1995 Copa América
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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.[2]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Uruguay |
Dates | 5–23 July |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Uruguay (14th title) |
Runners-up | Brazil |
Third place | Colombia |
Fourth place | United States |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 69 (2.65 per match) |
Attendance | 450,600 (17,331 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Gabriel Batistuta Luis García (4 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Enzo Francéscoli[1] |
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The United States were the surprise of the tournament, beating defending champions Argentina 3–0 and winning the group.[3] 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.[4][5]
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.