2015 Copa América Group A

The Group A of the 2015 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2015 Copa América. It consisted of Chile (hosts), Mexico (invited team), Ecuador, and Bolivia.[1] Group play began on 11 June 2015 and ended on 19 June 2015.

Chile and Bolivia advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

Draw position Team Appearance Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2014[nb 1] Start of event
A1 Chile37thRunners-up (1955, 1956, 1979, 1987)1319
A2 Mexico9thRunners-up (1993, 2001)1723
A3 Ecuador26thFourth place (1959 (E), 1993)2731
A4 Bolivia25thWinners (1963)10389
Notes
  1. The rankings of October 2014 were used for seeding for the draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Chile (H) 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bolivia 3 1 1 1 3 7 4 4
3  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 3
4  Mexico 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 2
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Host.

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

All times local, CLT (UTC−3).[2]

Chile vs Ecuador

Chile 2–0 Ecuador
Vidal  66' (pen.)
Vargas  83'
Report
Chile
Ecuador
GK1Claudio Bravo (c)
RB4Mauricio Isla
CB17Gary Medel
CB18Gonzalo Jara 31'
LB2Eugenio Mena
RM20Charles Aránguiz 84'
CM21Marcelo Díaz
LM8Arturo Vidal
AM10Jorge Valdivia 67'
CF7Alexis Sánchez
CF15Jean Beausejour 46'
Substitutions:
FW11Eduardo Vargas 46'
MF14Matías Fernández  73'  90+2'  67'
MF16David Pizarro 84'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli
GK23Alexander Domínguez
RB4Juan Carlos Paredes
CB21Gabriel Achilier
CB3Frickson Erazo
LB10Walter Ayoví (c)
CM6Christian Noboa
CM14Osbaldo Lastra 41'  67'
RM7Jefferson Montero
AM8Miller Bolaños
LM9Fidel Martínez 23'  79'
CF13Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
MF15Pedro Quiñónez 67'
MF5Renato Ibarra 79'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros

Man of the Match:
Arturo Vidal (Chile)[4]

Assistant referees:
Hernan Maidana (Argentina)[5]
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)[5]
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[5]
Fifth official:
Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica)[5]

Mexico vs Bolivia

Mexico 0–0 Bolivia
Report
Mexico
Bolivia
GK1Jesús Corona
CB3Hugo Ayala
CB4Rafael Márquez (c) 63'
CB2Julio César Domínguez
RWB15Gerardo Flores 89'
LWB16Adrián Aldrete
CM6Javier Güémez
CM5Juan Carlos Medina 80'
AM7Jesús Manuel Corona
CF20Eduardo Herrera 60'
CF19Matías Vuoso
Substitutions:
FW9Raúl Jiménez 60'
MF11Javier Aquino 63'
MF10Luis Montes 80'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
GK1Romel Quiñónez
RB2Miguel Hurtado
CB16Ronald Raldes (c)
CB22Edward Zenteno
LB4Leonel Morales
RM18Ricardo Pedriel 84'
CM3Alejandro Chumacero
CM6Danny Bejarano 32'
LM8Martin Smedberg-Dalence
AM20Jhasmani Campos 70'
CF9Marcelo Martins
Substitutions:
FW10Pablo Escobar 88'  70'
DF17Marvin Bejarano 84'
Manager:
Mauricio Soria

Man of the Match:
Jesús Manuel Corona (Mexico)[7]

Assistant referees:
Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)[5]
Carlos Cáceres (Paraguay)[5]
Fourth official:
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)[5]
Fifth official:
Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)[5]

Ecuador vs Bolivia

Ecuador 2–3 Bolivia
Valencia  47'
Bolaños  80'
Report Raldes  4'
Smedberg-Dalence  17'
Martins  42' (pen.)
Ecuador
Bolivia
GK23Alexander Domínguez
RB4Juan Carlos Paredes 86'
CB21Gabriel Achilier
CB3Frickson Erazo 43'
LB10Walter Ayoví (c)
CM6Christian Noboa
CM15Pedro Quiñónez 38'  46'
RM9Fidel Martínez 46'
AM8Miller Bolaños
LM7Jefferson Montero
CF13Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
MF5Renato Ibarra 46'
MF11Juan Cazares 46'
FW17Daniel Angulo 86'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros
GK1Romel Quiñónez 62'
RB2Miguel Hurtado 45'
CB16Ronald Raldes (c)
CB22Edward Zenteno 38'
LB4Leonel Morales
RM18Ricardo Pedriel 57'
CM3Alejandro Chumacero
CM6Danny Bejarano
LM8Martin Smedberg-Dalence
AM11Damián Lizio 72'
CF9Marcelo Martins 88'
Substitutions:
DF21Cristian Coimbra 57'
DF17Marvin Bejarano 72'
MF13Damir Miranda 88'
Manager:
Mauricio Soria

Man of the Match:
Romel Quiñónez (Bolivia)[9]

Assistant referees:
Garnet Page (Jamaica)[10]
Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica)[10]
Fourth official:
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)[10]
Fifth official:
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)[10]

Chile vs Mexico

Chile 3–3 Mexico
Vidal  21', 54' (pen.)
Vargas  41'
Report Vuoso  20', 65'
Jiménez  28'
Chile
Mexico
GK1Claudio Bravo (c)
CB17Gary Medel
CB18Gonzalo Jara
CB3Miiko Albornoz 87'
RM4Mauricio Isla
CM21Marcelo Díaz 71'
CM20Charles Aránguiz
LM8Arturo Vidal 37'
AM10Jorge Valdivia
CF11Eduardo Vargas 85'
CF7Alexis Sánchez
Substitutions:
DF2Eugenio Mena 71'
FW9Mauricio Pinilla 90'  85'
MF15Jean Beausejour 87'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli
GK1Jesús Corona (c)
CB14Juan Carlos Valenzuela
CB3Hugo Ayala
CB2Julio César Domínguez
RWB15Gerardo Flores
LWB16Adrián Aldrete 71'
CM5Juan Carlos Medina 64'
CM6Javier Güémez
AM7Jesús Manuel Corona 76' 77'
CF19Matías Vuoso
CF9Raúl Jiménez
Substitutions:
MF11Javier Aquino 64'
DF13Carlos Salcedo 71'
MF17Mario Osuna 77'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Man of the Match:
Arturo Vidal (Chile)[12]

Assistant referees:
César Escano (Peru)[10]
Johnny Bossio (Peru)[10]
Fourth official:
José Argote (Venezuela)[10]
Fifth official:
Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)[10]

Mexico vs Ecuador

Mexico 1–2 Ecuador
Jiménez  63' (pen.) Report Bolaños  25'
Valencia  57'
Mexico
Ecuador
GK1Jesús Corona (c)
CB14Juan Carlos Valenzuela
CB3Hugo Ayala 17'
CB2Julio César Domínguez
RWB15Gerardo Flores
LWB22Efraín Velarde 46'
RM5Juan Carlos Medina
CM6Javier Güémez 52'
LM7Jesús Manuel Corona 62'
CF9Raúl Jiménez
CF19Matías Vuoso
Substitutions:
MF11Javier Aquino 46'
MF8Marco Fabián 54'  52'
FW20Eduardo Herrera 86'  62'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera 70'
GK23Alexander Domínguez
RB4Juan Carlos Paredes
CB21Gabriel Achilier
CB2Arturo Mina
LB10Walter Ayoví (c)
CM6Christian Noboa
CM14Osbaldo Lastra 90+1'
RM5Renato Ibarra 52'  78'
AM8Miller Bolaños 28'
LM7Jefferson Montero 90+2'
CF13Enner Valencia
Substitutions:
MF11Juan Cazares 78'
FW9Fidel Martínez 90+2'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros

Man of the Match:
Miller Bolaños (Ecuador)[14]

Assistant referees:
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)[15]
Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)[15]
Fourth official:
Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)[15]
Fifth official:
Carlos Cáceres (Paraguay)[15]

Chile vs Bolivia

Chile 5–0 Bolivia
Aránguiz  2', 65'
Sánchez  36'
Medel  78'
Raldes  85' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 45,601[16]
Chile
Bolivia
GK1Claudio Bravo (c)
RB4Mauricio Isla
CB17Gary Medel
CB18Gonzalo Jara 70'
LB15Jean Beausejour
RM20Charles Aránguiz
CM21Marcelo Díaz
LM8Arturo Vidal 46'
AM10Jorge Valdivia
CF11Eduardo Vargas
CF7Alexis Sánchez 46'
Substitutions:
FW22Ángelo Henríquez  46'
MF14Matías Fernández  46'
MF16David Pizarro 70'
Manager:
Jorge Sampaoli
GK1Romel Quiñónez
RB14Edemir Rodríguez 46'
CB16Ronald Raldes (c)
CB21Cristian Coimbra 63'
LB4Leonel Morales 41'
CM19Wálter Veizaga 46'
CM3Alejandro Chumacero 72'
RM10Pablo Escobar 61'
AM18Ricardo Pedriel
LM8Martin Smedberg-Dalence
CF9Marcelo Martins
Substitutions:
DF17Marvin Bejarano 46'
MF13Damir Miranda 46'
MF11Damián Lizio 61'
Manager:
Mauricio Soria

Man of the Match:
Jorge Valdivia (Chile)[17]

Assistant referees:
Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)[15]
Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)[15]
Fourth official:
Sandro Ricci (Brazil)[15]
Fifth official:
Fabio Pereira (Brazil)[15]

References

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  10. "Árbitros para los juegos de la segunda ronda" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 14 June 2015.
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