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Copa América
Copa América 1995
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Uruguay Uruguay
Dates5–23 July
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)(in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Uruguay Uruguay
Runner-upBrazil Brazil
Third placeFlag of Colombia Colombia
Fourth placeFlag of the United States United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored69 (2.65 per match)
Attendance450,600 (17,331 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
Mexico Luis García
(4 goals each)
Best playerUruguay Enzo Francéscoli
1993
1997

The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. It was won by Uruguay, who beat Brazil 5–3 in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in the final. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, with Mexico and the United States invited in order to reach 12 teams.

The United States were the surprise of the tournament, beating defending champions Argentina 3–0 and winning the group. The United States went on to defeat Mexico on penalties in the second round but then lost to Brazil 1–0 in the semi-finals. They then fell to Colombia 4–1 in the third-place game, finishing fourth overall.

In this edition of the tournament, extra time was not played if a match was drawn after 90 minutes. Instead it went straight to a penalty shootout.

Venues[]

Montevideo Rivera
Estadio Centenario Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera
Capacity: 65,235 Capacity: 30,000
Estadio Centenario (vista aérea) Riveraestadio
Paysandú Maldonado
Estadio Parque Artigas Estadio Domingo Burgueño
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 22,000
Estadio Parque Artigas - 4 Estadio Domingo Burgueño Miguel en enero de 2017 - 02

Squads[]

For a complete list of all participating squads: 1995 Copa América squads

Match officials[]

Flag of Argentina Argentina

  • Javier Castrilli

Flag of Bolivia Bolivia

  • Pablo Peña

Flag of Brazil Brazil

  • Márcio Rezende de Freitas

Flag of Chile Chile

  • Salvador Imperatore

Flag of Colombia Colombia

  • Óscar Ruiz

Flag of Ecuador Ecuador

  • Alfredo Rodas

Flag of Mexico Mexico

  • Marco Antonio Rodríguez
  • Arturo Brizio Carter

Flag of Paraguay Paraguay

  • Félix Benegas

Flag of Peru Peru

  • Alberto Tejada

Flag of Uruguay Uruguay

  • Ernesto Filippi
  • Eduardo Dluzniewski

Flag of United States United States

  • Raúl Domínguez

Flag of Venezuela Venezuela

  • Paolo Borgosano

Group stage[]

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each.

Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero 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 colors in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
Flag of Mexico Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 3 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
5 July 1995
Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 4–1 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Imperatore (Chile)
Fonseca Goal 14'
Otero Goal 25'
Francescoli Goal 75' (pen.)
Poyet Goal 84'
Report Dolgetta Goal 53'

6 July 1995
Paraguay Flag of Paraguay 2–1 Flag of Mexico Mexico Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rodas (Ecuador)
Cardozo Goal 63'
Samaniego Goal 73'
García Goal 44'

9 July 1995
Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 1–0 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rezende (Brazil)
Francescoli Goal 13' Report

9 July 1995
Mexico Flag of Mexico 3–1 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado
Attendance: 700
Referee: Domínguez (United States)
García Goal 41' (pen.)57' (pen.)
Espinoza Goal 76'
Campos Goal 65' (o.g.)

12 July 1995
Paraguay Flag of Paraguay 3–2 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
Cardozo Goal 35'
Villamayor Goal 64'
Gamarra Goal 83'
Miranda Goal 13'
Dolgetta Goal 68'

13 July 1995
Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 1–1 Flag of Mexico Mexico Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Castrilli (Argentina)
Saralegui Goal 79' García Goal 67'

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Brazil 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
Flag of Colombia Colombia 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Flag of Peru Peru 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
7 July 1995
Colombia Flag of Colombia 1–1 Flag of Peru Peru Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Filippi (Uruguay)
Asprilla Goal 68' Palacios Goal 80'

7 July 1995
Brazil Brazil 1–0 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Castrilli (Argentina)
Ronaldão Goal 73'

10 July 1995
Colombia Flag of Colombia 1–0 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Peña (Bolivia)
Rincón Goal 44'

10 July 1995
Brazil Brazil 2–0 Flag of Peru Peru Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Benegas (Paraguay)
Zinho Goal 77' (pen.)
Edmundo Goal 82'

13 July 1995
Ecuador Flag of Ecuador 2–1 Flag of Peru Peru Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dluzniewski (Uruguay)
Díaz Goal 61'
Mora Goal 75'
I. Hurtado Goal 82' (o.g.)

13 July 1995
Brazil Brazil 3–0 Flag of Colombia Colombia Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Filippi (Uruguay)
Leonardo Goal 30'
Túlio Goal 76'
Higuita Goal 85' (o.g.)

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of the United States United States 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Flag of Argentina Argentina 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Flag of CHI Chile 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
8 July 1995
United States Flag of the United States 2–1 Flag of CHI Chile Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Tejada (Peru)
Wynalda Goal 14'20' Rozental Goal 63'

8 July 1995
Argentina Flag of Argentina 2–1 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dluzniewski (Uruguay)
Batistuta Goal 70'
Balbo Goal 81'
Angola Goal 75'

11 July 1995
Bolivia Flag of Bolivia 1–0 Flag of the United States United States Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Borgosano (Venezuela)
Etcheverry Goal 23'

11 July 1995
Argentina Flag of Argentina 4–0 Flag of CHI Chile Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Carter (Mexico)
Batistuta Goal 1'51'
Simeone Goal 6'
Balbo Goal 54'

14 July 1995
Bolivia Flag of Bolivia 2–2 Flag of CHI Chile Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Tejada (Peru)
Mercado Goal 78'
Ramos Goal 87'
Basay Goal 55'61'

14 July 1995
United States Flag of the United States 3–0 Flag of Argentina Argentina Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Rezende (Brazil)
Klopas Goal 20'
Lalas Goal 31'
Wynalda Goal 58'

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 third-placed teams with the best results advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
A Flag of Mexico Mexico 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
C Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
B Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3

Knockout stage[]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
16 July – Montevideo        
 Flag of Colombia Colombia  1 (5)
19 July – Montevideo
 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay  1 (4)  
 Flag of Colombia Colombia  0
16 July – Montevideo
   Flag of Uruguay Uruguay  2  
 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay  2
23 July – Montevideo
 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia  1  
 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay  1 (5)
17 July – Paysandú
   Brazil Brazil  1 (3)
 Flag of the United States United States  0 (4)
20 July – Maldonado
 Flag of Mexico Mexico  0 (1)  
 Flag of the United States United States  0 Third place
17 July – Rivera
   Brazil Brazil  1  
 Brazil Brazil  2 (4)  Flag of Colombia Colombia  4
 Flag of Argentina Argentina  2 (2)    Flag of the United States United States  1
22 July – Maldonado

Quarter-finals[]

16 July 1995
Colombia Flag of Colombia 1–1 Flag of Paraguay Paraguay Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Imperatore (Chile)
Rincón Goal 53' Villamayor Goal 26'
  Penalties  
Rincón Soccerball shad check
Mendoza Soccerball shad check
Arboleda Soccerball shad check
Cabrera Soccerball shad check
Asprilla Soccerball shad check
5–4 Soccerball shad check Jara
Soccerball shad check Acuña
Soccerball shad check Samaniego
Soccerball shad check Denis
Missed Gamarra

16 July 1995
Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 2–1 Flag of Bolivia Bolivia Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rodas (Ecuador)
Otero Goal 1'
Fonseca Goal 30'
Sánchez Goal 71'

17 July 1995
United States Flag of the United States 0–0 Flag of Mexico Mexico Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
  Penalties  
Wynalda Soccerball shad check
Moore Soccerball shad check
Caligiuri Soccerball shad check
Klopas Soccerball shad check
4–1 Soccerball shad check García
Missed Hermosillo
Missed Coyote

17 July 1995
Brazil Brazil 2–2 Flag of Argentina Argentina Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Tejada (Peru)
Edmundo Goal 9'
Túlio Goal 81'
Balbo Goal 2'
Batistuta Goal 29'
  Penalties  
Roberto Carlos Soccerball shad check
Túlio Soccerball shad check
André Cruz Missed
Dunga Soccerball shad check
Edmundo Soccerball shad check
4–2 Soccerball shad check Pérez
Soccerball shad check Acosta
Missed Simeone
Missed Fabbri

Semi-finals[]

19 July 1995
Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 2–0 Flag of Colombia Colombia Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Benegas (Paraguay)
Adinolfi Goal 51'
Otero Goal 70'

20 July 1995
Brazil Brazil 1–0 Flag of the United States United States Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Rodas (Ecuador)
Aldair Goal 13'

Third-place match[]

22 July 1995
21:10 (UTC-3)
Colombia Flag of Colombia 4–1 Flag of the United States United States Estadio Campus Municipal, Maldonado
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Imperatore (Chile)
Quiñónez Goal 30'
Valderrama Goal 38'
Asprilla Goal 50'
Rincón Goal 76'
Moore Goal 52' (pen.)

Final[]

Main article:1995 Copa América Final
23 July 1995
17:00 (UTC-3)
Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 1–1 Brazil Brazil Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 64,900
Referee: Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Bengoechea Goal 51' Report Túlio Goal 30'
  Penalties  
Francescoli Soccerball shad check
Bengoechea Soccerball shad check
Herrera Soccerball shad check
Gutiérrez Soccerball shad check
Martínez Soccerball shad check
5–3 Soccerball shad check Roberto Carlos
Soccerball shad check Zinho
Missed Túlio
Soccerball shad check Dunga

Result[]

 1995 Copa América champions 
Flag of Uruguay
Uruguay
14th title

Goalscorers[]

With four goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Luis García both ended the tournament as top scorers.

4 goals
3 goals
  • Argentina Abel Balbo
  • Brazil Túlio
  • Colombia Freddy Rincón
  • United States Eric Wynalda
  • Uruguay Marcelo Otero
2 goals
  • Brazil Edmundo
  • Chile Ivo Basay
  • Colombia Faustino Asprilla
  • Paraguay José Cardozo
  • Paraguay Juan Villamayor
  • Uruguay Daniel Fonseca
  • Uruguay Enzo Francescoli
  • Venezuela José Luis Dolgetta
1 goal
  • Argentina Diego Simeone
  • Bolivia Demetrio Angola
  • Bolivia Marco Etcheverry
  • Bolivia Miguel Mercado
  • Bolivia Mauricio Ramos
  • Bolivia Carlos Sánchez
  • Brazil Aldair
  • Brazil Leonardo
  • Brazil Ronaldão
  • Brazil Zinho
  • Chile Sebastián Rozental
  • Colombia Luis Quiñónez
  • Colombia Carlos Valderrama
  • Ecuador Energio Díaz
  • Ecuador José Mora
  • Mexico Eduardo Espinoza
  • Paraguay Carlos Gamarra
  • Paraguay Adriano Samaniego
  • Peru Roberto Palacios
  • United States Frank Klopas
  • United States Alexi Lalas
  • United States Joe-Max Moore
  • Uruguay Edgardo Adinolfi
  • Uruguay Pablo Bengoechea
  • Uruguay Gustavo Poyet
  • Uruguay Marcelo Saralegui
  • Venezuela Gabriel Miranda
1 own goal
  • Colombia René Higuita (against Brazil)
  • Ecuador Iván Hurtado (against Peru)
  • Mexico Jorge Campos (against Venezuela)

Statistics[]

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Eff
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 14 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 77.8%
Brazil Brazil 14 6 4 2 0 10 3 +7 77.8%
Flag of Colombia Colombia 8 6 2 2 2 7 8 -1 44.4%
Flag of Argentina Argentina 7 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 58.3%
Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 7 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 58.3%
Flag of the United States United States 7 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1 38.9%
Flag of Mexico Mexico 5 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 41.7%
Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 4 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 33.3%
Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 3 3 1 0 2 2 3 -1 33.3%
Flag of Peru Peru 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 25.0%
Flag of CHI Chile 1 3 0 1 2 3 8 -5 25.0%
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 0 3 0 0 3 4 10 -6 0.0%

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