The 2011 Copa América Final was the final match of the
2011 Copa América
The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América 2011 Argentina, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South Americ ...
, an international football tournament that was played in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
from 1 to 24 July 2011. The match was played on 24 July at
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Estadio Monumental (), officially Estadio Mâs Monumental for sponsorship reasons,[Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...]
, between
Uruguay
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and
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
.
Uruguay won the match 3–0 to earn their 15th Copa América; Paraguay, as the tournament runner-up, earned the Copa Bolivia.
With the win, Uruguay earned the right to represent
CONMEBOL
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in the
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
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in
Brazil
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.
Background
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The final marked the first time since
2001
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that neither
Argentina
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and
Brazil
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competed against each other for the title. Both Uruguay and Paraguay entered the match having previously won the competition multiple times. Uruguay held the joint record of 14 Copa América titles, having had last won it in
1995
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. Their last final appearance was in
1999
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, when they were defeated by Brazil.
Paraguay is a two-time winner of the competition, having last won the tournament in
1979. That year also marked the last time Paraguay made it to the final of the tournament. Paraguay reached the final without winning a single game in the tournament.
Route to the final
Match details
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References
External links
Copa América 2011(archived)
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