2021 Copa América Group B

Group B of the 2021 Copa América, also referred to as the North Zone, took place from 13 to 27 June 2021 in Brazil.^[1] The group consisted of defending champions and hosts Brazil, former co-hosts Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.^[2] It would also have included guests Qatar before their withdrawal on 23 February 2021.^[3]

Originally, Group B was scheduled to be played from 13 June to 1 July 2020.^[4] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.^[5]

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.^[6]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings May 2021
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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:^[7]

• 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.^[4][8] The new 2021 schedule was announced on 13 August 2020.^[1][9] Following the withdrawal of Qatar, the shortened schedule was announced on 15 March 2021.^[10][11] The final match schedule with Brazil as host country was announced on 2 June 2021.^[12]

All match times listed are local, BRT (UTC−3). Cuiabá is located in a different time zone, AMT (UTC−4), the local time is also given.

Matchday 1

Brazil vs Venezuela

13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)

18:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Brazil	3–0	Venezuela
Marquinhos 23' Neymar 64' (pen.) Gabriel Barbosa 89'	Report

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Brazil

Venezuela

GK 1 Alisson Becker RB 2 Danilo CB 14 Éder Militão CB 4 Marquinhos LB 16 Renan Lodi  38'  46' CM 17 Lucas Paquetá  46' CM 5 Casemiro (c) CM 8 Fred  86' RF 9 Gabriel Jesus  86' CF 7 Richarlison  65' LF 10 Neymar Substitutions: DF 6 Alex Sandro  46' MF 11 Éverton Ribeiro  46' FW 21 Gabriel Barbosa  66'  65' MF 15 Fabinho  86' FW 18 Vinícius Júnior  86' Manager: Tite

GK 12 Joel Graterol CB 28 Adrián Martínez CB 8 Francisco La Mantía CB 14 Luis Mago  80' RWB 21 Alexander González  90+2' LWB 27 Yohán Cumana RM 13 José Andrés Martínez CM 5 Júnior Moreno CM 24 Bernaldo Manzano  69'  77' LM 23 Cristian Cásseres Jr.  84' CF 9 Fernando Aristeguieta (c)  77' Substitutions: MF 25 Richard Celis  77' FW 11 Sergio Córdova  77' MF 26 Edson Castillo  84' DF 20 Ronald Hernández  90+2' Manager: José Peseiro

Assistant referees:[13] Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay) Martín Soppi (Uruguay) Fourth official: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

Colombia vs Ecuador

13 June 2021 (2021-06-13)

20:00 AMT (UTC−4)

Colombia	1–0	Ecuador
Cardona 42'	Report

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Colombia

Ecuador

GK 1 David Ospina (c) RB 16 Daniel Muñoz  79' CB 13 Yerry Mina CB 3 Óscar Murillo  82' LB 17 Yairo Moreno  45+5' RM 11 Juan Cuadrado CM 5 Wilmar Barrios CM 15 Mateus Uribe  25'  61' LM 10 Edwin Cardona  82' CF 18 Rafael Santos Borré  90' CF 19 Miguel Borja  61' Substitutions: DF 6 William Tesillo  45+5' MF 21 Sebastián Pérez  61' FW 7 Duván Zapata  61' DF 23 Davinson Sánchez  82' MF 8 Gustavo Cuéllar  82' Manager: Reinaldo Rueda

GK 12 Pedro Ortíz RB 17 Ángelo Preciado CB 4 Robert Arboleda CB 3 Piero Hincapié LB 7 Pervis Estupiñán RM 19 Gonzalo Plata  69' CM 20 Jhegson Méndez CM 23 Moisés Caicedo  80' LM 8 Fidel Martínez  59' CF 11 Michael Estrada  69' CF 13 Enner Valencia (c)  87' Substitutions: FW 15 Ángel Mena  59' MF 18 Ayrton Preciado  69' FW 26 Jordy Caicedo  69' MF 10 Damián Díaz  80' Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Assistant referees:[13] Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) Gabriel Chade (Argentina) Fourth official: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Matchday 2

Colombia vs Venezuela

17 June 2021 (2021-06-17)

18:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Colombia	0–0	Venezuela
	Report

Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Eber Aquino (Paraguay)

Colombia

Venezuela

GK 1 David Ospina (c) RB 16 Daniel Muñoz CB 13 Yerry Mina CB 23 Davinson Sánchez LB 6 William Tesillo RM 11 Juan Cuadrado  77' CM 5 Wilmar Barrios CM 15 Mateus Uribe  82' LM 10 Edwin Cardona  62' CF 9 Luis Muriel  62' CF 7 Duván Zapata  73' Substitutions: MF 27 Jaminton Campaz  62' FW 14 Luis Díaz  90+4'  62' FW 19 Miguel Borja  73' Manager: Reinaldo Rueda

GK 1 Wuilker Faríñez CB 28 Adrián Martínez CB 8 Francisco La Mantía  55' CB 14 Luis Mago RWB 21 Alexander González  89' LWB 27 Yohán Cumana  86' RM 13 José Andrés Martínez  81' CM 5 Júnior Moreno CM 24 Bernaldo Manzano  59' LM 23 Cristian Cásseres Jr.  89' CF 9 Fernando Aristeguieta (c)  51'  83' Substitutions: MF 6 Yangel Herrera  77'  59' FW 11 Sergio Córdova  83' DF 20 Ronald Hernández  89' MF 26 Edson Castillo  89' Manager: José Peseiro

Man of the Match: Wuilker Faríñez (Venezuela)[14] Assistant referees:[15] Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay) Fourth official: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay) Video assistant referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) Assistant video assistant referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Brazil vs Peru

17 June 2021 (2021-06-17)

21:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Brazil	4–0	Peru
Alex Sandro 12' Neymar 68' Ribeiro 89' Richarlison 90+3'	Report

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Brazil

Peru

GK 23 Ederson RB 2 Danilo  84' CB 14 Éder Militão CB 3 Thiago Silva (c) LB 6 Alex Sandro  77' RM 9 Gabriel Jesus  59'  72' CM 15 Fabinho CM 8 Fred LM 19 Everton  46' CF 21 Gabriel Barbosa  46' CF 10 Neymar Substitutions: MF 11 Éverton Ribeiro  46' FW 7 Richarlison  46' MF 20 Roberto Firmino  72' DF 16 Renan Lodi  77' DF 13 Emerson Royal  84' Manager: Tite

GK 1 Pedro Gallese (c) RB 3 Aldo Corzo CB 15 Christian Ramos  23' CB 2 Luis Abram LB 16 Marcos López CM 13 Renato Tapia CM 19 Yoshimar Yotún  44'  74' RW 18 André Carrillo AM 8 Sergio Peña  67' LW 10 Christian Cueva  74' CF 9 Gianluca Lapadula  67' Substitutions: MF 17 Luis Iberico  67' FW 11 Alex Valera  67' MF 7 Martín Távara  82'  74' MF 23 Alexis Arias  74' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: Neymar (Brazil)[16] Assistant referees:[15] Gabriel Chade (Argentina) Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) Fourth official: Facundo Tello (Argentina) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)

Matchday 3

Venezuela vs Ecuador

20 June 2021 (2021-06-20)

18:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Venezuela	2–2	Ecuador
Castillo 51' Hernández 90+1'	Report	Ay. Preciado 39' Plata 71'

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Venezuela

Ecuador

GK 1 Wuilker Faríñez CB 4 José Manuel Velázquez CB 28 Adrián Martínez CB 14 Luis Mago RWB 21 Alexander González LWB 27 Yohán Cumana  77' RM 13 José Andrés Martínez  77' CM 5 Júnior Moreno  82' CM 26 Edson Castillo LM 23 Cristian Cásseres Jr.  82' CF 9 Fernando Aristeguieta (c)  57' Substitutions: FW 11 Sergio Córdova  57' DF 20 Ronald Hernández  77' FW 15 Jan Carlos Hurtado  77' MF 24 Bernaldo Manzano  82' MF 25 Richard Celis  82' Manager: José Peseiro

GK 12 Pedro Ortíz RB 17 Ángelo Preciado  45+3' CB 4 Robert Arboleda CB 3 Piero Hincapié LB 7 Pervis Estupiñán RM 15 Ángel Mena  68' CM 20 Jhegson Méndez  67' CM 23 Moisés Caicedo  81' LM 18 Ayrton Preciado  88' CF 9 Leonardo Campana CF 13 Enner Valencia (c)  21'  83' Substitutions: MF 6 Christian Noboa  67' MF 19 Gonzalo Plata  68' MF 21 Alan Franco  83' MF 8 Fidel Martínez  88' Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match: Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador)[17] Assistant referees:[18] Christian Schiemann (Chile) Claudio Ríos (Chile) Fourth official: Leodán Gonzalez (Uruguay) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)

Colombia vs Peru

20 June 2021 (2021-06-20)

21:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Colombia	1–2	Peru
Borja 53' (pen.)	Report	Peña 17' Mina 64' (o.g.)

Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Colombia

Peru

GK 1 David Ospina (c) RB 2 Stefan Medina  81' CB 13 Yerry Mina CB 23 Davinson Sánchez LB 6 William Tesillo CM 5 Wilmar Barrios CM 21 Sebastián Pérez  60' RW 11 Juan Cuadrado AM 10 Edwin Cardona  70' LW 7 Duván Zapata  61' CF 19 Miguel Borja  29' Substitutions: MF 8 Gustavo Cuéllar  60' FW 9 Luis Muriel  61' FW 28 Yimmi Chará  70' FW 20 Alfredo Morelos  81' Manager: Reinaldo Rueda

GK 1 Pedro Gallese  51' RB 3 Aldo Corzo CB 15 Christian Ramos CB 22 Alexander Callens LB 16 Marcos López CM 13 Renato Tapia CM 19 Yoshimar Yotún (c) RW 18 André Carrillo  43' AM 8 Sergio Peña  83' LW 10 Christian Cueva  90+2' CF 9 Gianluca Lapadula  83' Substitutions: MF 14 Wilder Cartagena  83' FW 20 Santiago Ormeño  83' MF 24 Raziel García  90+2' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: Renato Tapia (Peru)[19] Assistant referees:[18] Martín Soppi (Uruguay) Edwar Saavedra (Bolivia) Fourth official: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Video assistant referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referee: Daniel Fedorczuk (Uruguay)

Matchday 4

Ecuador vs Peru

23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)

18:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Ecuador	2–2	Peru
Tapia 23' (o.g.) Ay. Preciado 45+3'	Report	Lapadula 49' Carrillo 54'

Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Ecuador

Peru

GK 1 Hernán Galíndez RB 17 Ángelo Preciado CB 4 Robert Arboleda (c) CB 3 Piero Hincapié  57' LB 7 Pervis Estupiñán RM 21 Alan Franco  82' CM 20 Jhegson Méndez  81' CM 23 Moisés Caicedo LM 18 Ayrton Preciado  90+2' SS 10 Damián Díaz  64' CF 9 Leonardo Campana  64' Substitutions: FW 11 Michael Estrada  64' FW 15 Ángel Mena  64' MF 6 Christian Noboa  81' FW 26 Jordy Caicedo  82' MF 8 Fidel Martínez  90+2' Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

GK 1 Pedro Gallese (c) RB 3 Aldo Corzo CB 15 Christian Ramos  88' CB 22 Alexander Callens LB 6 Miguel Trauco CM 13 Renato Tapia CM 19 Yoshimar Yotún  90+3' RW 18 André Carrillo AM 8 Sergio Peña  78' LW 10 Christian Cueva  86' CF 9 Gianluca Lapadula  78' Substitutions: MF 14 Wilder Cartagena  78' FW 20 Santiago Ormeño  78' DF 5 Miguel Araujo  86' FW 17 Luis Iberico  90+3' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: Gianluca Lapadula (Peru)[20] Assistant referees:[21] Diego Barbero (Spain) Ángel Nevado (Spain) Fourth official: Patricio Loustau (Argentina) Video assistant referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain) Assistant video assistant referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)

Brazil vs Colombia

23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)

21:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Brazil	2–1	Colombia
Firmino 78' Casemiro 90+10'	Report	Díaz 10'

Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Brazil

Colombia

GK 12 Weverton RB 2 Danilo CB 4 Marquinhos (c) CB 3 Thiago Silva LB 6 Alex Sandro  14'  62' RM 11 Éverton Ribeiro  27'  46' CM 5 Casemiro CM 8 Fred  68' LM 7 Richarlison  77' CF 9 Gabriel Jesus  77' CF 10 Neymar  87' Substitutions: FW 20 Roberto Firmino  46' DF 16 Renan Lodi  62' MF 17 Lucas Paquetá  68' FW 19 Everton  77' FW 21 Gabriel Barbosa  77' Manager: Tite

GK 1 David Ospina (c)  81' RB 16 Daniel Muñoz CB 13 Yerry Mina CB 23 Davinson Sánchez LB 6 William Tesillo RM 11 Juan Cuadrado  70' CM 5 Wilmar Barrios  90+9' CM 15 Mateus Uribe LM 14 Luis Díaz  90+1' CF 18 Rafael Santos Borré  64' CF 7 Duván Zapata  64' Substitutions: MF 8 Gustavo Cuéllar  90+12'  64' FW 19 Miguel Borja  64' DF 3 Óscar Murillo  90+1' Manager: Reinaldo Rueda

Man of the Match: Luis Díaz (Colombia)[22] Assistant referees:[21] Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina) José Antelo (Bolivia) Fourth official: Leodán González (Uruguay) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

Matchday 5

Brazil vs Ecuador

27 June 2021 (2021-06-27)

18:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Brazil	1–1	Ecuador
Militão 37'	Report	Mena 53'

Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Brazil

Ecuador

GK 1 Alisson Becker RB 13 Emerson Royal CB 14 Éder Militão CB 4 Marquinhos (c) LB 16 Renan Lodi  49' CM 15 Fabinho CM 25 Douglas Luiz  63' RW 17 Lucas Paquetá  78' AM 20 Roberto Firmino  63' LW 19 Everton  78' CF 21 Gabriel Barbosa Substitutions: DF 2 Danilo  49' MF 5 Casemiro  63' FW 18 Vinícius Júnior  63' MF 11 Éverton Ribeiro  78' FW 7 Richarlison  78' Manager: Tite

GK 1 Hernán Galíndez RB 17 Ángelo Preciado CB 4 Robert Arboleda CB 3 Piero Hincapié LB 7 Pervis Estupiñán  83' RM 21 Alan Franco CM 20 Jhegson Méndez CM 23 Moisés Caicedo  17' LM 27 Diego Palacios  72' CF 13 Enner Valencia (c)  83' CF 18 Ayrton Preciado  84' Substitutions: FW 15 Ángel Mena  17' MF 19 Gonzalo Plata  72' FW 9 Leonardo Campana  83' DF 16 Mario Pineida  84' Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match: Enner Valencia (Ecuador)[23] Assistant referees:[24] Christian Schiemann (Chile) Claudio Ríos (Chile) Fourth official: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay) Video assistant referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Assistant video assistant referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

Venezuela vs Peru

27 June 2021 (2021-06-27)

18:00 BRT (UTC−3)

Venezuela	0–1	Peru
	Report	Carrillo 48'

Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Venezuela

Peru

GK 1 Wuilker Faríñez CB 2 Nahuel Ferraresi CB 3 Mikel Villanueva CB 14 Luis Mago RWB 16 Roberto Rosales (c)  69' LWB 20 Ronald Hernández  21' RM 7 Jefferson Savarino  59' CM 5 Júnior Moreno CM 26 Edson Castillo  69' LM 23 Cristian Cásseres Jr.  59' CF 11 Sergio Córdova  78' Substitutions: MF 13 José Andrés Martínez  59' MF 18 Rómulo Otero  59' DF 21 Alexander González  69' MF 10 Yeferson Soteldo  69' FW 15 Jan Carlos Hurtado  78' Manager: José Peseiro

GK 1 Pedro Gallese (c) RB 3 Aldo Corzo CB 5 Miguel Araujo CB 22 Alexander Callens  27' LB 6 Miguel Trauco CM 13 Renato Tapia  73' CM 19 Yoshimar Yotún RW 18 André Carrillo  73' AM 8 Sergio Peña LW 10 Christian Cueva  83' CF 9 Gianluca Lapadula  83' Substitutions: DF 2 Luis Abram  27' MF 14 Wilder Cartagena  73' MF 24 Raziel García  73' FW 11 Alex Valera  83' FW 20 Santiago Ormeño  83' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: André Carrillo (Peru)[25] Assistant referees:[24] Gabriel Chade (Argentina) Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay) Fourth official: Eber Aquino (Paraguay) Video assistant referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) Assistant video assistant referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

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:^[7]

• 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
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

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America, the match was played behind closed doors.