Copa América Centenario Group B

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Group B of the Copa América Centenario consisted of Brazil, Ecuador, Haiti, and Peru. Matches began on June 4 and ended on June 12, 2016. All times are EDT (UTC−4).

Peru and Ecuador advanced to the quarter-finals.

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	December 2015^{[nb 1]}	June 2016
B1 (seed)	Brazil	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier	35th	2015	Winners (Eight times)	6	7
B2	Ecuador	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier	27th	2015	Fourth Place (1959 and 1993)	13	13
B3	Haiti	CONCACAF	Qualifying play-offs winners	1st	—	—	77	74
B4	Peru	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier	31st	2015	Winners (1939 and 1975)	47	48

Notes

↑ The rankings of December 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Peru	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ecuador	3	1	2	0	6	2	+4	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Brazil	3	1	1	1	7	2	+5	4
4	Haiti	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: CONMEBOL & CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

The winner of Group B, Peru, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Colombia.
The runner-up of Group B, Ecuador, advanced to play the winner of Group A, United States.

Matches

Haiti vs Peru

The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly in 2003 won by Peru 3–0. Both teams faced each other in an official tournament for the second time in history, after a 1–1 draw in a 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match. This match marked Haiti's debut in Copa América, making them the second Caribbean team to appear at the tournament, after Jamaica in 2015.

June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04)

7:30 p.m.

Haiti	0–1	Peru
	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Guerrero 61'

CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Attendance: 20,190^[1]

Referee: John Pitti (Panama)

Haiti

Peru


GK	1	Johny Placide (c)
RB	8	Réginal Goreux
CB	5	Romain Genevois
CB	3	Mechack Jérôme
LB	4	Kim Jaggy
CM	10	Jeff Louis
CM	14	James Marcelin	75'
CM	13	Kevin Lafrance
RW	19	Max Hilaire		39'
CF	20	Duckens Nazon		70'
LW	7	Wilde-Donald Guerrier
Substitutions:
MF	16	Jean Alexandre	50'	39'
FW	9	Kervens Belfort		70'
Manager:
Patrice Neveu


GK	1	Pedro Gallese
RB	4	Renzo Revoredo
CB	2	Alberto Rodríguez	29'
CB	15	Christian Ramos
LB	6	Miguel Trauco
CM	13	Renato Tapia
CM	16	Óscar Vílchez
RW	21	Alejandro Hohberg		83'
AM	10	Christian Cueva		75'
LW	20	Edison Flores		90+1'
CF	9	Paolo Guerrero (c)	69'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Yoshimar Yotún	84'	75'
MF	8	Andy Polo		83'
MF	7	Luiz da Silva		90+1'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match:^[2]
Paolo Guerrero (Peru)

Assistant referees:^[3]
Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:^[3]
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Fifth official:^[3]
Hiran Dopico (Cuba)

Brazil vs Ecuador

The two teams had met in twenty-nine previous encounters, the last being a friendly held at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 2014, won by Brazil with a lone goal by Willian. Their last Copa América encounter was a 2011 group stage match, won by Brazil 4–2, with braces scored by Alexandre Pato, Neymar, and Felipe Caicedo.

June 4, 2016 (2016-06-04)

10:00 p.m.

Brazil	0–0	Ecuador
	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Attendance: 53,158^[4]

Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Brazil

Ecuador


GK	1	Alisson
RB	2	Dani Alves (c)
CB	13	Marquinhos
CB	4	Gil	39'
LB	6	Filipe Luís
DM	5	Casemiro	18'
CM	8	Elias	36'	86'
CM	18	Renato Augusto
RW	19	Willian		76'
LW	22	Philippe Coutinho
CF	9	Jonas		62'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Gabriel Barbosa		62'
MF	20	Lucas Moura		76'
MF	10	Lucas Lima		86'
Manager:
Dunga


GK	12	Esteban Dreer
RB	4	Juan Carlos Paredes	47'
CB	21	Gabriel Achilier
CB	2	Arturo Mina
LB	10	Walter Ayoví (c)
CM	18	Carlos Gruezo
CM	6	Christian Noboa
RM	16	Antonio Valencia
AM	23	Miller Bolaños		90+1'
LM	7	Jefferson Montero		81'
CF	13	Enner Valencia	77'	81'
Substitutions:
MF	9	Fidel Martínez		81'
FW	17	Jaime Ayoví	86'	81'
MF	8	Fernando Gaibor		90+1'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros

Man of the Match:^[5]
Esteban Dreer (Ecuador)

Assistant referees:^[3]
Carlos Astroza (Chile)
Christian Schiemann (Chile)
Fourth official:^[3]
José Argote (Venezuela)
Fifth official:^[3]
John Alexander León (Colombia)

Brazil vs Haiti

The two teams had met in only two previous occasions, both friendlies, the last held at the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince in 2004, which Brazil won 6–0.

June 8, 2016 (2016-06-08)

7:30 p.m.

Brazil	7–1	Haiti
Coutinho 14', 29', 90+2' Renato Augusto 35', 86' Gabriel Barbosa 59' Lucas Lima 67'	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Marcelin 70'

Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 28,241^[6]

Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Brazil

Haiti


GK	1	Alisson
RB	2	Dani Alves (c)
CB	13	Marquinhos
CB	4	Gil
LB	6	Filipe Luís
DM	5	Casemiro	38'	62'
CM	8	Elias		71'
CM	18	Renato Augusto
RW	19	Willian
LW	22	Philippe Coutinho
CF	9	Jonas		46'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Gabriel Barbosa		46'
MF	10	Lucas Lima		62'
MF	17	Walace		71'
Manager:
Dunga


GK	1	Johny Placide (c)
RB	3	Mechack Jérôme
CB	5	Romain Genevois
CB	13	Kevin Lafrance
LB	4	Kim Jaggy
CM	14	James Marcelin
CM	16	Jean Alexandre		62'
RW	2	Jean Sony Alcénat		82'
AM	10	Jeff Louis
LW	8	Réginal Goreux	25'
CF	9	Kervens Belfort		51'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Duckens Nazon		51'
MF	19	Max Hilaire		62'
FW	21	Jean-Eudes Maurice		82'
Manager:
Patrice Neveu

Man of the Match:^[7]
Philippe Coutinho (Brazil)

Assistant referees:^[3]
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Charles Morgante (United States)
Fourth official:^[3]
Roberto García (Mexico)
Fifth official:^[3]
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)

Ecuador vs Peru

The two teams had met in forty-seven previous occasions, the last being a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held in Lima in 2013, which Peru won with a lone goal by Claudio Pizarro. In Copa América, their last meeting was in a 1995 group stage match, won by Ecuador 2–1.

June 8, 2016 (2016-06-08)

10:00 p.m.

Ecuador	2–2	Peru
E. Valencia 39' Bolaños 49'	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Cueva 5' Flores 13'

University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Attendance: 11,937^[8]

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Ecuador

Peru


GK	22	Alexander Domínguez
RB	4	Juan Carlos Paredes		46'
CB	21	Gabriel Achilier	22' 90+3'
CB	2	Arturo Mina
LB	10	Walter Ayoví (c)
CM	18	Carlos Gruezo	12'
CM	6	Christian Noboa
RW	16	Antonio Valencia
AM	23	Miller Bolaños		62'
LW	7	Jefferson Montero		88'
CF	13	Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
FW	17	Jaime Ayoví		46'
MF	9	Fidel Martínez		62'
FW	19	Juan Cazares		88'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros


GK	1	Pedro Gallese
RB	4	Renzo Revoredo
CB	15	Christian Ramos
CB	2	Alberto Rodríguez
LB	6	Miguel Trauco
CM	13	Renato Tapia
CM	16	Óscar Vílchez	52'	72'
RW	21	Alejandro Hohberg		50'
AM	10	Christian Cueva
LW	20	Edison Flores		79'
CF	9	Paolo Guerrero (c)
Substitutions:
MF	8	Andy Polo		50'
FW	11	Raúl Ruidíaz		72'
MF	19	Yoshimar Yotún		79'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match:^[9]
Enner Valencia (Ecuador)

Assistant referees:^[3]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Wilmar Navarro (Colombia)
Fourth official:^[3]
Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Fifth official:^[3]
Hiran Dopico (Cuba)

Ecuador vs Haiti

The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly in 2008, which Ecuador won 3–1. This was the second match between both teams in an official tournament, as they already faced each other in a 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match, won by Haiti 2–0.

June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)

6:30 p.m.

Ecuador	4–0	Haiti
E. Valencia 11' J. Ayoví 20' Noboa 57' A. Valencia 78'	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 50,976^[10]

Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Ecuador

Haiti


GK	22	Alexander Domínguez
RB	4	Juan Carlos Paredes
CB	2	Arturo Mina
CB	3	Frickson Erazo
LB	10	Walter Ayoví (c)
CM	16	Antonio Valencia
CM	6	Christian Noboa
CM	18	Carlos Gruezo	79'
RW	17	Jaime Ayoví	46'
CF	13	Enner Valencia	84'
LW	7	Jefferson Montero
Substitutions:
FW	19	Juan Cazares	46'
MF	8	Fernando Gaibor	79'
MF	9	Fidel Martínez	84'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros


GK	1	Johny Placide (c)
RB	6	Stéphane Lambese
CB	5	Romain Genevois	90+2'
CB	3	Mechack Jérôme
LB	4	Kim Jaggy
RM	21	Jean-Eudes Maurice
CM	13	Kevin Lafrance	37'	71'
CM	14	James Marcelin		79'
LM	15	Sony Norde
CF	20	Duckens Nazon
CF	9	Kervens Belfort		70'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Jeff Louis		70'
MF	19	Max Hilaire		71'
MF	16	Jean Alexandre		79'
Manager:
Patrice Neveu

Man of the Match:^[11]
Enner Valencia (Ecuador)

Assistant referees:^[3]
Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)
Juan Pablo Montaño (Bolivia)
Fourth official:^[3]
Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
Fifth official:^[3]
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)

Brazil vs Peru

The two teams had met in forty-one previous encounters, the last being a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held at the Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador in 2015, which Brazil won 3–0. Earlier that year, they had their latest Copa América encounter, a group stage match, also won by Brazil 2–1.

June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)

8:30 p.m.

Brazil	0–1	Peru
	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Ruidíaz 75'

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 36,187^[12]

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Brazil

Peru


GK	1	Alisson
RB	2	Dani Alves
CB	3	Miranda (c)
CB	4	Gil
LB	6	Filipe Luís
CM	8	Elias
CM	18	Renato Augusto	89'
RW	19	Willian
AM	10	Lucas Lima	72'
LW	22	Philippe Coutinho
CF	11	Gabriel Barbosa		72'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Hulk		72'
Manager:
Dunga


GK	1	Pedro Gallese
RB	3	Aldo Corzo
CB	2	Alberto Rodríguez
CB	15	Christian Ramos
LB	6	Miguel Trauco
CM	16	Óscar Vílchez
CM	5	Adán Balbín		46'
RW	8	Andy Polo
AM	10	Christian Cueva		90+1'
LW	20	Edison Flores		64'
CF	9	Paolo Guerrero (c)
Substitutions:
MF	19	Yoshimar Yotún	90+3'	46'
FW	11	Raúl Ruidíaz		64'
MF	13	Renato Tapia		90+1'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match:^[13]
Pedro Gallese (Peru)

Assistant referees:^[3]
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)
Fourth official:^[3]
Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
Fifth official:^[3]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)

References

↑ Ruiz, Don (June 4, 2016). "20,190 greet Copa America opener in Seattle". The Olympian. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
↑ "Match 3 : Haiti vs Peru". Copa América Centenario. June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Referee Assignments for Copa America Centenario Matches". Copa América Centenario. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
↑ "Brazil and Ecuador draw 0–0 in Pasadena". CONMEBOL. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
↑ "Match 4 : Brazil vs Ecuador". Copa América Centenario. June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
↑ "Haití paga la necesidad de Brasil de un 7–1" [Haiti fulfills the necessity of Brazil with 7–1] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
↑ "Match 11 : Brazil vs Haiti". Copa América Centenario. June 8, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
↑ "Perú y Ecuador igualan 2–2 por el Grupo B de la Copa América" [Peru and Ecuador draw 2–2 in Group B of Copa America] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
↑ "Match 12 : Ecuador vs Peru". Copa América Centenario. June 8, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
↑ "Ecuador cumple su cupo de goles y avanza a cuartos" [Ecuador meets its quota of goals and advances to quarter-finals] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
↑ "Match 19 : Ecuador vs Haiti". Copa América Centenario. June 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
↑ "Perú da el gran golpe y elimina a Brasil de la Copa América" [Peru deal a great blow and eliminate Brazil in Copa America] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
↑ "Match 20 : Brazil vs Peru". Copa América Centenario. June 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.

External links

CONCACAF standings

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