The knockout stage of the 2021 Copa América began on 2 July 2021 with the quarter-finals and ended on 10 July 2021 with the final at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.
[1] Originally, the knockout stage was scheduled to be played from 4 to 12 July 2020.
[2][3] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.
[5] In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes:[6] The top four placed teams from each group qualified for the knockout stage.
Man of the Match: Gianluca Lapadula (Peru)[7] Assistant referees:[8] Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay) Martín Soppi (Uruguay) Fourth official: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referees: Facundo Tello (Argentina) Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil)[9] Assistant referees:[8] Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) Gabriel Chade (Argentina) Fourth official: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador) Video assistant referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referees: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay) Christian Lescano (Ecuador) Man of the Match: David Ospina (Colombia)[10] Assistant referees:[8] Diego Barbero Sevilla (Spain) Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (Spain) Fourth official: Eber Aquino (Paraguay) Video assistant referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain) Assistant video assistant referees: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain) Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay) Man of the Match: Lionel Messi (Argentina)[11] Assistant referees:[8] Danilo Manis (Brazil) Bruno Pires (Brazil) Fourth official: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru) Video assistant referee: Wagner Reway (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referees: Rafael Traci (Brazil) Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil)[12] Assistant referees:[13] Christian Schiemann (Chile) Claudio Ríos (Chile) Fourth official: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) Fifth official: Edwar Saavedra (Bolivia) Video assistant referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) Assistant video assistant referees: Eber Aquino (Paraguay) Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay) Man of the Match: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina)[14] Assistant referees:[13] Carlos López (Venezuela) Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Fourth official: Juan Soto (Venezuela) Fifth official: Byron Romero (Ecuador) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Cristián Garay (Chile) Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) Man of the Match: Luis Díaz (Colombia)[15] Assistant referees:[16] Bruno Pires (Brazil) Danilo Manis (Brazil) Fourth official: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Video assistant referee: Wagner Reway (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referees: Rafael Traci (Brazil) Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) Leodán González (Uruguay) Man of the Match: Ángel Di María (Argentina)[18] Assistant referees:[19] Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay) Martín Soppi (Uruguay) Fourth official: Diego Haro (Peru) Fifth official: José Antelo (Bolivia) Video assistant referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referees: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay) Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Jhon Ospina (Colombia)