2007 Copa América | Copa América Venezuela 2007 | 
Copa América 2007 official logo | | Tournament details | | Host country |  Venezuela | | Dates | June 26 – July 15 | | Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) | | Venue(s) | 9 (in 9 host cities) | | Final positions | | Champions |  Brazil (8th title) | | Runner-up |  Argentina | | Third place |  Mexico | | Fourth place |  Uruguay | | Tournament statistics | | Matches played | 26 | | Goals scored | 86 (3.31 per match) | | Top scorer(s) | Robinho (6 goals) | The 2007 Copa América was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for South America. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Venezuela, who hosted the tournament for the first time, between June 26 and July 15, 2007. The competition was won by Brazil who went on to beat Argentina 3-0 in the final.[1] Mexico took third place by beating Uruguay 3-1 in the third-place match. Brazil thus won the right to represent CONMEBOL[2] at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[3] [edit] Competing nations [edit] Squads For a complete list of participating squads see: Copa América 2007 squads [edit] Venues [edit] Groups | Key to colors in group tables | | Top two placed teams advance to the quarter-finals | | Third are put in mini-league and Fourth placed team are eliminated | All times are Atlantic Standard Time Zone (UTC-4) [edit] Group A
[edit] Group B | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |  Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |  Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
[edit] Group C
[edit] Best third-placed teams At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals. Chile (best third place) and Uruguay (second best third place) qualified for the quarter-finals. [edit] Knock-out stage
[edit] Quarter-finals
[edit] Semi-finals
[edit] Third place match | Copa América 2007 Champions | 
Brazil
Eighth title | [edit] Scorers - 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
| - 1 goal
| - 1 goal (cont.)
- Own goals
| [edit] Statistics [edit] References - ^ "Brazil victorious in Copa America". BBC Sport. 200-07-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6899694.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ The South American champion, along with the European champion (the winner of Euro 2008), "will no longer be obliged to take part" in the Confederations Cup beginning with the 2009 edition[1].
- ^ Mexico and the United States are members of CONCACAF, the governing body of North American football (which includes Central America and the Caribbean as well). Thus, they would not be allowed to represent CONMEBOL at the Confederations Cup. Had either team won the Copa América, the best-finishing South American team would have taken the place.
- ^ Costa Rica had been provisionally extended an invitation by CONMEBOL upon an initial rejection from the United States. However, the USA later decided to accept, leaving Costa Rica out of the competition.
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