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1993 Copa América

Official poster
Tournament details
Host country	Ecuador
Dates	15 June – 4 July
Teams	12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	7 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (14th title)
Runners-up	Mexico
Third place	Colombia
Fourth place	Ecuador
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	64 (2.46 per match)
Attendance	633,040 (24,348 per match)
Top scorer(s)	José Luis Dolgetta (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Sergio Goycochea[1]
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The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between 15 June and 4 July. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament, to round out the format. Mexico and the United States, both of CONCACAF, were the invited teams for this tournament. Argentina defeated Mexico in the final 2–1 to win their record 14th continental championship,^[2] also their last senior title until 2021.^[3]

It was the first edition of the Copa América in which neither Brazil nor Uruguay finished in the top four.^[4] This next occurred in 2015.

Quito	Ambato Cuenca Guayaquil Machala Portoviejo Quito	Ambato
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa	Estadio Bellavista
Capacity: 40,948	Capacity: 22,000
Portoviejo	Cuenca
Estadio Reales Tamarindos	Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar
Capacity: 21,000	Capacity: 22,000
Machala	Guayaquil
Estadio 9 de Mayo	Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo	Estadio George Capwell
Capacity: 17,800	Capacity: 59,932	Capacity: 21,594

For a complete list of all participating squads: 1993 Copa América squads

The teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. Each team plays one match against each of the other teams within the same group. Two 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 two best third place teams also advance to the quarter-finals.

• Tie-breaker
  • If teams finish leveled on points, the following tie-breakers are used:
  1. greater goal difference in all group games;
  2. greater number of goals scored in all group games;
  3. winner of the head-to-head match between the teams in question;
  4. drawing of lots.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ecuador (H)	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
3	Venezuela	3	0	2	1	6	11	−5	2
4	United States	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Peru	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Brazil	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	3
3	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	3
4	Chile	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	2

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colombia	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Argentina	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
3	Mexico	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Bolivia	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

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At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two third-placed teams with the best results advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	4	−2	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	C	Mexico	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
3	A	Venezuela	3	0	2	1	6	11	−5	2

	Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final
	26 June – Quito
	Ecuador	3
	30 June – Quito
	Paraguay	0
	Ecuador	0
	27 June – Quito
		Mexico	2
	Mexico	4
		4 July – Guayaquil
	Peru	2
	Mexico	1
	26 June – Guayaquil
		Argentina	2
	Colombia (p)	1 (5)
	1 July – Guayaquil
	Uruguay	1 (3)
	Colombia	0 (5)
	27 June – Guayaquil
		Argentina (p)	0 (6)		Third place
	Argentina (p)	1 (6)
		3 July – Portoviejo
	Brazil	1 (5)
	Colombia	1
	Ecuador	0

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With four goals, José Luis Dolgetta was the top scorer in the tournament. There were 64 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.46 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Eff
1	Argentina	6	2	4	0	6	4	+2	8	66.7%
2	Mexico	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2	6	50.0%
3	Colombia	6	2	4	0	6	4	+2	8	66.7%
4	Ecuador	6	4	0	2	13	5	+8	8	66.7%
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
5	Brazil	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	4	50.0%
6	Uruguay	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	4	50.0%
7	Peru	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1	4	50.0%
8	Paraguay	4	1	1	2	2	7	−5	3	37.5%
Eliminated in the First Stage
9	Chile	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	2	33.3%
10	Bolivia	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2	33.3%
11	Venezuela	3	0	2	1	6	11	−5	2	33.3%
12	United States	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1	16.7%