2019 Copa América Group C

Group C of the 2019 Copa América took place from 16 to 24 June 2019.^[1][2] The group consisted of title holders Chile, Ecuador, guests Japan of the AFC, and Uruguay.

Uruguay and Chile advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
					December 2018[nb 1]	June 2019
C1	Uruguay	1	44th	Winners (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959 (E), 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011)	7	8
C2	Ecuador	4	28th	Fourth place (1959 (E), 1993)	57	60
C3	Japan (invitee)	3	2nd	Group stage (1999)	50	28
C4	Chile	2	39th	Winners (2015, 2016)	13	16

Notes

1. The rankings of December 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
3	Japan	3	0	2	1	3	7	−4	2
4	Ecuador	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:^[3]

• The winners of Group C, Uruguay, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group A, Peru.
• The runners-up of Group C, Chile, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Colombia.

Matches

All match times listed are local, BRT (UTC−3).

Uruguay vs Ecuador

Uruguay	4–0	Ecuador
Lodeiro 6' Cavani 33' Suárez 44' Mina 78' (o.g.)	Report

16 June 2019 (2019-06-16)

19:00

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 13,611^[4]

Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Uruguay

Ecuador

GK 1 Fernando Muslera RB 22 Martín Cáceres CB 2 José Giménez  63' CB 3 Diego Godín (c) LB 17 Diego Laxalt DM 5 Matías Vecino  81' DM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur CM 8 Nahitan Nández  64' CM 7 Nicolás Lodeiro  14'  75' CF 21 Edinson Cavani CF 9 Luis Suárez Substitutions: MF 16 Gastón Pereiro  64' MF 14 Lucas Torreira  75' MF 15 Federico Valverde  81' Manager: Óscar Tabárez

GK 22 Alexander Domínguez RB 17 José Quintero  24' CB 2 Arturo Mina CB 21 Gabriel Achilier (c) LB 19 Beder Caicedo CM 15 Jefferson Intriago CM 18 Jefferson Orejuela RW 16 Antonio Valencia AM 10 Ángel Mena  29' LW 11 Ayrton Preciado  46' CF 13 Enner Valencia Substitutions: DF 4 Pedro Velasco  29' MF 7 Romario Ibarra  46' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

Man of the Match: Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)[5] Assistant referees:[6] Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil) Kléber Gil (Brazil) Fourth official: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Video assistant referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referees: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) Rodrigo Correa (Brazil)

Japan vs Chile

Japan	0–4	Chile
	Report	Pulgar 41' Vargas 54', 83' Sánchez 82'

17 June 2019 (2019-06-17)

20:00

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 23,253^[7]

Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

Japan

Chile

GK 23 Keisuke Osako CB 16 Takehiro Tomiyasu CB 3 Yuta Nakayama  21' CB 5 Naomichi Ueda RM 14 Teruki Hara  19' CM 21 Takefusa Kubo CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki (c) LM 2 Daiki Sugioka RF 9 Daizen Maeda  66' CF 13 Ayase Ueda  79' LF 10 Shoya Nakajima  66' Substitutions: MF 11 Koji Miyoshi  66' MF 20 Hiroki Abe  66' FW 18 Shinji Okazaki  79' Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

GK 1 Gabriel Arias RB 4 Mauricio Isla CB 17 Gary Medel (c) CB 3 Guillermo Maripán LB 15 Jean Beausejour CM 20 Charles Aránguiz CM 13 Erick Pulgar CM 8 Arturo Vidal  78' RF 6 José Pedro Fuenzalida  80' CF 11 Eduardo Vargas LF 7 Alexis Sánchez  87' Substitutions: MF 16 Pablo Hernández  78' DF 21 Óscar Opazo  90+2'  80' FW 19 Júnior Fernándes  87' Manager: Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match: Alexis Sánchez (Chile)[5] Assistant referees:[6] Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) Darío Gaona (Paraguay) Fourth official: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay) Video assistant referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) Assistant video assistant referees: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Wilmar Navarro (Colombia)

Uruguay vs Japan

Uruguay	2–2	Japan
Suárez 32' (pen.) Giménez 66'	Report	Miyoshi 25', 59'

20 June 2019 (2019-06-20)

20:00

Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre

Attendance: 39,733^[8]

Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia)

Uruguay

Japan

GK 1 Fernando Muslera RB 22 Martín Cáceres CB 2 José Giménez CB 3 Diego Godín (c) LB 17 Diego Laxalt  28' RM 8 Nahitan Nández  60' CM 14 Lucas Torreira CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur LM 7 Nicolás Lodeiro  73' CF 9 Luis Suárez CF 21 Edinson Cavani Substitutions: DF 4 Giovanni González  28' MF 10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta  60' MF 15 Federico Valverde  73' Manager: Óscar Tabárez

GK 1 Eiji Kawashima RB 19 Tomoki Iwata  87' CB 5 Naomichi Ueda  31' CB 16 Takehiro Tomiyasu LB 2 Daiki Sugioka RM 11 Koji Miyoshi  83' CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki (c) CM 4 Ko Itakura LM 10 Shoya Nakajima  78' CF 18 Shinji Okazaki CF 20 Hiroki Abe  67' Substitutions: FW 13 Ayase Ueda  67' MF 21 Takefusa Kubo  83' DF 22 Yugo Tatsuta  87' Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

Man of the Match: Koji Miyoshi (Japan)[5] Assistant referees:[9] Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Wilmar Navarro (Colombia) Fourth official: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Video assistant referee: Diego Haro (Peru) Assistant video assistant referees: Néstor Pitana (Argentina) Hernán Maidana (Argentina)

Ecuador vs Chile

Ecuador	1–2	Chile
E. Valencia 26' (pen.)	Report	Fuenzalida 8' Sánchez 51'

21 June 2019 (2019-06-21)

20:00

Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador

Attendance: 14,727^[10]

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Ecuador

Chile

GK 22 Alexander Domínguez RB 4 Pedro Velasco  90+6' CB 21 Gabriel Achilier  89' CB 3 Robert Arboleda  78' LB 6 Cristian Ramírez CM 23 Sebas Méndez  3'  60' CM 8 Carlos Gruezo  81' CM 18 Jefferson Orejuela RF 10 Ángel Mena  34'  82' CF 13 Enner Valencia (c) LF 7 Romario Ibarra  69' Substitutions: MF 16 Antonio Valencia  60' FW 9 Carlos Garcés  69' MF 11 Ayrton Preciado  82' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

GK 1 Gabriel Arias  44' RB 4 Mauricio Isla  82' CB 17 Gary Medel (c) CB 3 Guillermo Maripán LB 15 Jean Beausejour  52' CM 13 Erick Pulgar CM 20 Charles Aránguiz CM 8 Arturo Vidal  86'  90+2' RF 6 José Pedro Fuenzalida  70' CF 11 Eduardo Vargas  86' LF 7 Alexis Sánchez Substitutions: DF 5 Paulo Díaz  70' MF 16 Pablo Hernández  86' DF 18 Gonzalo Jara  90+2' Manager: Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match: Alexis Sánchez (Chile)[5] Assistant referees:[9] Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) Fourth official: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) Video assistant referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Assistant video assistant referees: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay) Jhon Alexander León (Colombia)

Chile vs Uruguay

Chile	0–1	Uruguay
	Report	Cavani 82'

24 June 2019 (2019-06-24)

20:00

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 57,442^[11]

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Chile

Uruguay

GK 1 Gabriel Arias RB 18 Gonzalo Jara  90' CB 17 Gary Medel (c)  55' CB 3 Guillermo Maripán LB 5 Paulo Díaz DM 13 Erick Pulgar RM 21 Óscar Opazo CM 16 Pablo Hernández CM 20 Charles Aránguiz LM 7 Alexis Sánchez CF 11 Eduardo Vargas  77' Substitutions: DF 2 Igor Lichnovsky  55' FW 19 Júnior Fernándes  77' FW 9 Nicolás Castillo  90' Manager: Reinaldo Rueda

GK 1 Fernando Muslera RB 4 Giovanni González  70' CB 2 José Giménez CB 3 Diego Godín (c) LB 22 Martín Cáceres RM 10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta  76' CM 15 Federico Valverde  90+2' CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur LM 7 Nicolás Lodeiro  46' CF 9 Luis Suárez CF 21 Edinson Cavani Substitutions: MF 8 Nahitan Nández  46' FW 20 Jonathan Rodríguez  76' DF 19 Sebastián Coates  90+2' Manager: Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match: Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)[5] Assistant referees:[12] Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil) Kléber Lúcio Gil (Brazil) Fourth official: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay) Video assistant referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referees: Arnaldo Samaniego (Paraguay) Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)

Ecuador vs Japan

Ecuador	1–1	Japan
Mena 35'	Report	Nakajima 15'

24 June 2019 (2019-06-24)

20:00

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte

Attendance: 7,623^[13]

Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Ecuador

Japan

GK 22 Alexander Domínguez RB 4 Pedro Velasco CB 2 Arturo Mina CB 3 Robert Arboleda  72' LB 6 Cristian Ramírez DM 8 Carlos Gruezo CM 18 Jefferson Orejuela CM 23 Sebas Méndez  46' RW 10 Ángel Mena  74' LW 7 Romario Ibarra  83' CF 13 Enner Valencia (c) Substitutions: MF 11 Ayrton Preciado  46' MF 20 Andrés Chicaiza  89'  74' MF 16 Antonio Valencia  83'  83' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

GK 1 Eiji Kawashima RB 19 Tomoki Iwata CB 5 Naomichi Ueda CB 16 Takehiro Tomiyasu  31' LB 2 Daiki Sugioka CM 7 Gaku Shibasaki (c) CM 4 Ko Itakura  88' RW 11 Koji Miyoshi  82' AM 10 Shoya Nakajima LW 21 Takefusa Kubo CF 18 Shinji Okazaki  66' Substitutions: FW 13 Ayase Ueda  66' MF 20 Hiroki Abe  82' FW 9 Daizen Maeda  88' Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

Man of the Match: Shoya Nakajima (Japan)[5] Assistant referees:[12] Luis Murillo (Venezuela) Rodrigo Correa (Brazil) Fourth official: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia) Video assistant referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referees: Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Jhon Alexander León (Colombia)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers 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:^[3]

• 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 were applied to a player in a single match.

Team	Match 1				Match 2				Match 3				Points
Uruguay	2								1				−3
Chile	1				4								−5
Japan	2				2				1				−5
Ecuador			1		5		1		3				−16