2021 Copa América Group A
Group A of the 2021 Copa América, also referred to as the South Zone, took place from 14 to 28 June 2021 in Brazil.[1] The group consisted of former co-hosts Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.[2] It would also have included guests Australia before their withdrawal on 23 February 2021.[3]
Originally, Group A was scheduled to be played from 12 to 30 June 2020.[4] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[5]
On 30 May 2021, Argentina was removed as co-host due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams
[edit]| Draw position | Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings May 2021 |
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| A1 |  Argentina |
43rd | Winners (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (A), 1991, 1993) | 8 |
| A2 |  Bolivia |
28th | Winners (1963) | 81 |
| A3 |  Uruguay |
45th | Winners (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959 (E), 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011) | 9 |
| A4 |  Chile |
40th | Winners (2015, 2016) | 19 |
| A5 |  Paraguay |
38th | Winners (1953, 1979) | 35 |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uruguay
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Paraguay
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Chile
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Bolivia
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals:[6]
- The winners of Group A, Argentina, advanced to play the fourth-placed team of Group B, Ecuador.
- The runners-up of Group A, Uruguay, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group B, Colombia.
- The third-placed team of Group A, Paraguay, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Peru.
- The fourth-placed team of Group A, Chile, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Brazil.
Matches
[edit]The original 2020 schedule and kick-off times were announced on 3 December 2019 and 4 March 2020 respectively.[4][7] The new 2021 schedule was announced on 13 August 2020.[1][8] Following the withdrawal of Australia, the shortened schedule was announced on 15 March 2021.[9][10] The final match schedule with Brazil as host country was announced on 2 June 2021.[11]
Matchday 1
[edit]Argentina vs Chile
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Messi  33' |
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Paraguay vs Bolivia
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Matchday 2
[edit]Chile vs Bolivia
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Argentina vs Uruguay
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Matchday 3
[edit]Uruguay vs Chile
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Argentina vs Paraguay
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Matchday 4
[edit]Bolivia vs Uruguay
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Man of the Match:
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Chile vs Paraguay
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Matchday 5
[edit]Uruguay vs Paraguay
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Bolivia vs Argentina
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Discipline
[edit]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 (Regulations Article 10):[6]
- 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.
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –7 | ||||
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2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –12 | ||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | ||||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –8 | ||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –7 | ||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Football Australia confirms Socceroos' withdrawal from Copa America". Football Australia. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Reglamento CONMEBOL Copa América 2021" (PDF) (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. 15 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "¡El fixture de La CONMEBOL Copa América 2021!". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 June 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (14 June 2021). "Lionel Messi, con un golazo de tiro libre, fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "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 [@CopaAmerica] (14 June 2021). "Alejandro Romero Gamarra, quien abrió el marcador para 🇵🇾, es el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (18 June 2021). "Cuando no marca, sale figura Eduardo Vargas fue el Jugador del Partido frente a Bolivia" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "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 [@CopaAmerica] (18 June 2021). "Messi fue elegido el Mejor Jugador del Partido en el clásico del Río de la Plata" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (21 June 2021). "@CharlesAranguiz 🇨🇱 fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (21 June 2021). "Con una asistencia magistral, Ángel Di María 🇦🇷 fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (24 June 2021). "Nahitan Nández es el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (24 June 2021). "Miguel Almirón fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (28 June 2021). "Rodrigo Bentancur fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "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 [@CopaAmerica] (28 June 2021). "Lionel Messi fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Copa América 2021, CONMEBOL.com