Copa América 1987
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Argentina |
| Dates | June 27 - July 12 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Uruguay (13th title) |
Runner-up  |
 Chile |
Third place  |
 Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.54 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Arnoldo Iguarán (4) |
The 1987 Copa América was 33rd edition of the Copa América, CONMEBOL's national team competition. It was the first Copa América under the new rotational hosting system. Argentina, as the first country alphabetically, hosted the tournament between June 27 to July 12, 1987. Uruguay successfully defended their title, winning a record 13th Copa América.
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[edit] Group Stage
The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team plays once against the other teams in their group and would receive 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. The winner of each group advances to the semi-finals. Defending champions Uruguay received a bye into the semi-finals.
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
 Peru |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Ecuador |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| June 27, 1987 | Argentina |
1 - 1 | Peru |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maradona  47' |
Reyna 59' |
| July 2, 1987 | Argentina |
3 - 0 | Ecuador |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caniggia 50' Maradona 67' (pen.) 85' |
| July 4, 1987 | Peru |
1 - 1 | Ecuador |
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Asterio Martínez (Paraguay) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rosa 87' |
Cuvi 72' |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
 Brazil |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
 Venezuela |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 1 |
| June 28, 1987 | Brazil |
5 - 0 | Venezuela |
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Elias Jácome (Ecuador) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edú Marangón 33' Morovic 39' (o.g.)Careca 66'Nelsinho 72'Romário 89' |
| June 30, 1987 | Chile |
3 - 1 | Venezuela |
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Luis Barrancos (Bolivia) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letelier 17' Contreras 70'Salgado 83' |
Acosta 24' (pen.) |
| July 3, 1987 | Chile |
4 - 0 | Brazil |
Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basay 41' 68' Letelier 48' 75' |
[edit] Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 4 |
 Bolivia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
 Paraguay |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| June 28, 1987 | Paraguay |
0 - 0 | Bolivia |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Enrique Labó (Peru) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 1927 | Colombia |
2 - 0 | Bolivia |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gastón Castro (Chile) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valderrama 34' Iguarán 89' |
| July 5, 1987 | Colombia |
3 - 0 | Paraguay |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iguarán 8' 34' 50' |
[edit] Bracket
| Semi finals | Final | ||||||
| July 8 - Córdoba | |||||||
| Chile |
0 (2) | ||||||
| Colombia |
0 (1) | ||||||
| 12 July - Buenos Aires | |||||||
| Uruguay |
1 | ||||||
| Chile |
0 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| July 9 - Buenos Aires | 11 July - Buenos Aires | ||||||
| Uruguay |
1 | Colombia |
2 | ||||
| Argentina |
0 | Argentina |
1 | ||||
[edit] Semi-finals
| July 8, 1987 | Chile |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Colombia |
Chateau Carreras, Córdoba Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astengo 106' Vera 108' |
Redín 103' (pen.) |
| July 9, 1987 | Uruguay |
1 – 0 | Argentina |
Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Jácome (Ecuador) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzamendi 43' |
[edit] Third Place Match
| July 11, 1987 | Colombia |
2 – 1 | Argentina |
Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Corujo (Venezuela) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gómez 8' Galeano 27' |
Caniggia 86' |
[edit] Final
| July 12, 1987 | Uruguay |
1 – 0 | Chile |
Monumental, Buenos Aires Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Arppi Filho (Brazil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengoechea 56' |
[edit] Results
| Copa América 1987 Champions |
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 Uruguay 13th title |
[edit] Individual scorers
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