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- Copa América 1987
- The Beginning of a New Era
The 1987 Copa América established the beginning of a new phase in the history of the competition. After 20 years, the tournament was back to having a fixed venue (in Argentina), had the compulsory presence of all ten Conmebol members, and started being broadcast to Europe and North America. From then on, this Cup began taking place every two years – a sequence only interrupted in 2003, when the tournament was postponed to 2004.
Held in the same cities that hosted the 1978 World Cup Finals (Buenos Aires, Rosário and Córdoba), the 1987 Copa América was won by Uruguay, who had to play just two matches to secure back-to-back titles. As in 1983, champions Uruguay began their participation already in the semifinals, where they beat hosts Argentina (boasting the base of the 1986 World Cup winning team). In the deciding match, they beat a startling Chilean side, that had earned a famous 4-nil victory against Brazil in the first phase. Colombia, of goalkeeper René Higuita and striker Valderrama – voted the best player of the tournament – ended third, confirming the evolution of football in their country.
- Match Schedule
- How Argentina will rank in 2011 Copa América?
- Colombia
- Participations: 19
- Matches: 101
- Historical Ranking: 7º
- Until 1993, only South American countries could participate in Copa América. For the 1993 competition, Conmebol invited other two teams: Mexico and USA. From that year on, the practice became common.
- Uruguay won Paraguay by 3-0 and establishes as the King of the Copa America
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- Luis Suarez is the Best Player LG Copa America 2011
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- Guerrero, of Peru, is the top scorer Santander 2011 Copa America
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- Official line-ups for Uruguay-Paraguay
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- Forlan says his name entered the history of the Uruguayan football
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