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1997 Copa América Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South America ...
Final was the final match of the 38th edition of the
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tournament. The match was held on 29 June 1997, in
Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando Siles is a multi-purpose stadium in La Paz, Bolivia. It is the country's largest stadium, with a capacity of 41,143 seats. It is named after Hernando Siles Reyes, the 31st President of Bolivia (1926–1930). The stadium is lo ...
Stadium at
La Paz La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bo ...
, Bolivia.
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
won the match against hosts
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by a 3–1 score. This was the fifth Copa América clinched by the Brazilian national team and their first Copa América trophy outside their home nation.Copa América 1997
by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF


Route to the final


Match details


References

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