Copa America 2015 Champions, standings and matches

Copa America 2015

Copa America 2015 was the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and took place in Chile between 11 June and 4 July 2015. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America’s football governing body.
Twelve teams competed: the ten members of CONMEBOL and two guests from CONCACAF – Mexico and Jamaica, the latter of which competed in the Copa América for the first time.
Uruguay were the defending champions, but were eliminated by the host nation Chile in the quarter-finals. Chile won their first title, defeating Argentina in the final on penalties after a goalless draw. As winners, they qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.

ChampionsRunners- UpThird PlaceFourth PlaceFair play award
Chile Chile (1st title)Argentina ArgentinaPeru PeruParaguay ParaguayPeru Peru

Golden BallBest Young PlayerGolden BootGolden Glove
Argentina Lionel MessiColombia Jeison MurilloChile Eduardo Vargas and Peru Paolo Guerrero, (4 goal)Chile Claudio Bravo

Copa America 2015 Group Stage
Group A

PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointQualification
1Chile Chile (Host)3210103+77Advance to knockout stage
2Bolivia Bolivia311137−44Advance to knockout stage
3Ecuador Ecuador310246−23
4Mexico Mexico302145−12

Group B

PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointQualification
1Argentina Argentina321042+27Advance to knockout stage
2Paraguay Paraguay312043+15Advance to knockout stage
3Uruguay Uruguay31112204Advance to knockout stage
4Jamaica Jamaica300303−30

Group C

PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointQualification
1Brazil Brazil320143+16Advance to knockout stage
2Peru Peru31112204Advance to knockout stage
3Colombia Colombia31111104Advance to knockout stage
4Venezuela Venezuela310223−13

Quarter Final matches

DateTeam AResultTeam BStadium
24 June 2015Chile Chile1 – 0Uruguay UruguayEstadio Nacional
25 June 2015Bolivia Bolivia1 – 3Peru PeruEstadio Municipal Germán Becker
26 June 2015Argentina Argentina0 – 0
5 – 4 (penalties)
Colombia ColombiaEstadio Sausalito
27 June 2015Brazil Brazil1 – 1
3 – 4 (penalties)
Paraguay ParaguayEstadio Municipal de Concepción

Semi Final matches

DateTeam AResultTeam BStadium
29 June 2015Chile Chile2–1Peru PeruEstadio Nacional
30 June 2015Argentina Argentina6–1Paraguay ParaguayEstadio Municipal de Concepción

Third place play-off match
3 July 2015 20:30, Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción

Peru Peru 2 – 0 Paraguay Paraguay
Carrillo Football 48′
Guerrero Football 89′

Copa America 2015 Final match
4 July 2015 17:00, Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Chile Chile 0 – 0 Argentina Argentina
Fernández Right Penalty
Vidal Right Penalty
Aránguiz Right Penalty
Sánchez Right Penalty
4 – 1 (penalties) Right Penalty Messi
Miss Penalty Higuaín
Miss Penalty Banega

Top Goal scorer list

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1Chile Eduardo VargasChile4
2Peru Paolo GuerreroPeru4
3Argentina Sergio AgüeroArgentina3
4Chile Arturo VidalChile3
5Paraguay Lucas BarriosParaguay3

Team of the Tournament

PositionPlayerTeam
GoalkeeperChile Claudio BravoChile
DefenderColombia Jeison MurilloColombia
DefenderChile Gary MedelChile
DefenderArgentina Nicolás OtamendiArgentina
MidfielderPeru Christian CuevaPeru
MidfielderChile Marcelo DíazChile
MidfielderArgentina Javier MascheranoArgentina
MidfielderChile Arturo VidalChile
ForwardChile Eduardo VargasChile
ForwardPeru Paolo GuerreroPeru
ForwardArgentina Lionel MessiArgentina

Manager of the Tournament: Jorge Sampaoli (Chile Chile)

Venues

StadiumCityCapacity
Estadio NacionalSantiago48,745
Estadio MonumentalSantiago47,347
Estadio Municipal de ConcepciónConcepción30,448
Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar22,360
Estadio Regional de AntofagastaAntofagasta21,170
Estadio Elías FigueroaValparaíso21,113
Estadio Municipal Germán BeckerTemuco18,413
Estadio La PortadaLa Serena18,243
Estadio El TenienteRancagua13,849

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