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2019 Copa América Knockout Stage
The knockout stage of the 2019 Copa América began on 27 June 2019 with the quarter-finals and ended on 7 July 2019 with the 2019 Copa América Final, final at the Maracanã Stadium, Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. ''All match times listed are local, Time in Brazil, BRT (UTC−03:00, UTC−3).'' Format In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes: *In the quarter-finals, Overtime (sports)#Association football, extra time was not played, and the match was decided by a Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. *In the semi-finals, third place play-off and final, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a fourth Substitute (association football), substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. CONMEBOL set out the following matchups for the quarter-finals: * Match 1: Winners Group A vs 3rd Group B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Copa América
The 2019 Copa América was the 46th edition of the Copa América, the international men's association football championship organized by South America's football ruling body CONMEBOL. It was held in Brazil and took place between 14 June and 7 July 2019 at 6 venues across the country. This is the first time since 1991 where no CONCACAF nation took part in the tournament. Heading into the tournament, Chile were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2015 and 2016 editions of the tournament, but were eliminated by Peru in the semi-finals leading to the third place match against Argentina, which they also lost. Host nation Brazil won their ninth title by defeating Peru 3–1 in the final. Argentina took third place by beating Chile 2–1 in the third-place match. Host country Originally, the 2019 Copa América was to be hosted by Chile, while Brazil was due to host the 2015 Copa América, because CONMEBOL normally rotates tournament host nations in alphabetical order. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
The Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, also known as Complexo Esportivo Cultural Professor Octávio Mangabeira, is a Association football, football-specific stadium located in Salvador, Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and has a maximum capacity of 48,000 people. The stadium was built in place of the older Estádio Fonte Nova. The stadium was first used for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the subsequent 2014 FIFA World Cup, including the 5–1 win of The Netherlands over reigning World Champions Spain. It was used as one of the venues for the football competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics. A group of architects from Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany, which also redesigned the old Hanover stadium into a modern arena for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 Cup, was selected after bidding. Since 2013, the brewery Itaipava from Grupo Petrópolis has the naming rights of the arena "Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova" under a sponsorship agreement until the year 2023, amounting to $100m. This was the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Rodrigo Rojas
Juan Rodrigo Rojas Avelar (born 9 April 1988 in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay, Fernando de la Mora) is a Paraguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Olimpia. On 19 July 2015, List of newspapers in Paraguay, Paraguayan newspaper ExtraPRESS named Rojas one of the most expensive player in Paraguay. Career Olimpia Asunción Rojas started his career in the youth divisions of Club Olimpia, Olimpia and made his way to the first team in 2007. He became a regular starter for the team in 2009 scoring many goals and having great performances as a midfielder. Due to his good performances for Olimpia he was called up to the national team by Gerardo Martino. On 11 January 2010, CA River Plate, River Plate signed the Paraguayan attacking midfielder on loan from Club Olimpia, Olimpia. He is a great midfielder with a strong personality and so he was recommended by Martino and Gregorio Perez. River Plate He made his River debut against the all ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Valdez (footballer, Born 1992)
Bruno Amílcar Valdez Rojas (born 6 October 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors and the Paraguay national team. A right-footed defender, he can play as a centre-back and right-back. Club career Valdez made his professional debut with Sol de America but in July 2014 it was sold to Cerro Porteño. In 2015, Valdez helped Cerro to win the Apertura championship. In June 2016, Valdez was sold to Club América of Mexico. On 16 January 2023, Valdez signed a 3-year contract with Boca Juniors. International career In May 2015, Valdez was called up to the provisional 30-man roster for the Paraguay national football team to play at the 2015 Copa América. On 28 May, he was included in the 23-man final squad for the tournament by coach Ramón Díaz. On 6 June, he made his international debut as a substitute in a pre-tournament friendly against Honduras at the Estadio Manuel Ferreira in Asunción. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Almirón
Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala (born 10 February 1994) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Paraguay national team. Almirón began his career at Cerro Porteño and transferred to Lanús in 2015. After winning the 2016 Argentine Primera División, he signed for Atlanta United for $8 million. He was named in the MLS Best XI for both of his seasons in Major League Soccer, as well as MLS Newcomer of the Year for 2017. After helping Atlanta to the MLS Cup 2018 he signed for Newcastle for £21 million, a club record and the highest fee for an MLS player. Almirón made his international debut for Paraguay in 2015, and represented the country at the Copa América in 2016, 2019 and 2021. Early life Almirón grew up in an impoverished family in the San Pablo neighborhood of Asunción, where his father Ruben worked 18-hour shifts as a security guard and his mother Sonia worked in a sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Gómez
Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (; born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defender for and captains the Brazilian Serie A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay national team. Club career Lanús Gómez is considered one of the most promising defenders of Paraguay, who began his playing career at Libertad. In the summer of 2014, Gómez left Libertad to play for Argentine Primera División side Lanús. Gustavo Gomez's Lanus conceded a mere 10 goals in 17 games en route to securing 2016 Argentine Primera Division title. AC Milan On 5 August 2016, Gómez completed a move to AC Milan for a fee reported to be in the region of €8.5 million, signing a 5-year contract. He is the first ever Paraguayan footballer to play for Milan. After joining the club he chose number 15, in tribute of his former Lanús teammate, Diego Barisone who died in a car accident. On 27 August 2016, he made his full debut for Milan in Serie A against Napoli, where Napoli beat Milan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Fernando de Jesus (born 3 April 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Arsenal and the Brazil national team. Jesus began his senior club career at Palmeiras, where he was voted Best Newcomer at the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and won the Copa do Brasil. In 2016, he won the Bola de Ouro helping Palmeiras win their first national league title in 22 years. Jesus signed with English club Manchester City in January 2017 in a transfer worth £27 million, and won four Premier League titles, three EFL Cups, and the FA Cup. In July 2022, he joined Arsenal in a deal worth £45 million. After winning 21 caps and scoring seven goals at youth level, including reaching the final of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup and winning an Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Jesus made his senior debut for Brazil in September 2016, and was part of the squad that took part at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, also participating at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Firmino
Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira (born 2 October 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. After starting his career with Figueirense in 2009, he spent four-and-a-half seasons at Hoffenheim. His 16 goals in 33 games for the 2013–14 Bundesliga season earned him the award for the league's Breakthrough Player. In July 2015, he signed for Liverpool. His creativity, goalscoring and work rate have earned him plaudits at Liverpool, with manager Jürgen Klopp referring to Firmino as the "engine" that propels the club's counter-pressing system. In the 2018–19 season he won the UEFA Champions League, and the following season won the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup after scoring the winner in the final, and the 2019–20 Premier League title, Liverpool's first league title in 30 years. Firmino made his international debut for Brazil in November 2014. He represented the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Coutinho
Philippe Coutinho Correia (born 12 June 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Brazil national team. He is known for his combination of vision, passing, dribbling and ability to conjure curving long-range strikes. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Coutinho showed prodigious talent and excelled in Vasco da Gama's youth system. He was signed by Italian club Inter Milan in 2008 for €4 million and subsequently loaned back to Vasco, where he became a key player. He made his debut for Inter Milan in 2010, and was later loaned to La Liga club Espanyol in 2012. In January 2013, Coutinho joined English club Liverpool for £8.5 million. He flourished at Liverpool, being named in the PFA Team of the Year in 2015. In January 2018, Coutinho signed for Barcelona for a club record fee reportedly worth €160 million (making him the world's second most expensive player at the time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquinhos
Marcos Aoás Corrêa (born 14 May 1994), known as Marquinhos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, which he captains, and the Brazil national team. Mainly a centre-back, he can also play as a right-back or a defensive midfielder. He began his career at Corinthians, and after winning the 2012 Copa Libertadores he moved to Roma for an eventual fee of €3 million. Marquinhos was a regular in his only season as Roma reached the Coppa Italia Final. In July 2013, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain for €31.4 million on a five-year contract, one of the highest fees for a player under the age of 20. Marquinhos played less frequently after the acquisition of compatriot David Luiz in 2014, returning to an integral role after the latter was sold in 2016. Marquinhos was part of PSG's team that reached the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final. After Thiago Silva's departure in August 2020, Marquinhos took up the role o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willian (footballer, Born 1988)
Willian Borges da Silva (born 9 August 1988), known as Willian, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Fulham. Willian started his career at Corinthians, before joining Shakhtar Donetsk in August 2007 for a fee of €14million. In his six years at the club, he won honours including four Ukrainian Premier League titles and the UEFA Cup in 2009. In 2013, he briefly signed for Anzhi Makhachkala before joining Chelsea for £30million, winning the Premier League and League Cup in his second season in England. Willian made his debut for Brazil in 2011 and has since represented his country at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2015 Copa América, the Copa América Centenario, and the 2019 Copa América, a tournament Brazil won on home soil. Club career Corinthians Willian started playing futsal at 6 years old in his hometown Ribeirão Pires. In 1998 he joined the Corinthians youth system. In 2005, aged 17, he was already ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Of Chile
The Football Federation of Chile ( es, Federación de Fútbol de Chile or ) is the governing body of football in Chile. It was founded 19 June 1895, making it the second oldest South American association football federation, and is a founding member of CONMEBOL in 1916. It supervises of the Chile national football team, Chile women's national football team, Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional: (National Association of Professional Football, originally called ''Asociación Central de Fútbol'' (Central Football Association), or ACF, and Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur (National Association of Amateur Football). Affiliation and organization The Federación is affiliated to FIFA, CONMEBOL and the Olympic Committee of Chile. In turn, it is the body that governs both the professional and amateur football in Chile. The Football Federation of Chile is responsible for overseeing the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) and Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Ama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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