Brazil beats Peru to reach Copa América final

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Posted on 26 June 1997

SANTA CRUZ, Jun. 26, 1997 (AMP) — Bolivia 1997 : Brazil reached the Copa América final for the second time in their history with a 7-0 win against Peru (halftime: 4-0) on Thursday.

Fixtures and Results : Second Round

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Overview

Peru at the Copa América

2 titles (1939, 1975)
24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1927)
Statistics: Champions (1939, 1975) Third Place (1927, 1935, 1949, 1955, 1983) Fourth Place (1929, 1941, 1957, 1959, 1979)

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)

Peru

0:7

Brazil

0:7 (0:4)

26 June 1997
Santa Cruz

Copa América History

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