2011 Copa América final

The 2011 Copa América final was the final match of the 2011 Copa América, an international football tournament that was played in Argentina from 1 to 24 July 2011. The match was played on 24 July at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, between Uruguay and Paraguay.^[2][3]

2011 Copa América final

The celebration of the Uruguayan players
Event	2011 Copa América
Uruguay Paraguay 3 0
Date	24 July 2011
Venue	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires
Man of the Match	Luis Suárez (Uruguay)
Referee	Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)
Weather	Clear 14 °C (57 °F)[1]
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Uruguay won the match 3–0 to earn their 15th Copa América; Paraguay, as the tournament runner-up, earned the Copa Bolivia.^[4][5] With the win, Uruguay earned the right to represent CONMEBOL in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.^[6][7]

Background

The Estadio Monumental of Buenos Aires before the match

The final marked the first time since 2001 that neither Argentina and Brazil competed against each other for the title. Both Uruguay and Paraguay entered the match having previously won the competition multiple times. Uruguay held the joint record of 14 Copa América titles, having had last won it in 1995. Their last final appearance was in 1999, when they were defeated by Brazil.

Paraguay is a two-time winner of the competition, having last won the tournament in 1979. That year also marked the last time Paraguay made it to the final of the tournament. Paraguay reached the final without winning a single game in the tournament.

Route to the final

Uruguay		Round	Paraguay
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Peru	1–1	Match 1	Ecuador	0–0
Chile	1–1	Match 2	Brazil	2–2
Mexico	1–0	Match 3	Venezuela	3–3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Chile 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7  Uruguay 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5  Peru 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0		Final standings	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5  Venezuela 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5  Paraguay 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3  Ecuador 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Argentina	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 pen.)	Quarter-finals	Brazil	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–0 pen.)
Peru	2–0	Semi-finals	Venezuela	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 pen.)

Match details

Two moments of the match in Buenos Aires; at right, Luis Suárez celebrating his goal

24 July 2011

16:00 UTC−3

Uruguay	3–0	Paraguay
Suárez 11' Forlán 41', 89'	Report

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 65,921

Referee: Sálvio Spínola (Brazil)

Uruguay

Paraguay

GK 1 Fernando Muslera RB 16 Maxi Pereira  29' CB 2 Diego Lugano (c) CB 4 Sebastián Coates  85' LB 22 Martín Cáceres  17'  88' RM 20 Álvaro González CM 15 Diego Pérez  24'  69' CM 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos LM 11 Álvaro Pereira  63' CF 10 Diego Forlán CF 9 Luis Suárez Substitutions: FW 21 Edinson Cavani  63' MF 8 Sebastián Eguren  69' DF 3 Diego Godín  88' Manager: Óscar Tabárez

GK 1 Justo Villar (c) RB 3 Iván Piris CB 14 Paulo da Silva CB 2 Darío Verón LB 4 Elvis Marecos RM 13 Enrique Vera  57'  64' CM 20 Néstor Ortigoza CM 15 Víctor Cáceres  26'  64' LM 16 Cristian Riveros CF 18 Nelson Valdez CF 7 Pablo Zeballos  76' Substitutions: MF 21 Marcelo Estigarribia  64' FW 23 Hernán Pérez  64' FW 19 Lucas Barrios  76' Manager: Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match: Luis Suárez (Uruguay) Assistant referees: Marcio Santiago (Brazil) Francisco Mondría (Chile) Fourth official: Enrique Osses (Chile)