1999 Copa América
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The 1999 Copa América was a football tournament held in Paraguay, from 29 June to 18 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Paraguay |
Dates | 29 June – 18 July |
Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil (6th title) |
Runners-up | Uruguay |
Third place | Mexico |
Fourth place | Chile |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 74 (2.85 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ronaldo Rivaldo (5 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Rivaldo[1] |
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In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited CONCACAF's Mexico, accepting their fourth invitation, and AFC's Japan, who made their debut at the tournament. Japan thus became the first country outside of Americas to participate at the Copa América. Uruguay fielded a youth team.