The 2004 Copa América was the 41st edition of the

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

, the South-American championship for international

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

teams. The competition was organized by

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

, South America's football governing body, and was held in Peru, who hosted the tournament for the sixth time, from 6 to 25 July. The tournament was won by

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

in a shootout over

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 ...

. This made Brazil hold the World Cup and

titles simultaneously for the second time in history, as happened after

1997 Copa América Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South American ...

. 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

were

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

Venues

Squads

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

Officials

Héctor Baldassi Héctor Walter Baldassi (born 5 January 1966) is an Argentine retired Association football, football Referee (association football), referee and politician. His first Primera División Argentina, Argentine first division was in 1998 and only two ...

René Ortube René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the femin ...

Márcio Rezende de Freitas Márcio Rezende de Freitas (born December 22, 1960 in Timóteo) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) referee. He has refereed more than 1100 games, 269 of these in national championships, between 1989 and 2005. He was present in the World Champ ...

Rubén Selman Rubén Marcos Selmán Albornoz (25 July 1963 – 10 February 2020) was an association football referee from Chile. Selman was born in Santiago, and started refereeing in his twenties at games featured in the minor Chilean divisions. In the 1990s h ...

Óscar Ruiz Óscar Ruiz may refer to: * Óscar Ruiz (referee), Colombian football referee * Óscar Ruiz (footballer) Óscar Ramón Ruiz Roa (born 14 May 1991) is a Paraguayan professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association f ...

* William Mattus *

Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos Guerra (born April 28, 1935), is a Cuban former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and the expansion Washing ...

* Marco Antonio Rodríguez *

Carlos Amarilla Carlos Arecio Amarilla Demarqui (born 26 October 1970) is a football referee from Paraguay. Amarilla has been a referee since 1997 and his first international game was between Uruguay and Ecuador. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup he took charge of ...

Eduardo Lecca Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footb ...

Gilberto Hidalgo Gilberto is the Iberian and Italian version of the originally Norman-French given name '' Gilbert'', used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. ''Gilbert'' is ultimately derived from the Ger ...

* Gustavo Brand

Group stage

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by

in a public drawing of lots. 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 * All times local ( UTC-5)

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of third-placed teams

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.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Result

Goal scorers

With seven goals, Adriano is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 78 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal. Adriano 2009

7 goals *

Adriano Adriano or Adrião is the form of the Latin given name ''Hadrianus'' commonly used in the Italian language; the form Adrian is used in the English language. Notable people with the name include: * Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer, music theori ...

3 goals * Kily González * Javier Saviola *

Carlos Bueno Carlos Heber Bueno Suárez (born 10 May 1980) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Artigas F.C. as a striker. Club career Born in Artigas, Artigas Department, Bueno started his career at C.A. Peñarol. He moved abroad in 200 ...

2 goals *

Luciano Figueroa Luciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera (; born 19 May 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Figueroa was born in Santa Fe. He began his professional career with Primera División club Ro ...

Lucho González Luis Óscar "Lucho" González (; born 19 January 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer, currently a manager. A versatile midfielder who was able to play in different positions but mainly in the centre, he was well known for his f ...

* Carlos Tevez *

Abel Aguilar Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias (born 6 January 1985) is a Colombian retired professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central or Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. Having start ...

Tressor Moreno Malher Tressor Moreno Baldrich (born 11 January 1979) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Named after classical music composer Gustav Mahler and famed french Footballer Marius Tr� ...

* Luís Fabiano * Agustín Delgado *

Nolberto Solano Nolberto Albino "Ñol" Solano Todco (born 12 December 1974), commonly known as Nobby Solano, is a retired Peruvian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of the Peru national football team, as w ...

Fabian Estoyanoff Fabian may refer to: People * Fabian (name), including a list of people with the given name or surname * Pope Fabian (died 250), Catholic saint * Fabian Forte (born 1943), 1950s American teen idol, singer and actor, known by the mononym Fabian * ...

Vicente Sánchez Vicente Martín Sánchez Bragunde (; born 7 December 1979) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who last played as a right winger for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in the USL Championship. He has the second most goals all time for Deport ...

* Darío Silva 1 goal *

Roberto Ayala Roberto Fabián Ayala (; born 14 April 1973), nicknamed ''El Ratón'' ("The Mouse"), is an Argentine former footballer who played as a centre back for the Argentina national football team, as well as Valencia and Real Zaragoza in Spain, Milan a ...

Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro (born 15 April 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He has played top-flight football in Argentina, Germany, England, Spain, Brazil and Uruguay. He won an Olym ...

* César Delgado * Juan Pablo Sorín *

Lorgio Álvarez Lorgio Álvarez Roca (born June 29, 1978 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a Bolivian former footballer. He last played for Blooming in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. His previous clubs include Oriente Petrolero and Bolívar in Boliv ...

Joaquín Botero Joaquín Botero Vaca (born 10 December 1977) is a Bolivian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the second all-time top goalscorer for the Bolivia national team with 20 goals, and was the top goalscorer in world foo ...

Gonzalo Galindo Gonzalo Germán Galindo Sánchez (born October 20, 1974) is a Bolivian retired football midfielder. Club career At the club level, he has played for Jorge Wilstermann (twice), Bolivar, the Ecuatorian club Emelec, Alianza Lima of Peru, and The ...

Alex Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple pe ...

* Juan *

Luisão Ânderson Luís da Silva (born 13 February 1981), known as Luisão, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Luisão started his career at Juventus-SP in 1999 before moving to Cruzeiro the year later, where h ...

Ricardo Oliveira Ricardo José Dognella Lima de Oliveira (; born 6 May 1980) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Athletic. He represented São Paulo and Santos in two different spells, but also played in Spain, amassing La Liga ...

Sebastián González Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés (; born 14 December 1978), also known as Chamagol, is a Chilean former footballer who played as striker. Club career He began his football career at Colo-Colo of the first tier of his country, in which ...

Rafael Olarra Rafael Andrés Olarra Guerrero (born 26 May 1978) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender. Career Olarra began his career in Audax Italiano. He then spent time with Universidad de Chile, where he made a name for himself and beg ...

Edwin Congo Edwin Arturo Congo Murillo (born 7 October 1976) is a Colombian retired professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. Basing his game in physical display, he played most of his professio ...

* Sergio Herrera * Edixon Perea * Andy Herrón * Luis Marín *

Mauricio Wright Wílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds (born 20 December 1970 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was a key member of the Costa Rica national team for over ten years. Club career Wri ...

* Franklin Salas *

Héctor Altamirano Héctor Altamirano Escudero (born 17 March 1977) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. Nicknamed "El Pity", he usually played the position of right-back. Club career Altamirano made his debut in the Primera División in the ...

* Adolfo Bautista *

Ramón Morales Ramón Morales Higuera (born 10 October 1975) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Morales made his professional debut in the Mexican Primera División in 1995, playing for Rayados de Monterrey i ...

Ricardo Osorio Ricardo Osorio Mendoza (born 30 March 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Early career Born in Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, Osorio made his debut in the Primera División de México in 2001� ...

* Pável Pardo *

Fredy Barreiro Fredy José Bareiro Gamarra (born 27 March 1982) is a Paraguayan former footballer. Bareiro is one of very few footballers to have participated in back-to-back finals of the Copa Libertadores, playing for Olimpia Asunción in the 2013 final a ...

* Ernesto Cristaldo *

Julio dos Santos Julio Daniel dos Santos Rodríguez (born 7 May 1983) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who last played for Presidente Hayes. He played usually in the hole-position, and sometimes as a second striker. Club career Born in Asunción, Dos San ...

Carlos Gamarra Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón () (born 17 February 1971) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level and was for a long time the most capped player ...

* Julio González *

Santiago Acasiete Wilmer Santiago Acasiete Ariadela (born 22 November 1977) is a Peruvian retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. He also holds a Spanish passport due to the many years he spent in the country, mainly with Almería, wit ...

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Flavio Maestri Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade (born 21 January 1973 in Lima) is a Peruvian retired football player. He is nicknamed ''The Tank'' because of his large size. Throughout his career, he has played professional football for numerous teams in Peru ...

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* Claudio Pizarro *

Diego Forlán Diego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the best forwards of his generation, Forlán is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi T ...

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Awards

* Most Valuable Player:

* Top Goalscorer:

(7 goals)

Team of the Tournament

Marketing

Sponsorship

Global platinum sponsor *

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* LG Global gold sponsor * América Móvil (

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are the brands advertised) * LAN Airlines Global silver sponsor *

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is the brand advertised) *

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and

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are the brands advertised) *51 (brand) *

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Official Supplier *Tolteca

Theme songs

*"Más Allá de los Sueños" by Peruvian singer-songwriter

Gianmarco Gianmarco is an Italian masculine given name. Its English equivalent is " John Mark" and it is short for "Giovanni Marco". It may refer to: * Gianmarco Bellini- Italian Air Force officer *Gianmarco Cavagnino- Italian architect *Gianmarco Pozzec ...

was the official theme song for the tournament. The song was well received and became popular in Latin America but mostly in Perú. 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. * "La Copa Será Tuya Al Final" by

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was used by

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References

External links

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