# 2007 Copa América knockout stage

The 2007 Copa América knockout stage was the elimination stage of the Copa América, following the group stage. It began on 7 July 2007 and consisted of the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the third-place play-off, and the final held at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero on 15 July, in Maracaibo. No extra time was to be played if any match in the final stages finished tied after regulation; the match would go straight to a penalty shoot-out.
All times are in local, Venezuela Time (UTC−04:00).

## Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed team (Best two qualify) |
| A | Venezuela | Peru | Uruguay |
| B | Mexico | Brazil | Chile |
| C | Argentina | Paraguay | — |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 7 July – San Cristóbal | 7 July – San Cristóbal | | | |
| Venezuela | 1 | | | |
| Venezuela | 1 | 10 July – Maracaibo | 10 July – Maracaibo | | |
| Uruguay | 4 | 10 July – Maracaibo | 10 July – Maracaibo | |
| Uruguay | 4 | Uruguay | 2 (4) | |
| 7 July – Puerto la Cruz | 7 July – Puerto la Cruz | | Uruguay | 2 (4) | |
| 7 July – Puerto la Cruz | 7 July – Puerto la Cruz | Brazil (p) | 2 (5) | |
| Chile | 1 | Brazil (p) | 2 (5) | |
| Chile | 1 | | | | 15 July – Maracaibo | 15 July – Maracaibo |
| Brazil | 6 | | | | 15 July – Maracaibo | 15 July – Maracaibo |
| Brazil | 6 | | | | Brazil | 3 |
| 8 July – Maturín | 8 July – Maturín | | | | | Brazil | 3 |
| 8 July – Maturín | 8 July – Maturín | | | | Argentina | 0 |
| Mexico | 6 | | | | Argentina | 0 |
| Mexico | 6 | 11 July – Ciudad Guayana | 11 July – Ciudad Guayana | | | |
| Paraguay | 0 | 11 July – Ciudad Guayana | 11 July – Ciudad Guayana | | | |
| Paraguay | 0 | Mexico | 0 | | | |
| 8 July – Barquisimeto | 8 July – Barquisimeto | | Mexico | 0 | | | |
| 8 July – Barquisimeto | 8 July – Barquisimeto | Argentina | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| Argentina | 4 | Argentina | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| Argentina | 4 | | | | 14 July – Caracas | 14 July – Caracas |
| Peru | 0 | | | | 14 July – Caracas | 14 July – Caracas |
| Peru | 0 | | | | Uruguay | 1 |
| | | | | | Mexico | 3 |

## Quarter-finals
### Venezuela v Uruguay

| Venezuela | Uruguay |
| GK | 1 | Renny Vega |
| RB | 20 | Héctor González |
| CB | 3 | José Manuel Rey |
| CB | 6 | Alejandro Cichero |
| LB | 17 | Jorge Rojas |
| RM | 11 | Ricardo Páez |
| CM | 5 | Miguel Mea Vitali | 76' |
| CM | 8 | Luis Vera (c) |
| LM | 18 | Juan Arango |
| CF | 9 | Giancarlo Maldonado | 71' |
| CF | 15 | Fernando de Ornelas | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Daniel Arismendi | 46' |
| MF | 10 | César González | 71' |
| MF | 14 | Alejandro Guerra | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Richard Páez ||
| GK | 1 | Fabián Carini |
| RB | 5 | Pablo García | 50' |
| CB | 2 | Diego Lugano (c) |
| CB | 19 | Andrés Scotti |
| LB | 15 | Diego Pérez |
| CM | 4 | Jorge Fucile |
| CM | 7 | Cristian Rodríguez |
| CM | 6 | Darío Rodríguez | | 89' |
| RF | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CF | 21 | Diego Forlán | 67' |
| LF | 10 | Álvaro Recoba | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Nacho González | 83' | 79' |
| DF | 3 | Diego Godín | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||

### Chile v Brazil

| Chile | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Claudio Bravo |
| RB | 2 | Álvaro Ormeño | 49' |
| CB | 4 | Ismael Fuentes |
| CB | 19 | Gonzalo Jara |
| LB | 15 | Pablo Contreras |
| RM | 20 | Gonzalo Fierro | | 46' |
| CM | 17 | Arturo Sanhueza (c) | 45' |
| CM | 16 | Manuel Iturra | 19' |
| LM | 11 | Mark González | | 66' |
| CF | 22 | Juan Gonzalo Lorca | | 56' |
| CF | 8 | Humberto Suazo |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Jorge Valdivia | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | José Luis Cabión | | 56' |
| MF | 13 | Matías Fernández | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Nelson Acosta ||
| GK | 12 | Doni |
| RB | 2 | Maicon | 32' | 71' |
| CB | 3 | Alex |
| CB | 4 | Juan | | 73' |
| LB | 6 | Gilberto |
| CM | 5 | Mineiro |
| CM | 8 | Gilberto Silva (c) | 62' |
| CM | 17 | Josué |
| AM | 19 | Júlio Baptista |
| CF | 11 | Robinho | | 65' |
| CF | 9 | Vágner Love |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Afonso Alves | | 65' |
| MF | 7 | Elano | 77' | 71' |
| DF | 15 | Naldo | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Dunga ||

### Mexico v Paraguay

| Mexico | Paraguay |
| GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| RB | 2 | Jonny Magallón | 61' |
| CB | 5 | Israel Castro |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) |
| LB | 3 | Fausto Pinto |
| RM | 20 | Fernando Arce | | 80' |
| CM | 8 | Jaime Correa |
| CM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado |
| LM | 18 | Andrés Guardado |
| CF | 12 | Juan Carlos Cacho | | 65' |
| CF | 21 | Nery Castillo | | 54' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Adolfo Bautista | | 54' |
| FW | 19 | Omar Bravo | | 65' |
| FW | 10 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Hugo Sánchez ||
| GK | 22 | Aldo Bobadilla | 3' |
| CB | 2 | Darío Verón | | 46' |
| CB | 5 | Julio César Cáceres (c) |
| CB | 14 | Paulo da Silva |
| DM | 16 | Cristian Riveros |
| RM | 6 | Carlos Bonet |
| CM | 8 | Édgar Barreto | 64' |
| CM | 19 | Jonathan Santana | | 4' |
| LM | 3 | Claudio Morel |
| CF | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz |
| CF | 18 | Óscar Cardozo | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 12 | Joel Zayas | | 4' |
| MF | 20 | Enrique Vera | | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Salvador Cabañas | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Martino ||

### Argentina v Peru

| Argentina | Peru |
| GK | 1 | Roberto Abbondanzieri |
| RB | 8 | Javier Zanetti |
| CB | 2 | Roberto Ayala (c) | 15' |
| CB | 15 | Gabriel Milito |
| LB | 6 | Gabriel Heinze |
| CM | 19 | Esteban Cambiasso | | 83' |
| CM | 20 | Juan Sebastián Verón | | 71' |
| CM | 14 | Javier Mascherano |
| AM | 18 | Lionel Messi |
| AM | 10 | Juan Román Riquelme |
| CF | 21 | Diego Milito | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Carlos Tevez | | 46' |
| MF | 5 | Fernando Gago | | 71' |
| MF | 16 | Pablo Aimar | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Alfio Basile ||
| GK | 1 | Leao Butrón |
| RB | 22 | John Galliquio |
| CB | 2 | Miguel Villalta |
| CB | 3 | Santiago Acasiete | 1' |
| LB | 15 | Edgar Villamarín | | 64' |
| DM | 8 | Juan Carlos Bazalar |
| RM | 13 | Paolo de la Haza | 30' |
| LM | 4 | Walter Vílchez |
| AM | 10 | Juan Carlos Mariño | | 74' |
| CF | 9 | Paolo Guerrero | | 55' |
| CF | 14 | Claudio Pizarro (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Pedro García | | 55' |
| FW | 11 | Ysrael Zúñiga | | 64' |
| FW | 16 | Andrés Mendoza | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Julio César Uribe ||

## Semi-finals
### Uruguay v Brazil

| Uruguay | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Fabián Carini |
| RB | 4 | Jorge Fucile |
| CB | 2 | Diego Lugano (c) |
| CB | 19 | Andrés Scotti | 51' |
| LB | 6 | Darío Rodríguez | 37' | 46' |
| RM | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CM | 5 | Pablo García |
| CM | 15 | Diego Pérez | 74' | 75' |
| LM | 7 | Cristian Rodríguez |
| SS | 10 | Álvaro Recoba | | 46' |
| CF | 21 | Diego Forlán |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 13 | Sebastián Abreu | | 46' |
| MF | 20 | Nacho González | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Walter Gargano | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
| GK | 12 | Doni |
| RB | 2 | Maicon |
| CB | 3 | Alex |
| CB | 4 | Juan |
| LB | 6 | Gilberto | 36' |
| CM | 5 | Mineiro |
| CM | 8 | Gilberto Silva (c) | 90+1' |
| CM | 17 | Josué | | 73' |
| AM | 19 | Júlio Baptista | | 73' |
| CF | 11 | Robinho |
| CF | 9 | Vágner Love | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Diego | | 73' |
| MF | 18 | Fernando | 77' | 73' |
| FW | 21 | Afonso Alves | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Dunga ||

### Mexico v Argentina

| Mexico | Argentina |
| GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| RB | 2 | Jonny Magallón |
| CB | 5 | Israel Castro |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) | 69' |
| LB | 3 | Fausto Pinto |
| RM | 20 | Fernando Arce |
| CM | 8 | Jaime Correa | | 83' |
| CM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado | 43' | 46' |
| LM | 18 | Andrés Guardado |
| CF | 12 | Juan Carlos Cacho | | 46' |
| CF | 21 | Nery Castillo |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Alberto Medina | | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Omar Bravo | | 46' |
| DF | 14 | Gonzalo Pineda | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Hugo Sánchez ||
| GK | 1 | Roberto Abbondanzieri |
| RB | 8 | Javier Zanetti |
| CB | 2 | Roberto Ayala (c) |
| CB | 15 | Gabriel Milito |
| LB | 6 | Gabriel Heinze |
| CM | 19 | Esteban Cambiasso |
| CM | 20 | Juan Sebastián Verón | 34' | 78' |
| CM | 14 | Javier Mascherano |
| AM | 18 | Lionel Messi | 50' |
| AM | 10 | Juan Román Riquelme | | 86' |
| CF | 11 | Carlos Tevez | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 5 | Fernando Gago | | 78' |
| FW | 7 | Rodrigo Palacio | | 78' |
| MF | 16 | Pablo Aimar | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Alfio Basile ||

## Third-place match

| Uruguay | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Fabián Carini |
| CB | 4 | Jorge Fucile |
| CB | 2 | Diego Lugano (c) | 36' |
| CB | 19 | Andrés Scotti | 31' |
| DM | 5 | Pablo García | 57' | 79' |
| RM | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CM | 17 | Carlos Valdez |
| CM | 20 | Nacho González | | 74' |
| LM | 7 | Cristian Rodríguez |
| CF | 21 | Diego Forlán | 26' | 74' |
| CF | 13 | Sebastián Abreu |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Fabián Canobbio | | 74' |
| FW | 22 | Vicente Sánchez | | 74' |
| MF | 8 | Walter Gargano | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
| GK | 13 | Guillermo Ochoa |
| RB | 2 | Jonny Magallón |
| CB | 5 | Israel Castro |
| CB | 22 | Francisco Rodríguez |
| LB | 3 | Fausto Pinto | 26' | 64' |
| RM | 16 | Jaime Lozano |
| CM | 10 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco (c) |
| CM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado |
| LM | 11 | Ramón Morales |
| CF | 19 | Omar Bravo | | 88' |
| CF | 21 | Nery Castillo | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Andrés Guardado | | 64' |
| FW | 9 | Luis Ángel Landín | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Hugo Sánchez ||

## Final

| Brazil | Argentina |
| GK | 12 | Doni | 51' |
| RB | 2 | Maicon |
| CB | 4 | Juan (c) |
| CB | 3 | Alex | 37' |
| LB | 6 | Gilberto | 54' |
| CM | 5 | Mineiro |
| CM | 17 | Josué | 82' |
| RW | 7 | Elano | | 34' |
| LW | 19 | Júlio Baptista | 68' |
| CF | 11 | Robinho | | 90' |
| CF | 9 | Vágner Love | | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Dani Alves | | 34' |
| MF | 18 | Fernando | | 90' |
| MF | 10 | Diego | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Dunga ||
| GK | 1 | Roberto Abbondanzieri |
| RB | 8 | Javier Zanetti |
| CB | 2 | Roberto Ayala (c) |
| CB | 15 | Gabriel Milito |
| LB | 6 | Gabriel Heinze |
| CM | 19 | Esteban Cambiasso | | 59' |
| CM | 20 | Juan Sebastián Verón | | 67' |
| CM | 14 | Javier Mascherano | 44' |
| AM | 18 | Lionel Messi |
| AM | 10 | Juan Román Riquelme |
| CF | 11 | Carlos Tevez | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Pablo Aimar | | 59' |
| MF | 13 | Lucho González | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Alfio Basile ||