The 1987 Copa América was the 33rd edition of the Copa América, CONMEBOL's national team competition. It was the first Copa América under the new rotational hosting system. Argentina, as the first country alphabetically, hosted the tournament between 27 June and 12 July. Uruguay successfully defended their title, winning a record 13th Copa América.Copa América 1987 by Martín Tabeira on the RSSSF
Squads
Venues Buenos Aires Córdoba Rosario EstadioMonumental Estadio OlímpicoChateau Carreras Estadio Gigantede Arroyito Capacity: 67,664 Capacity: 46,083 Capacity: 41,654
Group stage The teams were drawn into three groups, consisting of three teams each. Each team plays once against the other teams in their group and would receive 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss. The winner of each group advances to the semi-finals. Defending champions Uruguay received a bye into the semi-finals.
Uruguay qualified automatically as holders for the semifinal.
Group A
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Group B Team 220071+64 210154+12 200218−70
Group C Team 220050+54 201102−21 201103−31
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Champion
Statistics
Goalscorers With four goals, Arnoldo Iguarán was the top scorer in the tournament.
Team of the Tournament By El Gráfico. GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards Roberto Rojas Alfonso Dominguez Nelson Gutiérrez
Rogelio Delgado
Luis Capurro Javier Chirinos Sergio Batista
Carlos Valderrama
Diego Maradona Antonio Alzamendi Careca
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