The knockout stage of the 2021 Copa América began on 2 July 2021 with the quarter-finals and ended on 10 July 2021 with the final at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
Originally, the knockout stage was scheduled to be played from 4 to 12 July 2020.[2][3] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[4]
Format edit
In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes:[6]
- In the quarter-finals, semi-finals and third place play-off, extra time would not be played, and the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 9.3).
- In the final, extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 9.4).
Qualified teams edit
The top four placed teams from each group qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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| A |  Argentina
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 Uruguay
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 Paraguay
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 Chile
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| B |  Brazil
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 Peru
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 Colombia
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 Ecuador
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Bracket edit
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| 3 July – Goiânia | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 July – Brasília | ||||||||||
| Ecuador | 0 | |||||||||
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| Colombia | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 10 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | ||||||||||
| Colombia (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 July – Rio de Janeiro (Nilton Santos) | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 July – Rio de Janeiro (Nilton Santos) | ||||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 July – Goiânia | ||||||||||
| Peru | 0 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Peru (p) | 3 (4) | |||||||||
| 9 July – Brasília | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | 3 (3) | |||||||||
| Colombia | 3 | |||||||||
| Peru | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
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Man of the Match:
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Semi-finals edit
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Man of the Match:
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Final edit
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Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America, the match was played behind closed doors.
- ^ The total capacity of the stadium to allow fans to attend the final was established at 10% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[17]
References edit
- ^ "CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. CONMEBOL. 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Programa de Partidos CONMEBOL Copa América 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. CONMEBOL. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "CONMEBOL Copa América 2020 schedule" (PDF). Colombian Football Federation. 4 March 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "¡El fixture de La CONMEBOL Copa América 2021!". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Copa América 2021" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (2 July 2021). "Gianluca Lapadula fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (3 July 2021). "@neymarjr fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (4 July 2021). "@D_Ospina1 fue el Mejor Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (4 July 2021). "Messi es el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (6 July 2021). "Neymar foi o melhor Jogador da Partida" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 4 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (7 July 2021). "¡DIBU, FIGURA! Tres penales atajados y a la final Emiliano Martínez es el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (10 July 2021). "¡DOBLETE Y FIGURA! Dos goles que valieron el tercer lugar y por eso es el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Final da Copa América opõe Brasil e Argentina em jogo com público no Maracanã" [Copa América Final between Brazil and Argentina at Maracanã will be open to the public]. CNN Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (11 July 2021). "Ángel Di María fue el Jugador del Partido" [Ángel Di María is the Man of the Match] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Designación de Árbitros" [Referee Assignments] (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
External links edit
- Official website
- Copa América 2021, CONMEBOL.com