The Group C of the 1999 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the
1999 Copa América. It comprised
Argentina,
Colombia,
Ecuador, and
Uruguay. Group play began on July 1 and ended on July 7.
Colombia won the group and faced
Chile, the best third-placed finisher, in the quarterfinals. Argentina finished second and faced
Brazil, the winners of
Group B, in the quarterfinals. Uruguay finished third and faced
Paraguay, the winner of
Group A, in the quarterfinals. Ecuador finished fourth in the group and was eliminated from the tournament.
In this match
Martín Palermo missed 3 penalties, one was saved by
Miguel Calero. Colombia were also awarded two penalties, they scored one and missed one. So from a total of 5 penalties in this game, 4 were missed.