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Argentina, Batista part ways
Argentina were beaten by eventual winners Uruguay in a penalty shoot-out but they played most of that match with a one-man advantage.
The hosts only win was against Costa Rica where they won 3-nil.
Worringly for the 2014 World Cup qualifying, Argentina failed to beat South American opposition in the tournament.
Here is some of the stats for Batista's Argentina in the group phase:| Batista's Argentina | Group Phase |
|---|---|
| Played | 3 |
| Points | 5 |
| Won | 1 |
| Drawn | 2 |
| Lost | 0 |
| Goal difference | 3 |
| Clean sheets | 2 |
| Failed to score | 1 |
| Goals scored | 4 |
| Goals conceded | 1 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.3 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.3 |
| Biggest win | Argentina 3 - 0 Costa Rica |
| Biggest loss | No loss |
| Scored 3 or more | 1 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 0 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 |
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Uruguay nets 15th Copa title
Uruguay were helped by two first half goals which were the first goals Paraguay had conceded in open play in the knockout phase.
Paraguay had reached the final having failed to win a match in open play and also having failed to score a single goal outside the group phase.
But once Uruguay scored they had to score but the could not find the net and finished the tournament as runners-up.
Interestingly, if you put all teams in a log table with all matches the teams played and just consider open play results, Paraguay finishes in the bottom half of the table as shown below:
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Peru | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| Chile | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Colombia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Paraguay to meet Uruguay in Copa final
Paraguay played its successive goalless draw and once again won in a penalty shootout and this time to advance to the final.
Paraguay is to still to win a match in 90 minutes or in 120 minutes and its two wins have come from penalties.
Venezuela will now battle Peru in the third place playoff.
Here are the goals scored by each so far in the tournament:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 |
| Bolivia | 1 |
| Ecuador | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 2 |
| Colombia | 3 |
| Peru | 4 |
| Paraguay | 5 |
| Chile | 5 |
| Argentina | 5 |
| Venezuela | 6 |
| Uruguay | 6 |
| Brazil | 6 |
Total Goals Scored : 46 Uruguay and Venezuela still have a chance the tournament as top scorers.
Uruguay reaches Copa final
Two second half goals were enough to confine Peru to the third place playoff match to be played a day before the final.
Uruguay who knocked Argentina out of the finals will now meet the winner between Paraguay and Venezuela.
Below is a table showing the number of goals conceded by each team so far:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Colombia | 2 |
| Argentina | 2 |
| Uruguay | 3 |
| Venezuela | 4 |
| Peru | 4 |
| Mexico | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 4 |
| Chile | 4 |
| Brazil | 4 |
| Paraguay | 5 |
| Ecuador | 5 |
| Bolivia | 5 |
Total Goals Conceded : 46
Paraguay knocks out Brazil
The match had finished goalless after extra-time and the defending champions still failed to convert a single penalty losing 2-nil.
Also out is Chile who lost to Venezuela 2-1.
The result means that all the teams that won their groups are now out and the two third placed teams have both reached the semis.
In the semis Uruguay will play Peru whilst Paraguay will meet Venezuela.
The goalless draw between Paraguay and Brazil was the fourth so far in the tournament and here is a list of the other score lines:
| Scoreline | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 - 0 | 4 |
| 0 - 2 | 2 |
| 1 - 0 | 5 |
| 1 - 1 | 4 |
| 1 - 2 | 1 |
| 2 - 0 | 1 |
| 2 - 1 | 1 |
| 2 - 2 | 1 |
| 3 - 0 | 1 |
| 3 - 3 | 1 |
| 4 - 2 | 1 |
Copa quarters: Brazil vs Paraguay
The two teams were in the same group with Brazil finishing first and Paraguay third and Paraguay qualified as two of the best third placed teams.
The group stage match finished 2-all.
Brazil started the tournament with two draws but won the last group phase match 4-2 against Ecuardo. So far its the only team to have managed to score more than three goals in the competition.
Paraguay managed three draws in the group phase and will now need to win for the first time in the tournament in order to progress to the semis.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far:
| Brazil | Paraguay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | 3 | 3 | |||
| Points | 5 | 3 | |||
| Drawn | 2 | 3 | |||
| Won | 1 | 0 | |||
| Lost | 0 | 0 | |||
| Goal difference | 2 | 0 | |||
| Clean sheets | 1 | 1 | |||
| Failed to score | 1 | 1 | |||
| Goals scored | 6 | 5 | |||
| Goals conceded | 4 | 5 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 2.0 | 1.7 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 1.3 | 1.7 | |||
| Biggest win | Brazil 4 - 2 Ecuador | No win | |||
| Biggest loss | No loss | No loss | |||
| Scored 3 or more | 1 | 1 | |||
| Conceded 3 or more | 0 | 1 | |||
| Scored 5 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 2 | Brazil | 2 | Paraguay | 2 |
Uruguay bundle out Argentina
Uruguay won the penalty shootout 5-4 after converting all their penalties.
The match had finished one-all with both teams scoring in the first half.
In the first quarter-final match, Peru edged out Columbia 2-nil after extra time.
Columbia had gone into the quarters with the best record but it came undone after Peru needed extra time to win the tie.
The table below shows the winning goal margins so far:
| Goal Margin | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 | 9 |
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 |
Copa quarters: Argentina vs Uruguay
The hosts have so far managed to win one match after beating Costa Rica 3-nil in their last group phase match and will face a Uruguay team with a similar record.
Uruguay's win was a 1-nil against Mexico also achieved in their last group phase match.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far:
| Argentina | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 3 | 3 |
| Points | 5 | 5 |
| Drawn | 2 | 2 |
| Won | 1 | 1 |
| Lost | 0 | 0 |
| Goal difference | 3 | 1 |
| Clean sheets | 2 | 1 |
| Failed to score | 1 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 4 | 3 |
| Goals conceded | 1 | 2 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Biggest win | Argentina 3 - 0 Costa Rica | Uruguay 1 - 0 Mexico |
| Biggest loss | No loss | No loss |
| Scored 3 or more | 1 | 0 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Match details | ||
| Played | 3 | 3 |
| Points | 5 | 5 |
| Drawn | 2 | 2 |
| Won | 1 | 1 |
| Lost | 0 | 0 |
| Goal difference | 3 | 1 |
| Goals scored | 4 | 3 |
| Goals conceded | 1 | 2 |
| Ave. goals scored | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Colombia tops Copa group stage
Chile finished with same number of points as Colombia but they had a poorer goal difference by just one goal.
Four teams Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela finished on five points.
Mexico came as the worst team from the group having scored just one goal and no points.
Below is the table showing all the 12 2011 Copa America teams and the table uses goal difference to separate tied teams:
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Peru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Argentina in another stalemate
The hosts drew its first match one-all against Bolivia and since then only two matches have ended in a result.
The draw leaves Argentina in second place in Group B but could slip to third after Costa Rica play Bolivia if that match is not a draw.
Both wins so far have been by a single goal margin with the rest of the matches drawn as shown in the table below:
| Goal Margin | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 2 |
