The 2004 Copa América was the 41st edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international

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teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Peru, who hosted the tournament for the sixth time, from 6 to 25 July. The tournament was won by

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in a shootout over

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. This made Brazil hold the

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and Copa América titles simultaneously for the second time in history, as happened after

1997 Copa América Bolivia hosted the Copa América for the second time in its 38th edition. It was held from 11 to 29 June. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. There is no qualifying for the final tournament. All South Ameri ...

. There is no qualifying tournament for the final tournament. CONMEBOL's 10 South American countries participated, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament. The two invited countries for this edition of the Copa América were

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and Costa Rica.

Venues

Squads

Each association had to present a list of twenty-two players to compete in the competition.

Officials

* Héctor Baldassi * René Ortube * Márcio Rezende de Freitas * Rubén Selman * Óscar Ruiz * William Mattus *

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* Eduardo Lecca * Gilberto Hidalgo * Gustavo Brand

Group stage

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The formation of the groups was made by CONMEBOL in a public drawing of lots. Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals. ;Tie-breaking criteria Teams were ranked on the following criteria: :1. Greater number of points in all group matches :2. Goal difference in all group matches :3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches :4. Head-to-head results :5. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee * All times local ( UTC-5)

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of 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 quarterfinals.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third-place match

Final

Result

Goal scorers

With seven goals, Adriano is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 78 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal. Adriano 2009

7 goals *

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3 goals *

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* Carlos Bueno 2 goals * Luciano Figueroa *

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* Abel Aguilar * Tressor Moreno *

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* Nolberto Solano * Fabian Estoyanoff *

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1 goal * Roberto Ayala *

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César Delgado César Fabián Delgado Godoy (born 18 August 1981) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a winger. He also played as a central midfielder, making piercing forward runs through the center of the opposition's defence. His ...

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* Lorgio Álvarez * Joaquín Botero *

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* Alex *

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* Luisão *

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* Sebastián González *

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* Edwin Congo * Sergio Herrera * Edixon Perea * Andy Herrón * Luis Marín * Mauricio Wright * Franklin Salas * Héctor Altamirano *

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* Ramón Morales * Ricardo Osorio *

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* Fredy Barreiro * Ernesto Cristaldo * Julio dos Santos * Carlos Gamarra * Julio González * Santiago Acasiete *

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* Flavio Maestri *

Roberto Palacios Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (born December 28, 1972) is a Peruvian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Palacios is Peru's record cap holder and played most of his career for Sporting Cristal, which was the team he started his care ...

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* Paolo Montero * Marcelo Sosa * Massimo Margiotta * Ruberth Morán

Awards

* Most Valuable Player:

* Top Goalscorer:

(7 goals)

Team of the Tournament

Marketing

Sponsorship

Global platinum sponsor * Petrobras * LG Global gold sponsor *

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are the brands advertised) *

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Global silver sponsor * Anheuser-Busch InBev (

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is the brand advertised) * PepsiCo (

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and Gatorade are the brands advertised) *51 (brand) *

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Official Supplier *Tolteca

Theme songs

*"Más Allá de los Sueños" by Peruvian singer-songwriter

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was the official theme song for the tournament. The song was well received and became popular in Latin America but mostly in Perú. Despite it being the official tournament theme song, Gian Marco was unable to perform it during the closing ceremony due to him being on tour at that time. * "La Copa Será Tuya Al Final" by Betzaida was used by

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References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Copa America 2004 in South American football 2004 2004 2004 in Peruvian football 2004–05 in Costa Rican football 2004–05 in Mexican football July 2004 sports events in South America Sports competitions in Lima 2000s in Lima Arequipa Chiclayo Piura Region Tacna Region Trujillo, Peru