|  | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Peru | 
| Dates | 6–25 July | 
| Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil (7th title) | 
| Runners-up |  Argentina | 
| Third place |  Uruguay | 
| Fourth place |  Colombia | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 | 
| Goals scored | 78 (3 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Adriano (7 goals) | 
| Best player(s) |  Adriano[1] | 
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
| Lima | Cuzco | Arequipa | 
|---|---|---|
| Estadio Nacional | Estadio Garcilaso | Estadio Arequipa | 
| Capacity: 45,574 | Capacity: 45,056 | Capacity: 40,000 | 
|  |  |  | 
| Piura | ||
| Estadio Miguel Grau | ||
| Capacity: 26,550 | ||
|  | ||
| Tacna | Chiclayo | Trujillo | 
| Estadio Jorge Basadre | Estadio Elías Aguirre | Estadio Mansiche | 
| Capacity: 25,850 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | 
|  |  |  | 
Squads
Each association had to present a list of twenty-two players to compete in the competition.
Officials
 Héctor Baldassi Héctor Baldassi
 René Ortubé René Ortubé
 Márcio Rezende de Freitas Márcio Rezende de Freitas
 Rubén Selman Rubén Selman
 Óscar Ruiz Óscar Ruiz
 William Mattus William Mattus
.svg.png.webp) Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos
 Marco Antonio Rodríguez Marco Antonio Rodríguez
.svg.png.webp) Carlos Amarilla Carlos Amarilla
 Eduardo Lecca Eduardo Lecca
 Gilberto Hidalgo Gilberto Hidalgo
.svg.png.webp) Gustavo Brand Gustavo Brand
Draw
The draw for the competition took place on 8 March 2004 at the Lima Art Museum in Lima.[2] 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.[3]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Peru (assigned to Group A)  Argentina (assigned to Group B)  Brazil (assigned to Group C) |  Colombia .svg.png.webp) Paraguay  Uruguay | .svg.png.webp) Venezuela  Costa Rica  Mexico |  Bolivia (assigned to Group A) .svg.png.webp) Ecuador (assigned to Group B)  Chile (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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Peru | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | 
|  Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | 
|  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | 
|  Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 
| Argentina  | 6–1 | .svg.png.webp) Ecuador | 
|---|---|---|
| K. González  5' (pen.) Saviola  64', 74', 79' D'Alessandro  84' L. González  90' | Report | Delgado  62' | 
| Argentina  | 4–2 |  Uruguay | 
|---|---|---|
| K. González  19' (pen.) Figueroa  20', 89' Ayala  80' | Report | Estoyanoff  7' Sánchez  38' | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 
|  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 
|  Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 
|  Chile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | 
| Costa Rica  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Paraguay | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dos Santos  85' (pen.) | 
| Brazil  | 1–0 |  Chile | 
|---|---|---|
| Luís Fabiano  90' | Report | 
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.
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B |  Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | 
| C |  Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 
| A |  Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 July – Chiclayo | ||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Peru | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 July – Lima | ||||||||||
|  Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
|  Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 July – Trujillo | ||||||||||
|  Colombia | 0 | |||||||||
|  Colombia | 2 | |||||||||
| 25 July – Lima | ||||||||||
|  Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
|  Argentina | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| 18 July – Piura | ||||||||||
|  Brazil (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
|  Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 July – Lima | ||||||||||
|  Brazil | 4 | |||||||||
|  Brazil (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 18 July – Tacna | ||||||||||
|  Uruguay | 1 (3) | Third place | ||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Paraguay | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 July – Cuzco | ||||||||||
|  Uruguay | 3 | |||||||||
|  Colombia | 1 | |||||||||
|  Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Colombia  | 2–0 |  Costa Rica | 
|---|---|---|
| Aguilar  41' Moreno  45' | Report | 
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Result
| 2004 Copa América Champions[4] | 
|---|
|  Brazil Seventh title | 
Goal scorers
With seven goals, Adriano is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 78 goals were scored by 55 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.

7 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
 Roberto Ayala Roberto Ayala
 Andrés D'Alessandro Andrés D'Alessandro
 César Delgado César Delgado
 Juan Pablo Sorín Juan Pablo Sorín
 Lorgio Álvarez Lorgio Álvarez
 Joaquín Botero Joaquín Botero
 Gonzalo Galindo Gonzalo Galindo
 Alex Alex
 Juan Juan
 Luisão Luisão
 Ricardo Oliveira Ricardo Oliveira
 Sebastián González Sebastián González
 Rafael Olarra Rafael Olarra
 Edwin Congo Edwin Congo
 Sergio Herrera Sergio Herrera
 Edixon Perea Edixon Perea
 Andy Herron Andy Herron
 Luis Marín Luis Marín
 Mauricio Wright Mauricio Wright
.svg.png.webp) Franklin Salas Franklin Salas
 Héctor Altamirano Héctor Altamirano
 Adolfo Bautista Adolfo Bautista
 Ramón Morales Ramón Morales
 Ricardo Osorio Ricardo Osorio
 Pável Pardo Pável Pardo
.svg.png.webp) Fredy Bareiro Fredy Bareiro
.svg.png.webp) Ernesto Cristaldo Ernesto Cristaldo
.svg.png.webp) Julio dos Santos Julio dos Santos
.svg.png.webp) Carlos Gamarra Carlos Gamarra
.svg.png.webp) Julio González Julio González
 Santiago Acasiete Santiago Acasiete
 Jefferson Farfán Jefferson Farfán
 Flavio Maestri Flavio Maestri
 Roberto Palacios Roberto Palacios
 Claudio Pizarro Claudio Pizarro
 Diego Forlán Diego Forlán
 Paolo Montero Paolo Montero
 Marcelo Sosa Marcelo Sosa
.svg.png.webp) Massimo Margiotta Massimo Margiotta
.svg.png.webp) Ruberth Morán Ruberth Morán
Awards
Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | 
|---|---|---|---|
Marketing
Mascot
The official mascot of the tournament was known as Chasqui. He was based on the Incan messengers of the same name.[6][7]
Sponsorship
Global platinum sponsor
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.[8][9] The song was well received and became popular in Latin America but mostly in Perú.[10][11][12][13] 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.[14]
- "La Copa Será Tuya Al Final" by Betzaida was used by Univision as their theme song.[15][16][17]
References
- ↑ "Copa América Best Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ Grupos, sedes y calendario de la Copa América 2004 (in Spanish)
- ↑ México en tercera línea del sorteo de Copa América (in Spanish)
- ↑ Resultados de la Copa America 2004
- ↑ "Pavel representa a México en el equipo ideal de la Perú 2004".
- ↑ "Copa América 2004". Portal Andina Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ "Perú 2004 – Chasqui copa america mascota deporpe". Vision Noventa (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ↑ En la voz del peruano Gianmarco
- ↑ Sorteo en problemas por peticion del presidente Toledo
- ↑ Copa América 2015: las canciones del torneo desde Perú 2004 hasta hoy
- ↑ "Gianmarco cosechó aplausos con tema oficial de Copa América 2004". Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ Copa América: Repasa las canciones de los torneos de Perú 2004 a Chile 2015
- ↑ De 2004 a hoy: cuáles fueron las otras canciones de la Copa América
- ↑ Gianmarco no interpretará tema oficial en clausura de Copa América
- ↑ Betzaida pretende conquistar tres mercados
- ↑ "New Acts". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 23 October 2004. p. 39–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Billboard Gears up for its 2nd Annual Regional Mexican Music Summit Featuring Star Panelists Jenni Rivera, Montez De Durango, Diana Reyes and More!
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