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The Copa América is an international association football competition established in 1916. [1] [2] It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), the sport's continental governing body.
The 1997 Copa América final was the final match of the 38th edition of the Copa America tournament. The match was held on 29 June 1997, in Estadio Hernando Siles Stadium at La Paz, Bolivia. Brazil won the match against hosts Bolivia by a 3–1 score. This was the fifth Copa América clinched by Brazil and their first Copa América trophy ...
Bolivia was drawn into the tournament's Group C, and played defending champions Germany in the tournament's opening match at Soldier Field. Bolivia outplayed Germany in the first half. In the second half, Lothar Matthäus took a 40-yard run and struck Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry with a high elbow to his jaw. Etcheverry retaliated by fouling ...
In case of equal points, a play-off would have been held. In order to secure the title, Bolivia would have to earn at least as many points in their match against Brazil as Paraguay would in their match against Argentina. The Paraguay match in La Paz ended 1–1, which meant Bolivia also needed at least a draw. Match details
Bolivia: Dates: 11–29 June: Teams: 12 (from 2 confederations) Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities) Final positions; Champions Brazil (5th title) Runners-up Bolivia: Third place Mexico: Fourth place Peru: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 26: Goals scored: 67 (2.58 per match) Attendance: 456,020 (17,539 per match) Top scorer(s) Luis Hernández ...
Check out these highlights from the Argentina vs. Bolivia match: Lionel Messi hat trick: Argentina 6, Bolivia 0 Lionel Messi has a hat trick, scoring for the third time in the 86 th minute.
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However, because Brazil hosted the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2016 Summer Olympics, Brazil decided against also hosting the 2015 Copa América. Brazil's and Chile's football federations agreed to swap their host nation order for the 2015 and 2019 championships, [ 5 ] and CONMEBOL approved this agreement in 2012.