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2015 Copa América Group A
Group A of the 2015 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2015 Copa América. It consisted of hosts Chile national football team, Chile, guests Mexico national football team, Mexico of CONCACAF, Ecuador national football team, Ecuador, and Bolivia national football team, Bolivia. Group play began on 11 June 2015 and ended on 19 June 2015. Chile and Bolivia advanced to the quarter-finals. Teams ;Notes Standings In the 2015 Copa América knockout stage, quarter-finals: *Chile advanced to play Uruguay national football team, Uruguay (third-placed team of 2015 Copa América Group B, Group B). *Bolivia advanced to play Peru national football team, Peru (runners-up of 2015 Copa América Group C, Group C). Matches All times local, Time in Chile, CLT (UTC−03:00, UTC−3). Chile vs Ecuador Mexico vs Bolivia Ecuador vs Bolivia Chile vs Mexico Mexico vs Ecuador Chile vs Bolivia References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Copa América
The 2015 Copa América was the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and took place in Chile between 11 June and 4 July 2015. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Twelve teams competed: the ten members of CONMEBOL and two guests from CONCACAF – Mexico and Jamaica national football team, Jamaica, the latter of which competed in the Copa América for the first time. Uruguay national football team, Uruguay were the defending champions, but were eliminated by the host nation Chile national football team, Chile in the quarter-finals. Chile won their first title, defeating Argentina national football team, Argentina in the 2015 Copa América Final, final on Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalties after a goalless draw. As winners, they qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Host country Originally, it was to be hosted by Brazil, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Copa América Group B
Group B of the 2015 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2015 Copa América. It consisted of Argentina national football team, Argentina, Uruguay national football team, Uruguay (title holders), Paraguay national football team, Paraguay, and guests Jamaica national football team, Jamaica of CONCACAF. Group play began on 13 June 2015 and ended on 20 June 2015. Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay advanced to the quarter-finals. Teams ;Notes Standings In the 2015 Copa América knockout stage, quarter-finals: *Argentina advanced to play Colombia national football team, Colombia (third-placed team of 2015 Copa América Group C, Group C). *Paraguay advanced to play Brazil national football team, Brazil (winners of 2015 Copa América Group C, Group C). *Uruguay (as one of the 2015 Copa América #Ranking of third placed teams, two best third-placed teams) advanced to play Chile national football team, Chile (winners of 2015 Copa América Group A, Group A) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Medel
Gary Alexis Medel Soto (; born 3 August 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Chilean Primera División club Universidad Católica as a centre-back and a defensive midfielder. Medel has played club football with several teams in numerous countries, starting out with Chilean side Universidad Católica, and later playing for Argentine side Boca Juniors, Spanish side Sevilla, Premier League side Cardiff City, and Italian side Inter Milan, before moving to Beşiktaş in Turkey in 2017. He then moved back to Italy and joined Bologna in 2019. A full Chilean international with over 160 caps since 2007, Medel has represented the nation at two FIFA World Cups, five Copa América tournaments, and one edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup. He was part of the squad that won the 2015 Copa América (where he was named in the Team of the tournament) and the Copa América Centenario (2016). He was also included in squads that finished fourth at the 2019 Copa América an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricio Isla
Mauricio Aníbal Isla Isla (; born 12 June 1988) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a right-back and midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo. Isla started his career in the youth system of Universidad Católica, and later moved to Italian club Udinese in 2007, where he made his professional debut. His performances earned him a transfer to defending Serie A Champions Juventus, where he won consecutive league titles during his first two seasons with the team. In 2014, Isla was sent on loan for a season to English side Queens Park Rangers, while he also spent the next season on loan with French club Marseille. Isla has earned over 140 caps for Chile since his debut in 2007, and represented the nation in two FIFA World Cups (in 2010 and 2014) as well as six Copa América tournaments (in 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024), winning the 2015 and 2016 editions. Club career Early years As a child, Isla was with Huracán de Maipo from Buin. Next, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Bravo
Claudio Andrés Bravo Muñoz (; born 13 April 1983) is a Chilean former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Bravo began his career with Colo-Colo and moved to Real Sociedad in 2006, appearing in 237 official games with the latter club. FC Barcelona, Barcelona signed him for €12 million in 2014, and he won the Treble (association football), treble and the Ricardo Zamora Trophy, Zamora Trophy in 2014–15 La Liga, his first season. In the summer of 2016, he moved to Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, where he won several titles. After four years in England, Bravo returned to Spain, signing for Real Betis, before announcing his retirement in 2024 at the age of 41. With 150 total appearances, Bravo is the Chile national football team#Most appearances, third-most capped player in the history of the Chile national football team, Chile national team, behind only Alexis Sánchez and Gary Medel. He represente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Football Association
The Argentine Football Association (, ; AFA) is the governing body of football in Argentina based in Buenos Aires. It organises the main divisions of Argentine football league system, Argentine league system (from Argentine Primera División, Primera División to :es:Torneo Regional Federal Amateur, Torneo Regional Federal and Torneo Promocional Amateur), including list of Argentine football national cups, domestic cups: Copa Argentina, Supercopa Argentina, Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional and the Supercopa Internacional. The body also manages all the Argentina national teams, including the Argentina national football team, Senior, Argentina national under-20 football team, U-20, Argentina national under-17 football team, U-17, :es:Selección de fútbol sub-15 de Argentina, U-15, Argentina national under-23 football team, Olympic and Argentina women's national football team, women's squads. Secondly, it also organizes the Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino, women's, children, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Néstor Pitana
Néstor Fabián Pitana (; born 17 June 1975) is an Argentine former Referee (association football), football referee who refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2015 Copa América and 2018 FIFA World Cup. He oversaw the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup between Russia national football team, Russia and Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia. Pitana was appointed to take charge of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France national football team, France and Croatia national football team, Croatia at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow on 15 July 2018. He became the second referee to take charge of the opening game and the Final in the same tournament (after fellow Argentinian Horacio Elizondo, who did the same in 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, 2006). Controversies 2018 World Cup final Pitana's performance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final has seen some controversy, mostly related to the use of Video assistant referee, Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology. France's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, which has a population of seven million, representing 40% of Chile's total population. Most of the city is situated between above sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has served as the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city features a downtown core characterized by 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side streets with a mix of Art Deco, Gothic Revival, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is defined by several standalone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, which is lined by parks such as Parque Bicentenario, Parque Forestal, and Parque de la Familia. The Andes Mountains are visible from most parts of the city and contribute to a smog problem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Julio Martínez Prádanos National Stadium (, ; named after Julio Martínez) is an association football stadium in Santiago, Chile. Located in the Ñuñoa commune, it is part of Sports Park National Stadium, a 62 hectare sporting complex which also features tennis courts, an aquatics center, a modern gymnasium, a velodrome, a BMX circuit, and an assistant ground/warmup athletics track. Construction began in February 1937 and the stadium was inaugurated on December 3, 1938. The architecture was based on the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany. The stadium was one of the venues for the FIFA World Cup in 1962, and hosted the final where Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia 3–1. In 1948, the stadium hosted the matches of the South American Championship of Champions, the competition that inspired the creation of the UEFA Champions League and of the Copa Libertadores. The stadium was notoriously used as a mass imprisonment, torture, and extrajudicial execution facility by the Pinochet d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Vargas
Eduardo Jesús Vargas Rojas (; born 20 November 1989) is a Chilean professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Uruguayan club Club Nacional de Football, Nacional and the Chile national football team, Chile national team. Emerging as a top talent at Cobreloa, Vargas moved to Club Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Chile where he won three titles, including the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, where he was named Copa Sudamericana, player of the tournament. In 2011, he was co-awarded the Chilean Footballer of the Year and also finished as runner-up for the South American Footballer of the Year. Following an £11.5 million move to SSC Napoli, Napoli, Vargas had subsequent loan spells at Grêmio FBPA, Grêmio, Valencia CF, Valencia and Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers before moving to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, TSG Hoffenheim in 2015. A full international since 2010, Vargas has earned List of men's footballers with 100 or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Vidal
Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo (; born 22 May 1987) is a Chilean professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chile national football team, Chile national team. His displays during his time at Juventus FC, Juventus led him to be nicknamed ''Il Guerriero'' ("The Warrior"), ''Rey Arturo'' ("King Arthur") and ''La Piranha'' by the Italian press due to his hard-tackling and aggressive, tenacious style of play. He is regarded as one of the greatest Chilean players of all time and as one of the best midfielders of his generation. Vidal started his career with Colo-Colo, where he won three Chilean Primera División titles. He relocated to Europe, where he joined Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen and played there for four seasons. He then moved to Juventus in 2011, where he became widely recognized as one of the best midfielders in world football. At Juventus, he won the ''List of Italian footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
