1989 Copa América

1989 Copa América
	File:1989 Copa América logo.png
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	1–16 July
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Third place	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Fourth place	File:Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	55 (2.12 per match)
Attendance	968,976 (37,268 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brazil Bebeto (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Uruguay Rubén Sosa
	← 1987 1991 →

The 1989 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated. Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the Estádio do Maracanã. This achievement ended a 19-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1970 World Cup. The final match between Brazil and Uruguay on Maracanã Stadium also marks exactly 39 years, on another 16 July since the FIFA World Cup 1950 Final. Moreover, Brazil was victorious in the Copa América after a 40-year hiatus, and this achievement ended Brazil's 19-year streak without an official championship since the 1970 World Cup. The top scorer was Brazilian Bebeto. He scored six times, including three in the final group stage.

Venues

Rio de Janeiro	1989 Copa América is located in Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Goiânia Goiânia Recife Recife Salvador Salvador	Goiânia
Estádio do Maracanã		Estádio Serra Dourada
Capacity: 145,000		Capacity: 70,000
File:Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.jpg		File:Serradourada01.jpg
Recife		Salvador
Estádio do Arruda		Estádio Fonte Nova
Capacity: 80,000		Capacity: 60,000
File:Estádio Santa Cruz.jpg		File:2116RP037.jpg

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads, see: 1989 Copa América squads

First round

The tournament was set up in two groups of five teams each. Each team played one match against each of the other teams within the same group. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final stage. Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Tie-breaker
- If teams finish leveled on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
1. greater goal difference in all group games;
2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
4. drawing of lots.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg Paraguay	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	6
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil	4	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	4
File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru	4	0	3	1	4	7	−3	3
File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela	4	0	1	3	4	11	−7	1

1 July 1989

Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg	5–2	File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
Cañete File:Soccerball shade.svg 38', 84' Neffa File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Mendoza File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Del Solar File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' (o.g.)		Hirano File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Reynoso File:Soccerball shade.svg 80'

Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)

1 July 1989

Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg	3–1	File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela
Bebeto File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Geovani File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' (pen.) Baltazar File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'	Report	Maldonado File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'

Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

3 July 1989

Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg	4–2	File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela
Higuita File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' (pen.) Iguarán File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 75' de Ávila File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'		Maldonado File:Soccerball shade.svg 73', 88'

Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Rodolfo Martínez Mejia (Honduras)

3 July 1989

Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg	0–0	File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
	Report

Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 38,200

Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

5 July 1989

Peru File:Flag of Peru (state).svg	1–1	File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela
Navarro File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'		Maldonado File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'

Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 32,589

Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

5 July 1989

Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg	1–0	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Mendoza File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'

Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 31,500

Referee: Oscar Ortubé (Bolivia)

7 July 1989

Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg	3–0	File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela
Neffa File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Ferreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 50', 73'

Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 33,000

Referee: Rodolfo Martínez Mejia (Honduras)

7 July 1989

Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg	0–0	File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
	Report

Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 36,100

Referee: Elias Jácome (Ecuador)

9 July 1989

Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg	1–1	File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
Iguarán File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'		Hirano File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'

Estádio do Arruda, Recife

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Juan Carlos Loustau (Argentina)

9 July 1989

Brazil File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg	2–0	File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg Paraguay
Bebeto File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 82'	Report

Estádio do Arruda, Recife

Attendance: 76,800

Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	4	2	2	0	2	0	+2	6
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	4	2	0	2	6	2	+4	4
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	4
File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador	4	1	2	1	2	2	0	4
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia	4	0	2	2	0	8	−8	2

2 July 1989

Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg	1–0	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Benítez File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Carlos Maciel (Paraguay)

2 July 1989

Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	1–0	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Caniggia File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

4 July 1989

Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg	3–0	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Ostolaza File:Soccerball shade.svg 30', 60' Sosa File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

4 July 1989

Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	0–0	File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: José Ramírez (Peru)

6 July 1989

Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg	0–0	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)

6 July 1989

Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg	3–0	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Sosa File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Alzamendi File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Francescoli File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: José Ramírez (Peru)

8 July 1989

Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg	5–0	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
Olmos File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Ramírez File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Astengo File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Pizarro File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' (pen.) Reyes File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (Brazil)

8 July 1989

Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	1–0	File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Caniggia File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Jesús Díaz (Colombia)

10 July 1989

Chile File:Flag of Chile.svg	2–1	File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador
Olmos File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Letelier File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'		Avilés File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Carlos Maciel (Paraguay)

10 July 1989

Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg	0–0	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia

Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Nelson Rodríguez (Venezuela)

Final round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).svg Brazil	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	6
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	4
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1
File:Flag of Paraguay (1988-1990).svg Paraguay	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1