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The Copa América Centenario final was a soccer match that took place on June 26, 2016 to determine the winner of the Copa América Centenario. It took place at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, outside of the New York City. [5]
The Nike Ordem Ciento was announced as the official Copa América Centenario match ball on February 21, 2016. The mainly white ball has red brush stroke decoration. It shows the official Copa América Centenario logo. [78] [79] The Nike Ordem Campeón was used for the final match, in which golden brushes replaced the red ones. [80]
The knockout stage of the Copa América Centenario began on June 16 and concluded on June 26, 2016 with the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. All times are EDT ( UTC−4 ). Qualified teams
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.
It took 99 years for them to win their first continental title, which they defended at the Copa América Centenario in 2016. Chile won both the 2015 and 2016 final against Argentina on penalties, even though they have never defeated the Albiceleste over regular time in tournament history (30 attempts).
The following article outlines statistics for Copa América Centenario, ... 2016. Player statistics ... Final: Héber Lopes: 10: 8: 1: 1 By referee
The swap was made official in May 2012. The centennial edition of the tournament, Copa América Centenario, took place in June 2016, and was held in the United States. [24] The Copa América Centenario marked the first time the tournament was hosted by a non-CONMEBOL nation. Each Copa América since 2005 has had its own mascot.
The two teams had met in seventeen previous encounters, the last being a friendly held in 2014 at Craven Cottage in London, a match won by Colombia 2–1. [1] Both teams had also met in two Copa América editions: the 1995 third-place match, won by Colombia 4–1, and in a group stage match in 2007, also won by Colombia, with a lone goal by Jaime Castrillón.