2024 Copa América Group B Explained

Group B of the 2024 Copa América was one of four groups in the first stage of the tournament. The tournament involved national teams from CONMEBOL (South America) but also includes invited teams from the CONCACAF region (North, Central America and the Caribbean), that qualified via the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League.^[1]

The group was made up of Mexico from CONCACAF, Ecuador and Venezuela, both from CONMEBOL, and Jamaica from CONCACAF.^[2] The draw for the groups was conducted on December 7, 2023, with Mexico being previously seeded into the group.^[3] The group's matches took place from June 22–30 at six venues in six U.S. cities.^[4]

The top two teams, following a round-robin of three matches per team, advanced to the quarterfinals.^[5]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Appearances		Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
					Total	Last		November 2023	June 2024
B1 (seed)	style=white-space:nowrap		1		2023–24 CNL A semifinalist			(1993 and 2001)	14	15
B2	style=white-space:nowrap		2		Automatic qualifier			(1959 and 1993)	32	30
B3	style=white-space:nowrap		3	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier			(2011)	49	54
B4	style=white-space:nowrap		4	CONCACAF	2023–24 CNL A semifinalist			(2015 and 2016)	55	53

Notes

Standings

In the quarterfinals,

• The winners of Group B, Venezuela, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Canada.
• The runners-up of Group B, Ecuador, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Argentina.

Matches

All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.^{[6] [4]}

Ecuador vs Venezuela

The two teams had faced each other 32 times previously,^[7] including four Copa América group stage matches: the 6–1 and 4–0 wins for Ecuador in 1993 and 2001, a 1–0 victory for Venezuela in 2011 and a 2–2 draw in 2021.^{[8] [9]} Their most recent meeting was a goalless draw on Venezuelan soil in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in November 2023.^[10]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Alexander Domínguez RB 17 Ángelo Preciado CB 2 Félix Torres CB 6 Willian Pacho LB 3 Piero Hincapié CM 21 Alan Franco CM 23 Moisés Caicedo RW 9 John Yeboah AM 10 Kendry Páez LW 16 Jeremy Sarmiento CF 13 Enner Valencia (c) Substitutions: FW 11 MF 8 MF 14 FW 19 Manager: Félix Sánchez

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Rafael Romo RB 21 Alexander González CB 2 Nahuel Ferraresi CB 3 Yordan Osorio LB 15 Miguel Navarro CM 13 José Andrés Martínez CM 6 Yangel Herrera RW 11 Darwin Machís AM 18 Cristian Cásseres Jr. LW 10 Yeferson Soteldo CF 23 Salomón Rondón (c) Substitutions: FW 9 MF 25 MF 7 FW 19 MF 8 Manager: Fernando Batista

Man of the Match: Salomón Rondón (Venezuela)^[11] Assistant referees ^[12] Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Jhon León (Colombia) Fourth official Kevin Ortega (Peru) Fifth official Michael Orué (Peru) Video assistant referee Juan Lara (Chile) Assistant video assistant referee Edson Cisternas (Chile)

Mexico vs Jamaica

The two teams had met 28 times previously (all in competitive events), including Mexico's 2–0 group stage win at the Copa América Centenario in 2016, which was the only previous meeting between the two sides in the Copa América.^[13] Their most recent encounter was a 3–0 semifinal victory for Mexico in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[14]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Julio González RB 2 Jorge Sánchez CB 3 César Montes CB 5 Johan Vásquez LB 6 CM 4 Edson Álvarez (c) CM 24 Luis Chávez RW 15 Uriel Antuna AM 17 Orbelín Pineda LW 9 Julián Quiñones CF 11 Santiago Giménez Substitutions: MF 7 FW 22 MF 8 MF 25 MF 14 Manager: Jaime Lozano

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Jahmali Waite CB 6 Di'Shon Bernard CB 15 Joel Latibeaudiere CB 5 Ethan Pinnock RM 2 Dexter Lembikisa CM 10 Bobby Decordova-Reid (c) CM 14 Kasey Palmer LM 22 Greg Leigh AM 11 Shamar Nicholson AM 7 Demarai Gray CF 9 Michail Antonio Substitutions: DF 17 DF 3 FW 20 FW 8 Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson

Man of the Match: Gerardo Arteaga (Mexico) Assistant referees Corey Parker (United States) Kyle Atkins (United States) Fourth official Tori Penso (United States) Fifth official Brooke Mayo (United States) Video assistant referee Armando Villarreal (United States) Assistant video assistant referee Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Ecuador vs Jamaica

The two teams had met in four previous matches, all of them friendlies, with three wins for Ecuador and one draw. The most recent was a 2–0 Ecuadorian victory in September 2018.^{[15] [16] [17]}

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Alexander Domínguez (c) RB 17 Ángelo Preciado CB 2 Félix Torres CB 6 LB 3 Piero Hincapié CM 21 Alan Franco CM 23 Moisés Caicedo RW 9 AM 10 LW 16 CF 11 Substitutions: MF 14 FW 19 MF 8 MF 20 Manager: Félix Sánchez

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Jahmali Waite CB 6 CB 15 CB 5 Ethan Pinnock RM 2 CM 17 Damion Lowe (c) CM 14 Kasey Palmer LM 22 Greg Leigh AM 11 AM 10 Bobby Decordova-Reid CF 9 Michail Antonio Substitutions: FW 7 DF 3 FW 8 MF 16 FW 20 Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson

Man of the Match: Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) Assistant referees ^[18] José Retamal (Chile) Juan Serrano (Chile) Fourth official Yael Falcón (Argentina) Fifth official Facundo Rodríguez (Argentina) Video assistant referee Nicolás Gallo (Colombia) Assistant video assistant referee Derlis López (Paraguay)

Venezuela vs Mexico

The two teams had met 12 times previously,^[19] including three Copa América group stage matches with two victories for Mexico in 1995 and 1999, both by a 3–1 score, and a 1–1 draw in 2016.^[20] Their most recent meeting was Mexico's 3–1 win in a friendly game held in June 2019 and overall, Venezuela’s third win since an encounter between the two in August 1982.^[21]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Rafael Romo RB 4 Jon Aramburu CB 2 CB 3 Yordan Osorio LB 15 CM 13 José Andrés Martínez CM 6 RW 25 AM 7 LW 10 CF 23 Salomón Rondón (c) Substitutions: MF 18 MF 11 DF 20 FW 9 DF 14 Manager: Fernando Batista

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Julio González RB 2 Jorge Sánchez CB 3 César Montes (c) CB 5 Johan Vásquez LB 6 Gerardo Arteaga CM 7 Luis Romo CM 24 Luis Chávez RW 15 AM 8 LW 9 CF 11 Substitutions: DF 19 FW 22 FW 10 FW 21 MF 17 Manager: Jaime Lozano

Man of the Match: Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) Assistant referees Danilo Manis (Brazil) Rodrigo Correa (Brazil) Fourth official Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) Fifth official Bruno Pires (Brazil) Video assistant referee Pablo Gonçalves (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referee Eduardo Britos (Paraguay)

Mexico vs Ecuador

The two teams had met 23 times previously, including five matches in the Copa América with three victories for Mexico, one for Ecuador and one draw.^{[22] [23]} Mexico's 2–0 semifinal win in 1993 was followed by a 1–1 quarterfinal draw in 1997, with Mexico winning 4–2 on penalties. Three group stage matches followed, with two 2–1 wins for Mexico in 2004 and 2007 and a 2–1 win for Ecuador in 2015.^[24] The sides most recently met in a friendly in June 2022, which ended in a goalless draw.^[25]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Julio González RB 2 CB 3 César Montes (c) CB 5 LB 6 CM 17 CM 7 CM 24 RF 21 CF 11 Santiago Giménez LF 9 Substitutions: FW 22 FW 15 MF 14 MF 16 FW 10 Manager: Jaime Lozano

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Alexander Domínguez RB 17 CB 2 Félix Torres CB 6 Willian Pacho LB 3 Piero Hincapié CM 21 Alan Franco CM 23 AM 10 AM 16 CF 11 CF 13 Enner Valencia (c) Substitutions: MF 11 MF 15 MF 8 DF 24 Manager: Félix Sánchez

Man of the Match: Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) Assistant referees ^[26] Luis Ventura (Guatemala) Brooke Mayo (United States) Fourth official Tori Penso (United States) Fifth official Kathryn Nesbitt (United States) Video assistant referee Silvio Trucco (Argentine) Assistant video assistant referee Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile)

Jamaica vs Venezuela

The two teams had met six times previously, including Venezuela's 1–0 group stage victory at the Copa América Centenario in 2016, which had also been their last meeting.^{[27] [28]} The other five matches were all friendlies, with two wins per side and one draw.^[29]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Jahmali Waite CB 15 CB 3 CB 5 Ethan Pinnock RM 12 CM 17 Damion Lowe (c) CM 14 Kasey Palmer LM 21 Jon Bell AM 20 AM 7 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 8 FW 11 MF 16 DF 4 MF 18 Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Rafael Romo RB 21 Alexander González CB 3 Yordan Osorio CB 20 Wilker Ángel LB 4 CM 13 José Andrés Martínez CM 6 RW 25 Eduard Bello AM 16 LW 11 CF 23 Salomón Rondón (c) Substitutions: MF 10 MF 8 MF 24 FW 19 DF 14 Manager: Fernando Batista

Man of the Match: Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) Assistant referees Daniele Bindoni (Italy) Alberto Tegoni (Italy) Fourth official Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) Fifth official Miguel Roldán (Colombia) Video assistant referee Marco Di Bello (Italy) Assistant video assistant referee Aleandro Di Paolo (Italy)

External links

• • 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América at CONMEBOL.com

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