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1979 Copa América Final
The 1979 Copa América final were the final series to determine the champion of the 1979 Copa América, the 31st edition of the continental competition. The final was played as a two-legged tie, with the team earning more points being the champion. After Paraguay and Chile won one game each finished tied on points, a replay (sports), play-off at a neutral venue was required. The first leg was held on November 28 at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Defensores del Chaco in Asunción, where Paraguay won 3–0. The second leg was held at Estadio Nacional de Chile, Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile, Santiago on December 5, where Chile won 1–0. As both teams were tied 2–2 on points, a play-off match was held on December 11 in Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Vélez Sarsfield's venue, José Amalfitani Stadium in Buenos Aires. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Copa América
The 1979 edition of the Copa América association football tournament was played between 18 July and 12 December. It was not held in a particular country, all matches were played on a home and away basis. Defending champions Peru were given a bye into the semi-finals. Squads Group stage The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team played twice (home and away) against the other teams in their group, with two points for a win, one point for a draw, nil points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals. ---- ''Peru qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.'' ---- Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ''Chile won 3–1 on points.'' ---- ''Paraguay won 3–1 on points''. Finals ''As the teams were tied 2–2 on points, a play-off on a neutral ground was required to determine the winner.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Replay (sports)
A replay (also called a rematch) is the repetition of a match in many sports. Association football In association football, replays were often used to decide the winner in a knock-out tournament when the previous match ended in a draw, especially in finals. In 1970, FIFA (the worldwide governing body of the sport) and International Football Association Board, IFAB (the international rules committee for the sport) allowed Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-outs to be held if a match ended in a draw after extra time. The penalty shootout made its appearance immediately thereafter. The first instance of a shootout replacing a replay (rather than lots) was the final of the UEFA Euro 1976 Final, 1976 European championship. The shootout's first use at the FIFA World Cup, World Cup took place in the 1982 semi-finals. Replays are now only used in the early rounds of the English FA Cup tournament. Games going to replays in the FA Cup since 1991–92 FA Cup, 1991 are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |