Copa América 1987

Infobox International Football Competition
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year = 1987
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country = Argentina
dates = June 27 - July 12
num_teams = 10
confederations = 1
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champion = Uruguay
count = 13
second = Chile
third = Colombia
fourth = Argentina
matches = 13
goals = 33
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|COL Arnoldo Iguarán (4)
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The Copa América 1987 was held in Argentina from June 27 to July 12, 1987.

All 10 CONMEBOL members participated in the tournament, with Copa América 1983 winners Uruguay receiving a bye into the semi-finals.

Group Stage

The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team plays once against the other teams in their group. 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. The winner of each group advances to the semi-finals.

Group A

June 27 1987

Group B

June 28 1987

Group C

June 28 1987

Bracket

Round4-with third
July 8 - Córdoba|fb|CHI|0 (2)|fb|COL|0 (1)
July 9 - Buenos Aires|fb|URU|1|fb|ARG|0
12 July - Buenos Aires|fb|URU|1|fb|CHI|0
11 July - Buenos Aires|fb|COL|2|fb|ARG|1

emi-finals

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date = July 8, 1987
team1 = fb-rt|CHI
score = 2 – 1 [aet]
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team2 = fb|COL
goals1 = Astengo goal|106
Vera goal|108
goals2 = Redín goal|103|pen.
stadium = Chateau Carreras, Córdoba
attendance =
referee = Arppi Filho (BRA)
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date = July 9, 1987
team1 = fb-rt|URU
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = fb|ARG
goals1 = Alzamendi goal|43
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stadium = Monumental, Buenos Aires
attendance =
referee = Jácome (ECU)

Third Place Match

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date = July 11, 1987
team1 = fb-rt|COL
score = 2 – 1
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team2 = fb|ARG
goals1 = Gómez goal|8
Galeano goal|27
goals2 = Caniggia goal|86
stadium = Monumental, Buenos Aires
attendance =
referee = Corujo (VEN)

Final

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date = July 12, 1987
team1 = fb-rt|URU
score = 1 – 0
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team2 = fb|CHI
goals1 = Bengoechea goal|56
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stadium = Monumental, Buenos Aires
attendance =
referee = Arppi Filho (BRA)

Results

Individual scorers

;4 goals
*flagicon|COL Arnoldo Iguarán
;3 goals
*flagicon|ARG Diego Maradona
*flagicon|CHI Juan Carlos Letelier
;2 goals
*flagicon|ARG Claudio Caniggia
*flagicon|CHI Ivo Basay
;1 goal
*flagicon|BRA Careca
*flagicon|BRA Edú Marangón
*flagicon|BRA Nelsinho
*flagicon|BRA Romário
*flagicon|CHI Fernando Astengo
*flagicon|CHI Jorge Contreras
*flagicon|CHI Sergio Salgado
*flagicon|CHI Jaime Vera
*flagicon|COL Juan Galeano
*flagicon|COL Gabriel Jaime Gómez
*flagicon|COL Bernardo Redín
*flagicon|COL Carlos Valderrama
*flagicon|ECU Hamilton Cuvi
*flagicon|PER Eugenio La Rosa
*flagicon|PER Luis Reyna
*flagicon|URU Antonio Alzamendi
*flagicon|URU Pablo Bengoechea
*flagicon|VEN|1930 Pedro Acosta
;Own Goal
*flagicon|VEN|1930 Zdenko Morovic

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/87safull.html RSSSF - full tournament details]