2021 Copa América knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2021 Copa América began on 2 July 2021 with the quarter-finals and ended on 10 July 2021 with the final at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.^[1]

Originally, the knockout stage was scheduled to be played from 4 to 12 July 2020.^[2]^[3] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.^[4]

All match times listed are in BRT (UTC−3).^[5]

Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes:^[6]

In the quarter-finals, semi-finals and third place play-off, extra time would not be played, and the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 9.3).
In the final, extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article 9.4).

Qualified teams

The top four placed teams from each group qualified for the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
A	Argentina	Uruguay	Paraguay	Chile
B	Brazil	Peru	Colombia	Ecuador

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

3 July – Goiânia

Argentina	3
		6 July – Brasília
Ecuador	0
		Argentina (p)	1 (3)
3 July – Brasília
		Colombia	1 (2)
Uruguay	0 (2)
				10 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã)
Colombia (p)	0 (4)
				Argentina	1
2 July – Rio de Janeiro (Nilton Santos)
				Brazil	0
Brazil	1
		5 July – Rio de Janeiro (Nilton Santos)
Chile	0
		Brazil	1
2 July – Goiânia
		Peru	0	Third place play-off
Peru (p)	3 (4)
				9 July – Brasília
Paraguay	3 (3)
				Colombia	3

				Peru	2

Quarter-finals

Peru vs Paraguay

2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)

18:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Peru	3–3	Paraguay
Gómez 21' (o.g.) Lapadula 40' Yotún 80'	Report	Gómez 11' Alonso 54' Ávalos 90'
Penalties
Lapadula Yotún Ormeño Tapia Cueva Trauco	4–3	Á. Romero Alonso Martínez Samudio Piris Da Motta Espínola

Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Peru

Paraguay


GK	1	Pedro Gallese (c)
RB	3	Aldo Corzo		90+2'
CB	15	Christian Ramos
CB	4	Anderson Santamaría	15'
LB	6	Miguel Trauco
DM	13	Renato Tapia
RM	18	André Carrillo	75' 85'
CM	8	Sergio Peña		60'
CM	19	Yoshimar Yotún
LM	10	Christian Cueva	60'
CF	9	Gianluca Lapadula
Substitutions:
FW	20	Santiago Ormeño		60'
DF	26	Jhilmar Lora		90+2'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca


GK	1	Antony Silva
RB	13	Alberto Espínola	87'
CB	15	Gustavo Gómez (c)	42' 45+3'
CB	6	Júnior Alonso
LB	24	David Martínez
RM	11	Ángel Romero
CM	23	Mathías Villasanti	49'	79'
CM	16	Ángel Cardozo Lucena		46'
LM	19	Santiago Arzamendia		83'
CF	7	Carlos González		68'
CF	8	Richard Sánchez		83'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Robert Rojas		46'
FW	18	Braian Samudio		68'
MF	26	Robert Piris Da Motta		79'
FW	28	Julio César Enciso		83'
FW	9	Gabriel Ávalos		83'
Manager:
Eduardo Berizzo

Man of the Match:
Gianluca Lapadula (Peru)^[7]

Assistant referees:^[8]
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)

Brazil vs Chile

2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)

21:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Brazil	1–0	Chile
Paquetá 46'	Report

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Brazil

Chile


GK	23	Ederson	81'
RB	2	Danilo
CB	4	Marquinhos
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)
LB	16	Renan Lodi		90+1'
CM	5	Casemiro
CM	8	Fred
RW	9	Gabriel Jesus	48'
AM	20	Roberto Firmino		46'
LW	7	Richarlison		90+1'
CF	10	Neymar
Substitutions:
MF	17	Lucas Paquetá		46'
DF	14	Éder Militão		90+1'
FW	19	Everton		90+1'
Manager:
Tite


GK	1	Claudio Bravo (c)
CB	6	Francisco Sierralta	58'
CB	17	Gary Medel
CB	18	Sebastián Vegas		64'
RWB	4	Mauricio Isla
LWB	2	Eugenio Mena
CM	8	Arturo Vidal	88'
CM	13	Erick Pulgar		76'
CM	20	Charles Aránguiz		88'
CF	11	Eduardo Vargas
CF	10	Alexis Sánchez		46'
Substitutions:
FW	22	Ben Brereton		46'
FW	21	Carlos Palacios	76'	64'
FW	9	Jean Meneses		76'
FW	3	Diego Valencia		88'
Manager:
Martín Lasarte

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)^[9]

Assistant referees:^[8]
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
Video assistant referee:
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)

Uruguay vs Colombia

3 July 2021 (2021-07-03)

19:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Uruguay	0–0	Colombia
	Report
Penalties
Cavani Giménez Suárez Viña	2–4	Zapata Sánchez Mina Borja

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Uruguay

Colombia


GK	1	Fernando Muslera
RB	8	Nahitan Nández
CB	2	José María Giménez
CB	3	Diego Godín (c)	35'
LB	17	Matías Viña
DM	5	Matías Vecino
RM	15	Federico Valverde		80'
LM	6	Rodrigo Bentancur
AM	10	Giorgian De Arrascaeta		68'
CF	9	Luis Suárez
CF	21	Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
FW	25	Facundo Torres		68'
DF	22	Martín Cáceres		80'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez


GK	1	David Ospina (c)
RB	16	Daniel Muñoz
CB	13	Yerry Mina
CB	23	Davinson Sánchez
LB	6	William Tesillo
RM	18	Rafael Santos Borré	87'
CM	5	Wílmar Barrios
CM	8	Gustavo Cuéllar
LM	14	Luis Díaz
CF	9	Luis Muriel	67'
CF	7	Duván Zapata
Substitutions:
FW	28	Yimmi Chará	67'
FW	19	Miguel Borja	87'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match:
David Ospina (Colombia)^[10]

Assistant referees:^[8]
Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain)
Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
Video assistant referee:
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:
José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)
Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay)

Argentina vs Ecuador

3 July 2021 (2021-07-03)

22:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Argentina	3–0	Ecuador
De Paul 40' La. Martínez 84' Messi 90+3'	Report

Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Argentina

Ecuador


GK	23	Emiliano Martínez
RB	26	Nahuel Molina
CB	6	Germán Pezzella
CB	19	Nicolás Otamendi	45+4'
LB	8	Marcos Acuña
CM	7	Rodrigo De Paul
CM	5	Leandro Paredes		71'
CM	20	Giovani Lo Celso		71'
RF	10	Lionel Messi (c)
CF	22	Lautaro Martínez		90+4'
LF	15	Nicolás González	66'	83'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Ángel Di María		71'
MF	18	Guido Rodríguez		71'
DF	3	Nicolás Tagliafico		83'
FW	9	Sergio Agüero		90+4'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni


GK	1	Hernán Galíndez
RB	17	Ángelo Preciado	20'	83'
CB	4	Robert Arboleda
CB	3	Piero Hincapié	90+2'
LB	7	Pervis Estupiñán	44'
CM	21	Alan Franco	31'	70'
CM	10	Carlos Gruezo		46'
CM	20	Sebas Méndez
RW	15	Ángel Mena
LW	27	Diego Palacios		46'
CF	13	Enner Valencia (c)
Substitutions:
FW	11	Michael Estrada		46'
MF	19	Gonzalo Plata		46'
MF	23	Moisés Caicedo		70'
FW	9	Leonardo Campana		83'
Manager:
Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)^[11]

Assistant referees:^[8]
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Wagner Reway (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)

Semi-finals

Brazil vs Peru

5 July 2021 (2021-07-05)

20:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Brazil	1–0	Peru
Paquetá 35'	Report

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Brazil

Peru


GK	23	Ederson
RB	2	Danilo
CB	4	Marquinhos
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)
LB	16	Renan Lodi		85'
CM	5	Casemiro
CM	8	Fred		85'
RW	19	Everton		70'
AM	17	Lucas Paquetá		90+2'
LW	10	Neymar
CF	7	Richarlison		85'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Éverton Ribeiro		70'
DF	14	Éder Militão		85'
MF	15	Fabinho		85'
FW	18	Vinícius Júnior	89'	85'
MF	25	Douglas Luiz		90+2'
Manager:
Tite


GK	1	Pedro Gallese (c)
CB	4	Anderson Santamaría
CB	15	Christian Ramos		46'
CB	22	Alexander Callens
RWB	3	Aldo Corzo		75'
LWB	6	Miguel Trauco		46'
RM	8	Sergio Peña
CM	13	Renato Tapia		89'
CM	19	Yoshimar Yotún	56'
LM	10	Christian Cueva		81'
CF	9	Gianluca Lapadula
Substitutions:
DF	16	Marcos López	90'	46'
MF	24	Raziel García		46'
DF	26	Jhilmar Lora		75'
FW	20	Santiago Ormeño		81'
MF	7	Gerald Távara		89'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)^[12]

Assistant referees:^[13]
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Claudio Ríos (Chile)
Fourth official:
Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
Fifth official:
Edwar Saavedra (Bolivia)
Video assistant referee:
Derlis López (Paraguay)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Eber Aquino (Paraguay)
Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay)

Argentina vs Colombia

6 July 2021 (2021-07-06)

22:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Argentina	1–1	Colombia
La. Martínez 7'	Report	Díaz 61'
Penalties
Messi De Paul Paredes La. Martínez	3–2	Cuadrado Sánchez Mina Borja Cardona

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Argentina

Colombia


GK	23	Emiliano Martínez
RB	26	Nahuel Molina		46'
CB	6	Germán Pezzella	90+1'
CB	19	Nicolás Otamendi
LB	3	Nicolás Tagliafico
CM	7	Rodrigo De Paul
CM	18	Guido Rodríguez	87'
CM	20	Giovani Lo Celso	21'	56'
RF	10	Lionel Messi (c)
CF	22	Lautaro Martínez
LF	15	Nicolás González		67'
Substitutions:
DF	4	Gonzalo Montiel	72'	46'
MF	5	Leandro Paredes		56'
MF	11	Ángel Di María		67'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni


GK	1	David Ospina (c)
RB	16	Daniel Muñoz	75'
CB	13	Yerry Mina
CB	23	Davinson Sánchez
LB	6	William Tesillo		46'
RM	11	Juan Cuadrado	45+4'
CM	5	Wílmar Barrios	88'
CM	8	Gustavo Cuéllar		46'
LM	14	Luis Díaz
CF	18	Rafael Santos Borré		46'
CF	7	Duván Zapata		60'
Substitutions:
DF	26	Frank Fabra	55'	46'
MF	10	Edwin Cardona	86'	46'
FW	28	Yimmi Chará		46'
FW	19	Miguel Borja	63'	60'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match:
Emiliano Martínez (Argentina)^[14]

Assistant referees:^[13]
Carlos López (Venezuela)
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
Fourth official:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Fifth official:
Byron Romero (Ecuador)
Video assistant referee:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Cristián Garay (Chile)
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)

Third place play-off

9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)

21:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Colombia	3–2	Peru
Cuadrado 49' Díaz 66', 90+4'	Report	Yotún 45' Lapadula 82'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Colombia

Peru


GK	12	Camilo Vargas
RB	2	Stefan Medina
CB	13	Yerry Mina		55'
CB	3	Óscar Murillo	87'
LB	6	William Tesillo
RM	11	Juan Cuadrado (c)
CM	5	Wílmar Barrios	62'	90+3'
CM	8	Gustavo Cuéllar		83'
LM	14	Luis Díaz
SS	10	Edwin Cardona	45+5'	46'
CF	7	Duván Zapata		55'
Substitutions:
FW	28	Yimmi Chará		46'
DF	23	Davinson Sánchez		55'
FW	19	Miguel Borja		55'
FW	18	Rafael Santos Borré		83'
FW	9	Luis Muriel		90+3'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda


GK	1	Pedro Gallese (c)
RB	3	Aldo Corzo		78'
CB	4	Anderson Santamaría
CB	22	Alexander Callens
LB	16	Marcos López
CM	13	Renato Tapia		24'
CM	19	Yoshimar Yotún
RW	18	André Carrillo	63'
AM	8	Sergio Peña		78'
LW	10	Christian Cueva	50'	69'
CF	9	Gianluca Lapadula
Substitutions:
MF	14	Wilder Cartagena		24'
MF	24	Raziel García		69'
DF	26	Jhilmar Lora		78'
FW	20	Santiago Ormeño		78'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match:
Luis Díaz (Colombia)^[15]

Assistant referees:^[16]
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Video assistant referee:
Wagner Reway (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Rafael Traci (Brazil)
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Leodán González (Uruguay)

Final

10 July 2021 (2021-07-10)

21:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Argentina	1–0	Brazil
Di María 22'	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 7,800^{[note 2]}

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Argentina

Brazil


GK	23	Emiliano Martínez
RB	4	Gonzalo Montiel	89'
CB	13	Cristian Romero		79'
CB	19	Nicolás Otamendi	81'
LB	8	Marcos Acuña
CM	7	Rodrigo De Paul	68'
CM	5	Leandro Paredes	33'	54'
CM	20	Giovani Lo Celso	51'	63'
RF	10	Lionel Messi (c)
CF	22	Lautaro Martínez		79'
LF	11	Ángel Di María		79'
Substitutions:
MF	18	Guido Rodríguez		54'
DF	3	Nicolás Tagliafico		63'
DF	6	Germán Pezzella		79'
FW	15	Nicolás González		79'
MF	14	Exequiel Palacios		79'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni


GK	23	Ederson
RB	2	Danilo
CB	4	Marquinhos	82'
CB	3	Thiago Silva (c)
LB	16	Renan Lodi	70'	76'
CM	5	Casemiro
CM	8	Fred	3'	46'
RW	7	Richarlison
AM	17	Lucas Paquetá	72'	76'
LW	19	Everton		63'
CF	10	Neymar
Substitutions:
FW	20	Roberto Firmino		46'
FW	18	Vinícius Júnior		63'
DF	13	Emerson Royal		76'
FW	21	Gabriel Barbosa		76'
Manager:
Tite

Man of the Match:
Ángel Di María (Argentina)^[18]

Assistant referees:^[19]
Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay)
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Diego Haro (Peru)
Fifth official:
José Antelo (Bolivia)
Video assistant referee:
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America, the match was played behind closed doors.
^ The total capacity of the stadium to allow fans to attend the final was established at 10% due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.^[17]

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