Brazil beats Paraguay to advance to Copa América semifinals
SANTA CRUZ, Jun. 22, 1997 (AMP) — Bolivia 1997 : Brazil reached the semifinals of the 1997 Copa América with a 2-0 win against Paraguay (halftime: 2-0) on Sunday afternoon.
Fixtures and Results : Second Round
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Overview
Brazil at the Copa América
- 4 titles (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989)
- 28 participations in the qualifications (first in 1916)
- Statistics: Champions (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989) Runners-up (1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1983, 1991, 1995) Third Place (1916, 1917, 1920, 1942, 1960, 1975, 1979) Fourth Place (1923, 1956, 1963)
Paraguay at the Copa América
- 2 titles (1953, 1979)
- 29 participations in the qualifications (first in 1921)
- Statistics: Champions (1953, 1979) Runners-up (1922, 1929, 1947, 1949, 1963) Third Place (1923, 1924, 1925, 1939, 1946, 1959) Fourth Place (1921, 1926, 1937, 1942, 1967, 1983, 1989)
Brazil
2:0
Paraguay
2:0 (2:0)
- 22 June 1997
- 17:30
- Santa Cruz
Copa América History
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