# 1999 Copa América Group A

The Group A of the 1999 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 1999 Copa América. It comprised Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Japan. Group play began on June 29 and ended on July 5.
Paraguay won the group and faced Uruguay, the second-best third-placed finisher, in the quarterfinals. Peru finished second and faced Mexico—the runner-up of Group B—in the quarterfinals. Bolivia and Japan finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament.

## Standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Paraguay (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Peru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 |
Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals
* Group winners
* Group runners-up
* Best two third-placed teams among all groups
All times are in local, Paraguay Time (UTC−03:00).

## Matches
### Peru v Japan

| Peru | Japan |
| GK | 1 | Óscar Ibáñez |
| DF | 6 | José Soto |
| DF | 3 | Juan Reynoso | 6' |
| DF | 2 | Miguel Rebosio |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Soto |
| MF | 15 | José Pereda | | 82' |
| MF | 10 | Roberto Palacios | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Juan Jayo | 71' |
| MF | 7 | Nolberto Solano |
| FW | 9 | Flavio Maestri | | 82' |
| FW | 18 | Claudio Pizarro |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Roberto Holsen | | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Marko Ciurlizza | | 82' |
| MF | 13 | Juan Velásquez | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Juan Carlos Oblitas ||
| GK | 20 | Seigo Narazaki |
| DF | 8 | Shigeyoshi Mochizuki | 65' |
| DF | 4 | Masami Ihara |
| DF | 5 | Yutaka Akita |
| DF | 6 | Toshihiro Hattori |
| MF | 15 | Kazuaki Tasaka | 30' |
| MF | 7 | Teruyoshi Ito |
| MF | 10 | Hiroshi Nanami |
| MF | 13 | Toshiya Fujita |
| FW | 11 | Wagner Lopes | 73' |
| FW | 12 | Shoji Jo |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Takashi Fukunishi | 30' |
| MF | 19 | Atsuhiro Miura | 65' |
| MF | 16 | Daisuke Oku | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Philippe Troussier ||

### Paraguay v Bolivia

| Paraguay | Bolivia |
| GK | 1 | Ricardo Tavarelli |
| DF | 2 | Francisco Arce |
| DF | 3 | Celso Ayala | 77' |
| DF | 4 | Carlos Gamarra |
| DF | 5 | Delio Toledo |
| MF | 6 | Julio César Enciso |
| MF | 7 | Diego Gavilán |
| MF | 8 | Roberto Acuña |
| MF | 18 | Hugo Ovelar | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Roque Santa Cruz | | 76' |
| FW | 14 | Nelson Cuevas | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Miguel Ángel Benítez | | 46' |
| FW | 15 | Mauro Caballero | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Guido Alvarenga | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Ever Almeida ||
| GK | 1 | José Fernández |
| DF | 20 | Renny Ribera |
| DF | 2 | Juan Manuel Peña |
| DF | 3 | Marco Sandy | 65' |
| DF | 19 | Iván Castillo |
| DF | 15 | Luis Cristaldo |
| MF | 16 | Vladimir Soria |
| MF | 8 | Rubén Tufiño |
| MF | 21 | Erwin Sánchez | | 79' |
| MF | 7 | Limberg Gutiérrez | | 67' |
| FW | 22 | Víctor Hugo Antelo | 43' | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Marco Etcheverry | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Jaime Moreno | | 67' |
| FW | 11 | Milton Coimbra | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Héctor Veira ||

### Peru v Bolivia

| Peru | Bolivia |
| GK | 1 | Óscar Ibáñez |
| DF | 6 | José Soto |
| DF | 2 | Miguel Rebosio |
| DF | 3 | Juan Reynoso |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Soto |
| MF | 15 | José Pereda |
| MF | 10 | Roberto Palacios |
| MF | 8 | Juan Jayo |
| MF | 7 | Nolberto Solano | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Flavio Maestri | 83' | 85' |
| FW | 18 | Claudio Pizarro | | 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Marko Ciurlizza | | 46' |
| FW | 17 | Roberto Holsen | 79' | 57' |
| MF | 13 | Ysrael Zúñiga | 90+2' | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Juan Carlos Oblitas ||
| GK | 1 | José Fernández |
| DF | 20 | Renny Ribera |
| DF | 2 | Juan Manuel Peña |
| DF | 3 | Marco Sandy | 52' |
| DF | 19 | Iván Castillo |
| DF | 15 | Luis Cristaldo | | 65' |
| MF | 16 | Vladimir Soria | 28' |
| MF | 8 | Rubén Tufiño | 90' |
| MF | 21 | Erwin Sánchez | | 82' |
| MF | 7 | Limberg Gutiérrez | | 61' |
| FW | 9 | Jaime Moreno |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Marco Etcheverry | | 61' |
| DF | 6 | Fernando Ochoaizpur | | 65' |
| MF | 13 | Luis Liendo | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Héctor Veira ||

### Paraguay v Japan

| Paraguay | Japan |
| GK | 1 | Ricardo Tavarelli |
| DF | 2 | Francisco Arce |
| DF | 3 | Celso Ayala | 51' |
| DF | 4 | Carlos Gamarra |
| DF | 5 | Delio Toledo |
| MF | 7 | Diego Gavilán | 61' |
| MF | 6 | Julio César Enciso |
| MF | 8 | Roberto Acuña |
| MF | 18 | Hugo Ovelar | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Roque Santa Cruz |
| FW | 9 | Miguel Ángel Benítez |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 21 | Denis Caniza | 51' |
| MF | 17 | Carlos Paredes | 61' |
| FW | 14 | Nelson Cuevas | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Ever Almeida ||
| GK | 1 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| DF | 3 | Naoki Soma |
| DF | 2 | Toshihide Saito | 74' |
| DF | 7 | Teruyoshi Ito |
| DF | 5 | Yutaka Akita |
| DF | 17 | Ryuzo Morioka |
| MF | 18 | Masahiro Ando |
| MF | 10 | Hiroshi Nanami | | 58' |
| MF | 22 | Takashi Fukunishi | | 24' |
| FW | 11 | Wagner Lopes |
| FW | 12 | Shoji Jo | 33' | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Atsuhiro Miura | | 24' |
| MF | 13 | Toshiya Fujita | | 58' |
| FW | 9 | Kota Yoshihara | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Philippe Troussier ||

### Japan v Bolivia

| Japan | Bolivia |
| GK | 20 | Seigo Narazaki |
| DF | 17 | Ryuzo Morioka | 74' |
| DF | 4 | Masami Ihara | 82' |
| DF | 5 | Yutaka Akita |
| DF | 6 | Toshihiro Hattori |
| MF | 13 | Toshiya Fujita | | 64' |
| MF | 8 | Shigeyoshi Mochizuki |
| MF | 10 | Hiroshi Nanami | | 70' |
| MF | 7 | Teruyoshi Ito |
| FW | 11 | Wagner Lopes |
| FW | 21 | Masayuki Okano | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 12 | Shoji Jo | | 63' |
| MF | 16 | Daisuke Oku | | 64' |
| MF | 19 | Atsuhiro Miura | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Philippe Troussier ||
| GK | 1 | José Fernández |
| DF | 20 | Renny Ribera | | 87' |
| DF | 2 | Juan Manuel Peña | 72' |
| DF | 5 | Óscar Sánchez | 44' |
| DF | 19 | Iván Castillo | | 75' |
| DF | 15 | Luis Cristaldo |
| MF | 8 | Rubén Tufiño |
| MF | 21 | Erwin Sánchez |
| MF | 7 | Limberg Gutiérrez | 81' |
| FW | 22 | Víctor Hugo Antelo |
| FW | 9 | Jaime Moreno | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Marco Etcheverry | | 75' |
| DF | 6 | Fernando Ochoaizpur | | 87' |
| DF | 18 | Gustavo Quinteros | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Héctor Veira ||

### Paraguay v Peru

| Paraguay | Peru |
| GK | 1 | Ricardo Tavarelli |
| DF | 2 | Francisco Arce | 52' |
| DF | 21 | Denis Caniza |
| DF | 4 | Carlos Gamarra |
| DF | 5 | Delio Toledo |
| MF | 7 | Diego Gavilán | 71' |
| MF | 8 | Roberto Acuña |
| MF | 6 | Julio César Enciso |
| MF | 18 | Hugo Ovelar | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Miguel Ángel Benítez | | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Roque Santa Cruz |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Carlos Paredes | | 46' |
| FW | 15 | Mauro Caballero | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Ever Almeida ||
| GK | 1 | Óscar Ibáñez |
| DF | 5 | Luis Guadalupe | 88' |
| DF | 6 | José Soto |
| DF | 2 | Miguel Rebosio |
| DF | 4 | Percy Olivares |
| MF | 19 | Marko Ciurlizza |
| MF | 13 | Juan Velásquez |
| MF | 15 | José Pereda | | 82' |
| MF | 10 | Roberto Palacios | 53' | 68' |
| FW | 18 | Claudio Pizarro |
| FW | 16 | Andrés Mendoza |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Roberto Holsen | | 68' |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Soto | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Juan Carlos Oblitas ||