1999 Copa América Group A

The Group A of the 1999 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1999 Copa América. It comprised Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Japan. Group play began on June 29 and ended on July 5. Paraguay won the group and faced Uruguay, the second-best third-placed finisher, in the quarterfinals. Peru finished second and faced Mexico—the runner-up of Group B—in the quarterfinals. Bolivia and Japan finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament. Standings main WDL Q n PAR PAR 1990 PER PER BOL BOL JPN JPN 1870 2 1 0 5 0 H 2 0 1 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 8 #ccffcc A A complete Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals Group winners Group runners-up Best two third-placed teams among all groups All times are in local, Paraguay Time (UTC−03:00). Matches Peru v Japan 29 June 1999 18:15 PER 3–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124712/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=1999&dv=A&flt=A&id=1&slangab=S JPN 1870 Jorge Soto 70Holsen 74 81 Lopes 6Miura 77 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 38,000 Byron Moreno (Ecuador) _redrightsash _sides_on_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF Peru _JFA_99h _JFA_99h _JFA_99h _JFA_99a _JFA_99h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000AA Japan GK 1 Óscar IbáñezDF 6 José SotoDF 3 Juan Reynoso 6DF 2 Miguel RebosioMF 14 Jorge SotoMF 15 José Pereda82MF 10 Roberto Palacios 46MF 8 Juan Jayo 71MF 7 Nolberto SolanoFW 9 Flavio Maestri82FW 18 Claudio PizarroSubstitutions:FW 17 Roberto Holsen 46MF 19 Marko Ciurlizza 82MF 13 Juan Velásquez 82Manager:Juan Carlos Oblitas GK 20 Seigo NarazakiDF 8 Shigeyoshi Mochizuki  65DF 4 Masami IharaDF 5 Yutaka Akita DF 6 Toshihiro HattoriMF 15 Kazuaki Tasaka 30MF 7 Teruyoshi Ito MF 10 Hiroshi Nanami MF 13 Toshiya FujitaFW 11 Wagner Lopes 73FW 12 Shoji Jo Substitutions:FW 22 Takashi Fukunishi 30MF 19 Atsuhiro Miura 65MF 16 Daisuke Oku 73Manager:FRA 1974 Philippe Troussier Paraguay v Bolivia 29 June 1999 21:15 PAR 1990 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125432/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=1999&dv=A&flt=A&id=2&slangab=S BOL Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 43,000 Mario Sánchez (Chile) _whitelower _3whitestripes _whitelower _whitesides FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 0000FF 0000FF Paraguay_whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder _greenstripesonwhite _greentop 00931F 00931F 00931F FFFFFF FFFFFF Bolivia GK1Ricardo TavarelliDF2Francisco ArceDF3Celso Ayala77DF4Carlos GamarraDF5Delio ToledoMF6Julio César EncisoMF7Diego GavilánMF8Roberto AcuñaMF18Hugo Ovelar46FW11Roque Santa Cruz76FW14Nelson Cuevas46Substitutions:FW9Miguel Ángel Benítez46FW15Mauro Caballero46MF10Guido Alvarenga76Manager:Ever Almeida GK1José FernándezDF20Renny RiberaDF2Juan Manuel PeñaDF3Marco Sandy65DF19Iván CastilloDF15Luis CristaldoMF16Vladimir SoriaMF8Rubén TufiñoMF21Erwin Sánchez79MF7Limberg Gutiérrez67FW22Víctor Hugo Antelo  4346Substitutions:MF10Marco Etcheverry46FW9Jaime Moreno67FW11Milton Coimbra79Manager:ARG Héctor Veira Peru v Bolivia 2 July 1999 19:05 PER 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929133854/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=1999&dv=A&flt=A&id=7&slangab=S BOL Zúñiga 87 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 30,000 Luis Solórzano (Venezuela) _redrightsash _sides_on_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF Peru_whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder _greenstripesonwhite _whitetop 00931F 00931F 00931F FFFFFF 00931F Bolivia GK 1 Óscar IbáñezDF 6 José SotoDF 2 Miguel RebosioDF 3 Juan ReynosoMF 14 Jorge SotoMF 15 José PeredaMF 10 Roberto Palacios MF 8 Juan Jayo MF 7 Nolberto Solano46FW 9 Flavio Maestri8385FW 18 Claudio Pizarro57Substitutions:MF 19 Marko Ciurlizza 46FW 17 Roberto Holsen 7957MF 13 Ysrael Zúñiga 0 90+285Manager:Juan Carlos Oblitas GK1José FernándezDF20Renny RiberaDF2Juan Manuel PeñaDF3Marco Sandy52DF19Iván CastilloDF15Luis Cristaldo65MF16Vladimir Soria28MF8Rubén Tufiño90MF21Erwin Sánchez82MF7Limberg Gutiérrez61FW9Jaime MorenoSubstitutions:MF10Marco Etcheverry61DF6Fernando Ochoaizpur65MF13Luis Liendo82Manager:ARG Héctor Veira Paraguay v Japan 2 July 1999 21:05 PAR 1990 4–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929134405/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=1999&dv=A&flt=A&id=8&slangab=S JPN 1870 Benítez 18 62Santa Cruz 40 86 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción 25,000 Benito Archundia (Mexico) _whitelower _3whitestripes _whitelower _whitesides FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 0000FF 0000FF Paraguay _JFA_99h _JFA_99h _JFA_99h _JFA_99h _JFA_99a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Japan GK1Ricardo TavarelliDF2Francisco ArceDF3Celso Ayala51DF4Carlos GamarraDF5Delio ToledoMF7Diego Gavilán61MF6Julio César EncisoMF8Roberto AcuñaMF18Hugo Ovelar76FW11Roque Santa CruzFW9Miguel Ángel BenítezSubstitutions:DF21Denis Caniza51MF17Carlos Paredes61FW14Nelson Cuevas76Manager:Ever Almeida GK 1 Yoshikatsu KawaguchiDF 3 Naoki Soma DF 2 Toshihide Saito 74DF 7 Teruyoshi Ito DF 5 Yutaka Akita DF 17 Ryuzo MoriokaMF 18 Masahiro AndoMF 10 Hiroshi Nanami 58MF 22 Takashi Fukunishi 24FW 11 Wagner Lopes FW 12 Shoji Jo 3367Substitutions:MF 19 Atsuhiro Miura 24MF 13 Toshiya Fujita 58FW 9 Kota Yoshihara 67Manager:FRA 1974 Philippe Troussier Japan v Bolivia 5 July 1999 19:05 JPN 1870 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120523/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=1999&dv=A&flt=A&id=13&slangab=S BOL Lopes 75 pen. 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Sánchez 52 Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero 8,000 Byron Moreno (Ecuador) _JFA_99h _JFA_99h _JFA_99h _JFA_99h _JFA_99h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000AA Japan_whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder _greenstripesonwhite _greentop 00931F 00931F 00931F FFFFFF FFFFFF Bolivia GK 20 Seigo NarazakiDF 17 Ryuzo Morioka 74DF 4 Masami Ihara 2 82DF 5 Yutaka Akita DF 6 Toshihiro HattoriMF 13 Toshiya Fujita 64MF 8 Shigeyoshi MochizukiMF 10 Hiroshi Nanami 70MF 7 Teruyoshi Ito FW 11 Wagner Lopes FW 21 Masayuki Okano 63Substitutions:FW 12 Shoji Jo 63MF 16 Daisuke Oku 64 MF 19 Atsuhiro Miura 70Manager:FRA 1974 Philippe Troussier GK1José FernándezDF20Renny Ribera87DF2Juan Manuel Peña72DF5Óscar Sánchez0 44DF19Iván Castillo75DF15Luis CristaldoMF8Rubén TufiñoMF21Erwin SánchezMF7Limberg Gutiérrez81FW22Víctor Hugo AnteloFW9Jaime Moreno46Substitutions:MF10Marco Etcheverry75DF6Fernando Ochoaizpur87DF18Gustavo Quinteros46Manager:ARG Héctor Veira Paraguay v Peru 5 July 1999 21:05 PAR 1990 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124443/http://www.conmebol.com/competiciones_evento_reporte.jsp?evento=1055&ano=1999&dv=A&flt=A&id=14&slangab=S PER Santa Cruz 88 Monumental Río Parapití, Pedro Juan Caballero 8,000 Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) _whitelower _3whitestripes _whitelower _whitesides FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 0000FF 0000FF Paraguay_redrightsash _sides_on_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF Peru GK1Ricardo TavarelliDF2Francisco Arce52DF21Denis CanizaDF4Carlos GamarraDF5Delio ToledoMF7Diego Gavilán71MF8Roberto AcuñaMF6Julio César EncisoMF18Hugo Ovelar46FW9Miguel Ángel Benítez70FW11Roque Santa CruzSubstitutions:MF17Carlos Paredes46FW15Mauro Caballero70Manager:Ever Almeida GK 1 Óscar IbáñezDF 5 Luis Guadalupe 88DF 6 José SotoDF 2 Miguel RebosioDF 4 Percy OlivaresMF 19 Marko Ciurlizza MF 13 Juan VelásquezMF 15 José Pereda82MF 10 Roberto Palacios  5368FW 18 Claudio PizarroFW 16 Andrés MendozaSubstitutions:FW 17 Roberto Holsen 68MF 14 Jorge Soto82Manager:Juan Carlos Oblitas External links Copa América 1999 Official Site Group A Category:1999 in Paraguayan football Category:1999 in Japanese football Category:1999 in Bolivian football Category:1999 in Peruvian football