1995 Copa América
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1995 edition of the Copa América association football competition
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It sits within the topics 1990s in Montevideo, 1995 Copa América and 1995 in South American men's continental football.
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Key facts
- Host country
- Uruguay
- Dates
- 5–23 July
- Teams
- 12 (from 2 confederations)
- Venue
- 4 (in 4 host cities)
- Champions
- Uruguay (14th title)
- Runners up
- Brazil
- Third place
- Colombia
- Fourth place
- United States
- Goals scored
- 69 (2.65 per match)
- Attendance
- 450,600 (17,331 per match)
- Top scorer s
- Gabriel Batistuta , Luis García , (4 goals each)
- Best player
- Enzo Francescoli
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- sports season
- Country
- Uruguay
- Location
- Montevideo
- Sport
- association football
- Organizer
- CONMEBOL
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- sports season of league or competition
- Copa América
- topic's main category
- Category:1995 Copa América
- Commons category
- Copa América 1995
- number of participants
- 12
- statistical leader
- Enzo Francescoli
- number of points/goals/set scored
- 69
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 26
- point in time
- 1995-00-00
- end time
- 1995-07-23
- start time
- 1995-07-05
- edition number
- 37
- attendance
- 415700
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Encyclopedic overview
The 1995 Copa América football tournament was staged in Uruguay. The host country, Uruguay, won it for a record-tying 14th time by beating Brazil 5–3 in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in the final. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, with Mexico and the United States invited in order to reach 12 teams.
The United States was the surprise of the tournament, beating defending champions Argentina 3–0 and winning the group. The United States went on to defeat Mexico on penalties in the second round but then lost to Brazil 1–0 in the semi-finals. They then fell to Colombia 4–1 in the third-place game, finishing fourth overall.
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