The 2004 Copa América was the 41st edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Peru, who hosted the tournament for the sixth time, from 6 to 25 July.
The tournament was won by Brazil in a shootout over Argentina. This made Brazil hold the World Cup and Copa América titles simultaneously for the second time in history, as happened after 1997 Copa América.
There is no qualifying tournament for the final tournament. CONMEBOL's 10 South American countries participated, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament. The two invited countries for this edition of the Copa América were Mexico and Costa Rica.
Venues LimaCuzcoArequipaEstadio NacionalEstadio GarcilasoEstadio Arequipa Capacity: 45,574Capacity: 45,056 Capacity: 40,000 PiuraEstadio Miguel GrauCapacity: 26,550 TacnaChiclayoTrujilloEstadio Jorge BasadreEstadio Elías AguirreEstadio MansicheCapacity: 25,850Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 25,000
Squads
Each association had to present a list of twenty-two players to compete in the competition.
Officials
Héctor Baldassi René Ortubé Márcio Rezende de Freitas Rubén Selman Óscar Ruiz William Mattus Pedro Ramos Marco Antonio Rodríguez Carlos Amarilla Eduardo Lecca Gilberto Hidalgo Gustavo Brand
Draw The draw for the competition took place on 8 March 2004 at the Lima Art Museum in Lima.Grupos, sedes y calendario de la Copa América 2004 The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. For logistical reasons the three teams from Pots 1 & 4 were manually assigned to their groups ahead of the draw.México en tercera línea del sorteo de Copa América
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 (assigned to Group A) (assigned to Group B) (assigned to Group C) (assigned to Group A) (assigned to Group B) (assigned to Group C)
Group stage Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.
First and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals. The best third placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals.
Tie-breaking criteria Teams were ranked on the following criteria: 1. Greater number of points in all group matches 2. Goal difference in all group matches 3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches 4. Head-to-head results 5. Drawing of lots by the CONMEBOL Organising Committee
Key to colors in group tables Group winners, runners-up, and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarterfinals
All times local (UTC-5)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of third-placed teams At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals.
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Result
Goalscorers
With seven goals, Adriano was the top scorer in the tournament.
Awards Most valuable player: Adriano Top goalscorer: Adriano (7 goals)
Team of the tournament The All-Tournament Team was selected by the CONMEBOL Technical Study Group. GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Júlio César Javier Zanetti Roberto Ayala Juan Darío Rodríguez Lucho González Pável Pardo Renato Alex Carlos Tevez Adriano
Marketing Mascot The official mascot of the tournament was known as Chasqui. He was based on the Incan messengers of the same name.
Sponsorship Global platinum sponsor Petrobras LG
Global gold sponsor América Móvil (Telcel & Telmex are the brands advertised) LAN Airlines
Global silver sponsor Anheuser-Busch InBev (Corona (beer) is the brand advertised) PepsiCo (Pepsi and Gatorade are the brands advertised) 51 (brand) Volkswagen
Official Supplier Tolteca
Theme songs "Más Allá de los Sueños" by Peruvian singer-songwriter Gian Marco was the official theme song for the tournament.En la voz del peruano GianmarcoSorteo en problemas por peticion del presidente Toledo The song was well received and became popular in Latin America but mostly in Perú.Copa América 2015: las canciones del torneo desde Perú 2004 hasta hoyCopa América: Repasa las canciones de los torneos de Perú 2004 a Chile 2015De 2004 a hoy: cuáles fueron las otras canciones de la Copa América Despite it being the official tournament theme song, Gian Marco was unable to perform it during the closing ceremony due to him being on tour at that time.Gianmarco no interpretará tema oficial en clausura de Copa América "La Copa Será Tuya Al Final" by Betzaida was used by Univision as their theme song.Betzaida pretende conquistar tres mercadosBillboard Gears up for its 2nd Annual Regional Mexican Music Summit Featuring Star Panelists Jenni Rivera, Montez De Durango, Diana Reyes and More!
References
External links
Copa América 2004 at RSSSF