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The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July.It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited CONCACAF's Mexico, accepting their fourth invitation, and AFC's Japan, who made their debut at the tournament.
Martín del Campo 24 May 1975 (aged 24) Nacional: 18 MF: Pablo García 11 May 1977 (aged 22) Atlético Madrid: 19 FW: Diego Alonso 16 April 1975 (aged 24) 1 0 Bella Vista: 20 MF: Christian Callejas 17 May 1978 (aged 21) 5 0 Danubio: 21 FW: Antonio Pacheco 11 April 1976 (aged 23) 4 0 Peñarol: 22 DF
Mexico and the United States, both of CONCACAF, were the invited teams for this tournament. Argentina defeated Mexico in the final 2–1 to win their record 14th continental championship, [2] also their last senior title until 2021. [3] It was the first edition of the Copa América in which neither Brazil nor Uruguay finished in the top four. [4]
The Copa América is an international association football competition established in 1916. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), the sport's continental governing body.
The Group B of the 1999 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1999 Copa América. It comprised Brazil, Chile, Venezuela, and Mexico. Group play began on June 30 and ended on July 6. Brazil won the group and faced Argentina, the runner-up of Group C, in the quarterfinals. Mexico finished second and faced Peru, the ...
The 1999 Copa América final was the final match of the 1999 Copa América. It was held on 18 July 1999, in Asunción . Brazil won the match against Uruguay 3–0, earning a sixth Copa América title.
Below are the rosters for the 1993 Copa América tournament in Ecuador, from 15 June to 4 July 1993. The competition featured the debut of two teams ( Mexico and the United States ) and as a result the tournament format changed to one with three groups of four teams each.
The 1999 Copa América final stages were the elimination stages of the Copa América, following the group stage. They began on 10 July 1999, and consisted of the quarterfinals, the semifinals, the third-place match, and the final held at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco on 18 July in Asunción .