Copa América 2007
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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| year = 2007
| other_titles = Copa América Venezuela 2007
| image = Venezuela-2007.PNG
| size = 250px
| caption = Copa América 2007 official logo
| country = Venezuela
| dates = [[June 26]] – [[July 15]]
| num_teams = 12
| confederations = 2
| venues = 9
| cities = 9
| champion = BRA
| count = 8
| second = ARG
| third = MEX
| fourth = URU
| matches = 26
| goals = 86
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Robinho]] ([[Copa América 2007#Scorers|6 goals]])
| player =
| updated = [[2007-07-16]]
}}
The '''Copa América 2007''' was the 42nd edition of the [[Copa América]], the main international [[football (soccer)|football]] tournament for [[South America]]. The competition was organized by [[CONMEBOL]], South America's football governing body, and was held in [[Venezuela]], who hosted the tournament for the first time, between [[June 26]] and [[July 15]] [[2007]]. The competition was won by [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], who beat [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 3-0 in the final. [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] took third place by beating [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] 3-1 in the third-place match. Brazil thus won the right to represent CONMEBOL<ref>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[http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/releases/newsid=95756.html].</ref> at the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref>[[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|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.</ref>
==Competing nations==
*{{fb|ARG}}
*{{fb|BOL}}
*{{fb|BRA}} (Holders)
*{{fb|CHI}}
*{{fb|COL}}
*{{fb|ECU}}
*{{fb|MEX}} (Invitee)
*{{fb|PAR}}
*{{fb|PER}}
*{{fb|USA}} (Invitee)<ref>[[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] had been provisionally extended an invitation by [[CONMEBOL]] upon an initial rejection from the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]. However, the USA later decided to accept, leaving Costa Rica out of the competition.</ref>
*{{fb|URU}}
*{{fb|VEN}} (Hosts)
==Squads==
For a complete list of participating squads see: ''[[Copa América 2007 squads]]''
==Venues==
[[Image:Copa América Venezuela 2007.svg|thumb|right|250px|Hosting cities]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!City
!Stadium names
!Host club(s)
!Capacity
|-
| [[Maturín]]
| [[Estadio Monumental de Maturín]]
| [[Monagas Sport Club|Monagas SC]]
| 52,000
|-
| [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]]
| [[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]]
| [[Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club|Deportivo Táchira]]
| 40,000
|-
| [[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida]]
| [[Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida]]
| [[Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club|Estudiantes de Mérida]]
| 42,000
|-
| [[Puerto Ordaz]]
| [[Polideportivo Cachamay|Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay]]
| [[Mineros de Guayana]], [[Minerven]]
| 41,600
|-
| [[Barquisimeto]]
| [[Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara]]
| [[Unión Lara]], [[Guaros de Lara FC]]
| 38,000
|-
| [[Puerto La Cruz]]
| [[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]]
| [[Deportivo Anzoátegui]]
| 38,000
|-
| [[Maracaibo]]
| [[Estadio José Pachencho Romero]]
| [[Unión Atlético Maracaibo|UA Maracaibo]]
| 40,000
|-
| [[Caracas]]
| [[Estadio Olímpico (Caracas)|Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad Universitaria]]
| [[Caracas FC]], [[Deportivo Italia]]
| 30,000
|-
| [[Barinas, Barinas|Barinas]]
| [[Estadio Agustín Tovar]] "La Carolina"
| [[Zamora Fútbol Club|Zamora FC]]
| 27,500
|}
==Groups==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Key to colors in group tables
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|'''Top two placed teams advance to the quarter-finals'''
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|''Third are put in mini-league and Fourth placed team are eliminated''
|}
All times are [[Atlantic Standard Time Zone]] ([[UTC-4]])
===Group A===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|VEN}}
|3||1||2||0||4||2||+2||'''5'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|PER}}
|3||1||1||1||5||4||+1||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|3||1||1||1||1||3||-2||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|align=left|{{fb|BOL}}
|3||0||2||1||4||5||-1||'''2'''
|}
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-06-26]]
|time=18:05
|team1={{fb-rt|URU}}
|score=0 – 3
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=A&id=1&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|PER}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Miguel Villalta|Villalta]] {{goal|27}}<br />[[Juan Carlos Mariño|Mariño]] {{goal|70}}<br />[[José Paolo Guerrero|Guerrero]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida]], [[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida]]
|attendance=23,000
|referee=[[Carlos Amarilla|Amarilla]] ([[Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol|PAR]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-06-26]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|VEN}}
|score=2 – 2
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=A&id=2&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|BOL}}
|goals1=[[Giancarlo Maldonado|Maldonado]] {{goal|20}}<br />[[Ricardo David Páez|Páez]] {{goal|55}}
|goals2=[[Jaime Moreno|Moreno]] {{goal|38}}<br />[[Juan Carlos Arce Justiniano|Arce]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]], [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]]
|attendance=40,000
|referee=[[Mauricio Reinoso|Reinoso]] ([[Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol|ECU]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-06-30]]
|time=16:05
|team1={{fb-rt|BOL}}
|score=0 – 1
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=A&id=7&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|URU}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Vicente Sánchez|Sánchez]] {{goal|58}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]], [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]]
|attendance=40,000
|referee=[[Baldomero Toledo|Toledo]] ([[United States Soccer Federation|USA]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-06-30]]
|time=18:20
|team1={{fb-rt|VEN}}
|score=2 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=A&id=8&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|PER}}
|goals1=[[Alejandro Cichero|Cichero]] {{goal|48}}<br />[[Daniel Arismendi|Arismendi]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]], [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]]
|attendance=40,000
|referee=[[Benito Archundia|Archundia]] ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|MEX]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-03]]
|time=18:35
|team1={{fb-rt|PER}}
|score=2 – 2
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=A&id=13&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|BOL}}
|goals1=[[Claudio Pizarro|Pizarro]] {{goal|34}} {{goal|85}}
|goals2=[[Jaime Moreno|Moreno]] {{goal|24}}<br />[[Jhasmani Campos|Campos]] {{goal|45}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida]], [[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Carlos Chandía|Chandía]] ([[Federación de Fútbol de Chile|CHI]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-03]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|VEN}}
|score=0 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=A&id=14&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|URU}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida]], [[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida]]
|attendance=42,000
|referee=[[Carlos Simon|Simon]] ([[Confederação Brasileira de Futebol|BRA]]) }}
===Group B===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|MEX}}
|3||2||1||0||4||1||+3||'''7'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|3||2||0||1||4||2||+2||'''6'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|CHI}}
|3||1||1||1||3||5||-2||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|align=left|{{fb|ECU}}
|3||0||0||3||3||6||-3||'''0'''
|}
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-06-27]]
|time=18:35
|team1={{fb-rt|ECU}}
|score=2 – 3
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=B&id=3&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|CHI}}
|goals1=[[Antonio Valencia|Valencia]] {{goal|16}}<br />[[Cristian Benítez|Benítez]] {{goal|23}}
|goals2=[[Humberto Suazo|Suazo]] {{goal|20}} {{goal|80}}<br />[[Carlos Villanueva (footballer)|Villanueva]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium=[[Polideportivo Cachamay]], [[Puerto Ordaz]]
|attendance=35,000
|referee=[[Óscar Ruiz|Ruiz]] ([[Federación Colombiana de Fútbol|COL]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-06-27]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score=0 – 2
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=B&id=4&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|MEX}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Nery Castillo|Castillo]] {{goal|23}}<br />[[Ramón Morales|Morales]] {{goal|28}}
|stadium=[[Polideportivo Cachamay]], [[Puerto Ordaz]]
|attendance=40,000
|referee=[[Sergio Pezzotta|Pezzotta]] ([[Asociación del Fútbol Argentino|ARG]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-01]]<br />16:05
|team1={{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score=3 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=B&id=9&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|CHI}}
|goals1=[[Robinho]] {{goal|36|pen.}} {{goal|84}} {{goal|87}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Monumental de Maturín]], [[Maturín]]
|attendance=52,000
|referee=[[Carlos Torres (referee)|Torres]] ([[Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol|PAR]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-01]]
|time=18:20
|team1={{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score=2 – 1
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=B&id=10&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|ECU}}
|goals1=[[Nery Castillo|Castillo]] {{goal|21}}<br />[[Omar Bravo|Bravo]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2=[[Edison Méndez|Méndez]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Monumental de Maturín]], [[Maturín]]
|attendance=52,000
|referee=[[René Ortube|Ortube]] ([[Federación Boliviana de Fútbol|BOL]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-04]]
|time=18:35
|team1={{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score=0 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=B&id=15&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|CHI}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]], [[Puerto la Cruz]]
|attendance=38,000
|referee=[[Carlos Amarilla|Amarilla]] ([[Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol|PAR]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-04]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score=1 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=B&id=16&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|ECU}}
|goals1=[[Robinho]] {{goal|56|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]], [[Puerto la Cruz]]
|attendance=38,000
|referee=[[Sergio Pezzotta|Pezzotta]] ([[Asociación del Fútbol Argentino|ARG]]) }}
===Group C===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|3||3||0||0||9||3||+6||'''9'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|PAR}}
|3||2||0||1||8||2||+6||'''6'''
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|align=left|{{fb|COL}}
|3||1||0||2||3||9||-6||'''3'''
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|align=left|{{fb|USA}}
|3||0||0||3||2||8||-6||'''0'''
|}
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-06-28]]
|time=18:35
|team1={{fb-rt|PAR}}
|score=5 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=C&id=5&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|COL}}
|goals1=[[Roque Santa Cruz|Santa Cruz]] {{goal|30}} {{goal|46}} {{goal|80}}<br />[[Salvador Cabañas|Cabañas]] {{goal|84}} {{goal|88}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio José Pachencho Romero]], [[Maracaibo]]
|attendance=34,500
|referee=[[Jorge Larrionda|Larrionda]] ([[Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol|URU]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-06-28]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score=4 – 1
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=C&id=6&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|USA}}
|goals1=[[Hernán Crespo|Crespo]] {{goal|11}} {{goal|60}}<br />[[Pablo Aimar|Aimar]] {{goal|76}}<br />[[Carlos Tévez|Tévez]] {{goal|84}}
|goals2=[[Eddie Johnson (American soccer)|Johnson]] {{goal|9|pen.}}
|stadium=[[Estadio José Pachencho Romero]], [[Maracaibo]]
|attendance=34,500
|referee=[[Carlos Chandía|Chandía]] ([[Federación de Fútbol de Chile|CHI]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-02]]
|time=18:35
|team1={{fb-rt|USA}}
|score=1 – 3
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=C&id=11&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|PAR}}
|goals1=[[Ricardo Clark|Clark]] {{goal|35}}
|goals2=[[Edgar Barreto|Barreto]] {{goal|29}}<br />[[Oscar Cardozo|Cardozo]] {{goal|56}}<br />[[Salvador Cabañas|Cabañas]] {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Agustín Tovar]], [[Barinas]]
|attendance=28,200
|referee=[[Victor Rivera|Rivera]] ([[Federación Peruana de Fútbol|PER]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-02]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score=4 – 2
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=C&id=12&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|COL}}
|goals1=[[Hernán Crespo|Crespo]] {{goal|20|pen.}}<br />[[Juan Román Riquelme|Riquelme]] {{goal|34}} {{goal|45}}<br />[[Diego Milito|D. Milito]] {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=[[Edixon Perea|E. Perea]] {{goal|10}}<br />[[Jaime Alberto Castrillón|Castrillón]] {{goal|76}}
|stadium=[[Estadio José Pachencho Romero]], [[Maracaibo]]
|attendance=40,000
|referee=[[Carlos Simon|Simon]] ([[Confederação Brasileira de Futebol|BRA]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-05]]
|time=18:35
|team1={{fb-rt|USA}}
|score=0 – 1
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=C&id=17&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|COL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Jaime Castrillón|Castrillón]] {{goal|15}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara]], [[Barquisimeto]]
|attendance=37,500
|referee=[[Manuel Andarcia|Andarcia]] ([[Federación Venezolana de Fútbol|VEN]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-05]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score=1 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=1&flt=C&id=18&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|PAR}}
|goals1=[[Javier Mascherano|Mascherano]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara]], [[Barquisimeto]]
|attendance=37,500
|referee=[[Jorge Larrionda|Larrionda]] ([[Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol|URU]]) }}
==Best 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.
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|- align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!width=40|Group
!width=125|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
!width=20|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|'''[[#Group B|B]]'''||align=left|{{fb|CHI}}
|3||1||1||1||3||5||-2||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|'''[[#Group A|A]]'''||align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|3||1||1||1||1||3||-2||'''4'''
|- bgcolor=#ffcccc
|'''[[#Group C|C]]'''||align=left|{{fb|COL}}
|3||1||0||2||3||9||-6||'''3'''
|}
[[Chile national football team|Chile]] (best third place) and [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] (second best third place) qualified for the quarter-finals.
==Knock-out stage==
{{Round8-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter-finals -->
<!--NOTE: Do not add teams here until the matches are completed-->
|[[7 July]] - [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]]|{{fb|VEN}}|1|'''{{fb|URU}}'''|'''4'''
|[[7 July]] - [[Puerto La Cruz]]|{{fb|CHI}}|1|'''{{fb|BRA}}'''|'''6'''
|[[8 July]] - [[Maturín]]|'''{{fb|MEX}}'''|'''6'''|{{fb|PAR}}|0
|[[8 July]] - [[Barquisimeto]]|'''{{fb|ARG}}'''|'''4'''|{{fb|PER}}|0
<!--semi-finals -->
|[[10 July]] - [[Maracaibo]]|{{fb|URU}}| 2 (4) |'''{{fb|BRA}}'''| '''2 (5)'''
|[[11 July]] - [[Puerto Ordaz]]|{{fb|MEX}}|0|'''{{fb|ARG}}'''|'''3'''
<!--final -->
|[[15 July]] - [[Maracaibo]]|'''{{fb|BRA}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|ARG}}|0
<!--third place -->
|[[14 July]] - [[Caracas]] |{{fb|URU}}|1|'''{{fb|MEX}}'''|'''3'''
}}
===Quarter-finals===
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-07]]
|time=18:05
|team1={{fb-rt|VEN}}
|score=1 – 4
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=2&flt=Q&id=19&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|URU}}
|goals1=[[Juan Arango|Arango]] {{goal|41}}
|goals2=[[Diego Forlán|Forlán]] {{goal|38}} {{goal|90+1}}<br />[[Pablo García|García]] {{goal|64}}<br />[[Cristian Rodríguez|Rodríguez]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo]], [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]]
|attendance=41,200
|referee=[[Carlos Chandía|Chandía]] ([[Federación de Fútbol de Chile|CHI]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-07]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|CHI}}
|score=1 – 6
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=2&flt=Q&id=20&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|BRA}}
|goals1=[[Humberto Suazo|Suazo]] {{goal|76}}
|goals2=[[Juan Silveira dos Santos|Juan]] {{goal|16}}<br />[[Júlio Baptista|Baptista]] {{goal|23}}<br />[[Robinho]] {{goal|27}} {{goal|50}}<br />[[Josué Anunciato de Oliveira|Josué]] {{goal|68}}<br />[[Vágner Love]] {{goal|85}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]], [[Puerto la Cruz]]
|attendance=38,000
|referee=[[Jorge Larrionda|Larrionda]] ([[Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol|URU]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-08]]
|time=16:05
|team1={{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score=6 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=2&flt=Q&id=21&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|PAR}}
|goals1=[[Nery Castillo|Castillo]] {{goal|5|pen.}} {{goal|38}}<br />[[Gerardo Torrado|Torrado]] {{goal|27}}<br />[[Fernando Arce|Arce]] {{goal|79}}<br />[[Cuauhtemoc Blanco|Blanco]] {{goal|87|pen.}}<br />[[Omar Bravo|Bravo]] {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Monumental de Maturín]], [[Maturín]]
|attendance=52,000
|referee=[[Sergio Pezzotta|Pezzotta]] ([[Asociación del Fútbol Argentino|ARG]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-08]]
|time=18:50
|team1={{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score=4 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=2&flt=Q&id=22&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|PER}}
|goals1=[[Juan Román Riquelme|Riquelme]] {{goal|47}} {{goal|85}}<br />[[Lionel Messi|Messi]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Javier Mascherano|Mascherano]] {{goal|75}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara]], [[Barquisimeto]]
|attendance=38,800
|referee=[[Carlos Simon|Simon]] ([[Confederação Brasileira de Futebol|BRA]]) }}
===Semi-finals===
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-10]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|URU}}
|score=2 – 2 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])<br />(4 – 5[[Penalty shootout (football)|p]])
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=2&flt=S&id=23&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|BRA}}
|goals1=[[Diego Forlán|Forlán]] {{goal|45}}<br />[[Sebastián Abreu|Abreu]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2=[[Maicon Douglas Sisenando|Maicon]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[Júlio Baptista|Baptista]] {{goal|45}}
|stadium=[[Estadio José Pachencho Romero]], [[Maracaibo]]
|attendance=38,100
|referee=[[Óscar Ruiz|Ruiz]] ([[Federación Colombiana de Fútbol|COL]]) }}
{{penshootoutbox
|penalties1=[[Diego Forlán|Forlán]] {{penmiss|saved}}<br />
[[Andrés Scotti|Scotti]] {{pengoal}}<br />
[[Ignacio González|González]] {{pengoal}}<br />
[[Cristian Rodríguez|Rodríguez]] {{pengoal}}<br />
[[Sebastián Abreu|Abreu]] {{pengoal}}<br />
[[Pablo García|García]] {{penmiss|hit the post}}<br />
[[Diego Lugano|Lugano]] {{penmiss|saved}}
|penaltyscore=4 – 5
|penalties2={{pengoal}} [[Robinho]]<br />
{{pengoal}} [[Juan Silveira dos Santos|Juan]]<br />
{{pengoal}} [[Gilberto Silva]]<br />
{{penmiss|saved}} [[Afonso Alves|Afonso]]<br />
{{pengoal}} [[Diego Ribas da Cunha|Diego]]<br />
{{penmiss|hit the post}} [[Fernando Menegazzo|Fernando]]<br />
{{pengoal}} [[Gilberto da Silva Melo|Gilberto]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-11]]
|time=20:50
|team1={{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score=0 – 3
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=2&flt=S&id=24&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|ARG}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Gabriel Heinze|Heinze]] {{goal|45}}<br />[[Lionel Messi|Messi]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Juan Román Riquelme|Riquelme]] {{goal|65|pen.}}
|stadium=[[Polideportivo Cachamay]], [[Puerto Ordaz]]
|attendance=41,600
|referee=[[Carlos Chandía|Chandía]] ([[Federación de Fútbol de Chile|CHI]]) }}
===Third place match===
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-14]]
|time=17:05
|team1={{fb-rt|MEX}}
|score=3 – 1
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=2&flt=T&id=25&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|URU}}
|goals1=[[Cuauhtémoc Blanco|Blanco]] {{goal|36|pen.}}<br />[[Omar Bravo|Bravo]] {{goal|68}}<br />[[Andrés Guardado|Guardado]] {{goal|76}}
|goals2=[[Sebastián Abreu|Abreu]] {{goal|22}}
|stadium=[[Estadio Olímpico (Caracas)|Estadio Olímpico]], [[Caracas]]
|attendance=25,000
|referee=[[Mauricio Reinoso|Reinoso]] ([[Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol|ECU]]) }}
===Final===
{{footballbox
|date=[[2007-07-15]]
|time=17:05
|team1={{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score=3 – 0
|report=[http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=2007&dv=2&flt=F&id=26&slangab=E (Report)]
|team2={{fb|ARG}}
|goals1=[[Júlio Baptista|Baptista]] {{goal|4}}<br />[[Roberto Ayala|Ayala]] {{goal|40|[[Own goal|o.g]]}}<br />[[Daniel Alves|Alves]] {{goal|69}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Estadio José Pachencho Romero]], [[Maracaibo]]
|attendance=40,000
|referee=[[Carlos Amarilla|Amarilla]] ([[Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol|PAR]])}}
{{winners|fb|Copa América 2007 Champions|Brazil|Eighth}}
==Scorers==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
;6 goals
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Robinho]]
;5 goals
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Román Riquelme]]
;4 goals
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Nery Castillo]]
;3 goals
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Crespo]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Júlio Baptista]]
*{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Humberto Suazo]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Omar Bravo]]
*{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Salvador Cabañas]]
*{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Roque Santa Cruz]]
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Diego Forlán]]
;2 goals
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Mascherano]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
*{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno]]
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Jaime Castrillón]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
*{{flagicon|PER}} [[Claudio Pizarro]]
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Sebastián Abreu]]
{{col-3}}
;1 goal
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pablo Aimar]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriel Heinze]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Diego Milito]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Tévez]]
*{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Juan Carlos Arce]]
*{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jhasmani Campos]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Daniel Alves]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Josué Anunciato de Oliveira|Josué]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Juan Silveira dos Santos|Juan]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vágner Love]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maicon Douglas Sisenando|Maicon]]
*{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Carlos Villanueva (footballer)|Carlos Villanueva]]
*{{flagicon|COL}} [[Edixon Perea]]
*{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Cristian Benítez]]
*{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Edison Méndez]]
*{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Luis Antonio Valencia]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Fernando Arce]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Andrés Guardado]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Ramón Morales]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Gerardo Torrado]]
*{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Edgar Barreto]]
*{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Oscar Cardozo]]
{{col-3}}
;1 goal (cont.)
*{{flagicon|PER}} [[Juan Carlos Mariño]]
*{{flagicon|PER}} [[José Paolo Guerrero]]
*{{flagicon|PER}} [[Miguel Villalta]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ricardo Clark]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Johnson (American soccer)|Eddie Johnson]]
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Pablo García]]
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Cristian Rodríguez]]
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Vicente Sánchez]]
*{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Juan Arango]]
*{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Daniel Arismendi]]
*{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Alejandro Cichero]]
*{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Giancarlo Maldonado]]
*{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Ricardo David Páez]]
;Own goals
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Ayala]] (for Brazil)
{{col-end}}
==Statistics==
{| align=center cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" width=50%
|- align=center bgcolor=#006699 style="color:white;"
!width=59% colspan=2|Team
!width=4%|Pld
!width=4%|W
!width=4%|D
!width=4%|L
!width=4%|GF
!width=4%|GA
!width=4%|GD
!width=4%|Pts
!width=9%|Eff
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|
|align=left|{{fb|ARG}}
|6||5||0||1||16||6||+10||'''15'''||83.3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|
|align=left|{{fb|BRA}}
|6||4||1||1||15||5||+10||'''13'''||72.2%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|
|align=left|{{fb|MEX}}
|6||4||1||1||13||5||+8||'''13'''||72.2%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|
|align=left|{{fb|URU}}
|6||2||2||2||8||9||-1||'''8'''||44.4%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|
|align=left|{{fb|PAR}}
|4||2||0||2||8||8||0||'''6'''||50.0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|
|align=left|{{fb|VEN}}
|4||1||2||1||5||6||-1||'''5'''||41.6%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|
|align=left|{{fb|PER}}
|4||1||1||2||5||8||-3||'''4'''||33.3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|
|align=left|{{fb|CHI}}
|4||1||1||2||4||11||-7||'''4'''||33.3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|
|align=left|{{fb|COL}}
|3||1||0||2||3||9||-6||'''3'''||33.3%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|
|align=left|{{fb|BOL}}
|3||0||2||1||4||5||-1||'''2'''||22.2%
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|
|align=left|{{fb|ECU}}
|3||0||0||3||3||6||-3||'''0'''||0.0%
|- align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|
|align=left|{{fb|USA}}
|3||0||0||3||2||8||-6||'''0'''||0.0%
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.copaamerica.com/?lingua=en Copa América 2007 Website] - official website
*[http://www.conmebol.com/ Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol] - official website
*[http://www.furiavinotinto.com/ FuriaVinotinto] - Unofficial Forum
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