1999 Copa América Group A

The Group A of the 1999 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1999 Copa América. It comprised Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Japan. Group play began on June 29 and ended on July 5.

Paraguay won the group and faced Uruguay, the second-best third-placed finisher, in the quarterfinals. Peru finished second and faced Mexico—the runner-up of Group B—in the quarterfinals. Bolivia and Japan finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament.

Standings

Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 321050+57
 Peru 320143+16
 Bolivia 302112−12
 Japan 301238−51

Peru v Japan

Peru  3 – 2  Japan
Jorge Soto  70'
Holsen  74', 81'		 Report Lopes  6'
Miura  77'
Attendance: 38,000
Peru
Japan
Peru
PERU:
GK1Óscar Ibáñez
DF6José Soto
DF3Juan ReynosoYellow card
DF2Miguel Rebosio
MF14Jorge Soto
MF15José Pereda 82'
MF10Roberto Palacios 46'
MF8Juan José JayoYellow card
MF7Nolberto Solano
FW9Flavio Maestri 82'
FW18Claudio Pizarro
Substitutions:
FW17Roberto Holsen 46'
MF19Marko Ciurlizza 82'
MF13Juan Velásquez 82'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Oblitas
Japan
JAPAN:
GK20Seigo Narazaki
DF8Shigeyoshi Mochizuki 65'
DF4Masami Ihara
DF5Yutaka Akita
DF6Toshihiro Hattori
MF15Kazuaki Tasaka 30'
MF7Teruyoshi Ito
MF10Hiroshi Nanami
MF13Toshiya Fujita
FW11Wagner Lopes 73'
FW12Shoji Jo
Substitutions:
FW22Takashi Fukunishi 30'
MF19Atsuhiro Miura 65'
MF16Daisuke Oku 73'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier

Paraguay v Bolivia

Paraguay  0 – 0  Bolivia
Report
Attendance: 43,000
Paraguay
Bolivia
Paraguay
PARAGUAY:
GK1Ricardo Tavarelli
DF2Francisco Arce
DF3Celso AyalaYellow card
DF4Carlos Gamarra
DF5Delio Toledo
MF6Julio César Enciso
MF7Diego Gavilán
MF14Roberto Acuña
MF18Hugo Ovelar 46'
FW11Roque Santa Cruz 76'
FW14Nelson Cuevas 46'
Substitutions:
FW9Miguel Ángel Benítez 46'
FW15Mauro Caballero 46'
MF10Guido Alvarenga 76'
Manager:
Ever Hugo Almeida
Bolivia
BOLIVIA:
GK1José Fernández
DF20Renny Ribera
DF2Juan Manuel Peña
DF3Marco SandyYellow card
DF19Iván Castillo
DF15Luis Cristaldo
MF16Vladimir Soria
MF8Rubén Tufiño
MF21Erwin Sánchez 79'
MF7Limberg Gutiérrez 67'
FW22Víctor Hugo Antelo 46'
Substitutions:
MF10Marco Etcheverry 46'
FW9Jaime Moreno 67'
FW11Milton Coimbra 79'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Veira

Paraguay v Japan

Paraguay  4 – 0  Japan
Benítez  18', 62'
Santa Cruz  40', 86'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Paraguay
Japan
Paraguay
PARAGUAY:
GK1Ricardo Tavarelli
DF2Francisco Arce
DF3Celso Ayala 51'
DF4Carlos Gamarra
DF5Delio Toledo
MF7Diego Gavilán 61'
MF6Julio César Enciso
MF14Roberto Acuña
MF18Hugo Ovelar 76'
FW11Roque Santa Cruz
FW9Miguel Ángel Benítez
Substitutions:
DF21Denis Caniza 51'
MF17Carlos Humberto Paredes 61'
FW14Nelson Cuevas 76'
Manager:
Ever Hugo Almeida
Japan
JAPAN:
GK1Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF3Naoki Soma
DF2Toshihide SaitoYellow card
DF7Teruyoshi Ito
DF5Yutaka Akita
DF17Ryuzo Morioka
MF18Masahiro Ando
MF10Hiroshi Nanami 58'
MF22Takashi Fukunishi 24'
FW11Wagner Lopes
FW12Shoji JoYellow card 67'
Substitutions:
MF19Atsuhiro Miura 24'
MF13Toshiya Fujita 58'
FW9Kota Yoshihara 67'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier

Peru v Bolivia

Peru  1 – 0  Bolivia
Zúñiga  87' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Luis Solórzano (Venezuela)
Peru
Bolivia
Peru
PERU:
GK1Óscar Ibáñez
DF6José Soto
DF2Miguel Rebosio
DF3Juan Reynoso
MF14Jorge Soto
MF15José Pereda
MF10Roberto Palacios
MF8Juan José Jayo
MF7Nolberto Solano 46'
FW9Flavio MaestriYellow card 85'
FW18Claudio Pizarro 57'
Substitutions:
MF19Marko Ciurlizza 46'
FW17Roberto HolsenYellow card 57'
MF13Ysrael ZúñigaRed card 90' 85'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Oblitas
Bolivia
BOLIVIA:
GK1José Fernández
DF20Renny Ribera
DF2Juan Manuel Peña
DF3Marco SandyYellow card
DF19Iván Castillo
DF15Luis Cristaldo 65'
MF16Vladimir SoriaYellow card
MF8Rubén TufiñoYellow card
MF21Erwin Sánchez 82'
MF7Limberg Gutiérrez 61'
FW9Jaime Moreno
Substitutions:
MF10Marco Etcheverry 61'
DF6Fernando Ochoaizpur 65'
MF13Luis Liendo 82'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Veira

Paraguay v Peru

Paraguay  1 – 0  Peru
Santa Cruz  88' Report
Attendance: 8,000
Paraguay
Peru
Paraguay
PARAGUAY:
GK1Ricardo Tavarelli
DF2Francisco ArceYellow card
DF21Denis Caniza
DF4Carlos Gamarra
DF5Delio Toledo
MF7Diego GavilánYellow card
MF8Roberto Acuña
MF6Julio César Enciso
MF18Hugo Ovelar 46'
FW9Miguel Ángel Benítez 70'
FW11Roque Santa Cruz
Substitutions:
MF17Carlos Humberto Paredes 46'
FW15Mauro Caballero 70'
Manager:
Ever Hugo Almeida
Peru
PERU:
GK1Óscar Ibáñez
DF5Luis GuadalupeYellow card
DF6José Soto
DF2Miguel Rebosio
DF4Percy Olivares
MF19Marko Ciurlizza
MF13Juan Velásquez
MF15José Pereda 82'
MF10Roberto PalaciosYellow card 68'
FW18Claudio Pizarro
FW16Andrés Mendoza
Substitutions:
FW17Roberto Holsen 68'
MF14Jorge Soto 82'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Oblitas

Japan v Bolivia

Japan  1 – 1  Bolivia
Lopes  75' Report E. Sánchez  52'
Attendance: 8,000
Japan
Bolivia
Japan
JAPAN:
GK20Seigo Narazaki
DF17Ryuzo MoriokaYellow card
DF4Masami IharaRed card 82'
DF5Yutaka Akita
DF6Toshihiro Hattori
MF13Toshiya Fujita 64'
MF8Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
MF10Hiroshi Nanami 70'
MF7Teruyoshi Ito
FW11Wagner Lopes
FW21Masayuki Okano 63'
Substitutions:
FW12Shoji Jo 63'
MF16Daisuke Oku 64'
MF19Atsuhiro Miura 70'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier
Bolivia
BOLIVIA:
GK1José Fernández
DF20Renny Ribera 87'
DF2Juan Manuel PeñaYellow card
DF5Óscar Carmelo SánchezRed card 44'
DF19Iván Castillo 75'
DF15Luis Cristaldo
MF8Rubén Tufiño
MF21Erwin Sánchez
MF7Limberg GutiérrezYellow card
FW22Víctor Hugo Antelo
FW9Jaime Moreno 46'
Substitutions:
MF10Marco Etcheverry 75'
DF6Fernando Ochoaizpur 87'
DF18Gustavo Quinteros 46'
Manager:
Argentina Héctor Veira
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