Copa América 2004 : Paraguay beats Costa Rica 1-0
AREQUIPA, Jul. 8, 2004 (AMP) — Peru 2004 : Paraguay defeated Costa Rica by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Copa América group stage game on Thursday.
The result put the Paraguayans top of Group C with 3 points. In their next game, Paraguay will meet third-placed Chile on July 11, while Costa Rica will face Brazil.
Fixtures and Results : Group C
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Overview
Costa Rica at the Copa América
- 3 participations in the qualifications (first in 1997)
Paraguay at the Copa América
- 2 titles (1953, 1979)
- 32 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)
Costa Rica
0:1
Paraguay
0:1 (0:0)
- 8 July 2004
- Arequipa
Group C
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Brazil | 3 |
| Paraguay | 3 |
 Chile | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 0 |
Matches
Copa América History
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