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2004 Copa América

The 2004 Copa América was the 41st edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Peru, who hosted the tournament for the sixth time, from 6 to 25 July.

2004 Copa América
Tournament details
Host countryPeru
Dates6–25 July
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (7th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored78 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Adriano (7 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Adriano[1]
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The tournament was won by Brazil in a shootout over Argentina. This made Brazil hold the World Cup and Copa América titles simultaneously for the second time in history, as happened after 1997 Copa América.

There is no qualifying tournament for the final tournament. CONMEBOL's 10 South American countries participated, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament. The two invited countries for this edition of the Copa América were Mexico and Costa Rica.

Venues

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Lima Cuzco Arequipa
Estadio Nacional Estadio Garcilaso Estadio Arequipa
Capacity: 45,574 Capacity: 45,056 Capacity: 40,000
     
Piura
Estadio Miguel Grau
Capacity: 26,550
 
Tacna Chiclayo Trujillo
Estadio Jorge Basadre Estadio Elías Aguirre Estadio Mansiche
Capacity: 25,850 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 25,000
     

Squads

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Further information: 2004 Copa América squads

Each association had to present a list of twenty-two players to compete in the competition.

Officials

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Draw

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The draw for the competition took place on 8 March 2004 at the Lima Art Museum in Lima.[2] The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. For logistical reasons the three teams from Pots 1 & 4 were manually assigned to their groups ahead of the draw.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Peru (assigned to Group A)
  Argentina (assigned to Group B)
  Brazil (assigned to Group C) 		  Colombia
  Paraguay
  Uruguay 		  Venezuela
  Costa Rica
  Mexico 		  Bolivia (assigned to Group A)
  Ecuador (assigned to Group B)
  Chile (assigned to Group C)

Group stage

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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-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

1. Greater number of points in all group matches
2. Goal difference in all group matches
3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
4. Head-to-head results
5. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee
Key to colors in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarterfinals

Group A

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Main article: 2004 Copa América Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Colombia 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
  Peru 3 1 2 0 7 5 2 5
  Bolivia 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
  Venezuela 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Venezuela  0–1  Colombia
Report Moreno   21' (pen.)
Attendance: 45,000
Peru  2–2  Bolivia
Pizarro   67' (pen.)
Palacios   86'		 Report Botero   35'
Álvarez   57'
Attendance: 45,000
Colombia  1–0  Bolivia
Perea   90' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pedro Ramos (Ecuador)
Peru  3–1  Venezuela
Farfán   34'
Solano   61'
Acasiete   72'		 Report Margiotta   74'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)
Venezuela  1–1  Bolivia
Morán   27' Report Galindo   33'
Attendance: 25,000
Peru  2–2  Colombia
Solano   58'
Maestri   60'		 Report Congo   33'
Aguilar   53'
Attendance: 25,000

Group B

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Main article: 2004 Copa América Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7
  Argentina 3 2 0 1 10 4 6 6
  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
  Ecuador 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Mexico  2–2  Uruguay
Osorio   45'
Pardo   69'		 Report Bueno   43'
Montero   88'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)
Argentina  6–1  Ecuador
K. González   5' (pen.)
Saviola   64', 74', 79'
D'Alessandro   84'
L. González   90'		 Report Delgado   62'
Attendance: 24,000
Uruguay  2–1  Ecuador
Forlán   61'
Bueno   78'		 Report Salas   73'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)
Argentina  0–1  Mexico
Report Morales   8'
Attendance: 25,000
Mexico  2–1  Ecuador
Altamirano   23' (pen.)
Bautista   42'		 Report Delgado   71'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)
Argentina  4–2  Uruguay
K. González   19' (pen.)
Figueroa   20', 89'
Ayala   80'		 Report Estoyanoff   7'
Sánchez   38'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

Group C

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Main article: 2004 Copa América Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Paraguay 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
  Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 6
  Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
  Chile 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Costa Rica  0–1  Paraguay
Report Dos Santos   85' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Brazil  1–0  Chile
Luís Fabiano   90' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Brazil  4–1  Costa Rica
Adriano   45', 54', 67'
Juan   49'		 Report Marín   81'
Attendance: 12,000
Paraguay  1–1  Chile
Cristaldo   78' Report González   71'
Attendance: 15,000
Costa Rica  2–1  Chile
Wright   60'
Herron   90'		 Report Olarra   40'
Attendance: 20,000
Brazil  1–2  Paraguay
Luís Fabiano   35' Report González   29'
Bareiro   71'
Attendance: 8,000

Ranking of third-placed teams

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At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
B   Uruguay 3 1 1 1 6 7 −1 4
C   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
A   Bolivia 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Main article: 2004 Copa América knockout stage

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 17 July – Chiclayo
 
 
   Peru 0
 
 20 July – Lima
 
   Argentina 1
 
   Argentina 3
 
 17 July – Trujillo
 
   Colombia 0
 
   Colombia 2
 
 25 July – Lima
 
   Costa Rica 0
 
   Argentina 2 (2)
 
 18 July – Piura
 
   Brazil (p) 2 (4)
 
   Mexico 0
 
 21 July – Lima
 
   Brazil 4
 
   Brazil (p) 1 (5)
 
 18 July – Tacna
 
   Uruguay 1 (3) Third place
 
   Paraguay 1
 
 24 July – Cuzco
 
   Uruguay 3
 
   Colombia 1
 
 
   Uruguay 2
 

Quarter-finals

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Peru  0–1  Argentina
Report Tevez   60'
Attendance: 25,000
Colombia  2–0  Costa Rica
Aguilar   41'
Moreno   45'		 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Paraguay  1–3  Uruguay
Gamarra   15' Report Bueno   40' (pen.)
Silva   65', 88'
Attendance: 20,000
Mexico  0–4  Brazil
Report Alex   26' (pen.)
Adriano   65', 78'
Oliveira   87'
Attendance: 22,000

Semi-finals

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Argentina  3–0  Colombia
Tevez   33'
L. González   50'
Sorín   80'		 Report
Attendance: 22,000
Brazil  1–1  Uruguay
Adriano   46' Report Sosa   22'
Penalties
Luisão  
Luís Fabiano  
Adriano  
Renato  
Alex  		 5–3   Silva
  Viera
  Pouso
  Sánchez
Attendance: 10,000

Third-place match

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Colombia  1–2  Uruguay
Herrera   70' (pen.) Report Estoyanoff   2'
Sánchez   80'
Attendance: 35,000

Final

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Main article: 2004 Copa América Final
Argentina  2–2  Brazil
K. González   20' (pen.)
Delgado   87'		 Report Luisão   45'
Adriano   90 3'
Penalties
D'Alessandro  
Heinze  
K. González  
Sorín  		 2–4   Adriano
  Edu
  Diego
  Juan
Attendance: 43,000

Result

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 2004 Copa América Champions[4] 
 
Brazil
Seventh title

Goalscorers

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Adriano, top scorer

With seven goals, Adriano was the top scorer in the tournament. There were 78 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

7 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

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Team of the Tournament

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[5]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards

  Júlio César

  Javier Zanetti
  Roberto Ayala
  Juan
  Darío Rodríguez

  Lucho González
  Pável Pardo
  Renato
  Alex

  Carlos Tevez
  Adriano

Marketing

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Mascot

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The official mascot of the tournament was known as Chasqui. He was based on the Incan messengers of the same name.[6][7]

Sponsorship

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Global platinum sponsor

Global gold sponsor

Global silver sponsor

Official Supplier

  • Tolteca

Theme songs

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  • "Más Allá de los Sueños" by Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco was the official theme song for the tournament.[8][9] The song was well received and became popular in Latin America but mostly in Perú.[10][11][12][13] Despite it being the official tournament theme song, Gian Marco was unable to perform it during the closing ceremony due to him being on tour at that time.[14]
  • "La Copa Será Tuya Al Final" by Betzaida was used by Univision as their theme song.[15][16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Copa América Best Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ Grupos, sedes y calendario de la Copa América 2004 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ México en tercera línea del sorteo de Copa América (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Resultados de la Copa America 2004
  5. ^ "Pavel representa a México en el equipo ideal de la Perú 2004". 27 July 2004.
  6. ^ "Copa América 2004". Portal Andina Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Perú 2004 – Chasqui copa america mascota deporpe". Vision Noventa (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ^ En la voz del peruano Gianmarco
  9. ^ Sorteo en problemas por peticion del presidente Toledo
  10. ^ Copa América 2015: las canciones del torneo desde Perú 2004 hasta hoy
  11. ^ "Gianmarco cosechó aplausos con tema oficial de Copa América 2004". Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. ^ Copa América: Repasa las canciones de los torneos de Perú 2004 a Chile 2015
  13. ^ De 2004 a hoy: cuáles fueron las otras canciones de la Copa América
  14. ^ Gianmarco no interpretará tema oficial en clausura de Copa América
  15. ^ Betzaida pretende conquistar tres mercados
  16. ^ "New Acts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 23 October 2004. p. 39–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  17. ^ Billboard Gears up for its 2nd Annual Regional Mexican Music Summit Featuring Star Panelists Jenni Rivera, Montez De Durango, Diana Reyes and More!
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