IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - COPA AMERICA
Picture : Nelson Fajardo (17) scored the first goal for Panama vs Bolivia.
The statistics on Copa America 2024 matchday 3 (1-2 July)
Jamaica vs Venezuela 0-3
*Venezuela have won for the first time all 3 games in the same edition of the Copa América.
They are the 7th team in the competition’s history to win 3 of 3 possible games in a Copa América group stage, after Argentina (6 times), Brazil (4),
Colombia (3), Uruguay (3), Bolivia (1) and Ecuador (1).
Chile, Paraguay and Peru are yet to achieve this feat.
*Venezuela took 44(!) years to win their first 3 matches in the Copa América (from 1967 to 2011).
Now they took just 8 days to win 3 matches in the current edition of the tournament.
*Venezuela finished the group stage of the competition undefeated for the 5th time (after 2007, 2011, 2016, 2019).
*Venezuela have only lost 1 of their last 14 games against CONCACAF teams and have gone 8 in a row without losing to rivals from this Confederation (6 wins and 2 draws).
*Venezuela have won a Copa América match by 3+ goals difference for the first time since 28 January 1967 (3-0 vs Bolivia).
*Salomón Rondón has equaled:
José Luis Dolguetta as Venezuela's all-time top scorer in the Copa América (6 goals for each now),
Juan Arango as Venezuela’s player with the most appearances in the Copa America (20 for each).
Mexico vs Ecuador 0-0
*Mexico have been eliminated in 2 of their last 3 group stages at major tournaments (also in World Cup 2022).
They successfully passed a group stage only in Gold Cup 2023.
*Mexico won only 1 game of last 10 games against CONMEBOL countries at the Copa América (3 draws, 6 losses).
USA vs Uruguay 0-1
*For the first time in the history of the Copa América, 3 teams (Argentina, Venezuela and Uruguay) have won all 3 games in the group stage.
Tomorrow there could be 4 if Colombia defeat Brazil.
*Uruguay have won 3 of 3 matches in a Copa América group stage for the first time since 1935.
In general, it is 5th tournament with group stages format of 4 teams and 6 games in which Uruguay won all 3 games, after Copa America 1917 and 1935, Confederations Cup 1997 and World Cup 2018.
*Uruguay have scored as many as 9 goals in a Copa América group stage (with the current format) last time almost 100 years ago, in 1927.
*Uruguay have never beaten the United States before on North American soil (2 losses and 4 draws).
*Mexico and the United States have been eliminated in the group stage of the same major competition for the first time in 74 years, since both fell in the groups stage of the 1950 World Cup.
Bolivia vs Panama 1-3
*Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) became the first woman the main referee in a Copa América match.
*Panama have won all their last 5 games vs Bolivia.
*Bolivia are now at 15 consecutive defeats in the Copa América (2 away from equaling the worst streak in history, held by Ecuador since 1945).
*Panama have eliminated the United States in a group stage for the first time. Both teams had met before in 5 group stages (all in the Gold Cup) and the USA had always qualified.
*José Fajardo equaled Blas Pérez (2 goals each) as Panama's top scorers in the Copa América.
*Cesar Yanis (Panama) has scored just 33 seconds after his coming on from bench.