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The Copa América Centenario (Portuguese: Copa América Centenário, French: Coupe Amérique Centennaire, English: Centennial Cup America; [2] [3] literally Centennial America Cup) was an international men's soccer tournament that was hosted by the United States in 2016.
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 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 Copa America Centenario is the 45th edition of the tournament and the winners will lift a new and specially minted trophy. Copa America's 100th anniversary marks start of new era Skip to main ...
The following summer, at a one-off Copa América Centenario in the U.S., after another 0-0 final slog, in another shootout against Chile, Messi missed his penalty, then quit the national team ...
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
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.
It took 99 years for them to win their first continental title, which they defended at the Copa América Centenario in 2016. Chile won both the 2015 and 2016 final against Argentina on penalties, even though they have never defeated the Albiceleste over regular time in tournament history (30 attempts).