The 1997 Copa America was the 38th edition of the

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. It was held in

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from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by

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, South America's football governing body. In this edition,

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and

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were the invited teams to bring up the total number of competing teams to 12. The tournament was won by

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, who became the first team to hold the Copa América and the World Cup at the same time, a feat they would repeat in

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Venues

Squads

For a complete list of participating squads: '' 1997 Copa América squads''

Match officials

Argentina * Horacio Elizondo Bolivia * René Ortubé * Juan Carlos Paniagua Brazil * Antônio Pereira Chile * Eduardo Gamboa Colombia * Rafael Sanabria Costa Rica * Rodrigo Badilla Ecuador * Byron Moreno Mexico * Antonio Marrufo Paraguay * Epifanio González Peru * José Arana Uruguay * Jorge Nieves United States * Esfandiar Baharmast Venezuela * Paolo Borgosano

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 that took place on 17 December 1996. 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 best third-placed teams 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 six goals, Luis Hernández was the top scorer in the tournament.

Final positions

References

External links

1997 Copa América at RSSSF
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