2011 Copa América Facts for Kids

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2011 Copa América
Copa América Argentina 2011
Uruguay players with the trophy.
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	1 July – 24 July
Teams	12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Uruguay (15th title)
Runners-up	Paraguay
Third place	Peru
Fourth place	Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	54 (2.08 per match)
Attendance	882,621 (33,947 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paolo Guerrero (5 goals)
Best player	Luis Suárez
Best young player	Sebastián Coates
Best goalkeeper	Justo Villar
Fair play award	Uruguay
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The 2011 Copa América was a big football tournament. It was the 43rd time the Copa América was held. CONMEBOL organized the event. CONMEBOL is the main football group in South America. The tournament took place in Argentina. It ran from July 1 to July 24, 2011.

Uruguay won the tournament. They beat Paraguay in the final game. Paraguay made it to the final without winning any of their previous matches. Because Uruguay won, they got to play in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Peru finished in third place. They won their match against Venezuela.

Teams in the Tournament
Group Stage Matches
Knockout Stage Matches
Top Goal Scorers
Images for kids
See also

Teams in the Tournament

Twelve teams played in the 2011 Copa América. Two teams, Japan and Mexico, were invited from outside South America.

Mexico was only allowed to send their Under-23 Olympic Team. This was due to some rules from UEFA.

Japan first said they would play. They changed their mind because of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. They worried the games would clash with their local league matches. Later, Japan decided to play again. They planned to send players who played in Europe. But European clubs did not want to let their players go. So, Japan finally pulled out of the tournament.

After Japan left, CONMEBOL invited Costa Rica. Costa Rica accepted the invitation.

Here are all the teams that played:

Group Stage Matches

The tournament started with a group stage. Teams were divided into three groups: Group A, Group B, and Group C. Each team played every other team in their group once. The top two teams from each group moved on. The two best third-place teams also went to the next round.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Moves on to
1	Colombia	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7	Quarter-finals
2	Argentina	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5	Quarter-finals
3	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	2	4	–2	3
4	Bolivia	3	0	1	2	1	5	–4	1


1 July 2011
Argentina	1–1	Bolivia
2 July 2011
Colombia	1–0	Costa Rica
6 July 2011
Argentina	0–0	Colombia
7 July 2011
Bolivia	0–2	Costa Rica
10 July 2011
Colombia	2–0	Bolivia
11 July 2011
Argentina	3–0	Costa Rica

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Moves on to
1	Brazil	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5	Quarter-finals
2	Venezuela	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Paraguay	3	0	3	0	5	5	0	3
4	Ecuador	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3	1


3 July 2011
Brazil	0–0	Venezuela
Paraguay	0–0	Ecuador
9 July 2011
Brazil	2–2	Paraguay
Venezuela	1–0	Ecuador
13 July 2011
Paraguay	3–3	Venezuela
Brazil	4–2	Ecuador

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Moves on to
1	Chile	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Quarter-finals
2	Uruguay	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
3	Peru	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Mexico	3	0	0	3	1	4	–3	0


4 July 2011
Uruguay	1–1	Peru
Chile	2–1	Mexico
8 July 2011
Uruguay	1–1	Chile
Peru	1–0	Mexico
12 July 2011
Chile	1–0	Peru
Uruguay	1–0	Mexico

Ranking of the Third-Placed Teams

The two best teams that finished third in their groups also moved on.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Moves on to
3	Peru	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	Quarter-finals
3	Paraguay	3	0	3	0	5	5	0	3	Quarter-finals
3	Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	2	4	–2	3

Knockout Stage Matches

After the group stage, the tournament moved to the knockout stage. In this stage, if a team loses, they are out of the competition. This includes quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third-place match, and the final.

Tournament Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

16 July - Córdoba

Colombia	0
		19 July - La Plata
Peru (aet)	2
		Peru	0
16 July - Santa Fe
		Uruguay	2
Argentina	1 (4)
				24 July - Buenos Aires
Uruguay (pen.)	1 (5)
				Uruguay	3
17 July - La Plata
				Paraguay	0
Brazil	0 (0)
		20 July - Mendoza
Paraguay (pen.)	0 (2)
		Paraguay (pen.)	0 (5)
17 July - San Juan
		Venezuela	0 (3)
Chile	1

Venezuela	2

Quarter-finals

16 July 2011 16:00	Colombia	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Peru	Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)
		Report	Lobatón 101' Vargas 111'

16 July 2011 19:15	Argentina	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Uruguay	Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
	Higuaín 17'	Report	Pérez 5'
		Penalties
	Messi Burdisso Tevez Pastore Higuaín	4–5	Forlán Suárez Scotti Gargano Cáceres

17 July 2011 16:00	Brazil	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Paraguay	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)
		Report
		Penalties
	Elano Thiago Silva André Santos Fred	0–2	Barreto Estigarribia Riveros

17 July 2011 19:15	Chile	1–2	Venezuela	Estadio del Bicentenario, San Juan Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
	Suazo 69'	Report	Vizcarrondo 34' Cichero 80'

Semi-finals

19 July 2011 21:45	Peru	0–2	Uruguay	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
		Report	Suárez 52', 57'

20 July 2011 21:45	Paraguay	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Venezuela	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)
		Report
		Penalties
	Ortigoza Barrios Riveros Martínez Verón	5–3	Maldonado Rey Lucena Miku

Third Place Play-off

23 July 2011 16:00	Peru	4–1	Venezuela	Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
	Chiroque 41' Guerrero 63', 89', 90+2'	Report	Arango 77'

Final Match

24 July 2011 16:00	Uruguay	3–0	Paraguay	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires Attendance: 57,921 Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)
	Suárez 11' Forlán 41', 89'	Report