The 1995

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tournament was staged in Uruguay. The host country,

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, won it for a record-tying 14th time by beating

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5–3 in the

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after a 1–1 draw in the final. All 10

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members took part, with

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and the

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invited in order to reach 12 teams. The United States was the surprise of the tournament, beating defending champions

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3–0 and winning the group. The United States went on to defeat Mexico on penalties in the second round but then lost to Brazil 1–0 in the semi-finals. They then fell to

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4–1 in the third-place game, finishing fourth overall. In this edition of the tournament, extra time was not played if a match was drawn after 90 minutes. Instead it went straight to a penalty shootout.

Venues

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads: '' 1995 Copa América squads''

Match officials

Argentina * Javier Castrilli Bolivia * Pablo Peña Brazil *

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Chile * Salvador Imperatore Colombia *

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Ecuador * Alfredo Rodas Mexico * Marco Antonio Rodríguez * Arturo Brizio Carter Paraguay * Félix Benegas Peru * Alberto Tejada Uruguay * Ernesto Filippi * Eduardo Dluzniewski United States * Raúl Domínguez Venezuela * Paolo Borgosano

Group stage

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. 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-breaker ** If teams finish leveled on points, the following tie-breakers are used: *# greater goal difference in all group games; *# greater number of goals scored in all group games; *# winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question; *# drawing of lots.

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 third-placed teams with the best results advanced to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Result

Goalscorers

With four goals, Gabriel Batistuta and Luis García both ended the tournament as top scorers.

Statistics

References

External links

Copa América 1995 at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:Copa America 1995

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