alfonso González Brenes is a Costa Rican footballer. He has mostly played for Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica, but has played internationally as well. In the early 90's, he played with Dinamo Zagreb in Yugoslavia and Vorwärts Steyr in Austria...  (og) 34'
Ronaldo 47'
Ronaldo 54'
Romário Romário Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...  60'
Colombia	1 - 2 (0-2)	Mexico	--:-- - Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz Ref: Horacio Elizondo Horacio Elizondo Horacio Marcelo Elizondo is a former Argentine international football referee best known for his officiation throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup...  (Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... )
Ricard Hamilton Ricard Hámilton Ricard Cuesta is a Colombian footballer who plays for Colombian team Deportes Quindío as a striker, and has played for Deportivo Cali, Middlesbrough, CSKA Sofia, Independiente, Emelec, Shonan Bellmare, APOEL, Numancia, Danubio and Concepción over the course of his career.-Career:Ricard...  58'		Hernández Luis Hernández Luis Hernández may refer to:* Luis Hernández , Mexican long-distance runner* Luis Hernández , Venezuelan baseball player* Luis Hernández , Mexican Olympic fencer* Luis Hernández , Mexican footballer...  7'
		Hernández Luis Hernández Luis Hernández may refer to:* Luis Hernández , Mexican long-distance runner* Luis Hernández , Venezuelan baseball player* Luis Hernández , Mexican Olympic fencer* Luis Hernández , Mexican footballer...  11'

June 16, 1997

Brazil	3 - 2 (0-2)	Mexico	--:-- - Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz Ref: José Arana (Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... )
Aldair 47'		Hernández Luis Hernández Luis Hernández may refer to:* Luis Hernández , Mexican long-distance runner* Luis Hernández , Venezuelan baseball player* Luis Hernández , Mexican Olympic fencer* Luis Hernández , Mexican footballer...  13'
Romero (og) 59'		Hernández Luis Hernández Luis Hernández may refer to:* Luis Hernández , Mexican long-distance runner* Luis Hernández , Venezuelan baseball player* Luis Hernández , Mexican Olympic fencer* Luis Hernández , Mexican footballer...  31'
Leonardo 77'
s/o Flavio Conceição 87
Colombia	4 - 1 (2-0)	Costa Rica	--:-- - Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz Ref: Esfandiar Baharmast Esfandiar Baharmast Esfandiar Baharmast is a retired Iranian-American football referee best known for supervising two matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France....  (United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )
Morantes Neider Morantes Neider Morantes is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Envigado FC of the Primera División in Colombia....  13'		Wright Mauricio Wright Wílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds is a former Costa Rican soccer defender, a key member of the Costa Rican national team for over ten years. He was named manager of Brujas F.C. of Escazu, where his younger brother Bernie is signed to.Wright was capped 67 times for the Costa Rica national football team...  66'
Morantes Neider Morantes Neider Morantes is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Envigado FC of the Primera División in Colombia....  23'
Cabrera Wilmer Cabrera Wílmer Cabrera Linares is a retired football defender, he works currently as the head coach of the United States Under-17 national team.-Career:...  (p) 62'
Aristizábal 78'

June 19, 1997

Brazil	2 - 0 (1-0)	Colombia	--:-- - Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz Ref: Juan Carlos Paniagua (Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America... )
Dunga Dunga Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...  11'
Edmundo 67'
Mexico	1 - 1 (1-0)	Costa Rica	--:-- - Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz Ref: Epifanio González Epifanio González Epifanio González Chaves is a former Paraguayan football referee. He is known for supervising two matches in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Famous footballer Gabriel González is his brother.-References:*...  (Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... )
Hernández Luis Hernández Luis Hernández may refer to:* Luis Hernández , Mexican long-distance runner* Luis Hernández , Venezuelan baseball player* Luis Hernández , Mexican Olympic fencer* Luis Hernández , Mexican footballer...  (p) 14'		Medford Hernán Medford Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan is a Costa Rican football player and coach.Nicknamed "Pelicano", or "Pelican", he played in several different leagues worldwide, including Serie A of Italy , the Yugoslav First League , the Austrian Bundesliga , La Liga in Spain playing for Rayo Vallecano, and the...  60'

Ranking of third-placed teams

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 quarter-finals.

EWLINE Group Team Pts P W D L GF GA A 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 C 3 3 1 0 2 5 5 B 3 3 1 0 2 2 2

Quarter-finals

June 21, 1997
{| cellspacing=0 width=100% style=background:#EBF5FF
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|width=22% align=right| Perú

Peru national football team

The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

|align=center width=15%|2 - 1 (1-0)
|width=22%|Argentina

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

|style=font-size:85% rowspan=2|--:-- - Estadio Olímpico Patria

Estadio Olímpico Patria

Estadio Olímpico Patria is a multi-purpose stadium in Sucre, Bolivia. It is currently used for football matches and is the home venue for 1st division team Club Universitario and Independiente Petrolero, and was used for the Copa América 1997. The stadium holds 32,000 people and was opened in...

, Sucre
Ref: Byron Moreno

Byron Moreno

Byron Aldemar Moreno Ruales is a former Ecuadorian football referee, best known for officiating the Italy vs South Korea match in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-Italy vs South Korea:...

 (Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

)
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|Carazas 30' || || |Gallardo

Marcelo Gallardo

Marcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine ex footballer who is currently the manager for Nacional de Uruguay....

 (p) 66'
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|Hidalgo

Martín Hidalgo

Emilio Martín Hidalgo Conde , commonly known as Martín Hidalgo is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left wingback for Cienciano del Cuzco in the Peruvian First Division....

 61' || || |s/o Gallardo

Marcelo Gallardo

Marcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine ex footballer who is currently the manager for Nacional de Uruguay....

 67
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|Miranda

Miguel Miranda

Miguel Eduardo Miranda Campos is a retired football goalkeeper from Peru, who obtained 47 international caps for his national team...

 saved a penalty kicked by Gallardo

Marcelo Gallardo

Marcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine ex footballer who is currently the manager for Nacional de Uruguay....

 48
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|s/o Berizzo

Eduardo Berizzo

Manolo Eduardo Berizzo is a retired Argentine football central defender and a current coach....

 67
|- style=font-size:85%
|| || || |s/o Zapata 82
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|-

{| Cellspacing=0 width=100% style=background:#EBF5FF
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|width=22% align=right| Bolivia

Bolivia national football team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...

|align=center width=15%|2 - 1 (2-0)
|width=22%|Colombia

Colombia national football team

The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...

|style=font-size:85% rowspan=2|--:-- - Estadio Hernando Siles

Estadio Hernando Siles

Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia...

, La Paz,
Ref: Horacio Elizondo

Horacio Elizondo

Horacio Marcelo Elizondo is a former Argentine international football referee best known for his officiation throughout the 2006 FIFA World Cup...

 (Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

)
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|Etcheverry

Marco Etcheverry

Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...

 3' || ||
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|Sanchez

Erwin Sánchez

Erwin Sánchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer.Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range...

 24' || || | Gaviria

Hermán Gaviria

Hernán Gaviria Carvajal was a Colombian footballer, who played as a central midfielder.-Football career:...

 57' || ||
|- style=font-size:85%
|}

June 22, 1997
{| cellspacing=0 width=100% style=background:#EBF5FF
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|width=22% align=right| Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

|align=center width=15%|1 - 1 (1-1)
|width=22%|Ecuador

Ecuador national football team

The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...

|style=font-size:85% rowspan=2|--:-- - Estadio Félix Capriles

Estadio Félix Capriles

The Estadio Félix Capriles is a multi-purpose stadium in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 32,000 people., although it's normal capacity is 27,588. It is the home stadium of Club Jorge Wilstermann and Club Aurora. It is...

, Cochabamba

Cochabamba

Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people...

Ref: Antônio Pereira

Antônio Pereira

Antônio Pereira da Silva is a former football referee from Brazil. He is known for having officiated the football tournament in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA, and the 1997 Copa América.-References:*...

 (Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

)
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo is a Mexican professional footballer currently signed for Irapuato in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso.Known for his aggressive yet charismatic personality on the field, playing most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder...

 17' || || |Capurro (p) 6'
|- align=center
|colspan=4|Penalty shootout
|-
|colspan=2 align=right width=40%| Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

|align=center width=10%|4 - 2
|colspan=2 width=40%|Ecuador

Ecuador national football team

The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...

|- style=font-size:85%
|colspan=2 width=40% align=right|Hernández

Luis Hernández

Luis Hernández may refer to:* Luis Hernández , Mexican long-distance runner* Luis Hernández , Venezuelan baseball player* Luis Hernández , Mexican Olympic fencer* Luis Hernández , Mexican footballer...

: goal
|align=center|1-1
|colspan=2 width=40%|Montaño: goal
|- style=font-size:85%
|colspan=2 width=40% align=right|Suárez

Claudio Suárez

Luis Claudio Suárez Sánchez is a retired Mexican footballer. He last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer....

: goal
|align=center|2-1
|colspan=2 width=40%|Capurro: saved by Ríos

Adolfo Ríos

José Adolfo Rios Garcia was a Mexican footballer. He played in the 1999 Nike U.S. Cup for Mexico.- Career :...

|- style=font-size:85%
|colspan=2 width=40% align=right|Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo is a Mexican professional footballer currently signed for Irapuato in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso.Known for his aggressive yet charismatic personality on the field, playing most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder...

: saved by Ibarra

Oswaldo Ibarra

Oswaldo Johvani Ibarra Carabali is an Ecuadorian footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Imbabura.-Club career:Ibarra has spent the majority of his club career playing for El Nacional in Quito....

|align=center|2-1
|colspan=2 width=40%|De la Cruz

Ulises de la Cruz

Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo is a Ecuadorian footballer currently with LDU Quito.De la Cruz has set up a charity, Friends of FundeCruz, in his home village to fund a number of projects serving the local community....

: saved by Ríos

Adolfo Ríos

José Adolfo Rios Garcia was a Mexican footballer. He played in the 1999 Nike U.S. Cup for Mexico.- Career :...

|- style=font-size:85%
|colspan=2 width=40% align=right|Chávez

Paulo César Chávez

Paulo Cesar "Tilon" Chavez Quirarte is a Mexican footballer that is currently playing for CD Irapuato on loan from Club Necaxa.He plays midfielder and is known for his precise passing and his speed.- Chivas :...

: goal
|align=center|3-2
|colspan=2 width=40%|Graziani: goal
|- style=font-size:85%
|colspan=2 width=40% align=right|Sánchez: goal
|align=center|4-2
|colspan=2 width=40%|Rosero: saved by Ríos

Adolfo Ríos

José Adolfo Rios Garcia was a Mexican footballer. He played in the 1999 Nike U.S. Cup for Mexico.- Career :...

|　
|-
|width=22% align=right| Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

|align=center width=15%|2 - 0 (2-0)
|width=22%|Paraguay

Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...

|style=font-size:85% rowspan=2|17:30 - Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz
Ref: Rafael Sanabria (Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

)
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|Ronaldo 9'|| ||Chilavert

José Luis Chilavert

José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner....

 saved a penalty kicked by Ronaldo 64
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|Ronaldo 34'|| ||
|}

Semi-finals

June 25, 1997
{| cellspacing=0 width=100% style=background:#EBF5FF
|-
|width=22% align=right| Bolivia

Bolivia national football team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...

|align=center width=15%|3 - 1 (2-1)
|width=22%|Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 
|style=font-size:85% rowspan=2|--:-- - Estadio Hernando Siles

Estadio Hernando Siles

Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia...

, La Paz
Ref: Epifanio González

Epifanio González

Epifanio González Chaves is a former Paraguayan football referee. He is known for supervising two matches in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. Famous footballer Gabriel González is his brother.-References:*...

 (Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

)
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|E. Sánchez

Erwin Sánchez

Erwin Sánchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer.Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range...

 27'|| ||Ramírez

Nicolás Ramírez

Nicolás Francisco Ramírez is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for Atlanta in Argentina....

 8'
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|R. Castillo 39'|| ||s/o Suárez

Claudio Suárez

Luis Claudio Suárez Sánchez is a retired Mexican footballer. He last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer....

 42
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|Moreno

Jaime Moreno

Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....

 79'|| ||
|- style=font-size:85%
|align=right|s/o O. Sánchez

Óscar Carmelo Sánchez

Óscar Carmelo Sánchez was a Bolivian sweeper who played for the Bolivia national football team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States. Born in Cochabamba, he was capped 78 times by Bolivia and scored 6 goals, between 1994 and 2007. He was the captain of the national team several times...

 75|| || ||
|}

June 26, 1997
{| cellspacing=0 width=100% style=background:#EBF5FF
|-
|width=22% align=right| Perú

Peru national football team

The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

|align=center width=15%|0 - 7 (0-4)
|width=22%|Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

|style=font-size:85% rowspan=2|--:-- - Estadio Ramón Aguilera, Santa Cruz
Ref: Rodrigo Badilla

Rodrigo Badilla

Rodrigo Sequeira Badilla is a retired football referee from Costa Rica, best known for supervising three matches during the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States....

 (Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

)
|- style=font-size:85%
|| || ||Denilson 1'
|- style=font-size:85%
|| || ||Flavio Conceição

Flávio Conceição

Flávio da Conceição is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a central midfielder....

 28'
|- style=font-size:85%
|| || ||Romário

Romário

Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...

 36'
|- style=font-size:85%
|| || ||Leonardo 45'
|- style=font-size:85%
|| || ||Romário

Romário

Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...

 49'
|- style=font-size:85%
|| || ||Leonardo 55'
|- style=font-size:85%
|| || ||Djalminha

Djalminha

Djalma Feitosa Dias , aka Djalminha, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.Blessed with superb skills but also a troublesome character he represented, among others, Flamengo and Deportivo de La Coruña, and was also a Brazil international.-Brazil:Son of former...

 77'
|}

Third-place match

June 26, 1997
{| cellspacing=0 width=100% style=background:#EBF5FF
|-
|width=22% align=right| Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

|align=center width=15%|1 - 0 (0-0)
|width=22%|Perú

Peru national football team

The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

|style=font-size:85% rowspan=2|19:00 - Estadio Jesus Bermudez

Estadio Jesús Bermúdez

The Estadio Jesús Bermúdez is a multi-purpose stadium in Oruro, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 28,000 people....

, Oruro

Oruro, Bolivia

Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro....

Ref: Paolo Borgosano (Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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Luis Hernández

Luis Hernández may refer to:* Luis Hernández , Mexican long-distance runner* Luis Hernández , Venezuelan baseball player* Luis Hernández , Mexican Olympic fencer* Luis Hernández , Mexican footballer...

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Final

June 29, 1997
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Bolivia national football team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...

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|width=22%|Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

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Estadio Hernando Siles

Estadio Hernando Siles is a sports stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest sports complex with a capacity of 42,000 seated spectators and is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia...

, La Paz
Ref: Jorge Nieves

Jorge Nieves

Jorge Luis Nieves Parra is a former Uruguayan football referee who supervised the 1993 and the 1997 Copa América.-References:*...

 (Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

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Erwin Sánchez

Erwin Sánchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer.Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range...

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Goal scorers

6 goals

• Hernández
  Luis Hernández (footballer)
  Luis Arturo "El Matador" Hernández Carreón is a Mexican football striker, the fourth highest goalscorer of all-time for the Mexican national football team, and their highest goalscorer in World Cups...
  
  

5 goals

• Ronaldo

3 Goals

• Gallardo
  Marcelo Gallardo
  Marcelo Daniel Gallardo is an Argentine ex footballer who is currently the manager for Nacional de Uruguay....
  
  
• E. Sánchez
  Erwin Sánchez
  Erwin Sánchez Freking is a retired Bolivian footballer.Dubbed Platini, he played as an attacking midfielder, with scoring range...
  
  

• Leonardo
• Romário
  Romário
  Romário de Souza Faria , better known simply as Romário , is a former footballer who played striker,manager and current politician where is currently running for a mayor like position in his hometown...
  
  

2 goals

• Baldivieso
  Julio César Baldivieso
  Julio César Baldivieso Rico is a former Bolivian association football midfielder who played for the Bolivian national team in the 1994 World Cup and several Copa Américas. He is the current manager for Club Aurora....
  
  
• Etcheverry
  Marco Etcheverry
  Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas is a retired Bolivian footballer, considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time.-Career:...
  
  
• Denilson

• Djalminha
  Djalminha
  Djalma Feitosa Dias , aka Djalminha, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.Blessed with superb skills but also a troublesome character he represented, among others, Flamengo and Deportivo de La Coruña, and was also a Brazil international.-Brazil:Son of former...
  
  
• Edmundo
• Morantes
  Neider Morantes
  Neider Morantes is a Colombian footballer currently playing for Envigado FC of the Primera División in Colombia....
  
  

• Graziani
• Cominges
• Hidalgo
  Martín Hidalgo
  Emilio Martín Hidalgo Conde , commonly known as Martín Hidalgo is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a left wingback for Cienciano del Cuzco in the Peruvian First Division....
  
  

1 goal

• Berti
  Sergio Berti
  Sergio Ángel Berti is a retired Argentine professional football player, nicknamed La Bruja....
  
  
• Coimbra
  Milton Coimbra
  Milton Coimbra Sulzer is a former Bolivian football striker. He was a journeyman footballer playing for nine clubs in seven different countries.-Club career:...
  
  
• Moreno
  Jaime Moreno
  Jaime Moreno Morales is a former Bolivian footballer now serving as Youth Academy Technical Training Coach for D.C. United in Major League Soccer, and as the head coach of D.C. United's U-23 side....
  
  
• R. Castillo
• Aldair
• Dunga
  Dunga
  Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...
  
  
• Flavio Conceição
• Zé Roberto
• Vergara
  Fernando Vergara
  Luis Fernando Vergara Meyland is a retired Chilean football forward, who was nicknamed El Zamorano de los Pobres during his career...
  
  

• Aristizábal
• Cabrera
  Wilmer Cabrera
  Wílmer Cabrera Linares is a retired football defender, he works currently as the head coach of the United States Under-17 national team.-Career:...
  
  
• Gaviria
  Hermán Gaviria
  Hernán Gaviria Carvajal was a Colombian footballer, who played as a central midfielder.-Football career:...
  
  
• Ricard
  Hamilton Ricard
  Hámilton Ricard Cuesta is a Colombian footballer who plays for Colombian team Deportes Quindío as a striker, and has played for Deportivo Cali, Middlesbrough, CSKA Sofia, Independiente, Emelec, Shonan Bellmare, APOEL, Numancia, Danubio and Concepción over the course of his career.-Career:Ricard...
  
  
• Medford
  Hernán Medford
  Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan is a Costa Rican football player and coach.Nicknamed "Pelicano", or "Pelican", he played in several different leagues worldwide, including Serie A of Italy , the Yugoslav First League , the Austrian Bundesliga , La Liga in Spain playing for Rayo Vallecano, and the...
  
  
• Wright
  Mauricio Wright
  Wílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds is a former Costa Rican soccer defender, a key member of the Costa Rican national team for over ten years. He was named manager of Brujas F.C. of Escazu, where his younger brother Bernie is signed to.Wright was capped 67 times for the Costa Rica national football team...
  
  
• Capurro
• Gavica
  José Gavica
  José Eduardo Gavica is a retired Ecuadorian football midfielder. He was a member of the Ecuador national football team for eleven years, and obtained a total number of 34 caps during his career.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sánchez
  Wellington Sánchez
  Wellington Eduardo Sánchez Luzuriaga is an Ecuadorian football midfielder currently playing for Independiente José Terán.He played for a few clubs, including Nacional Quito, MetroStars...
  
  

• Blanco
  Cuauhtémoc Blanco
  Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo is a Mexican professional footballer currently signed for Irapuato in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso.Known for his aggressive yet charismatic personality on the field, playing most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder...
  
  
• Ramírez
  Nicolás Ramírez
  Nicolás Francisco Ramírez is an Argentine football striker. He currently plays for Atlanta in Argentina....
  
  
• Acuña
  Roberto Acuña
  Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Club Rubio Ñú.Nicknamed El Toro due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated as a central midfielder...
  
  
• Chilavert
  José Luis Chilavert
  José Luis Félix Chilavert González is a Paraguayan former football player who played as a goalkeeper. He was a three-time IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award winner....
  
  
• Carazas
• Recoba
  Álvaro Recoba
  Álvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero , nicknamed "El Chino", is a Uruguayan footballer currently playing for Primera División Uruguaya side Club Nacional de Football...
  
  
• Saralegui

Own Goals

• González
  Ronald González
  Rónald Alfonso González Brenes is a Costa Rican footballer. He has mostly played for Deportivo Saprissa in Costa Rica, but has played internationally as well. In the early 90's, he played with Dinamo Zagreb in Yugoslavia and Vorwärts Steyr in Austria...
  
   (for Brazil)
• Romero (for Brazil)

Statistics

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!bgcolor=#efefef width=8%|Pts
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!bgcolor=#efefef width=8%|W
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|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left| Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

|18||6||6||0||0||22||3||+18||100.0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=left| Bolivia

Bolivia national football team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once—in 1994...

|15||6||5||0||1||10||5||+5||83.3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left| Perú

Peru national football team

The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

|9||6||3||0||3||5||11||-6||50.0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=left| Ecuador

Ecuador national football team

The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...

|8||4||2||2||0||5||2||+3||66.7%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left| Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

|8||6||2||2||2||8||9||-1||44.4%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=left| Argentina

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

|5||4||1||2||1||4||3||+1||41.7%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left| Paraguay

Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...

|4||4||1||1||2||2||5||-3||33.3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=left| Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

|3||3||1||0||2||2||2||0||33.3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left| Colombia

Colombia national football team

The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...

|3||4||1||0||2||6||7||-1||25.0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=left| Costa Rica

Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

|1||3||0||1||2||2||10||-8||11.1%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left| Chile

Chile national football team

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

|0||3||0||0||3||1||5||-4||0.0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|align=left| Venezuela

Venezuela national football team

The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed La Vinotinto , because of the traditional burgundy color of their shirts....

|0||3||0||0||3||0||5||-5||0.0%
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