Copa América Centenario Final

Copa América Centenario Final

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford (pictured earlier in the tournament) hosted the final.
Event Copa América Centenario
After extra time
Chile won 4–2 on penalties
Date 26 June 2016 (2016-06-26)
Venue MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Man of the Match Claudio Bravo (Chile)[1]
Referee Héber Lopes (Brazil)[2]
Attendance 82,026[3]
Weather 77 °F (25 °C), Clear[4]

The Copa América Centenario Final was a football match that took place on 26 June 2016 at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States to determine the winner of the Copa América Centenario.[5]

The match was contested by Argentina and Chile, making it a rematch of the 2015 final.[6][7] Chile ultimately won on penalty kicks 4–2 after a 0–0 draw. Forward Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football after the defeat (his fourth and third consecutive final defeat with Argentina), although he later reversed this decision.[8][9]

Background

This edition was the first hosted by the United States. The match marks the sixth time Argentina reached the final. They have also been in the top two in previous 22 editions of the tournament. Their last championship (including worldwide tournaments) was won in 1993. Meanwhile, it was Chile's fourth final, also being in the top two in 2 more editions. They were the defending champions, winning their only title in last year's edition as the host nation.

Route to the final

Argentina Round Chile
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Chile 2–1 Match 1  Argentina 1–2
 Panama 5–0 Match 2  Bolivia 2–1
 Bolivia 3–0 Match 3  Panama 4–2
Group D winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Argentina 3 9
2  Chile 3 6
3  Panama 3 3
4  Bolivia 3 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Final standings Group D runner-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Argentina 3 9
2  Chile 3 6
3  Panama 3 3
4  Bolivia 3 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Venezuela 4–1 Quarter-finals  Mexico 7–0
 United States 4–0 Semi-finals  Colombia 2–0

Closing ceremony

Pitbull and Becky G[10] performed the official song of the tournament, "Superstar", immediately following the match and trophy ceremony.[11]

Match

As part of FIFA's approval of rule changes based on IFAB's new regulations, a fourth substitute was allowed on extra time.[12][5] However, neither team used the fourth substitution after the match went into extra time.

Details

Argentina
Chile
GK 1 Sergio Romero
RB 4 Gabriel Mercado
CB 17Nicolás Otamendi
CB 13Ramiro Funes Mori
LB 16Marcos Rojo Red card 43'
CM 6 Lucas Biglia
CM 14Javier Mascherano  37'
CM 19Éver Banega  111'
RF 10Lionel Messi (c)  40'
CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín  70'
LF 7 Ángel Di María  57'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Matías Kranevitter  94'  57'
FW 11Sergio Agüero  70'
MF 18Érik Lamela  111'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
RB 4 Mauricio Isla
CB 17Gary Medel
CB 18Gonzalo Jara
LB 15Jean Beausejour  52'
CM 8 Arturo Vidal  37'
CM 21Marcelo Díaz Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 16', 28'
CM 20Charles Aránguiz  69'
RW 6 José Pedro Fuenzalida  80'
LW 7 Alexis Sánchez  104'
CF 11Eduardo Vargas  109'
Substitutions:
FW 22Edson Puch  80'
MF 5 Francisco Silva  104'
FW 16Nicolás Castillo  109'
Manager:
Spain Juan Antonio Pizzi

Man of the Match:[1]
Claudio Bravo (Chile)

Assistant referees:[2]
Kléber Lúcio Gil (Brazil)
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Fourth official:[2]
Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)
Fifth official:[2]
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)

Match rules[5]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth if the match goes into extra time.

Statistics

Overall
Statistic Argentina Chile
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 18 4
Shots on target 3 2
Ball possession 46% 54%
Corner kicks 9 4
Fouls committed 14 22
Yellow cards 3 3
Red cards 1 1
Source: ESPN[13]

Post-match

The match had an attendance of 82,026, the largest in the history of New Jersey.[14]

Argentina lost their third consecutive final (preceded by the 2014 World Cup and 2015 Copa América), while Chile won their second consecutive final and defended the Copa América after their win in 2015.[14][15]

Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football after the match, saying "I've done all I can. It hurts not to be a champion." Argentine newspaper La Nación speculated that other players, including Sergio Agüero, Javier Mascherano and Gonzalo Higuaín were set to retire;[16] ESPN Deportes reported that Ángel Di María, Lucas Biglia, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Éver Banega could potentially retire as well.[8][17]

References

  1. 1 2 "Match 32 : Argentina vs Chile". Copa América Centenario. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Referee Assignments for Copa America Centenario Matches". Copa América Centenario. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Chile, campeón de la Copa América Centenario" [Chile, champion of the Copa América Centenario] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. "Weather History for East Rutherford, NJ [KNJEASTR3]". Weather Underground. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "2016 Copa America Centenario Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com.
  6. "Argentina hammer four past outclassed USA to reach Copa América final". The Guardian. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. "Chile beat Colombia after long weather delay to set up final with Argentina". Guardian. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Lionel Messi: Argentina forward retires from international football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  9. "Chile beat Argentina on penalties to win Copa América – as it happened". Guardian. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. Univision, Pitbull y Becky G cierran con broche de oro la Copa América Centenario (in Spanish), retrieved 2016-06-26
    Pitbull and Becky G performed the official song in the Copa América Centenario Final.
  11. "Copa America Centenario to host Official Press Conference Tomorrow June 24 in NYC ahead of historic final". CONCACAF. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  12. "Copa America Centenario To Be First Around The World To Implement New Regulations Based On 2016/2017 Laws Of The Game". Copa América Centenario. 3 June 2016.
  13. "Argentina vs. Chile - Football Match Statistics - June 26, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  14. 1 2 Keh, Andrew (26 June 2016). "Lionel Messi and Argentina Miss Again as Chile Wins Copa América". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  15. "Argentina 0-0 Chile (aet; 2-4 on pens): Lionel Messi misses out again after penalty heartbreak for second successive year". Daily Mail. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  16. "La noche que explotó el vestuario de la selección: Agüero, Mascherano e Higuaín podrían seguir los pasos de Messi". La Nación (in Spanish). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  17. "Mascherano también renunció a la Selección" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 27 June 2016.

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