2022 Copa América Femenina Final
 Estadio Alfonso López hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2022 Copa América Femenina | ||||||
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| Date | 30 July 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Alfonso López, Bucaramanga | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Linda Caicedo (Colombia) | ||||||
| Referee | Laura Fortunato (Argentina) | ||||||
| Attendance | 28,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy 23 °C (73 °F) 87% humidity | ||||||
The 2022 Copa América Femenina Final was a football match on 30 July 2022 that took place at Estadio Alfonso López in Bucaramanga, Colombia, to determine the winners of 2022 Copa América Femenina. The match took place between hosts Colombia and Brazil.
Brazil defeated 1–0 Colombia to win their 8th title.[1] As winners, they competed in the inaugural 2023 Women's Finalissima against England, winners of UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[2]
Venue
[edit]The final match of the tournament was held in Estadio Alfonso López at the city of Bucaramanga. With the capacity of only 28,000, the stadium had never hosted any major football tournament, except being the home of Atlético Bucaramanga, a top division club of Colombia's Categoría Primera A. Despite its lack of importance and small size, the stadium was selected to host the final match of the competition.[3] The choice stirred much controversies due to its inferior standard for the final of a continental tournament.
Route to the final
[edit]| Colombia | Round | Brazil | ||
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| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
 Paraguay
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4–2 | Match 1 |  Argentina
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4–0 |
 Bolivia
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3–0 | Match 2 |  Uruguay
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3–0 |
 Ecuador
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2–1 | Match 3 |  Venezuela
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4–0 |
 Chile
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4–0 | Match 4 |  Peru
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6–0 |
| Group A winners | Final standings | Group B winners | ||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| Argentina
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1–0 | Semi-finals | Paraguay
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2–0 |
Colombia
[edit]As the host of the tournament, Colombia was effectively drawn into the Group A, sharing with Ecuador, Chile, Paraguay and Bolivia. The Colombians made their group stage (played in Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali) route smoothly at the beginning by beating Paraguay 4–2, before easily surpassed a weaker Bolivian side 3–0.[4][5] The Colombians then faced a sterner Ecuadorian side, and only managed to snatch the win thanked to Linda Caicedo, all came at the first half as it finished 2–1.[6] Colombia finally demolished Chile 4–0, guaranteeing the first place of the group and kicking Chile out of the knockout stage.[7] In the semi-finals, Colombia had a hard time against Argentina, only snatching a 1–0 win thanks to Linda Caicedo again to book a place in the final and qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, as Colombia aimed to win its first ever trophy after finishing second twice.[8]
Brazil
[edit]The most decorated team in the tournament, having won it seven times, including the recent 2018 edition, Brazil was drawn in Group B with the other South American champions Argentina, as well as Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, Brazil proved too powerful for the group stage; the Brazilians easily dispatched Argentina 4–0 in the first match, before settled another easy 3–0 win over Uruguay.[9][10] With Brazil not playing in Matchday 3, the team returned to action in Matchday 4 against Venezuela, as the Brazilians again proved its domination with a 4–0 win.[11] With the top of the table assured, Brazil obliterated a weak Peru side 6–0 to conquer the group undefeated and conceding no goal.[12] In the semi-finals, Brazil had a more difficult game against a stern Paraguay, but managed to win 2–0 nonetheless, to match to the final with a perfect winning record and conceding none, as well as qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[13]
Match
[edit]Carolina Arias (Colombia) was suspended by CONMEBOL due to violation of health protocols and was excluded from the final.[14]
Details
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     Brazil
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
[edit]- ^ "Brasil conquista su octava estrella en la CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 30 July 2022.
- ^ "UEFA and CONMEBOL launch new intercontinental events". UEFA. 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Bucaramanga está lista para la Copa América Femenina" (in Spanish). Alcaldía de Bucaramanga. 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Colombia 4 - 2 Paraguay: Resultado, resumen y goles" (in Spanish). As Colombia. 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Colombia goleó a Bolivia y se afianzó en el liderato, en la Copa América" (in Spanish). El Colombiano. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Colombia venció 2-1 a Ecuador y domina el grupo A de la Copa" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Copa América Femenina: Colombia goleó 4-0 a Chile y ganó el Grupo A" (in Spanish). El Espectador. 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Colombia 1-0 Argentina – La Tricolor logra el paso a la gran final de la Copa América Femenina: reviva los mejores momentos" (in Spanish). Semana. 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Brazil thump Argentina in Copa América Femenina opener". Inside the games. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "¡Brasil no cree en nadie! Segunda goleada para afianzarse en la cima" (in Spanish). Futbolred. 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Debinha scores brace as Brazil thrash Venezuela 4-0 in Copa América Femenina". Inside the games. 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Selección peruana cayó 6-0 ante Brasil y quedó eliminada de la Copa América Femenina 2022" (in Spanish). Infobae. 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Brasil gana 2-0 a Paraguay y se medirá a Colombia en la final de la Copa América Femenina" (in Spanish). France 24. 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Carolina Arias, afuera de la Copa América: 'Por terceros salí afectada'" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Jugadora del Partido" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL Copa América 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-31.