2021 Copa América knockout stage explained

The knockout stage of the 2021 Copa América began on 2 July 2021 with the quarter-finals and ended on 10 July 2021 with the final at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Originally, the knockout stage was scheduled to be played from 4 to 12 July 2020.[2] [3] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[4]

All match times listed are in BRT (UTC−3).[5]

Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes:[6]

Qualified teams

The top four placed teams from each group qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Peru vs Paraguay

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GK 1 Pedro Gallese (c)
RB 3 Aldo Corzo
CB 15Christian Ramos
CB 4 Anderson Santamaría
LB 6
DM 13Renato Tapia
RM 18André Carrillo
CM 8 Sergio Peña
CM 19Yoshimar Yotún
LM 10Christian Cueva
CF 9 Gianluca Lapadula
Substitutions:
FW 20Santiago Ormeño
DF 26Jhilmar Lora
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca
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GK 1 Antony Silva
RB 13Alberto Espínola
CB 15Gustavo Gómez (c)
CB 6 Júnior Alonso
LB 24David Martínez
RM 11Ángel Romero
CM 23Mathías Villasanti
CM 16Ángel Cardozo Lucena
LM 19Santiago Arzamendia
CF 7 Carlos González
CF 8 Richard Sánchez
Substitutions:
DF 2 Robert Rojas
FW 18Braian Samudio
MF 26Robert Piris Da Motta
FW 28Julio César Enciso
FW 9 Gabriel Ávalos
Manager:
Eduardo Berizzo
Man of the Match:
Gianluca Lapadula (Peru)[7]

Assistant referees

[8]
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)
Fourth official


Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Video assistant referee


Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees


Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)

Brazil vs Chile

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GK 23Ederson
RB 2 Danilo
CB 4 Marquinhos
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
LB 16Renan Lodi
CM 5 Casemiro
CM 8 Fred
RW 9 Gabriel Jesus
AM 20Roberto Firmino
LW 7 Richarlison
CF 10Neymar
Substitutions:
MF 17Lucas Paquetá
DF 14Éder Militão
FW 19Everton
Manager:
Tite
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GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
CB 6 Francisco Sierralta
CB 17Gary Medel
CB 18Sebastián Vegas
RWB4 Mauricio Isla
LWB2 Eugenio Mena
CM 8 Arturo Vidal
CM 13Erick Pulgar
CM 20Charles Aránguiz
CF 11Eduardo Vargas
CF 10Alexis Sánchez
Substitutions:
FW 22Ben Brereton
FW 21Carlos Palacios
FW 9 Jean Meneses
FW 3 Diego Valencia
Manager:
Martín Lasarte
Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[9]

Assistant referees


Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official


Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
Video assistant referee


Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referees


Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)

Uruguay vs Colombia

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GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 8 Nahitan Nández
CB 2 José María Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 17Matías Viña
DM 5 Matías Vecino
RM 15Federico Valverde
LM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur
AM 10Giorgian De Arrascaeta
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
FW 25Facundo Torres
DF 22Martín Cáceres
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
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GK 1 David Ospina (c)
RB 16Daniel Muñoz
CB 13Yerry Mina
CB 23Davinson Sánchez
LB 6 William Tesillo
RM 18Rafael Santos Borré
CM 5 Wílmar Barrios
CM 8 Gustavo Cuéllar
LM 14Luis Díaz
CF 9 Luis Muriel
CF 7 Duván Zapata
Substitutions:
FW 28Yimmi Chará
FW 19Miguel Borja
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda
Man of the Match:
David Ospina (Colombia)[10]

Assistant referees


Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (Spain)
Fourth official


Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
Video assistant referee


Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees


José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)
Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay)

Argentina vs Ecuador

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GK 23Emiliano Martínez
RB 26Nahuel Molina
CB 6 Germán Pezzella
CB 19Nicolás Otamendi
LB 8 Marcos Acuña
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul
CM 5 Leandro Paredes
CM 20Giovani Lo Celso
RF 10Lionel Messi (c)
CF 22Lautaro Martínez
LF 15Nicolás González
Substitutions:
MF 11Ángel Di María
MF 18Guido Rodríguez
DF 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
FW 9 Sergio Agüero
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
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GK 1 Hernán Galíndez
RB 17Ángelo Preciado
CB 4 Robert Arboleda
CB 3 Piero Hincapié
LB 7 Pervis Estupiñán
CM 21Alan Franco
CM 10Carlos Gruezo
CM 20Sebas Méndez
RW 15Ángel Mena
LW 27Diego Palacios
CF 13Enner Valencia (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11Michael Estrada
MF 19Gonzalo Plata
MF 23Moisés Caicedo
FW 9 Leonardo Campana
Manager:
Gustavo Alfaro
Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)[11]

Assistant referees


Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official


Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Video assistant referee


Wagner Reway (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees


Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)

Semi-finals

Brazil vs Peru

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GK 23Ederson
RB 2 Danilo
CB 4 Marquinhos
CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)
LB 16Renan Lodi
CM 5 Casemiro
CM 8 Fred
RW 19Everton
AM 17Lucas Paquetá
LW 10Neymar
CF 7 Richarlison
Substitutions:
MF 11Éverton Ribeiro
DF 14Éder Militão
MF 15Fabinho
FW 18Vinícius Júnior
MF 25Douglas Luiz
Manager:
Tite
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GK 1 Pedro Gallese (c)
CB 4 Anderson Santamaría
CB 15Christian Ramos
CB 22Alexander Callens
RWB3 Aldo Corzo
LWB6 Miguel Trauco
RM 8 Sergio Peña
CM 13Renato Tapia
CM 19Yoshimar Yotún
LM 10Christian Cueva
CF 9 Gianluca Lapadula
Substitutions:
DF 16Marcos López
MF 24Raziel García
DF 26Jhilmar Lora
FW 20Santiago Ormeño
MF 7 Gerald Távara
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca
Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)[12]

Assistant referees

[13]
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Claudio Ríos (Chile)
Fourth official


Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Fifth official


Edwar Saavedra (Bolivia)
Video assistant referee


Derlis López (Paraguay)
Assistant video assistant referees


Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay)

Argentina vs Colombia

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GK 23Emiliano Martínez
RB 26Nahuel Molina
CB 6 Germán Pezzella
CB 19Nicolás Otamendi
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul
CM 18Guido Rodríguez
CM 20Giovani Lo Celso
RF 10Lionel Messi (c)
CF 22Lautaro Martínez
LF 15Nicolás González
Substitutions:
DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel
MF 5 Leandro Paredes
MF 11Ángel Di María
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
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GK 1 David Ospina (c)
RB 16Daniel Muñoz
CB 13Yerry Mina
CB 23Davinson Sánchez
LB 6 William Tesillo
RM 11Juan Cuadrado
CM 5 Wílmar Barrios
CM 8 Gustavo Cuéllar
LM 14Luis Díaz
CF 18Rafael Santos Borré
CF 7 Duván Zapata
Substitutions:
DF 26Frank Fabra
MF 10Edwin Cardona
FW 28Yimmi Chará
FW 19Miguel Borja
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda
Man of the Match:
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina)[14]

Assistant referees


Carlos López (Venezuela)
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
Fourth official


Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Fifth official


Byron Romero (Ecuador)
Video assistant referee


Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees


Cristián Garay (Chile)
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)

Third place play-off

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GK 12Camilo Vargas
RB 2 Stefan Medina
CB 13Yerry Mina
CB 3 Óscar Murillo
LB 6 William Tesillo
RM 11Juan Cuadrado (c)
CM 5 Wílmar Barrios
CM 8 Gustavo Cuéllar
LM 14Luis Díaz
SS 10Edwin Cardona
CF 7 Duván Zapata
Substitutions:
FW 28Yimmi Chará
DF 23Davinson Sánchez
FW 19Miguel Borja
FW 18Rafael Santos Borré
FW 9 Luis Muriel
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda
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GK 1 Pedro Gallese (c)
RB 3 Aldo Corzo
CB 4 Anderson Santamaría
CB 22Alexander Callens
LB 16
CM 13Renato Tapia
CM 19Yoshimar Yotún
RW 18André Carrillo
AM 8 Sergio Peña
LW 10Christian Cueva
CF 9 Gianluca Lapadula
Substitutions:
MF 14Wilder Cartagena
MF 24Raziel García
DF 26Jhilmar Lora
FW 20Santiago Ormeño
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca
Man of the Match:
Luis Díaz (Colombia)[15]

Assistant referees

[16]
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Fourth official


Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Video assistant referee


Wagner Reway (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees


Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Leodán González (Uruguay)

Final

See main article: 2021 Copa América final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 schedule. CONMEBOL . CONMEBOL.com. PDF. 13 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Programa de Partidos CONMEBOL Copa América 2020. CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL.com. PDF. 3 December 2019. 25 August 2020. 25 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625040910/http://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/ca2020_-_programa_de_partidos.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: CONMEBOL Copa América 2020 schedule. Colombian Football Federation. PDF. 4 March 2020. 5 March 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305010803/https://fcf.com.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SCHEDULE-CA2020-v8-horarios-004.pdf . 5 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Comunicado Oficial. CONMEBOL . CONMEBOL.com. 17 March 2020. es.
  5. Web site: ¡El fixture de La CONMEBOL Copa América 2021!. CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL.com. 2 June 2021. es.
  6. Web site: Reglamento CONMEBOL Copa América 2021. CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL.com. 12 May 2021. es. 13 June 2021. 5 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605190411/https://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/reglamento-copa-america-21.pdf. dead.
  7. CONMEBOL. CopaAmerica. 1411105595613188096. Gianluca Lapadula fue el Jugador del Partido. 2 July 2021. 2 July 2021. es.
  8. Web site: Designación de Árbitros. CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL.com. 1 July 2021. 1 July 2021. es. 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701164523/https://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/29_06_2021_ca2021_4tos_.pdf. dead.
  9. CONMEBOL. CopaAmerica. 1411147457749192705. @neymarjr fue elegido el Jugador del Partido. 2 July 2021. 2 July 2021. es.
  10. CONMEBOL. CopaAmerica. 1411483384736620553. @D_Ospina1 fue el Mejor Jugador del Partido. 3 July 2021. 3 July 2021. es.
  11. CONMEBOL. CopaAmerica. 1411525336328777728. Messi es el Jugador del Partido. 3 July 2021. 3 July 2021. es.
  12. CONMEBOL. CopaAmerica. 1412221218682507268. Neymar foi o melhor Jogador da Partida. 5 July 2021. 5 July 2021. es.
  13. Web site: Designación de Árbitros. CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL.com. 4 July 2021. 4 July 2021. es. 6 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210706043905/https://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/4_07_2021_ca2021_semifinales.pdf. dead.
  14. CONMEBOL. CopaAmerica. 1412619856541896705. ¡DIBU, FIGURA! Tres penales atajados y a la final Emiliano Martínez es el Jugador del Partido. 6 July 2021. 6 July 2021. es.
  15. CONMEBOL. CopaAmerica. 1413691305855696899. ¡DOBLETE Y FIGURA! Dos goles que valieron el tercer lugar y por eso es el Jugador del Partido. 9 July 2021. 9 July 2021. es.
  16. Web site: Designación de Árbitros. CONMEBOL. CONMEBOL.com. 7 July 2021. 7 July 2021. es. 8 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210708001408/https://www.conmebol.com/sites/default/files/7_07_2021_ca2021_3_y_4_-_final_.pdf. dead.