2015 Copa América knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2015 Copa América began on 24 June and concluded with the final on 4 July 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage.^[1]

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third-placed team (Best two qualify)
A	Chile	Bolivia	—
B	Argentina	Paraguay	Uruguay
C	Brazil	Peru	Colombia

Bracket

In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:^[1]

• In the quarter-finals, teams from the same group could not play each other.
• In the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and third place playoff, if tied after 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (no extra time was played).
• In the final, if tied after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 June – Santiago (EN)
	Chile	1
					29 June – Santiago (EN)
	Uruguay	0
					Chile	2
	25 June – Temuco
					Peru	1
	Bolivia	1
									4 July – Santiago (EN)
	Peru	3
									Chile (p)	0 (4)
	26 June – Viña del Mar
									Argentina	0 (1)
	Argentina (p)	0 (5)
					30 June – Concepción
	Colombia	0 (4)
					Argentina	6
	27 June – Concepción
					Paraguay	1			Third place play-off
	Brazil	1 (3)
									3 July – Concepción
	Paraguay (p)	1 (4)
									Peru	2
									Paraguay	0

Results decided after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t.), and results decided via a penalty shoot-out are indicated by (p).

All times local, CLT (UTC−3).^[2]

Quarter-finals

Chile vs Uruguay

24 June 2015 (2015-06-24)

20:30

Chile	1–0	Uruguay
Isla 80'	Report

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 45,304^[3]

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Chile

Uruguay

GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) RB 4 Mauricio Isla  43' CB 17 Gary Medel CB 18 Gonzalo Jara  63' LB 2 Eugenio Mena RM 20 Charles Aránguiz CM 21 Marcelo Díaz  71' LM 8 Arturo Vidal AM 10 Jorge Valdivia  18'  85' CF 11 Eduardo Vargas  71' CF 7 Alexis Sánchez Substitutions: FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla  84'  71' MF 14 Matías Fernández  71' MF 16 David Pizarro  85' Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

GK 1 Fernando Muslera RB 16 Maxi Pereira  67' CB 2 José Giménez CB 3 Diego Godín (c) LB 4 Jorge Fucile  40'  88' RM 5 Carlos Sánchez  85' CM 20 Álvaro González CM 17 Egidio Arévalo LM 7 Cristian Rodríguez CF 9 Diego Rolán  58' CF 21 Edinson Cavani  29'  63' Substitutions: FW 8 Abel Hernández  58' FW 22 Jonathan Rodríguez  85' Manager: Óscar Tabárez  90+3'

Man of the Match: Alexis Sánchez (Chile)[4] Assistant referees: Emerson De Carvalho (Brazil) Fabio Pereira (Brazil) Fourth official: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) Fifth official: Byron Romero (Ecuador)[5]

Bolivia vs Peru

25 June 2015 (2015-06-25)

20:30

Bolivia	1–3	Peru
Moreno 83' (pen.)	Report	Guerrero 19', 22', 73'

Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco

Attendance: 16,872^[6]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Bolivia

Peru

GK 1 Romel Quiñónez CB 22 Edward Zenteno CB 16 Ronald Raldes (c) CB 21 Cristian Coimbra  76' RWB 2 Miguel Hurtado  46' LWB 4 Leonel Morales  46' RM 3 Alejandro Chumacero CM 6 Danny Bejarano  35' LM 8 Martin Smedberg-Dalence CF 7 Alcides Peña  68' CF 9 Marcelo Moreno  86' Substitutions: FW 10 Pablo Escobar  69'  46' MF 11 Damián Lizio  46' FW 18 Ricardo Pedriel  73'  68' Manager: Mauricio Soria

GK 1 Pedro Gallese  61' RB 17 Luis Advíncula  32' CB 5 Carlos Zambrano CB 22 Carlos Ascues LB 6 Juan Manuel Vargas RM 10 Jefferson Farfán  77' CM 13 Edwin Retamoso CM 19 Yoshimar Yotún  89' LM 8 Christian Cueva  82' CF 14 Claudio Pizarro (c)  66' CF 9 Paolo Guerrero Substitutions: FW 18 André Carrillo  66' MF 7 Paolo Hurtado  77' FW 11 Yordy Reyna  90+4'  82' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: Paolo Guerrero (Peru)[7] Assistant referees: Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia) Fourth official: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) Fifth official: Christian Lescano (Ecuador)[5]

Argentina vs Colombia

26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)

20:30

Argentina	0–0	Colombia
	Report
Penalties
Messi Garay Banega Lavezzi Biglia Rojo Tevez	5–4	Rodríguez Falcao Cuadrado Muriel Cardona Zúñiga Murillo

Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar

Attendance: 21,508^[8]

Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Argentina

Colombia

GK 1 Sergio Romero RB 4 Pablo Zabaleta CB 2 Ezequiel Garay CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi LB 16 Marcos Rojo RM 6 Lucas Biglia CM 14 Javier Mascherano  34' LM 21 Javier Pastore  77' RW 10 Lionel Messi (c)  90+1' CF 11 Sergio Agüero  20'  73' LW 7 Ángel Di María  87' Substitutions: FW 18 Carlos Tevez  73' MF 19 Éver Banega  77' FW 22 Ezequiel Lavezzi  87' Manager: Gerardo Martino

GK 1 David Ospina RB 18 Juan Camilo Zúñiga CB 2 Cristián Zapata CB 22 Jeison Murillo LB 4 Santiago Arias  37' RM 11 Juan Cuadrado  41' CM 15 Alexander Mejía  21' LM 16 Víctor Ibarbo  85' AM 10 James Rodríguez (c)  12' CF 19 Teófilo Gutiérrez  24' CF 21 Jackson Martínez  74' Substitutions: MF 8 Edwin Cardona  24' FW 9 Radamel Falcao  86'  74' FW 20 Luis Muriel  85' Manager: José Pékerman

Man of the Match: Lionel Messi (Argentina)[9] Assistant referees: José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) Fourth official: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) Fifth official: Juan P. Montaño (Bolivia)[5]

Brazil vs Paraguay

27 June 2015 (2015-06-27)

18:30

Brazil	1–1	Paraguay
Robinho 14'	Report	González 71' (pen.)
Penalties
Fernandinho Ribeiro Miranda Douglas Costa Coutinho	3–4	Martínez V. Cáceres Bobadilla Santa Cruz González

Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción

Attendance: 29,276^[10]

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Brazil

Paraguay

GK 1 Jefferson RB 2 Dani Alves  51' CB 14 Thiago Silva CB 3 Miranda (c) LB 6 Filipe Luís RM 19 Willian  60' CM 5 Fernandinho CM 8 Elias LM 21 Philippe Coutinho  76' CF 11 Roberto Firmino  69' CF 20 Robinho  87' Substitutions: MF 7 Douglas Costa  60' FW 9 Diego Tardelli  69' MF 18 Éverton Ribeiro  87' Manager: Dunga

GK 1 Justo Villar RB 5 Bruno Valdez  25' CB 14 Paulo da Silva CB 4 Pablo Aguilar  38' LB 2 Iván Piris RM 10 Derlis González CM 22 Eduardo Aranda  77' CM 15 Víctor Cáceres LM 11 Édgar Benítez  84' CF 18 Nelson Valdez  74' CF 9 Roque Santa Cruz (c) Substitutions: FW 7 Raúl Bobadilla  74' MF 17 Osvaldo Martínez  81'  77' MF 21 Óscar Romero  84' Manager: Ramón Díaz

Man of the Match: Nelson Valdez (Paraguay)[11] Assistant referees: Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay) Fourth official: José Argote (Venezuela) Fifth official: Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)[5]

Semi-finals

Chile vs Peru

29 June 2015 (2015-06-29)

20:30

Chile	2–1	Peru
Vargas 41', 63'	Report	Medel 60' (o.g.)

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 45,651^[12]

Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

Chile

Peru

GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) RB 4 Mauricio Isla CB 17 Gary Medel CB 13 José Rojas LB 3 Miiko Albornoz  46' RM 8 Arturo Vidal CM 21 Marcelo Díaz  46' LM 20 Charles Aránguiz AM 10 Jorge Valdivia  86' CF 11 Eduardo Vargas CF 7 Alexis Sánchez Substitutions: DF 2 Eugenio Mena  46' MF 16 David Pizarro  46' MF 19 Felipe Gutiérrez  86' Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

GK 1 Pedro Gallese RB 17 Luis Advíncula CB 5 Carlos Zambrano  7'  21' CB 22 Carlos Ascues LB 6 Juan Manuel Vargas RM 18 André Carrillo  73' CM 21 Josepmir Ballón CM 16 Carlos Lobatón (c)  74' LM 8 Christian Cueva  29' CF 10 Jefferson Farfán CF 9 Paolo Guerrero Substitutions: DF 15 Christian Ramos  29' FW 14 Claudio Pizarro  73' DF 19 Yoshimar Yotún  74' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: Eduardo Vargas (Chile)[13] Assistant referees: Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Byron Romero (Ecuador) Fourth official: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia) Fifth official: Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)[14]

Argentina vs Paraguay

30 June 2015 (2015-06-30)

20:30

Argentina	6–1	Paraguay
Rojo 14' Pastore 26' Di María 46', 52' Agüero 79' Higuaín 82'	Report	Barrios 42'

Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción

Attendance: 29,205^[15]

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Argentina

Paraguay

GK 1 Sergio Romero RB 4 Pablo Zabaleta CB 15 Martín Demichelis CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi LB 16 Marcos Rojo  12' RM 6 Lucas Biglia  13' CM 14 Javier Mascherano  77' LM 21 Javier Pastore  73' RW 10 Lionel Messi (c) CF 11 Sergio Agüero  81' LW 7 Ángel Di María Substitutions: MF 19 Éver Banega  73' MF 5 Fernando Gago  77' FW 9 Gonzalo Higuaín  81' Manager: Gerardo Martino

GK 1 Justo Villar RB 5 Bruno Valdez CB 14 Paulo da Silva  30' CB 4 Pablo Aguilar LB 2 Iván Piris RM 10 Derlis González  26' CM 15 Víctor Cáceres  13' CM 13 Richard Ortiz  60' LM 11 Édgar Benítez CF 18 Nelson Valdez  56' CF 9 Roque Santa Cruz (c)  30' Substitutions: FW 7 Raúl Bobadilla  26' FW 8 Lucas Barrios  30' MF 21 Óscar Romero  56' Manager: Ramón Díaz

Man of the Match: Lionel Messi (Argentina)[16] Assistant referees: Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil) Fábio Pereira (Brazil) Fourth official: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Fifth official: Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)[14]

Third place play-off

3 July 2015 (2015-07-03)

20:30

Peru	2–0	Paraguay
Carrillo 47' Guerrero 88'	Report

Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción

Attendance: 29,143^[17]

Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

Peru

Paraguay

GK 1 Pedro Gallese RB 17 Luis Advíncula CB 15 Christian Ramos CB 22 Carlos Ascues LB 6 Juan Manuel Vargas RM 18 André Carrillo  90+1' CM 21 Josepmir Ballón CM 16 Carlos Lobatón (c)  58' LM 8 Christian Cueva CF 11 Yordy Reyna  84' CF 9 Paolo Guerrero Substitutions: DF 19 Yoshimar Yotún  85'  58' MF 20 Joel Sánchez  88'  84' MF 7 Paolo Hurtado  90+1' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

GK 1 Justo Villar (c) RB 3 Marcos Cáceres  59' CB 14 Paulo da Silva CB 4 Pablo Aguilar LB 6 Miguel Samudio  38' RM 17 Osvaldo Martínez  57' CM 15 Víctor Cáceres CM 20 Néstor Ortigoza  64' LM 21 Óscar Romero CF 7 Raúl Bobadilla CF 8 Lucas Barrios Substitutions: FW 11 Édgar Benítez  57' MF 22 Eduardo Aranda  59' MF 13 Richard Ortiz  64' Manager: Ramón Díaz

Man of the Match: Paolo Guerrero (Peru)[18] Assistant referees: Javier Bustillos (Bolivia) Juan P. Montaño (Bolivia) Fourth official: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Fifth official: Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)[19]

Final

Main article: 2015 Copa América Final

4 July 2015 (2015-07-04)

17:00 CLT (UTC−3)

Chile	0–0	Argentina
	Report
Penalties
Fernández Vidal Aránguiz Sánchez	4–1	Messi Higuaín Banega

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 45,693^[20]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Chile

Argentina

GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) CB 5 Francisco Silva  24' CB 21 Marcelo Díaz  34' CB 17 Gary Medel  44' RM 4 Mauricio Isla CM 20 Charles Aránguiz  87' CM 8 Arturo Vidal LM 15 Jean Beausejour AM 10 Jorge Valdivia  75' CF 11 Eduardo Vargas  95' CF 7 Alexis Sánchez Substitutes: MF 14 Matías Fernández  75' FW 22 Ángelo Henríquez  95' Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

GK 1 Sergio Romero RB 4 Pablo Zabaleta CB 15 Martín Demichelis CB 17 Nicolás Otamendi LB 16 Marcos Rojo  55' CM 6 Lucas Biglia CM 14 Javier Mascherano   56' CM 21 Javier Pastore  81' RW 10 Lionel Messi (c) LW 7 Ángel Di María  29' CF 11 Sergio Agüero  74' Substitutes: MF 19 Éver Banega  91'  81' FW 9 Gonzalo Higuaín  74' FW 22 Ezequiel Lavezzi  29' Manager: Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match: Arturo Vidal (Chile)[21] Assistant referees: Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia) Fourth official: José Argote (Venezuela) Fifth official: Christian Lescano (Ecuador)[22]