Copa America 2016 was an international men’s soccer tournament that was hosted by the United States in 2016. The competition was a celebration of the centenary of CONMEBOL and the Copa América, and was the first Copa América hosted outside South America.
Champions Runners- Up Third Place Fourth Place Fair play award
Chile (2nd title)
Argentina
Colombia
United States Argentina
Golden Ball Golden Boot Golden Glove
Alexis Sánchez Eduardo Vargas (6 goal) Claudio Bravo
Copa America 2016 Group Stage
All times are EDT (UTC−4). The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals.
Group A
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification
1 United States (Host)3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Colombia3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
3 
Costa Rica3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
4 
Paraguay3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Group B
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification
1 
Peru3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 
Ecuador3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
3 
Brazil3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 4
4 
Haiti3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Group C
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification
1 
Mexico3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 
Venezuela3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
3 
Uruguay3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 
Jamaica3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Group D
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Point Qualification
1 Argentina3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Chile3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
3 
Panama3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4 
Bolivia3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Quarter Final matches
Date Team A Result Team B
June 16, 2016 United States2–1 Ecuador
June 17, 2016 Peru0–0
2–4 (penalties) Colombia
June 18, 2016 Argentina4–1 Venezuela
June 18, 2016 Mexico0–7 Chile
Copa America 2016 Semi Final matches
Date Team A Result Team B Stadium
June 21, 2016 United States0 – 4 ArgentinaNRG Stadium
June 22, 2016 Colombia0 – 2 ChileSoldier Field
Third place play-off match
June 25, 2016 8:00 p.m, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
| United States |
0 – 1 | Colombia |
Carlos Bacca  31′ |
Copa America 2016 Final match
June 26, 2016 8:00 p.m, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
| Argentina |
0 – 0 | Chile |
Messi  Mascherano  Agüero Biglia |
Penalties 2 – 4 |
Vidal Castillo Aránguiz Beausejour Francisco Silva |
Copa America 2016 Top Goal scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Eduardo Vargas Chile6
2 Lionel Messi Argentina5
3 Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina4
4 Philippe Coutinho Brazil3
5 Alexis Sánchez Chile3
6 Clint Dempsey United States3
Team of the Tournament
The Technical Study Group announced the tournament’s Best XI squad.
Position Player Team
Goalkeeper Claudio BravoChile
Defender Mauricio IslaChile
Defender Nicolás OtamendiArgentina
Defender Gary MedelChile
Defender Jean BeausejourChile
Midfielder Javier MascheranoArgentina
Midfielder Arturo VidalChile
Midfielder Charles AránguizChile
Forward Lionel MessiArgentina
Forward Eduardo VargasChile
Forward Alexis SánchezChile
Copa America 2016 Venues
Stadium City Capacity
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 92,542
MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 82,566
NRG Stadium Houston, Texas 71,000
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,176
Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 68,756
Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California 68,500
CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 67,000
Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois 63,500
University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 63,400
Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida 60,219
Summary
The tournament was a special commemorative version of Copa América, not the 45th edition. It was organized as part of an agreement between CONMEBOL and CONCACAF and held outside the usual four-year cycle. The event featured an expanded field of sixteen teams, up from the usual twelve, including all ten teams from CONMEBOL and six from CONCACAF. Despite being an official Copa América event, the winner did not receive an invitation to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup due to the tournament’s commemorative nature. However, Chile, the eventual winners, had already qualified for the Confederations Cup through their victory in 2015.
Chile became the fourth nation to win at least two consecutive titles in CONMEBOL tournaments, following Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Meanwhile, Argentina lost their third consecutive final in a major tournament, having previously lost to Germany in the 2014 World Cup and to Chile in the 2015 Copa América.
