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The Copa América 2004 was the 41st edition of the Copa América

Copa América

The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

, the South-American

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized 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, and was held in 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....

, who hosted the tournament for the sixth time, between July 6 to July 25, 2004.

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...

in a shootout over 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...

. Notably, this made Brazil hold 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...

and Copa América

Copa América

titles simultaneously for the second time in history, as happened after 1997 Copa América.

There is no qualifying tournament for the final tournament. Conmebol's 10 South American countries participated, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament.

The two invited countries for this edition of the Copa América

Copa América

were 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...

and 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...

Venues

Arequipa Arequipa Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
Estadio Arequipa
Capacity: 40,000
Chiclayo Chiclayo Chiclayo is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima...
Estadio Elías Aguirre Estadio Elias Aguirre Estadio Elías Aguirre is a multi-purpose stadium administrated by the governmental Instituto Peruano del Deporte in Chiclayo, Peru. It was built in 1970 named after the 19th century Peruvian sailor Elías Aguirre Romero...
Capacity: 25,000
Cuzco Cusco Cusco , often spelled Cuzco , is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region as well as the Cuzco Province. In 2007, the city had a population of 358,935 which was triple the figure of 20 years ago...
Estadio Garcilaso Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega Estadio Garcilaso is Cusco's principal stadium and the home venue of the local team Cienciano. The stadium was named after the Peruvian mestizo Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and inaugurated in 1960, with an initial capacity of 30,000...
Capacity: 45,056
Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
Estadio Nacional Estadio Nacional (Lima) The Estadio Nacional of Peru is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,000 as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation. The stadium was inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal...
Capacity: 45,574
Piura Piura Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. The population is 377,496.It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in July 1532...
Estadio Miguel Grau Estadio Miguel Grau (Piura) Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium in Piura, Peru, built in 1958. It is currently used by football team Atlético Grau. Throughout the years, the stadium has been renovated countless times, most recently for the Copa America 2004. For this international competition, the stadium capacity was...
Capacity: 26,550
Tacna Tacna - Rail :Tacna is served by a cross-border standard gauge railway to Arica, Chile.It is also the location of the National Railway Museum of Peru.-Air:Tacna is served by the Crnl. FAP...
Estadio Jorge Basadre Estadio Jorge Basadre The Estadio Jorge Basadre, previously known as the Estadio Modelo, is a multi-purpose stadium in Tacna, Peru named after historian Jorge Basadre. It is currently used as a football stadium in the Primera Division Peruana by Coronel Bolognesi. The stadium holds 19,850 people and has 277 individual...
Capacity: 25,850
Trujillo Trujillo, Peru Trujillo, in northwestern Peru, is the capital of the La Libertad Region, and the third largest city in Peru. The urban area has 811,979 inhabitants and is an economic hub in northern Peru...
Estadio Mansiche
Capacity: 25,000

Squads

Each association had to present a list of twenty-two players to compete in the competition.

Officials

Héctor Baldassi

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René Ortube

René Ortubé

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Márcio Rezende de Freitas

Márcio Rezende de Freitas is a former Brazilian football referee. He has refereed more than 1100 games, 269 of these in national championships, between 1989 and 2005. He was present in the World Championship and at the Olympic Games. He was considered, in 2004, one of the 10 best referees in the...

Rubén Selman

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Óscar Ruiz

Oscar Ruiz

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William Mattus

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Pedro Ramos

Pedro Senatore Ramos

Pedro Senatore Ramos is an Ecuadorian football referee, best known for having supervised one match during the 2004 Copa América in Peru. He also refereed at the Copa Libertadores 2006.-References:**...

Marco Antonio Rodríguez

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Carlos Amarilla

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Eduardo Lecca Gilberto Hidalgo Gustavo Brand

Gustavo Brand

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Group stage

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

CONMEBOL

in a public drawing of lots.

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-breaking criteria
Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

1. Greater number of points in all group matches

2. Goal difference in all group matches

3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches

4. Head-to-head results

5. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee

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

All times local (UTC-5
UTC-5
UTC−05:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of −05.This offset is used in the Eastern Time Zone during standard time and in the Central Time Zone during Daylight Saving Time ....

)

Group A

2
Team
	3	2	1	0	4	2
7
	3	1	2	0	7	5
5
	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

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Group B

2
Team
	3	2	1	0	5	3
7
	3	2	0	1	10	4
6
	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	4
	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0

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Group C

2
Team
	3	2	1	0	4	2
7
	3	2	0	1	6	3
6
	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

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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 quarterfinals.


B	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	4
C	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
A	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2

Knockout stages

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third-place match

Final

Goalscorers

7 goals Adriano

Adriano Leite Ribeiro

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3 goals Kily González Javier Saviola

Javier Saviola

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Carlos Bueno

Carlos Heber Bueno Suárez is an Uruguayan footballer who plays for Querétaro F.C. in Mexico, as a striker.-Club career:...

2 goals Luciano Figueroa

Luciano Figueroa

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Luis González Carlos Tévez

Carlos Tévez

Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...

Abel Aguilar

Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias is a Colombian footballer who plays for Hércules CF in Spain, as a midfielder.-Italy:...

Tressor Moreno

Malher Tressor Moreno Baldrich is a Colombian football player, who currently playing for Chilean side Santiago Wanderers.-Career:...

Luís Fabiano

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Agustín Delgado

Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is a retired Ecuadorian footballer. Nicknamed Tín, Delgado is the all-time top scorer for the Ecuadorian national team with 31 goals in 71 games. He played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.-Southampton:Delgado moved to Southampton in 2001...

Nolberto Solano

Nolberto Albino "Nobby" Solano Todco is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Hartlepool United. He has spent much of his career in the English Premier League and also played 95 times for Peru between 1994 and 2009...

Fabian Estoyanoff

Fabián Estoyanoff

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Vicente Sánchez

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Darío Silva

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1 goal Roberto Ayala

Roberto Ayala

Roberto Fabián Ayala , nicknamed el Ratón , is a former Argentine football centre back.Regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Ayala captained the Argentine national team for more matches than anyone else...

Andrés D'Alessandro

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César Delgado

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Juan Pablo Sorín

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Lorgio Álvarez

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Joaquín Botero

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Gonzalo Galindo Alex

Alexsandro de Souza

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Juan

Juan Silveira dos Santos

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Luisão

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Ricardo Oliveira

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Sebastián González

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Rafael Olarra

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Edwin Congo

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Sergio Herrera

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Edixon Perea Andy Herrón

Andy Herron

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Luis Marín Mauricio Wright

Mauricio Wright

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Franklin Salas

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1 goal (cont.) Héctor Altamirano

Héctor Altamirano

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Adolfo Bautista

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Ramón Morales

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Ricardo Osorio

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Pável Pardo

Pavel Pardo

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Fredy Barreiro Ernesto Cristaldo

Ernesto Cristaldo

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Julio dos Santos

Julio Dos Santos

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Carlos Gamarra

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Julio González

Julio Valentín González

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Santiago Acasiete

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Jefferson Farfán

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Flavio Maestri

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Roberto Palacios

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Claudio Pizarro

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Diego Forlán

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Paolo Montero

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Marcelo Sosa

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Massimo Margiotta

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Ruberth Morán

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Final positions

7

1	6	3	2	1	13	6
11
2	6	4	1	1	16	6
13
3	6	3	2	1	12	10
11
4	6	3	1	2	7	7	0	10
Eliminated in the quarterfinals
5	4	2	1	1	5	5	0	7
6	4	2	1	1	5	7	−2	7
7	4	1	2	1	7	6
5
8	4	1	0	3	3	8	−5	3
Eliminated in the first round
9	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
10	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1
11	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1
12	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0

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