# 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.
Originally, the knockout stage was scheduled to be played from 4 to 12 July 2020. However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.
All match times listed are in BRT (UTC−3).

## Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes:
* 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 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 3 July – Goiânia | 3 July – Goiânia | | | |
| Argentina | 3 | | | |
| Argentina | 3 | 6 July – Brasília | 6 July – Brasília | | |
| Ecuador | 0 | 6 July – Brasília | 6 July – Brasília | |
| Ecuador | 0 | Argentina (p) | 1 (3) | |
| 3 July – Brasília | 3 July – Brasília | | Argentina (p) | 1 (3) | |
| 3 July – Brasília | 3 July – Brasília | Colombia | 1 (2) | |
| Uruguay | 0 (2) | Colombia | 1 (2) | |
| Uruguay | 0 (2) | | | | 10 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | 10 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) |
| Colombia (p) | 0 (4) | | | | 10 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | 10 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) |
| Colombia (p) | 0 (4) | | | | Argentina | 1 |
| 2 July – Rio de Janeiro (O. Nilton Santos) | 2 July – Rio de Janeiro (O. Nilton Santos) | | | | | Argentina | 1 |
| 2 July – Rio de Janeiro (O. Nilton Santos) | 2 July – Rio de Janeiro (O. Nilton Santos) | | | | Brazil | 0 |
| Brazil | 1 | | | | Brazil | 0 |
| Brazil | 1 | 5 July – Rio de Janeiro (O. Nilton Santos) | 5 July – Rio de Janeiro (O. Nilton Santos) | | | |
| Chile | 0 | 5 July – Rio de Janeiro (O. Nilton Santos) | 5 July – Rio de Janeiro (O. Nilton Santos) | | | |
| Chile | 0 | Brazil | 1 | | | |
| 2 July – Goiânia | 2 July – Goiânia | | Brazil | 1 | | | |
| 2 July – Goiânia | 2 July – Goiânia | Peru | 0 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Peru (p) | 3 (4) | Peru | 0 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Peru (p) | 3 (4) | | | | 9 July – Brasília | 9 July – Brasília |
| Paraguay | 3 (3) | | | | 9 July – Brasília | 9 July – Brasília |
| Paraguay | 3 (3) | | | | Colombia | 3 |
| | | | | | Peru | 2 |

## Quarter-finals
### Peru vs Paraguay

| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* 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

| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* 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

| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* 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

| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* 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

| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* 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

| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* 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

| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* 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

| 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)
* Assistant referees:
* 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)