2004 Copa América Group B Explained

Group B of the 2004 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2004 Copa América. It comprised Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, and Uruguay. Group play ran from 7 to 13 July 2004.

Mexico won the group and faced Brazil—the runners-up of Group C—in the quarter-finals. Argentina finished second and faced Peru—the runners-up of Group A—in the quarter-finals. Uruguay finished third and faced Paraguay, the winners of Group C, in the quarter-finals. Ecuador finished fourth in the group, and were eliminated from the tournament.

Standings

All times are in local, Peru Time .

Matches

Mexico vs Uruguay

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez RB 7 Octavio Valdez CB 4 CB 5 Duilio Davino LB 18 Salvador Carmona DM 20 DM 15 CM 8 Pável Pardo AM 19 Jaime Lozano CF 9 CF 17 Substitutions: FW 10 MF 21 DF 22 Manager: Ricardo La Volpe

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Luis Barbat RB 7 CB 2 Joe Bizera CB 4 Paolo Montero LB 3 Darío Rodríguez CM 8 CM 5 Marcelo Sosa RW 11 Cristian Rodríguez LW 21 CF 20 Carlos Bueno CF 9 Substitutions: MF 10 Juan Martín Parodi  FW 18 FW 22 Manager: Jorge Fossati

Argentina vs Ecuador

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri RB 8 Javier Zanetti CB 2 CB 6 Gabriel Heinze LB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín CM 5 Javier Mascherano CM 16 Lucho González AM 10 Andrés D'Alessandro RW 19 LW 18 CF 7 Substitutions: FW 21 FW 11 DF 14 Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Oswaldo Ibarra RB 4 CB 17 Giovanny Espinoza CB 3 Iván Hurtado LB 18 Néicer Reasco CM 20 CM 15 Marlon Ayoví AM 5 Alfonso Obregón RW 16 Cléber Chalá LW 6 Paúl Ambrosi CF 8 Substitutions: FW 7 FW 11 MF 19 Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

Uruguay vs Ecuador

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Luis Barbat RB 7 Gustavo Varela CB 2 Joe Bizera CB 4 LB 3 Darío Rodríguez CM 5 Marcelo Sosa CM 8 Omar Pouso RW 21 LW 11 CF 9 Darío Silva CF 20 Carlos Bueno Substitutions: FW 22 MF 6 FW 15 Manager: Jorge Fossati

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Oswaldo Ibarra RB 4 Ulises de la Cruz CB 3 Iván Hurtado CB 17 Giovanny Espinoza LB 18 CM 20 CM 5 Alfonso Obregón RW 16 LW 19 CF 10 Álex Aguinaga CF 11 Agustín Delgado Substitutions: FW 7 FW 8 Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

Argentina vs Mexico

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri RB 8 CB 2 CB 6 LB 3 CM 5 CM 16 AM 10 RW 19 LW 18 Kily González CF 7 Javier Saviola Substitutions: FW 11 FW 21 FW 9 Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez RB 20 Ricardo Osorio CB 18 Salvador Carmona  CB 4 Rafael Márquez CB 5 Duilio Davino LB 3 CM 8 CM 6 RW 21 Jesús Arellano LW 14 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 11 DF 22 MF 7 Manager: Ricardo La Volpe

Mexico vs Ecuador

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez RB 7 Octavio Valdez CB 2 Claudio Suárez CB 5 Duilio Davino LB 22 Héctor Altamirano DM 6 Gerardo Torrado DM 3 Omar Briceño CM 14 AM 21 CF 10 CF 17 Francisco Palencia Substitutions: MF 19 DF 16 FW 11 Manager: Ricardo La Volpe

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 RB 4 Ulises de la Cruz CB 3 Iván Hurtado CB 17 LB 18 Néicer Reasco CM 21 Leonardo Soledispa  CM 15 Marlon Ayoví RW 16 Cléber Chalá LW 10 CF 11 Agustín Delgado CF 13 Luis Saritama Substitutions: GK 22 FW 7 FW 9 Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

Argentina vs Uruguay

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri CB 2 CB 8 Javier Zanetti CB 6 Gabriel Heinze DM 5 RM 16 LM 14 AM 10 Andrés D'Alessandro RW 19 LW 18 Kily González CF 9 Luciano Figueroa Substitutions: FW 7 FW 11 DF 17 Manager: Marcelo Bielsa

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Luis Barbat RB 17 CB 6 Alejandro Lago CB 2 LB 3 Darío Rodríguez CM 15 Diego Pérez CM 5 RW 13 LW 16 Javier Delgado CF 21 Diego Forlán CF 22 Substitutions: DF 14 MF 11 FW 20 Manager: Jorge Fossati

External links

• Copa América 2004 Official Site