1999 Copa América Group A Explained

The Group A of the 1999 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1999 Copa América. It comprised Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Japan. Group play began on June 29 and ended on July 5.

Paraguay won the group and faced Uruguay, the second-best third-placed finisher, in the quarterfinals. Peru finished second and faced Mexico—the runner-up of Group B—in the quarterfinals. Bolivia and Japan finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament.

Standings

Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals

All times are in local, Paraguay Time .

Matches

Peru v Japan

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GK 1 Óscar Ibáñez
DF 6 José Soto
DF 3
DF 2 Miguel Rebosio
MF 14 Jorge Soto
MF 15 José Pereda
MF 10
MF 8
MF 7 Nolberto Solano
FW 9 Flavio Maestri
FW 18 Claudio Pizarro
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 19
MF 13
Manager:
Juan Carlos Oblitas
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GK 20 Seigo Narazaki
DF 8 Shigeyoshi Mochizuki 
DF 4 Masami Ihara
DF 5
DF 6 Toshihiro Hattori
MF 15
MF 7
MF 10
MF 13 Toshiya Fujita
FW 11
FW 12
Substitutions:
FW 22
MF 19
MF 16
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Paraguay v Bolivia

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GK1Ricardo Tavarelli
DF2Francisco Arce
DF3Celso Ayala
DF4Carlos Gamarra
DF5Delio Toledo
MF6Julio César Enciso
MF7Diego Gavilán
MF8Roberto Acuña
MF18Hugo Ovelar
FW11Roque Santa Cruz
FW14Nelson Cuevas
Substitutions:
FW9Miguel Ángel Benítez
FW15Mauro Caballero
MF10Guido Alvarenga
Manager:
Ever Almeida
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GK1José Fernández
DF20Renny Ribera
DF2Juan Manuel Peña
DF3Marco Sandy
DF19Iván Castillo
DF15Luis Cristaldo
MF16Vladimir Soria
MF8Rubén Tufiño
MF21Erwin Sánchez
MF7Limberg Gutiérrez
FW22Víctor Hugo Antelo 
Substitutions:
MF10Marco Etcheverry
FW9Jaime Moreno
FW11Milton Coimbra
Manager:
Héctor Veira

Peru v Bolivia

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GK 1 Óscar Ibáñez
DF 6 José Soto
DF 2 Miguel Rebosio
DF 3 Juan Reynoso
MF 14 Jorge Soto
MF 15 José Pereda
MF 10
MF 8
MF 7 Nolberto Solano
FW 9 Flavio Maestri
FW 18 Claudio Pizarro
Substitutions:
MF 19
FW 17
MF 13
Manager:
Juan Carlos Oblitas
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GK1José Fernández
DF20Renny Ribera
DF2Juan Manuel Peña
DF3Marco Sandy
DF19Iván Castillo
DF15Luis Cristaldo
MF16Vladimir Soria
MF8Rubén Tufiño
MF21Erwin Sánchez
MF7Limberg Gutiérrez
FW9Jaime Moreno
Substitutions:
MF10Marco Etcheverry
DF6Fernando Ochoaizpur
MF13Luis Liendo
Manager:
Héctor Veira

Paraguay v Japan

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GK1Ricardo Tavarelli
DF2Francisco Arce
DF3Celso Ayala
DF4Carlos Gamarra
DF5Delio Toledo
MF7Diego Gavilán
MF6Julio César Enciso
MF8Roberto Acuña
MF18Hugo Ovelar
FW11Roque Santa Cruz
FW9Miguel Ángel Benítez
Substitutions:
DF21Denis Caniza
MF17Carlos Paredes
FW14Nelson Cuevas
Manager:
Ever Almeida
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GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF 3
DF 2
DF 7
DF 5
DF 17 Ryuzo Morioka
MF 18 Masahiro Ando
MF 10
MF 22
FW 11
FW 12
Substitutions:
MF 19
MF 13
FW 9
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Japan v Bolivia

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GK 20 Seigo Narazaki
DF 17
DF 4
DF 5
DF 6 Toshihiro Hattori
MF 13
MF 8 Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
MF 10
MF 7
FW 11
FW 21
Substitutions:
FW 12
MF 16
MF 19
Manager:
Philippe Troussier
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GK1José Fernández
DF20Renny Ribera
DF2Juan Manuel Peña
DF5Óscar Sánchez
DF19Iván Castillo
DF15Luis Cristaldo
MF8Rubén Tufiño
MF21Erwin Sánchez
MF7Limberg Gutiérrez
FW22Víctor Hugo Antelo
FW9Jaime Moreno
Substitutions:
MF10Marco Etcheverry
DF6Fernando Ochoaizpur
DF18Gustavo Quinteros
Manager:
Héctor Veira

Paraguay v Peru

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GK1Ricardo Tavarelli
DF2Francisco Arce
DF21Denis Caniza
DF4Carlos Gamarra
DF5Delio Toledo
MF7Diego Gavilán
MF8Roberto Acuña
MF6Julio César Enciso
MF18Hugo Ovelar
FW9Miguel Ángel Benítez
FW11Roque Santa Cruz
Substitutions:
MF17Carlos Paredes
FW15Mauro Caballero
Manager:
Ever Almeida
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GK 1 Óscar Ibáñez
DF 5
DF 6 José Soto
DF 2 Miguel Rebosio
DF 4 Percy Olivares
MF 19
MF 13 Juan Velásquez
MF 15 José Pereda
MF 10 Roberto Palacios 
FW 18 Claudio Pizarro
FW 16 Andrés Mendoza
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 14 Jorge Soto
Manager:
Juan Carlos Oblitas

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