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The 1983 Copa América
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, and zero points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
With three goals, Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Roberto Dinamite and Carlos Aguilera are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 55 goals were scored by 40 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
3 Goals
* Jorge Burruchaga
* Roberto Dinamite
* Carlos Aguilera
2 Goals
* Éder
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football
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tournament was played between 10 August and 4 November, with all ten CONMEBOL
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members participating. Defending champions Paraguay
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received a bye into the semi-finals.
The cup was won by Uruguay
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, that beat Brazil
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in the final match. This achievement ended Uruguay's 16-year streak without an official championship since the 1967 South American Championship, and qualified the ''Celestes'' to play the first Artemio Franchi Trophy
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in 1985
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against France
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, winner of the UEFA Euro 1984
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At the time, only eight countries ...
.
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, and zero points for a loss. The winner of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal
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.
Group A
---- ---- ---- ---- ----Group B
---- ---- ---- ---- ----Group C
---- ---- ---- ---- ----Knockout stage
Semi-finals
''Uruguay won 3–1 on points.'' ---- ''2–2 on points. Brazil won on a drawing of lots.''Final
''Uruguay won 3–1 on points.''Goal scorers
With three goals, Jorge Luis Burruchaga, Roberto Dinamite and Carlos Aguilera are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 55 goals were scored by 40 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.
3 Goals
* Jorge Burruchaga
* Roberto Dinamite
* Carlos Aguilera
2 Goals
* Éder
* Jorge Aravena
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* Rodolfo Dubó
* DidÃ
* Juan Caballero
* Franco Navarro
* Eduardo Malásquez
* Fernando Morena
* Wilmar Cabrera
1 Goal
* Ricardo Gareca
* VÃctor Ramos
* Milton Melgar
* David Paniagua
* Silvio Rojas
* Erwin Romero
* Jorginho
* Renato Gaúcho
* Tita
* Oscar Arriaza
* Rubén Espinoza
* Juan Carlos Letelier
* Juan Carlos Orellana
* Fernando Fiorillo
* Nolberto Molina
* Miguel Augusto Prince
* Hans Maldonado
* Lupo Quiñónez
* Galo Fidean Vázquez
* José Jacinto Vega
* Milciades Morel
* Germán LeguÃa
* Eduardo Mario Acevedo
* VÃctor Diogo
* Enzo Francescoli
* Arsenio Luzardo
* Alberto Santelli
* Pedro Febles
References
External links
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