[1] Brazil and Spain, the two teams that won all seven previous tournaments, were eliminated in the round of 16 and quarter-finals respectively.

[12] After an inspection meeting in October 2014, four stadiums were confirmed, with Neiva allowed an extension to finish works,[13] before being removed as a venue later that month.

[16] A further inspection in January 2016 saw the removal of Ibagué as a host, meaning half of the cities in the initial bids proposal are confirmed, with the three remaining cites scheduled to accommodate two groups per stadia.

[29] The match schedule was officially confirmed on 5 February 2016, a week after the removal of Ibagué from the host cities.

However, for the third place match, no extra time shall be played and the winner shall be determined by kicks from the penalty mark.

[28] The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[28] The following awards were given for the tournament:[32][33] Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.