Copa América Centenario Group C

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 position Team Confederation Method of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
December 2015[nb 1] June 2016
C1 (seed)  Mexico CONCACAF Automatic qualifier 10th 2015 Runners-up (1993 and 2001) 22 16
C2  Uruguay CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 43rd 2015 Winners (Fifteen times) 11 9
C3  Jamaica CONCACAF 2014 Caribbean Cup champions 2nd 2015 Group stage (2015) 54 46
C4  Venezuela CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 17th 2015 Fourth place (2011) 83 77
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of December 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Venezuela 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3  Uruguay 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: CONMEBOL & CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winner of Group C, Mexico, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Chile.
  • The runner-up of Group C, Venezuela, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Argentina.

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.

Jamaica 0–1 Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
  • Martínez 15'
Attendance: 25,560[1]
Jamaica
Venezuela
GK 1 Andre Blake
RB 15 Je-Vaughn Watson  88'
CB 19 Adrian Mariappa (c)  90+2'
CB 21 Jermaine Taylor
LB 20 Kemar Lawrence  40'
RM 22 Garath McCleary
CM 10 Jobi McAnuff
CM 3 Michael Hector  20'  77'
LM 17 Rodolph Austin  24'
CF 8 Clayton Donaldson
CF 9 Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
DF 4 Wes Morgan  40'
MF 16 Lee Williamson  77'
MF 12 Michael Binns  88'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer  46'
GK 12 Dani Hernández
RB 16 Roberto Rosales
CB 2 Wilker Ángel
CB 4 Oswaldo Vizcarrondo  75'
LB 20 Rolf Feltscher
RM 15 Alejandro Guerra  90+1'
CM 8 Tomás Rincón (c)
CM 5 Arquímedes Figuera  45+2'
LM 13 Luis Manuel Seijas  86'
CF 9 Salomón Rondón
CF 17 Josef Martínez  77'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Adalberto Peñaranda  77'
MF 10 Rómulo Otero  86'
DF 21 Alexander González  90+1'
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel

Man of the Match:[2]
Josef Martínez (Venezuela)

Assistant referees:[3]
Jorge Yupanqui (Peru)
Coty Carrera (Peru)
Fourth official:[3]
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Fifth official:[3]
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.[4]

Mexico 3–1 Uruguay
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 60,025[5]
Mexico
Uruguay
GK 12 Alfredo Talavera
RB 7 Miguel Layún
CB 2 Néstor Araujo
CB 5 Diego Reyes
LB 15 Héctor Moreno
CM 16 Héctor Herrera
CM 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CM 18 Andrés Guardado  26'  73'
RW 11 Javier Aquino  55'
CF 14 Javier Hernández  83'
LW 10 Jesús Corona  61'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Hirving Lozano  55'
MF 20 Jesús Dueñas  61'
FW 9 Raúl Jiménez  90+3'  83'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16 Maxi Pereira  68'
CB 2 José Maria Giménez  60'
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)  84'
LB 6 Álvaro Pereira
RM 5 Carlos Sánchez  84'
CM 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM 15 Matías Vecino  28'  45'
LM 14 Nicolás Lodeiro  46'
CF 22 Diego Rolán  60'
CF 21 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF 20 Álvaro González  46'
FW 8 Abel Hernández  60'
MF 10 Gastón Ramírez  84'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:[6]
Rafael Márquez (Mexico)

Assistant referees:[3]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Fourth official:[3]
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Fifth official:[3]
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.

Uruguay 0–1 Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 23,002[7]
Uruguay
Venezuela
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16 Maxi Pereira
CB 2 José Maria Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 19 Gastón Silva
RM 5 Carlos Sánchez  80'
CM 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM 20 Álvaro González  78'
LM 10 Gastón Ramírez  74'
CF 11 Cristhian Stuani
CF 21 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
FW 22 Diego Rolán  74'
MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro  78'
DF 18 Mathías Corujo  80'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK 12 Dani Hernández
RB 16 Roberto Rosales  8'
CB 2 Wilker Ángel
CB 4 Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
LB 20 Rolf Feltscher
RM 15 Alejandro Guerra
CM 8 Tomás Rincón (c)
CM 5 Arquímedes Figuera  42'  79'
LM 18 Adalberto Peñaranda
CF 9 Salomón Rondón  78'
CF 17 Josef Martínez  16'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Alexander González  8'
MF 13 Luis Manuel Seijas  86'  78'
MF 10 Rómulo Otero  79'
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel

Man of the Match:[8]
Salomón Rondón (Venezuela)

Assistant referees:[3]
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Ariel Scime (Argentina)
Fourth official:[3]
Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Fifth official:[3]
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.

Mexico 2–0 Jamaica
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 83,263[9]
Mexico
Jamaica
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa
CB 2 Néstor Araujo
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
CB 3 Yasser Corona
DM 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
RM 16 Héctor Herrera
AM 20 Jesús Dueñas  72'
LM 7 Miguel Layún
RW 9 Raúl Jiménez
CF 14 Javier Hernández  77'
LW 10 Jesús Corona  63'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Hirving Lozano  63'
MF 23 Jesús Molina  72'
FW 19 Oribe Peralta  77'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK 1 Andre Blake
RB 15 Je-Vaughn Watson  28'
CB 19 Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB 4 Wes Morgan
LB 21 Jermaine Taylor
RM 22 Garath McCleary
CM 3 Michael Hector
CM 16 Lee Williamson  77'
LM 10 Jobi McAnuff  62'
CF 8 Clayton Donaldson
CF 9 Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
MF 12 Michael Binns  62'
FW 6 Dever Orgill  77'
Manager:
Miguel Coley

Man of the Match:[10]
Javier Hernández (Mexico)

Assistant referees:[3]
Gustavo Rossi (Argentina)
John Alexander León (Colombia)
Fourth official:[3]
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official:[3]
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.

Mexico 1–1 Venezuela
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 67,319[11]
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Mexico
Venezuela
GK 1 José de Jesús Corona
RB 22 Paul Aguilar
CB 5 Diego Reyes
CB 15 Héctor Moreno
LB 6 Jorge Torres Nilo  46'
CM 16 Héctor Herrera  45+1'
CM 23 Jesús Molina  59'  68'
CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c)
RW 11 Javier Aquino  18'
CF 19 Oribe Peralta
LW 8 Hirving Lozano
Substitutions:
FW 10 Jesús Corona  18'
DF 7 Miguel Layún  46'
FW 14 Javier Hernández  68'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK 12 Dani Hernández
RB 21 Alexander González  3'
CB 2 Wilker Ángel
CB 6 José Manuel Velázquez  64'
LB 20 Rolf Feltscher
RM 15 Alejandro Guerra  83'
CM 8 Tomás Rincón (c)
CM 13 Luis Manuel Seijas
LM 18 Adalberto Peñaranda  69'
CF 19 Christian Santos  52'  78'
CF 7 Yonathan Del Valle  65'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Josef Martínez  65'
FW 9 Salomón Rondón  78'
MF 10 Rómulo Otero  83'
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel

Man of the Match:[12]
Jesús Corona (Mexico)

Assistant referees:[3]
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Darío Gaona (Paraguay)
Fourth official:[3]
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Fifth official:[3]
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.

Uruguay 3–0 Jamaica
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 40,166[13]
Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)
Uruguay
Jamaica
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16 Maxi Pereira
CB 2 José Maria Giménez
CB 3 Diego Godín (c)
LB 19 Gastón Silva
RM 5 Carlos Sánchez  66'
CM 17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM 20 Álvaro González  81'
LM 14 Nicolás Lodeiro
CF 8 Abel Hernández  74'
CF 21 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF 15 Matías Vecino  66'
MF 10 Gastón Ramírez  74'
DF 18 Mathías Corujo  81'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK 1 Andre Blake
RB 15 Je-Vaughn Watson
CB 19 Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB 4 Wes Morgan
LB 21 Jermaine Taylor
RM 22 Garath McCleary  73'
CM 3 Michael Hector  32'
CM 16 Lee Williamson  69'
LM 10 Jobi McAnuff  80'
CF 9 Giles Barnes
CF 8 Clayton Donaldson
Substitutions:
MF 17 Rodolph Austin  84'  69'
FW 6 Dever Orgill  73'
MF 12 Michael Binns  80'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

Man of the Match:[14]
Abel Hernández (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:[3]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Corey Parker (United States)
Fourth official:[3]
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official:[3]
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)

References

  1. ^ Hine, Chris (June 5, 2016). "Small crowd at Soldier Field for Venezuela's Copa America win over Jamaica". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Match 5 : Jamaica vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 5, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Referee Assignments for Copa America Centenario Matches". Copa América Centenario. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Chilean anthem played for Uruguay at Copa America match vs. Mexico". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Mexico look like favorites in win over Uruguay". CONMEBOL. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "Match 6 : Mexico vs Uruguay". Copa América Centenario. June 5, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  7. ^ McCarthy, Erin (June 10, 2016). "Suarez is helpless as Uruguay is eliminated in Copa America play". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  8. ^ "Match 13 : Uruguay vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  9. ^ "México vence 2-0 a Jamaica y también clasifica a cuartos de final" [Mexico beats Jamaica 2-0 and also advances to quarter-finals] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "Match 14 : Mexico vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "Con sobresaltos, México asegura el primer lugar del Grupo C" [With frights, Mexico secures first place in Group C] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  12. ^ "Match 21 : Mexico vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "Uruguay se despide con triunfo 3-0 ante Jamaica" [Uruguay says goodbye with 3–0 win against Jamaica] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "Match 22 : Uruguay vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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