Group A of the 2021 Copa América, also referred to as the South Zone, took place from 14 to 28 June 2021 in Brazil. The group consisted of former co-hosts Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay. It would also have included guests Australia before their withdrawal on 23 February 2021.
Originally, Group A was scheduled to be played from 12 to 30 June 2020. However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.
On 30 May 2021, Argentina was removed as co-host due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings May 2021 |
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| A1 | Argentina | 43rd | Winners (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (A), 1991, 1993) | 8 |
| A2 | Bolivia | 28th | Winners (1963) | 81 |
| A3 | Uruguay | 45th | Winners (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959 (E), 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011) | 9 |
| A4 | Chile | 40th | Winners (2015, 2016) | 19 |
| A5 | Paraguay | 38th | Winners (1953, 1979) | 35 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Paraguay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Bolivia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals:
- The winners of Group A, Argentina, advanced to play the fourth-placed team of Group B, Ecuador.
- The runners-up of Group A, Uruguay, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group B, Colombia.
- The third-placed team of Group A, Paraguay, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Peru.
- The fourth-placed team of Group A, Chile, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Brazil.
Matches
The original 2020 schedule and kick-off times were announced on 3 December 2019 and 4 March 2020 respectively. The new 2021 schedule was announced on 13 August 2020. Following the withdrawal of Australia, the shortened schedule was announced on 15 March 2021. The final match schedule with Brazil as host country was announced on 2 June 2021.
Matchday 1
Argentina vs Chile
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Paraguay vs Bolivia
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Uruguay vs Chile
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Uruguay vs Paraguay
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Discipline
Fair play points were to be used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows (Regulations Article 10):
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
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| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –7 | ||||
| Bolivia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –12 | ||||
| Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | ||||
| Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –8 | ||||
| Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –7 | ||||
Notes
References
- ^ a b "CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. CONMEBOL. 13 August 2020.
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- ^ a b "Programa de Partidos CONMEBOL Copa América 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. CONMEBOL. 3 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Comunicado Oficial". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 17 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Reglamento CONMEBOL Copa América 2021" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "CONMEBOL Copa América 2020 schedule" (PDF). Colombian Football Federation. 4 March 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Calendario de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2021". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 13 August 2020.
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- ^ "¡El fixture de La CONMEBOL Copa América 2021!". CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 June 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (14 June 2021). "Lionel Messi, con un golazo de tiro libre, fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (18 June 2021). "Cuando no marca, sale figura Eduardo Vargas fue el Jugador del Partido frente a Bolivia" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (18 June 2021). "Messi fue elegido el Mejor Jugador del Partido en el clásico del Río de la Plata" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (21 June 2021). "@CharlesAranguiz 🇨🇱 fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Designación de Árbitros" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (21 June 2021). "Con una asistencia magistral, Ángel Di María 🇦🇷 fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (24 June 2021). "Nahitan Nández es el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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- ^ CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (28 June 2021). "Lionel Messi fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2021 – via Twitter.
External links
- Official website
- Copa América 2021, CONMEBOL.com