1989 Copa América
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates1–16 July
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (4th title)
Runners-up Uruguay
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Paraguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored55 (2.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Bebeto (6 goals)
Best player(s)Uruguay Rubén Sosa

The Copa América 1989 football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated.

Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the Estádio do Maracanã. This achievement ended a 19-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1970 World Cup. The final match between Brazil and Uruguay on Maracanã Stadium also marks exactly 39 years, on another 16 July since the FIFA World Cup 1950 Final.

The top scorer was Brazilian Bebeto. He scored six times, including three in the final group stage.

Venues

Rio de Janeiro Goiânia
Estádio do MaracanãEstádio Serra Dourada
Capacity: 145,000Capacity: 50,000
RecifeSalvador
Estádio do ArrudaEstádio Fonte Nova
Capacity: 60,000Capacity: 30,000

Squads

For a complete list of all participating squads, see: 1989 Copa América squads

First round

The tournament was set up in two groups of five teams each. Each team played one match against each of the other teams within the same group. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final stage.

Two points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

  • 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.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 430194+56
 Brazil 422051+46
 Colombia 412154+14
 Peru 403147−33
 Venezuela 4013411−71
Paraguay 5–2 Peru
Cañete 38', 84'
Neffa 41'
Mendoza 51'
Del Solar 75' (o.g.)		 Hirano 30'
Reynoso 80'
Attendance: 5,000
Brazil 3–1 Venezuela
Bebeto 2'
Geovani 36' (pen.)
Baltazar 57'		 Report Maldonado 63'
Attendance: 35,000
Colombia 4–2 Venezuela
Higuita 36' (pen.)
Iguarán 46', 75'
de Ávila 71'		 Maldonado 73', 88'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez Mejia (Honduras)
Brazil 0–0 Peru
Report
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
Peru 1–1 Venezuela
Navarro 30' Maldonado 29'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Paraguay 1–0 Colombia
Mendoza 51'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Oscar Ortubé (Bolivia)
Paraguay 3–0 Venezuela
Neffa 41'
Ferreira 50', 73'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rodolfo Martínez Mejia (Honduras)
Brazil 0–0 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 9,100
Colombia 1–1 Peru
Iguarán 32' Hirano 43'
Attendance: 60,000
Brazil 2–0 Paraguay
Bebeto 47', 82' Report
Attendance: 76,800
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 422020+26
 Uruguay 420262+44
 Chile 420275+24
 Ecuador 41212204
 Bolivia 402208−82
Ecuador 1–0 Uruguay
Benítez 88'
Attendance: 25,000
Argentina 1–0 Chile
Caniggia 55'
Attendance: 25,000
Uruguay 3–0 Bolivia
Ostolaza 30', 60'
Sosa 33'
Attendance: 12,000
Argentina 0–0 Ecuador
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: José Ramírez (Peru)
Ecuador 0–0 Bolivia
Attendance: 3,000
Uruguay 3–0 Chile
Sosa 44'
Alzamendi 73'
Francescoli 78'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: José Ramírez (Peru)
Chile 5–0 Bolivia
Olmos 9'
Ramírez 10'
Astengo 55'
Pizarro 68' (pen.)
Reyes 85'
Attendance: 18,000
Argentina 1–0 Uruguay
Caniggia 69'
Attendance: 18,000
Chile 2–1 Ecuador
Olmos 44'
Letelier 88'		 Avilés 89'
Attendance: 5,000
Argentina 0–0 Bolivia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nelson Rodríguez (Venezuela)

Final round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 330060+66
 Uruguay 320151+44
 Argentina 301204−41
 Paraguay 301206−61
Uruguay 3–0 Paraguay
Francescoli 28'
Alzamendi 82'
Paz 89'
Attendance: 100,135
Brazil 2–0 Argentina
Bebeto 48'
Romário 55'		 Report
Attendance: 100,135
Uruguay 2–0 Argentina
Sosa 38', 81'
Attendance: 53,909
Brazil 3–0 Paraguay
Bebeto 16', 52'
Romário 58'		 Report
Attendance: 53,909
Argentina 0–0 Paraguay
Attendance: 148,068
Brazil 1–0 Uruguay
Romário 49' Report
Attendance: 148,068
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

Result

 1989 Copa América champions 

Brazil
Fourth title

Goal scorers

With six goals, Bebeto was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 55 goals were scored by 30 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.

Bebeto, top scorer

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

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