Copa América Centenario final

The Copa América Centenario final was an association football match that took place on 26 June 2016 at the MetLife Stadium in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States to determine the winner of the Copa América Centenario.[5]

Copa América Centenario final
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford (pictured earlier in the tournament) hosted the final.
EventCopa América Centenario
Argentina Chile
Argentina Chile
0 0
After extra time
Chile won 4–2 on penalties
Date26 June 2016 (2016-06-26)
VenueMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Man of the MatchClaudio Bravo (Chile)[1]
RefereeHéber Lopes (Brazil)[2]
Attendance82,026[3]
Weather77 °F (25 °C), Clear[4]

The match was contested by Argentina and Chile, making it a rematch of the 2015 final.[6][7] At this tournament, Argentina and Chile soon faced each other in Group D, and the victory belonged to Argentina with a score of 2–1. But in the final, like the last one, Chile ultimately won on penalty kicks after a 0–0 draw, with Chile scoring only their last 4 penalties after going first and 2 Argentines missing. However, Chile won 4-2 this time. Forward Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football after the defeat, his fourth consecutive final defeat with Argentina, although he later reversed this decision.[8][9]

Background

This edition of the Copa América was the first hosted by the United States. The match marked the sixth time Argentina reached the final since the tournament was rebranded Copa América in 1975. They also finished in the top two in 22 editions of the tournament's predecessor, the Campeonato Sudamericano, in which winners were decided in a single group stage with no final match. At this time, Argentina's last international tournament win had been the Copa America in 1993. Meanwhile, this was Chile's fourth final appearance, having also finished in the top two in 1955 and 1956. Chile were the defending champions, having won their first international title in the previous year's edition as the host nation.

Route to the final
Argentina Round Chile
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Chile 2–1 Match 1  Argentina 1–2
 Panama 5–0 Match 2  Bolivia 2–1
 Bolivia 3–0 Match 3  Panama 4–2
Group D winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Argentina 3 9
2  Chile 3 6
3  Panama 3 3
4  Bolivia 3 0
Source: CONMEBOL & CONCACAF
 Final standings Group D runner-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Argentina 3 9
2  Chile 3 6
3  Panama 3 3
4  Bolivia 3 0
Source: CONMEBOL & CONCACAF
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Venezuela 4–1 Quarter-finals  Mexico 7–0
 United States 4–0 Semi-finals  Colombia 2–0

Closing ceremony

Pitbull and Becky G[10] performed the official song of the tournament, "Superstar", immediately following the match and trophy ceremony.[11]

Match

As part of FIFA's approval of rule changes based on IFAB's new regulations, a fourth substitute was allowed in extra time.[5][12] However, neither team used the fourth substitution after the match went into extra time.

Details
Argentina 0–0 Chile
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 82,026[3]
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)

Argentina
Chile

Man of the Match:
Claudio Bravo (Chile)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Kléber Lúcio Gil (Brazil)
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Fourth official:[2]
Roberto García (Mexico)
Fifth official:[2]
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)

Match rules[5]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics
Statistic[13] Argentina Chile
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 18 4
Shots on target 3 2
Saves 2 3
Ball possession 46% 54%
Corner kicks 9 4
Fouls committed 14 22
Offsides 0 5
Yellow cards 5 3
Red cards 1 1

Post-match

Chile won their second consecutive final and defended the Copa América after their win in 2015, while Argentina lost their third consecutive final (preceded by the 2014 World Cup and 2015 Copa América).[14] The match had an attendance of 82,026, the largest in the history of New Jersey.[14]

Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football after the match, saying "I've done all I can. It hurts not to be a champion." Argentine newspaper La Nación speculated that other players, including Sergio Agüero, Javier Mascherano and Gonzalo Higuaín were set to retire.[15] ESPN Deportes reported that Ángel Di María, Lucas Biglia, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Éver Banega could potentially retire as well.[8][16] On 12 August 2016, Messi reverted his decision and announced his comeback to international football, saying "There were too many things in my head during the day of the last final and I seriously thought about letting it go, but I love my country and this jersey so much."[17][18] Three of the aforementioned players (Agüero, Di María and Messi) would eventually win their first international title at the Copa América five years later. They would also go on to win the 2022 World Cup, with Messi and Di Maria scoring in the final.

References
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  3. "Chile, campeón de la Copa América Centenario" [Chile, champion of the Copa América Centenario] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  4. "Weather History for East Rutherford, NJ [KNJEASTR3]". Weather Underground. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. "2016 Copa America Centenario Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. "Argentina hammer four past outclassed USA to reach Copa América final". The Guardian. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. "Chile beat Colombia after long weather delay to set up final with Argentina". Guardian. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. "Lionel Messi: Argentina forward retires from international football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  9. "Chile beat Argentina on penalties to win Copa América – as it happened". Guardian. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. Univision, Pitbull y Becky G cierran con broche de oro la Copa América Centenario (in Spanish), retrieved 26 June 2016
    Pitbull and Becky G performed the official song in the Copa América Centenario Final.
  11. "Copa America Centenario to host Official Press Conference Tomorrow June 24 in NYC ahead of historic final". CONCACAF. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  12. "Copa America Centenario To Be First Around The World To Implement New Regulations Based On 2016/2017 Laws Of The Game". Copa América Centenario. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  13. "Argentina vs. Chile - Football Match Statistics - June 26, 2016". ESPN FC. ESPN Inc. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  14. Keh, Andrew (26 June 2016). "Lionel Messi and Argentina Miss Again as Chile Wins Copa América". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  15. "La noche que explotó el vestuario de la selección: Agüero, Mascherano e Higuaín podrían seguir los pasos de Messi" [The night that the dressing room of the national team exploded: Agüero, Mascherano and Higuaín could follow Messi's steps]. La Nación (in Spanish). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  16. "Mascherano también renunció a la Selección" [Mascherano also quit the national team] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 27 June 2016.
  17. "Lionel Messi vuelve a la selección de Argentina luego de su renuncia post Copa América" [Lionel Messi comes back to the Argentina national team after his post-Copa América resignation]. Canal 13 (in Spanish). 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  18. "Lionel Messi confirmó su regreso a la selección con esta frase" [Lionel Messi confirmed his comeback to the national team with this quote]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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