Copa América Centenario Group C Explained

Group C of the Copa América Centenario consisted of Mexico, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Venezuela. Matches began on June 5 and ended on June 13, 2016. All times are EDT (UTC−4).

Mexico and Venezuela advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

Draw positionTeamConfederationMethod of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
December 2015June 2016
C1 (seed) style=white-space:nowrap Automatic qualifier (1993 and 2001) 22 16
C2 style=white-space:nowrap Automatic qualifier 2015 (Fifteen times) 11 9
C3 style=white-space:nowrap CONCACAF 2014 Caribbean Cup champions 2015 (2015) 54 46
C4 style=white-space:nowrap CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 2015 (2011) 83 77
Notes

Standings

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

Jamaica vs Venezuela

The two teams had met in six previous occasions, all of them being friendlies. Their last encounter was on March 27, 2015 at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, which Jamaica won 2–1.

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GK 1 Andre Blake
RB 15
CB 19Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB 21Jermaine Taylor
LB 20
RM 22Garath McCleary
CM 10Jobi McAnuff
CM 3
LM 17
CF 8 Clayton Donaldson
CF 9 Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
DF 4
MF 16
MF 12
Manager:
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GK 12Dani Hernández
RB 16Roberto Rosales
CB 2 Wilker Ángel
CB 4
LB 20Rolf Feltscher
RM 15
CM 8 Tomás Rincón (c)
CM 5
LM 13
CF 9 Salomón Rondón
CF 17
Substitutions:
MF 18
MF 10
DF 21
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel
Man of the Match:[1]
Josef Martínez (Venezuela)

Assistant referees

[2]
Jorge Yupanqui (Peru)
Coty Carrera (Peru)
Fourth official


Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Fifth official


Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)

Mexico vs Uruguay

The two teams had met in nineteen previous encounters, the latest being a 2011 Copa América group stage match won by Uruguay with a lone goal by Álvaro Pereira.

Before the game, the stadium played the Chilean national anthem instead that of Uruguay. Tournament organizers later apologized for the incident.[3]

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GK 12Alfredo Talavera
RB 7 Miguel Layún
CB 2 Néstor Araujo
CB 5 Diego Reyes
LB 15Héctor Moreno
CM 16Héctor Herrera
CM 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CM 18
RW 11
CF 14
LW 10
Substitutions:
FW 8
MF 20
FW 9
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
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GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16
CB 2
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 6 Álvaro Pereira
RM 5
CM 17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM 15
LM 14
CF 22
CF 21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF 20
FW 8
MF 10
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
Man of the Match:[4]
Rafael Márquez (Mexico)

Assistant referees


Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Fourth official


Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Fifth official


Darío Gaona (Paraguay)

Uruguay vs Venezuela

The two teams had met in twenty-eight previous occasions, the latest being a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held at the Polideportivo Cachamay in Puerto Guayana in 2013, won by Uruguay with a lone goal scored by Edinson Cavani. Their last Copa América meeting was a 4–1 win for Uruguay in the quarterfinals of the 2007 edition.

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GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16Maxi Pereira
CB 2 José Maria Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 19Gastón Silva
RM 5
CM 17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM 20
LM 10
CF 11Cristhian Stuani
CF 21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
FW 22
MF 14
DF 18
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
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GK 12Dani Hernández
RB 16
CB 2 Wilker Ángel
CB 4 Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
LB 20Rolf Feltscher
RM 15Alejandro Guerra
CM 8 Tomás Rincón (c)
CM 5
LM 18Adalberto Peñaranda
CF 9
CF 17
Substitutions:
DF 21
MF 13
MF 10
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel
Man of the Match:[5]
Salomón Rondón (Venezuela)

Assistant referees


Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Ariel Scime (Argentina)
Fourth official


Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Fifth official


Luis Vera (Ecuador)

Mexico vs Jamaica

The two teams had met in eighteen previous occasions, the latest being the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, won by Mexico 3–1. This marked the first time both teams faced each other in a competitive match outside of CONCACAF official competitions.

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GK 13
CB 2 Néstor Araujo
CB 15Héctor Moreno
CB 3 Yasser Corona
DM 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
RM 16Héctor Herrera
AM 20
LM 7
RW 9
CF 14
LW 10
Substitutions:
FW 8
MF 23
FW 19
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
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GK 1 Andre Blake
RB 15
CB 19Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB 4 Wes Morgan
LB 21Jermaine Taylor
RM 22Garath McCleary
CM 3 Michael Hector
CM 16
LM 10
CF 8 Clayton Donaldson
CF 9 Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
MF 12
FW 6
Manager:
Miguel Coley
Man of the Match:[6]
Javier Hernández (Mexico)

Assistant referees


Gustavo Rossi (Argentina)
John Alexander León (Colombia)
Fourth official


Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official


Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)

Mexico vs Venezuela

The two teams had met in ten previous occasions, the latest being a friendly played in 2012, which Mexico won 3–1. The friendly was held at the NRG Stadium, the same venue of this Copa América Centenario encounter. Their last Copa América meeting was a 1999 group stage match, also won by Mexico 3–1.

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GK 1 José de Jesús Corona
RB 22Paul Aguilar
CB 5 Diego Reyes
CB 15Héctor Moreno
LB 6
CM 16
CM 23
CM 18Andrés Guardado (c)
RW 11
CF 19Oribe Peralta
LW 8 Hirving Lozano
Substitutions:
FW 10
DF 7
FW 14
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
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GK 12Dani Hernández
RB 21
CB 2 Wilker Ángel
CB 6
LB 20Rolf Feltscher
RM 15
CM 8 Tomás Rincón (c)
CM 13Luis Manuel Seijas
LM 18
CF 19
CF 7
Substitutions:
FW 17
FW 9
MF 10
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel
Man of the Match:[7]
Jesús Corona (Mexico)

Assistant referees


Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Darío Gaona (Paraguay)
Fourth official


Armando Villarreal (United States)
Fifth official


Hiran Dopico (Cuba)

Uruguay vs Jamaica

The two teams had met in four previous occasions, the last being Jamaica's debut in the previous year's Copa América, which Uruguay won with a lone goal scored by Cristian Rodríguez.

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GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16Maxi Pereira
CB 2 José Maria Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 19Gastón Silva
RM 5
CM 17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM 20
LM 14Nicolás Lodeiro
CF 8
CF 21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF 15
MF 10
DF 18
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
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GK 1 Andre Blake
RB 15Je-Vaughn Watson
CB 19Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB 4 Wes Morgan
LB 21Jermaine Taylor
RM 22
CM 3
CM 16
LM 10
CF 9 Giles Barnes
CF 8 Clayton Donaldson
Substitutions:
MF 17
FW 6
MF 12
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
Man of the Match:[8]
Abel Hernández (Uruguay)

Assistant referees


Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Corey Parker (United States)
Fourth official


Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official


Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Match 5 : Jamaica vs Venezuela. Copa América Centenario. 5 June 2016. 5 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160605180016/http://www.ca2016.com/matches/5. 5 June 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Referee Assignments for Copa America Centenario Matches. Copa América Centenario. 5 June 2016. 5 June 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160627181222/http://www.ca2016.com/article/referee-assignments. 27 June 2016. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Chilean anthem played for Uruguay at Copa America match vs. Mexico. 5 June 2016. 6 June 2016. Sports Illustrated. Time Inc..
  4. Web site: Match 6 : Mexico vs Uruguay. Copa América Centenario. 5 June 2016. 5 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160606165213/http://www.ca2016.com/matches/6. 6 June 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: Match 13 : Uruguay vs Venezuela. Copa América Centenario. 9 June 2016. 9 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609054232/http://www.ca2016.com/matches/13. 9 June 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Match 14 : Mexico vs Jamaica. Copa América Centenario. 9 June 2016. 9 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160723035929/http://www.ca2016.com/matches/14. 23 July 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Match 21 : Mexico vs Venezuela. Copa América Centenario. 13 June 2016. 13 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160723044623/http://www.ca2016.com/matches/21. 23 July 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: Match 22 : Uruguay vs Jamaica. Copa América Centenario. 13 June 2016. 13 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609183116/http://www.ca2016.com/matches/22. 9 June 2016. dead.