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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 current Copa América trophy was purchased in 1916 from "Casa Escasany", a jewelry shop in Buenos Aires, at the cost of 3,000 Swiss francs. [30] The Copa América trophy is a 9 kg (20 lb) weight and 77 cm (30 in) tall silver ornament, with a 3-level wooden base which contains several plaques.
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 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.
[35] [36] Mexico's 2–0 semifinal win in 1993 was followed by a 1–1 quarterfinal draw in 1997, with Mexico winning 4–2 on penalties. Three group stage matches followed, with two 2–1 wins for Mexico in 2004 and 2007 and a 2–1 win for Ecuador in 2015. [37] The sides most recently met in a friendly in June 2022, which ended in a goalless ...
Ecuador fell victim to the highest defeat in tournament history when they were beaten 12–0 by Argentina in 1942. Ecuador's own highest victory was a 6–1 win against Venezuela in 1993. Ecuador do not have a positive head-to-head record against any other CONMEBOL member at the tournament.
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 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.