| Copa América Venezuela 2007 | |
|---|---|
 Copa América 2007 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Venezuela |
| Dates | 26 June – 15 July |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 9 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (8th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 86 (3.31 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,050,230 (40,393 per match) |
| Top scorer | Robinho (6 goals) |
| Best player | Robinho[1] |
| Best young player | Lionel Messi |
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The2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the2007 Copa América or2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of theCopa América, the South-American championship for internationalassociation football teams. The competition was organized byCONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held between 26 June and 15 July inVenezuela, which hosted the tournament for the first time.
The competition was won byBrazil (they were also the defending champions), who beatArgentina 3–0 in the final.[2]Mexico took third place by beatingUruguay 3–1 in the third-place match. Brazil thus won the right to represent CONMEBOL[3] at the2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[4]
As with previous tournaments, all ten members ofCONMEBOL participated in the competition. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invitedMexico and theUnited States, the two highest rankingCONCACAF teams in theFIFA World Rankings. Just as in every tournament since 1993, Mexico accepted the invitation. The United States rejected the invitation due to scheduling conflicts with the2007 Major League Soccer season. CONMEBOL then proceeded to inviteCosta Rica, the third highest CONCACAF team in FIFA's ranking.[5] In the end, the United States accepted the invitation.[6]
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 fromBarquisimeto,Maracay,Valencia,Valera,Portuguesa andMiranda for not meeting established requirements. The cities ofBarinas,Caracas,Ciudad Guayana,Maracaibo,Maturín,Mérida,Puerto la Cruz andSan 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 the2004 Copa América inPeru, which used seven.
| Maturín | Barquisimeto | Mérida | Ciudad Guayana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estadio Monumental de Maturín | Estadio Metropolitano de Lara | Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida | Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay |
| Capacity:52,000 | Capacity:42,000 | Capacity:42,000 | Capacity:41,600 |
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| Maracaibo | Location of the host cities of the 2007 Copa America. | ||
| Estadio José Pachencho Romero | |||
| Capacity:40,000 | |||
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| 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 |
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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 the2006 FIFA World Cup:Carlos Simon,Óscar Ruiz,Carlos Amarilla,Jorge Larrionda, andArmando Archundia.
The draw for the competition took place on 14 February 2007 in theTeresa Carreño Theater inCaracas.[7][8]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Venezuela(hosts) Argentina Brazil |  Ecuador Paraguay Uruguay |  Chile Colombia Peru |  Bolivia Mexico(invitee) United States(invitee) |
Each association had to present a list of twenty-three players to compete in the competition.
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.
Teams were ranked on the following criteria:
| Key to colors in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners, runners-up, andbest two third-placed teams advance to the quarterfinals | |
All times are inVenezuela Standard Time (UTC–4).
| 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 |
| Venezuela | 2–2 | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
Maldonado 20'Páez 55' | Report | Moreno 38' Arce 84' |
| Bolivia | 0–1 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sánchez 58' |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Paraguay | 5–0 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz 30',46',80' Cabañas 84',88' | Report |
| Argentina | 4–2 | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Crespo 20' (pen.) Riquelme 34',45'D. Milito 90+1' | Report | E. Perea 10' Castrillón 76' |
| Argentina | 1–0 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Mascherano 79' | Report |
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 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 July –San Cristóbal | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 July –Maracaibo | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 4 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 7 July –Puerto la Cruz | ||||||||||
| Brazil (p) | 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 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 2–2 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Forlán 36' Abreu 69' | Report | Maicon 13' Baptista 41' |
| Penalties | ||
Forlán Scotti  González C. Rodríguez Abreu García Lugano | 4–5 | RobinhoJuanGilberto SilvaA. AlvesDiegoFernandoGilberto |
| 2007 Copa América champions |
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 Brazil 8th title |
With six goals, Robinho was the top scorer in the tournament.There were 86 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 3.31 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Pablo AimarGabriel HeinzeDiego MilitoCarlos Tevez
Juan Carlos ArceJhasmani CamposDani AlvesJosuéJuanVágner LoveMaiconCarlos VillanuevaEdixon PereaChristian BenítezÉdison MéndezAntonio ValenciaFernando ArceAndrés GuardadoRamón MoralesGerardo TorradoÉdgar BarretoÓscar CardozoPaolo GuerreroJuan Carlos MariñoMiguel VillaltaRicardo ClarkEddie JohnsonPablo GarcíaCristian RodríguezVicente SánchezJuan ArangoDaniel ArismendiAlejandro CicheroGiancarlo MaldonadoRicardo Páez1 own goal
Roberto Ayala (against Brazil)| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | 72.2% |
| 2 | Argentina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | 83.3% |
| 3 | Mexico | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | 72.2% |
| 4 | Uruguay | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | 44.4% |
| Eliminated in the quarterfinals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 6 | Venezuela | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | 41.6% |
| 7 | Peru | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 8 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Eliminated in the first round | ||||||||||
| 9 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 10 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 11 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 12 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 0.0% |
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The official matchball for the tournament was theNikeMercurial Veloci. The ball was presented on 14 February 2007, prior to afriendly match played betweenVenezuela andNew Zealand, by the president of theVenezuelan Football Federation, Rafael Esquivel, to the mayor ofMaracaibo, Giancarlo Di Martino – head of the local organising committee.
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Guaky is ascarlet macaw, a bird representative of Venezuela. He wore the traditional jerseyVenezuela national football team burgundy and football shoes. Under their wings the characteristic tricolornational 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.[10] 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.[11]
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