Description: The Copa Amrica 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.There is no qualifying for the final tournament. CONMEBOL's ten South American countries participate, along with two more invited countries, making a total of twelve teams competing in the tournament. Originally, Mexico and CONCACAF Champions Canada were invited.Prior to the tournament, three meetings were held by CONMEBOL authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia. They announced the cancellation of the tournament.[1] Venezuela offered to host the competition, but at the last minute, CONMEBOL decided to return the organization to Colombia, and the tournament was held on schedule.Complaining about the sudden reversal, and claiming that Argentine players had received death threats from terrorist groups, the Argentine Football Association decided to withdraw from the competition, in spite of long days of debate, during which Colombian authorities proposed to implement additional protection measures. Despite the general disappointment of the Argentine people, most Argentines considered that their reasons were genuine and the incident did not generate any significant disagreement inside that country, though the decision was criticized in Colombia and elsewhere.When the cancellation was announced Canada disbanded their training camp and Canadian players returned to their club teams. The Canadian Soccer Association announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament.Because Canada and Argentina withdrew, on July 6 and July 10 respectively, Costa Rica and Honduras were invited. The Honduras team was a last minute invitee and arrived with barely enough players on July 13, 2001 in an airplane provided by the Colombian Air Force after the tournament started and just few hours before its first game.Final2001-07-2916:30 Colombia 1 – 0 Mexico Estadio El Campn, BogotReferee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay) I. Crdoba Goal 65' (0 – 0) Copa Amrica 2001 Winners Flag of ColombiaColombiaFirst title Great quality DVD set with Spanish CommentaryShipping:All dvd's are shipped in a bubble mailer PLUS, a Clam shell case that are made of strong and durable clear polypropylene plastic. Ultra slim profile, lightweight construction, virtually unbreakable. Impact resistant, allowing disc protection during shipping and for future storage. Please e-mail me if you have any questions. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
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