2007 Copa América

The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held between 26 June and 15 July in Venezuela, which hosted the tournament for the first time.

2007 Copa América
Copa América Venezuela 2007
Copa América 2007 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryVenezuela
Dates26 June – 15 July
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)9 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (8th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored86 (3.31 per match)
Attendance1,050,230 (40,393 per match)
Top scorer(s) Robinho (6 goals)
Best player(s) Robinho[1]

The competition was won by Brazil (they were also the defending champions), who beat Argentina 3–0 in the final.[2] Mexico took third place by beating Uruguay 3–1 in the third-place match. Brazil thus won the right to represent CONMEBOL[3] at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[4]

Competing nations

As with previous tournaments, all ten members of CONMEBOL participated in the competition. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited Mexico and the United States, the two highest ranking CONCACAF teams in the FIFA World Rankings. Just as in every tournament since 1993, Mexico accepted the invitation without reservation. The United States, on the other hand, rejected the invitation due to scheduling conflicts with the 2007 Major League Soccer season. CONMEBOL then proceeded to invite Costa Rica, the third highest CONCACAF team in FIFA's ranking.[5] In the end, the United States accepted the invitation.[6]

Venues

For this Copa América, the organizing committee decided to choose eight cities to hold the tournament. A total of 14 cities presented proposal before the committee, of which they rejected proposals from Barquisimeto, Maracay, Valencia, Valera, Portuguesa and Miranda for not meeting established requirements. The cities of Barinas, Caracas, Ciudad Guayana, Maracaibo, Maturín, Mérida, Puerto la Cruz and San Cristóbal were selected to host the tournament. Later on, the organizing committee reconsidered the candidacy of Barquisimeto, based on the proposal of a new stadium to be built for the city. With a final nine host cities, the 2007 edition broke the previous records for host cities set by the 2004 Copa América in Peru, which used seven.

MaturínBarquisimetoMéridaCiudad Guayana
Estadio Monumental de MaturínEstadio Metropolitano de LaraEstadio Metropolitano de MéridaEstadio Polideportivo Cachamay
Capacity: 52,000Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 41,600
Maracaibo
Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Capacity: 40,000
San Cristóbal Puerto la Cruz Barinas Caracas
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos Estadio Agustín Tovar Estadio Olímpico de la UCV
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 38,000 Capacity: 27,500 Capacity: 24,900

Officials

On 30 May 2007, CONMEBOL announced the list of match officials for the competition. The list included one match official from every country (except Paraguay, which had two). From these thirteen, six officiated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup: Carlos Simon, Óscar Ruiz, Carlos Amarilla, Jorge Larrionda, and Armando Archundia.

Squads
Further information: 2007 Copa América squads

Each association had to present a list of twenty-three players to compete in the competition.

Group stage

The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first, second and two best-placed third teams in each group qualified for the Quarter-finals.

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:

1. Greater number of points in all group matches
2. Goal difference in all group matches
3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
4. Head-to-head results
5. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee
Key to colors in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarterfinals

All times are in Venezuela Standard Time (UTC-04:00).

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Venezuela 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Peru 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
 Bolivia 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source:
Uruguay 0–3 Peru
(Report) Villalta  27'
Mariño  70'
Guerrero  88'
Attendance: 23,000
Venezuela 2–2 Bolivia
Maldonado  20'
Páez  55'		 (Report) Moreno  38'
Arce  84'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)
Bolivia 0–1 Uruguay
(Report) Sánchez  58'
Attendance: 40,000
Venezuela 2–0 Peru
Cichero  48'
Arismendi  79'		 (Report)
Attendance: 40,000
Peru 2–2 Bolivia
Pizarro  34', 85' (Report) Moreno  24'
Campos  45'
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Venezuela 0–0 Uruguay
(Report)
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Brazil 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Chile 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
 Ecuador 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source:
Ecuador 2–3 Chile
Valencia  16'
Benítez  23'		 (Report) Suazo  20', 80'
Villanueva  86'
Attendance: 35,000
Brazil 0–2 Mexico
(Report) Castillo  23'
Morales  28'
Attendance: 40,000
Brazil 3–0 Chile
Robinho  36' (pen.), 84', 87' (Report)
Attendance: 52,000
Mexico 2–1 Ecuador
Castillo  21'
Bravo  79'		 (Report) Méndez  84'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: René Ortube (Bolivia)
Mexico 0–0 Chile
(Report)
Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz
Attendance: 38,000
Brazil 1–0 Ecuador
Robinho  56' (pen.) (Report)
Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz
Attendance: 38,000

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
 Paraguay 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
 Colombia 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
 United States 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source:
Paraguay 5–0 Colombia
Santa Cruz  30', 46', 80'
Cabañas  84', 88'		 (Report)
Attendance: 34,500
Argentina 4–1 United States
Crespo  11', 60'
Aimar  76'
Tevez  84'		 (Report) Johnson  9' (pen.)
Attendance: 34,500
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
United States 1–3 Paraguay
Clark  35' (Report) Barreto  29'
Cardozo  56'
Cabañas  90+2'
Attendance: 28,200
Referee: Victor Rivera (Peru)
Argentina 4–2 Colombia
Crespo  20' (pen.)
Riquelme  34', 45'
D. Milito  90+1'		 (Report) E. Perea  10'
Castrillón  76'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
United States 0–1 Colombia
(Report) Castrillón  15'
Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Manuel Andarcia (Venezuela)
Argentina 1–0 Paraguay
Mascherano  79' (Report)
Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto
Attendance: 37,500

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.

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
B  Chile 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
A  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
C  Colombia 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Source:

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 7 July – San Cristóbal
 
 
  Venezuela 1
 
 10 July – Maracaibo
 
  Uruguay 4
 
  Uruguay 2 (4)
 
 7 July – Puerto la Cruz
 
  Brazil 2 (5)
 
  Chile 1
 
 15 July – Maracaibo
 
  Brazil 6
 
  Brazil 3
 
 8 July – Maturín
 
  Argentina 0
 
  Mexico 6
 
 11 July – Ciudad Guayana
 
  Paraguay 0
 
  Mexico 0
 
 8 July – Barquisimeto
 
  Argentina 3 Third place
 
  Argentina 4
 
 14 July – Caracas
 
  Peru 0
 
  Uruguay 1
 
 
  Mexico 3
 

Quarter-finals
Venezuela 1–4 Uruguay
Arango  41' (Report) Forlán  38', 90+1'
García  64'
Rodríguez  86'
Attendance: 41,200
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Chile 1–6 Brazil
Suazo  76' (Report) Juan  16'
Baptista  23'
Robinho  27', 50'
Josué  68'
Vágner Love  85'
Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz
Attendance: 38,000
Mexico 6–0 Paraguay
Castillo  5' (pen.), 38'
Torrado  27'
Arce  79'
Blanco  87' (pen.)
Bravo  90+1'		 (Report)
Attendance: 52,000
Argentina 4–0 Peru
Riquelme  47', 85'
Messi  61'
Mascherano  75'		 (Report)
Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto
Attendance: 38,800
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Semi-finals
Uruguay 2–2 Brazil
Forlán  36'
Abreu  69'		 (Report) Maicon  13'
Baptista  41'
Penalties
Forlán
Scotti
González
C. Rodríguez
Abreu
García
Lugano 		4–5 Robinho
Juan
Gilberto Silva
A. Alves
Diego
Fernando
Gilberto
Attendance: 38,100
Mexico 0–3 Argentina
(Report) Heinze  45'
Messi  61'
Riquelme  65' (pen.)
Attendance: 41,600
Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

Third-place match
Uruguay 1–3 Mexico
Abreu  22' (Report) Blanco  36' (pen.)
Bravo  68'
Guardado  76'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mauricio Reinoso (Ecuador)

Final
Main article: 2007 Copa América Final
Brazil 3–0 Argentina
Baptista  4'
Ayala  40' (o.g.)
Dani Alves  69'		 (Report)
Attendance: 40,000

Result
 2007 Copa América Champions 

Brazil
Eighth title

Awards

Goalscorers

With six goals, Robinho was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 86 goals were scored by 53 different players, with only one of them credited as an own goal.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Final positions
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Eff
1 Brazil 6411155+101372.2%
2 Argentina 6501166+101583.3%
3 Mexico 6411135+81372.2%
4 Uruguay 622289−1844.4%
Eliminated in the quarterfinals
5 Paraguay 4202880650.0%
6 Venezuela 412156−1541.6%
7 Peru 411258−3433.3%
8 Chile 4112411−7433.3%
Eliminated in the first round
9 Colombia 310239−6333.3%
10 Bolivia 302145−1222.2%
11 Ecuador 300336−300.0%
12 United States 300328−600.0%

Mascot
Main article: Guaky
Guaky suit manufactured by Fractal Studio, through the main cities of Venezuela.

Guaky is a scarlet macaw, a bird representative of Venezuela. He wore the traditional jersey Venezuela national football team burgundy and football shoes. Under their wings the characteristic tricolor national flag, with its eight stars on their wings.

To choose the official mascot held a contest in which proposals received 4,500,000 of Venezuelan children and adolescents at a school. The winning draw corresponded to the 15-year-old Jhoyling Zabaleta.[7] The final design was commissioned to Fractal Studio, bring life and a "strong personality, cheerful and sport" that accompanied the event during its realization. The name of the pet, Guaky was subsequently elected by an online survey, where that option was a 54.17% of preferences.[8]

Sponsorship

Global Platinum Sponsor

Global Gold Sponsor

Global Silver Sponsor

  • Casio
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev (Skol is the brand advertised)

Charitable Partner

Local Supplier

Match ball

The official match ball for the tournament was the Nike Mercurial Veloci. The ball was presented on 14 February 2007, prior to a friendly match played between Venezuela and New Zealand, by the president of the Venezuelan Football Federation, Rafael Esquivel, to the mayor of Maracaibo, Giancarlo Di Martino – head of the local organising committee.

Theme songs
  • "Gol" by Venezuelan singer Juan Carlos Luces, was the main theme song of the tournament, which was performed during the draw and the opening ceremonies.[9]
  • "Baila la Copa" by Venezuelan singer Ose was an official anthem for the tournament.

References
  1. "Copa América Best Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. "Brazil victorious in Copa America". BBC Sport. 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  3. The South American champion, along with the European champion (the winner of Euro 2008), "will no longer be obliged to take part" in the Confederations Cup beginning with the 2009 edition FIFA.com – 2005/2006 season: final worldwide matchday to be 14 May 2006. Archived 15 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Mexico and the United States are members of CONCACAF, the governing body of North American football (which includes Central America and the Caribbean as well). Thus, they would not be allowed to represent CONMEBOL at the Confederations Cup. Had either team won the Copa América, the best-finishing South American team would have taken the place.
  5. "Postergan sorteo de la Copa América 2007". Los Tiempos. 4 October 2006. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  6. "Estados Unidos y México tomarán parte en la Copa América 2007". Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol. 29 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  7. "Sketch winner of the "Pet Copa America 2007"". Journal EL MUNDO. 29 June 2006. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  8. "Con nombre propio". ESPN Español. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  9. Copa América 2015: las canciones del torneo desde Perú 2004 hasta hoy
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