2024 Copa América Group D Explained

Group D of the 2024 Copa América was one of four groups in the first stage of the tournament. The tournament involves 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 Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay, all three from CONMEBOL, and Costa Rica from CONCACAF.^[2] The draw for the groups was conducted on December 7, 2023, with Brazil being previously seeded into the group.^[3] The group's matches took place from June 24 to July 2 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
D1 (seed)	style=white-space:nowrap		1		Automatic qualifier			(Nine times, last in 2019)	5	4
D2	style=white-space:nowrap		2	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier			(2001)	15	12
D3	style=white-space:nowrap		3	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier			(1953 and 1979)	53	58
D4	style=white-space:nowrap		4		CONCACAF play-in round winners			(2001 and 2004)	52	52

Notes

Standings

In the quarterfinals:

• The winners of Group D, Colombia, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Panama.
• The runners-up of Group D, Brazil, advanced to play the winners of Group C, Uruguay.

Matches

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

Colombia vs Paraguay

The two teams had faced each other in 49 previous matches,^[7] including 11 times in the Copa América with an even record of five wins per side and one draw.^{[8] [9]} Their most recent meeting was a 1–0 away win for Colombia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in November 2023.^[10]

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width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Rodrigo Morínigo RB 25 CB 5 Fabián Balbuena (c) CB 3 Omar Alderete LB 4 Matías Espinoza CM 23 CM 14 CM 26 RF 10 CF 18 LF 19 Substitutions: MF 8 FW 24 FW 9 FW 11 MF 16 Manager:

Man of the Match: James Rodríguez (Colombia)^[11] Assistant referees ^[12] Juan Belatti (Argentina) Cristian Navarro (Argentina) Fourth official Ivo Méndez (Bolivia) Fifth official José Antelo (Bolivia) Video assistant referee Silvio Trucco (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile)

Brazil vs Costa Rica

The two teams had met 11 times previously with Brazil dominating with 10 wins to just one victory for Costa Rica.^[13] Two of those Brazilians wins came in Copa America group stage matches: 5–0 in 1997 and 4–1 in 2004.^{[14] [15]} Their last meeting had been in the 2018 FIFA World Cup with Brazil claiming a 2–0 group stage victory.^[16]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Alisson RB 2 Danilo (c) CB 3 CB 4 Marquinhos LB 16 Guilherme Arana CM 5 Bruno Guimarães CM 15 RW 11 AM 8 Lucas Paquetá LW 10 Rodrygo CF 7 Substitutions: FW 9 FW 20 FW 22 Manager: Dorival Júnior

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Patrick Sequeira CB 3 Jeyland Mitchell CB 4 Juan Pablo Vargas CB 15 Francisco Calvo (c) RWB 22 Haxzel Quirós LWB 11 CM 14 Orlando Galo CM 13 CM 10 CF 21 CF 9 Substitutions: MF 16 FW 17 FW 12 DF 8 DF 2 Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match: Patrick Sequeira (Costa Rica) Assistant referees Alberto Morín (Mexico) Marco Bisguerra (Mexico) Fourth official Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) Fifth official Alberto Ponte (Venezuela) Video assistant referee Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referee Erik Miranda (Mexico)

Colombia vs Costa Rica

The two teams had met 13 times previously,^{[17] [18]} including four matches at the Copa América with three wins for Colombia; 4–1 and 1–0 in the group stage of the 1997 and 2011 editions and 2–0 in the quarterfinals in 2004; and a 3–2 win for Costa Rica in the group stage of the Copa América Centenario in 2016.^{[19] [20]} Their most recent meeting was a friendly game won 3–1 by Colombia in October 2018.^[17]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Camilo Vargas RB 21 Daniel Muñoz CB 23 Davinson Sánchez CB 2 Carlos Cuesta LB 17 Johan Mojica CM 6 CM 16 CM 11 Jhon Arias RF 10 James Rodríguez (c) CF 24 LF 7 Substitutions: MF 15 MF 5 MF 22 FW 19 MF 14 Manager: Néstor Lorenzo

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Patrick Sequeira CB 3 Jeyland Mitchell CB 4 Juan Pablo Vargas CB 15 Francisco Calvo (c) RM 22 Haxzel Quirós CM 14 Orlando Galo CM 10 LM 11 AM 21 AM 17 CF 9 Substitutions: DF 8 FW 12 MF 13 MF 20 FW 24 Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Man of the Match: Luis Díaz (Colombia) Assistant referees ^[21] Martin Soppi (Uruguay) Pablo Llarena (Uruguay) Fourth official Augusto Aragón (Ecuador) Fifth official Ricardo Baren (Ecuador) Video assistant referee Héctor Paletta (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee Cristhian Ferreyra (Uruguay)

Paraguay vs Brazil

The two teams had faced each other in 82 previous matches,^[22] including 31 times in the Copa América with 13 wins for Brazil, seven wins for Paraguay along with 11 draws.^[23] Their most recent meeting was a 4–0 home win for Brazil in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in February 2022.^{[24] [25]}

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Rodrigo Morínigo RB 25 Gustavo Velázquez CB 5 Fabián Balbuena (c) CB 3 Omar Alderete LB 4 CM 14 CM 23 Mathías Villasanti RW 8 AM 19 LW 10 CF 18 Substitutions: MF 17 DF 13 FW 9 FW 24 MF 26 Manager: Daniel Garnero

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Alisson RB 2 Danilo (c) CB 3 CB 4 Marquinhos LB 6 CM 5 CM 15 João Gomes RW 20 AM 8 LW 7 CF 10 Substitutions: FW 11 MF 18 FW 9 MF 19 DF 14 Manager: Dorival Júnior

Man of the Match: Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) Assistant referees Claudio Urrutia (Chile) Miguel Rocha (Chile) Fourth official Maurizio Mariani (Italy) Fifth official Daniele Bindoni (Italy) Video assistant referee Juan Lara (Chile) Assistant video assistant referee Edson Cisternas (Chile)

Brazil vs Colombia

The two teams had faced each other in 36 previous matches,^{[26] [27]} including 11 times in the Copa América with Brazil dominating with eight matches won to just two wins for Colombia plus one draw.^{[28] [29]} Their most recent meeting was a 2–1 home win for Colombia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in November 2023.^[30]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Alisson RB 2 Danilo (c) CB 3 Éder Militão CB 4 Marquinhos LB 6 CM 5 CM 15 RW 11 Raphinha AM 8 LW 7 CF 10 Substitutions: MF 19 MF 24 FW 20 MF 18 FW 9 Manager: Dorival Júnior

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Camilo Vargas RB 21 Daniel Muñoz CB 23 Davinson Sánchez CB 2 Carlos Cuesta LB 26 CM 6 CM 16 CM 11 Jhon Arias RF 10 James Rodríguez (c) CF 24 LF 7 Substitutions: DF 17 MF 15 FW 19 MF 8 FW 18 Manager: Néstor Lorenzo

Man of the Match: James Rodríguez (Colombia) Assistant referees ^[31] Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Alberto Ponte (Venezuela) Fourth official Augusto Aragón (Ecuador) Fifth official Christian Lescano (Ecuador) Video assistant referee Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referee Jonny Bossio (Peru)

Costa Rica vs Paraguay

The two teams had met nine times previously,^[32] with an even record of three wins per side and three draws.^[33] Two of those matches came at the Copa América, both in the group stage: Paraguay's 1–0 victory in 2004 and a goalless draw in the Copa América Centenario in 2016,^{[34] [35]} the latter also being the last meeting between the sides.^[36]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Patrick Sequeira CB 3 Jeyland Mitchell CB 4 Juan Pablo Vargas CB 15 Francisco Calvo (c) RM 2 Gerald Taylor CM 14 CM 13 LM 8 AM 12 CF 17 CF 20 Substitutions: FW 21 MF 10 MF 16 FW 7 DF 6 Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Rodrigo Morínigo RB 25 CB 5 Fabián Balbuena (c) CB 3 LB 13 Néstor Giménez CM 8 CM 23 RW 10 AM 19 Julio Enciso LW 24 CF 9 Substitutions: MF 26 FW 11 DF 2 MF 17 FW 7 Manager: Daniel Garnero

Man of the Match: Josimar Alcócer (Costa Rica) Assistant referees Facundo Rodríguez (Argentina) Maximiliano Del Yesso (Argentina) Fourth official Ivo Méndez (Bolivia) Fifth official Edwar Saavedra (Bolivia) Video assistant referee Leodán González (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referee Carlos López (Venezuela)

External links

• • 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América at CONMEBOL.com

Notes and References

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