The Copa America 2015 was the 44th
edition of the Copa America, the main international football tournament for
national teams in South America, and took place in Chile between the dates of
11 June to 4 July 2015. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America
football governing body.
Chile emerged as the champions defeating
Argentina in Final, winning their first title in history. They have
automatically qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup in Russia. Twelve teams
competed in the tournament, ten members of CONMEBOL and two guests from
CONCACAF. Uruguay was the defending champions, but was eliminated by Chile in
quarter-finals. Peru took the third place for the second consecutive
tournament, winning a play-off against Paraguay.
In the final, Chile beat Argentina
with a penalty 4-1 shoot-out following a 0-0 draw after extra time. Gonzalo
Higuain failed to convert a goal after 90 minutes and then failed to convert a
penalty too. Argentina suffered another heart break for a second successive
year, having lost to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final. Both sides had struggled
to create clear-cut opportunities during normal extra time.
Palo Guerrero from Peru and Eduardo
Vargas from Chile won the award of Top Goal scorer. Jeison Murillo from
Colombia won the award of Best Young player. Claudio Bravo won the award of
Best Goal Keeper and Fair Play Trophy award is given to Peru Team. In all
matches Chile played, attendance in stadium was 94%. This shows the support and
love given by Chile fans.
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