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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Ecuador |
| Dates | 15 June – 4 July |
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 7 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (14th title) |
| Runners-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Ecuador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 64 (2.46 per match) |
| Attendance | 633,040 (24,348 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  José Luis Dolgetta(4 goals) |
| Best player | Sergio Goycochea[1] |
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The1993 Copa América was the 36thCopa América,CONMEBOL'sfootball tournament for national teams. It was held inEcuador between 15 June and 4 July. All 10CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outsideCONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament, to round out the format.Mexico and theUnited States, both ofCONCACAF, were the invited teams for this tournament. Argentina defeated Mexico in the final 2–1 to win their record 14th continental championship,[2] also their last senior title until2021.[3]
It was the first edition of the Copa América in which neitherBrazil norUruguay finished in the top four.[4] This next occurred in2015.
| Quito | Ambato | |
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| Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | Estadio Bellavista | |
| Capacity:40,948 | Capacity:22,000 | |
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| Portoviejo | Cuenca | |
| Estadio Reales Tamarindos | Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar | |
| Capacity:21,000 | Capacity:22,000 | |
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| Machala | Guayaquil | |
| Estadio 9 de Mayo | Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo | Estadio George Capwell |
| Capacity:17,800 | Capacity:59,932 | Capacity:21,594 |
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For a complete list of all participating squads:1993 Copa América squads
The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Two points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The two best third place teams also advance to the quarter-finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ecuador(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | |
| 4 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | United States |
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Ostolaza 51' |
| Ecuador | 2–0 | United States |
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| Avilés 11' E. Hurtado 35' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Peru | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Colombia | 2–1 | Mexico |
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| Valencia 35' Aristizábal 87' | Zague 57' |
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| Colombia | 1–1 | Bolivia |
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| Maturana 18' (pen.) | Etcheverry 14' |
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At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two third-placed teams with the best results advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | B | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | C | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | A | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| Ecuador | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 June –Quito | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Ecuador | 0 | |||||||||
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| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 July –Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Peru | 2 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 June –Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||
| Colombia(p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 1 July –Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Colombia | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 27 June –Guayaquil | ||||||||||
| Argentina(p) | 0 (6) | Third place | ||||||||
| Argentina(p) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 3 July –Portoviejo | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | |||||||||
| Ecuador | 0 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 1–1 | Uruguay |
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| Perea 88' | Saralegui 63' | |
| Penalties | ||
Asprilla Mendoza Valderrama W. Pérez Valencia | 5–3 | PellettiSaralegui MoasSiboldi |
| Argentina | 1–1 | Brazil |
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| Rodríguez 69' | Report | Müller 37' |
| Penalties | ||
| Gorosito Simeone Rodríguez Acosta Medina Bello Borelli | 6–5 | ZinhoCafuMüllerRoberto CarlosLuisinhoBoiadeiro |
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| Mexico | 2–0 | Ecuador |
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| Sánchez 23' R. Ramírez 54' |
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| Argentina | 0–0 | Colombia |
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| Penalties | ||
| Gorosito Batistuta Simeone Rodríguez Acosta Borelli | 6–5 | RincónAsprillaMendozaW. PérezValderramaAristizábal |
With four goals, José Luis Dolgetta was the top scorer in the tournament.There were 64 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.46 goals per match.
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Mario Ramírez (against Ecuador)| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Eff |
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| 1 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 2 | Mexico | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 3 | Colombia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | 66.7% |
| 4 | Ecuador | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 8 | 66.7% |
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| 5 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 6 | Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 7 | Peru | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 8 | Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | 37.5% |
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| 9 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 10 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 11 | Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 12 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 16.7% |
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