Group B of the 2021 Copa América, also referred to as the North Zone, took place from 13 to 27 June 2021 in Brazil. The group consisted of defending champions and hosts Brazil, former co-hosts Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru. It would also have included guests Qatar before their withdrawal on 23 February 2021.
Originally, Group B was scheduled to be played from 13 June to 1 July 2020. However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.
On 20 May 2021, due to security concerns amid protests against the government of President Iván Duque Márquez, Colombia was dropped as co-host of the tournament.
Teams
Draw position | Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings May 2021 |
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B1 | Brazil (hosts) | 37th | Winners (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019) | 3 |
B2 | Colombia | 23rd | Winners (2001) | 15 |
B3 | Venezuela | 19th | Fourth place (2011) | 30 |
B4 | Ecuador | 29th | Fourth place (1959 (E), 1993) | 53 |
B5 | Peru | 33rd | Winners (1939, 1975) | 27 |
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Peru | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
3 | Colombia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Ecuador | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
5 | Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 |
In the quarter-finals:
- The winners of Group B, Brazil, advanced to play the fourth-placed team of Group A, Chile.
- The runners-up of Group B, Peru, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group A, Paraguay.
- The third-placed team of Group B, Colombia, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Uruguay.
- The fourth-placed team of Group B, Ecuador, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Argentina.
Matches
The original 2020 schedule and kick-off times were announced on 3 December 2019 and 4 March 2020 respectively. The new 2021 schedule was announced on 13 August 2020. Following the withdrawal of Qatar, the shortened schedule was announced on 15 March 2021. The final match schedule with Brazil as host country was announced on 2 June 2021.
Matchday 1
Brazil vs Venezuela
Brazil | 3–0 | Venezuela |
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Colombia vs Ecuador
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Matchday 2
Colombia vs Venezuela
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Brazil vs Peru
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Matchday 3
Venezuela vs Ecuador
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Colombia vs Peru
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Matchday 4
Ecuador vs Peru
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Brazil vs Colombia
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Matchday 5
Brazil vs Ecuador
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Venezuela vs Peru
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Discipline
Fair play points were to be used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
Team | Matchday 1 | Matchday 2 | Matchday 3 | Matchday 4 | Matchday 5 | Points | |||||||||||||||
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Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6 | ||||
Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –14 | ||||
Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –8 | ||||
Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6 | ||||
Peru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6 |
Notes
- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America, the match was played behind closed doors.
References
- ^ "CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. CONMEBOL. 13 August 2020.
- "Quedaron definidos los grupos de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2020". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 December 2019.
- "Qatar not to feature in Copa America 2021". Qatar Football Association. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Programa de Partidos CONMEBOL Copa América 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. CONMEBOL. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Comunicado Oficial". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 17 March 2020.
- "CONMEBOL's Copa America mess: Argentina forced to pull out of hosting duties due to COVID-19 struggles". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Reglamento CONMEBOL Copa América 2021" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- "CONMEBOL Copa América 2020 schedule" (PDF). Colombian Football Federation. 4 March 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Calendario de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2021". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 13 August 2020.
- "La CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 ya tiene fixture definitivo". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 March 2021.
- "Schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. CONMEBOL. 15 March 2021.
- "¡El fixture de La CONMEBOL Copa América 2021!". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- CONMEBOL (17 June 2021). "Wuilker Faríñez fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- CONMEBOL (17 June 2021). "Neymar foi o Jogador da Partida diante do Peru" (Tweet) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- CONMEBOL (20 June 2021). "@Gonzalo_Plata20 🇪🇨 es el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- CONMEBOL (20 June 2021). "Renato Tapia 🇵🇪 fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- CONMEBOL (23 June 2021). "Gianluca Lapadula fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- CONMEBOL (23 June 2021). "Con su golazo, Luis Díaz fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- CONMEBOL (27 June 2021). "Enner Valencia fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- CONMEBOL (27 June 2021). "André Carrillo fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
- Official website
- Copa América 2021, CONMEBOL.com