1989 Copa América

1989 Copa América

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	1–16 July
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up	Uruguay
Third place	Argentina
Fourth place	Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	55 (2.12 per match)
Attendance	968,976 (37,268 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bebeto (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Rubén Sosa
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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.

Rio de Janeiro	Rio de Janeiro Goiânia Recife Salvador	Goiânia
Estádio do Maracanã		Estádio Serra Dourada
Capacity: 145,000		Capacity: 70,000
Recife		Salvador
Estádio do Arruda		Estádio Fonte Nova
Capacity: 80,000		Capacity: 60,000

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

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.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paraguay	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	6
Brazil	4	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6
Colombia	4	1	2	1	5	4	+1	4
Peru	4	0	3	1	4	7	−3	3
Venezuela	4	0	1	3	4	11	−7	1

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	4	2	2	0	2	0	+2	6
Uruguay	4	2	0	2	6	2	+4	4
Chile	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	4
Ecuador	4	1	2	1	2	2	0	4
Bolivia	4	0	2	2	0	8	−8	2

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	6
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	4
Argentina	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1
Paraguay	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1

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1989 Copa América champions
Brazil Fourth title

With six goals, Bebeto was the top scorer in the tournament. There were 55 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.12 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

• Copa América 1989 at RSSSF