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The Copa América Centenario final was a soccer match that took place on June 26, 2016 to determine the winner of the Copa América Centenario. It took place at MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey , outside of the New York City .
The Nike Ordem Ciento was announced as the official Copa América Centenario match ball on February 21, 2016. The mainly white ball has red brush stroke decoration. It shows the official Copa América Centenario logo. [78] [79] The Nike Ordem Campeón was used for the final match, in which golden brushes replaced the red ones. [80]
The knockout stage of the Copa América Centenario began on June 16 and concluded on June 26, 2016 with the final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. All times are EDT ( UTC−4 ). Qualified teams
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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 two teams had met in seventeen previous encounters, the last being a friendly held in 2014 at Craven Cottage in London, a match won by Colombia 2–1. [1] Both teams had also met in two Copa América editions: the 1995 third-place match, won by Colombia 4–1, and in a group stage match in 2007, also won by Colombia, with a lone goal by Jaime Castrillón.
The two teams had met in thirty-six previous occasions, the last being a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba in early 2016, which Argentina won 2–0. Their last Copa América meeting was in the 2011 group stage, where the match finished as a 1–1 draw.
Group B of the Copa América Centenario consisted of Brazil, Ecuador, Haiti, and Peru. Matches began on June 4 and ended on June 12, 2016. Matches began on June 4 and ended on June 12, 2016. All times are EDT ( UTC−4 ).