2015 Copa América Group B

The Group B of the 2015 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2015 Copa América. It consisted of Argentina, Uruguay (title holders), Paraguay, and Jamaica (invited team).[1] Group play began on 13 June 2015 and ended on 20 June 2015.

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams
Draw position Team Appearance Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
October 2014[nb 1] Start of event
B1 Argentina40thWinners (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (A), 1991, 1993)23
B2 Uruguay42ndWinners (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959 (E), 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011)88
B3 Paraguay35thWinners (1953, 1979)7685
B4 Jamaica1stDebut11365
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  Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

All times local, CLT (UTC−3).[2]

Uruguay vs Jamaica
Uruguay 1–0 Jamaica
C. Rodríguez  51' Report
Attendance: 8,653[3]
Uruguay
Jamaica
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB16Maxi Pereira
CB2José Giménez 58'
CB3Diego Godín (c) 83'
LB6Álvaro Pereira
DM17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
RM5Carlos Sánchez 72'
AM14Nicolás Lodeiro 85'
LM7Cristian Rodríguez 63'
CF9Diego Rolán
CF21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF10Giorgian De Arrascaeta 63'
FW11Christian Stuani 72'
MF20Álvaro González 85'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK1Duwayne Kerr
RB19Adrian Mariappa
CB3Michael Hector
CB4Wes Morgan
LB20Kemar Lawrence
RM22Garath McCleary
CM17Rodolph Austin (c)
CM10Jobi McAnuff 31'
LM18Simon Dawkins 53'
CF9Giles Barnes
CF11Darren Mattocks 74'
Substitutions:
MF5Lance Laing 53'
FW6Deshorn Brown 74'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

Man of the Match:
Cristian Rodríguez (Uruguay)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)[5]
Jairo Romero (Venezuela)[5]
Fourth official:
Jorge Osorio (Chile)[5]
Fifth official:
Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)[5]

Argentina vs Paraguay
Argentina 2–2 Paraguay
Agüero  28'
Messi  35' (pen.)		 Report Valdez  59'
Barrios  89'
Attendance: 16,281[6]
Argentina
Paraguay
GK1Sergio Romero
RB3Facundo Roncaglia  40'
CB2Ezequiel Garay
CB17Nicolás Otamendi 82'
LB16Marcos Rojo
CM14Javier Mascherano
CM19Éver Banega 80'
AM21Javier Pastore 74'
RW10Lionel Messi (c)
CF11Sergio Agüero 74'
LW7Ángel Di María
Substitutions:
FW18Carlos Tevez 74'
FW9Gonzalo Higuaín 74'
MF6Lucas Biglia 80'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
GK12Antony Silva
RB3Marcos Cáceres
CB14Paulo da Silva
CB4Pablo Aguilar 24'
LB6Miguel Samudio
RM18Nelson Valdez
CM20Néstor Ortigoza
CM15Víctor Cáceres
LM13Richard Ortiz 38'  46'
CF7Raúl Bobadilla 65'
CF9Roque Santa Cruz (c) 78'
Substitutions:
FW10Derlis González 47'  46'
FW11Édgar Benítez 65'
FW8Lucas Barrios 89'  78'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina) named the Man of the Match but he didn't accept the title as his team didn't win the game.
Therefore, Nelson Haedo Valdez (Paraguay) named as the Man of the Match.[7]


Assistant referees:
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)[5]
Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)[5]
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)[5]
Fifth official:
Raúl Orellana (Chile)[5]

Paraguay vs Jamaica
Paraguay 1–0 Jamaica
Benítez  35' Report
Attendance: 6,099[8]
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Paraguay
Jamaica
GK12Antony Silva
RB5Bruno Valdez 59'
CB14Paulo da Silva
CB4Pablo Aguilar
LB6Miguel Samudio 77'
RM10Derlis González
CM20Néstor Ortigoza
CM15Víctor Cáceres
LM11Édgar Benítez 86'
CF7Raúl Bobadilla 75'
CF9Roque Santa Cruz (c)
Substitutions:
FW18Nelson Haedo Valdez 75'
DF2Iván Piris 77'
MF16Osmar Molinas 86'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz
GK1Duwayne Kerr
RB19Adrian Mariappa
CB3Michael Hector
CB4Wes Morgan 16'
LB20Kemar Lawrence
CM17Rodolph Austin (c) 8'
CM10Jobi McAnuff
RM22Garath McCleary
AM15Je-Vaughn Watson 57'
LM18Simon Dawkins 80'
CF9Giles Barnes 62'
Substitutions:
MF5Lance Laing 57'
FW6Deshorn Brown 62'
FW11Darren Mattocks 80'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

Man of the Match:
Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay)[9]

Assistant referees:
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)[10]
Byron Romero (Ecuador)[10]
Fourth official:
Jorge Osorio (Chile)[10]
Fifth official:
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)[10]

Argentina vs Uruguay
Argentina 1–0 Uruguay
Agüero  55' Report
Attendance: 17,014[11]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Argentina
Uruguay
GK1Sergio Romero 84'
RB4Pablo Zabaleta
CB2Ezequiel Garay
CB17Nicolás Otamendi
LB16Marcos Rojo 71'
RM6Lucas Biglia
CM14Javier Mascherano  45+1'
LM21Javier Pastore 79'
RW10Lionel Messi (c)
CF11Sergio Agüero 82'
LW7Ángel Di María 89'
Substitutions:
MF19Éver Banega 79'
FW18Carlos Tevez 82'
MF8Roberto Pereyra 89'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino 31'
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB16Maxi Pereira
CB2José Giménez
CB3Diego Godín (c) 65'
LB6Álvaro Pereira 86'
RM20Álvaro González
CM17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM14Nicolás Lodeiro 31'  70'
LM7Cristian Rodríguez 64'
CF9Diego Rolán
CF21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF5Carlos Sánchez 64'
FW8Abel Hernández 70'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)[12]

Assistant referees:
Emerson De Carvalho (Brazil)
Fabio Pereira (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Fifth official:
Raúl Orellana (Chile)[10]

Uruguay vs Paraguay
Uruguay 1–1 Paraguay
Giménez  28' Report Barrios  44'
Attendance: 16,021[13]
Uruguay
Paraguay
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB16Maxi Pereira (c)
CB2José Giménez
CB19Sebastián Coates 72'
LB6Álvaro Pereira 74'
RM20Álvaro González
CM17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
LM5Carlos Sánchez 67'
RW21Edinson Cavani
CF8Abel Hernández 5'  46'
LW9Diego Rolán
Substitutions:
FW11Christian Stuani 46'
MF7Cristian Rodríguez 67'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK1Justo Villar (c)
RB3Marcos Cáceres
CB14Paulo da Silva
CB5Bruno Valdez
LB2Iván Piris
RM7Raúl Bobadilla 67'
CM16Osmar Molinas 81'
CM20Néstor Ortigoza 9'  64'
LM11Édgar Benítez
CF18Nelson Haedo Valdez
CF8Lucas Barrios 71'
Substitutions:
MF13Richard Ortiz 69'  64'
FW10Derlis González 67'
FW9Roque Santa Cruz 71'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz

Man of the Match:
Lucas Barrios (Paraguay)[14]

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)[15]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)[15]
Fourth official:
Enrique Osses (Chile)[15]
Fifth official:
Raúl Orellana (Chile)[15]

Argentina vs Jamaica
Argentina 1–0 Jamaica
Higuaín  10' Report
Attendance: 21,083[16]
Argentina
Jamaica
GK1Sergio Romero
RB4Pablo Zabaleta 90+2'
CB2Ezequiel Garay
CB15Martín Demichelis
LB16Marcos Rojo
RM6Lucas Biglia
CM14Javier Mascherano
LM21Javier Pastore 45'  59'
RW10Lionel Messi (c)
CF9Gonzalo Higuaín 72'
LW7Ángel Di María 84'
Substitutions:
MF8Roberto Pereyra 59'
FW18Carlos Tevez 72'
MF20Erik Lamela 84'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
GK12Dwayne Miller
RB19Adrian Mariappa
CB3Michael Hector 52'  71'
CB4Wes Morgan
LB20Kemar Lawrence
CM17Rodolph Austin (c)  52'
CM15Jevaughn Watson 31'
RM22Garath McCleary
AM10Jobi McAnuff
LM5Lance Laing 72'
CF6Deshorn Brown 78'
Substitutions:
DF21Jermaine Taylor 71'
FW18Simon Dawkins 72'
FW9Giles Barnes 78'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

Man of the Match:
Ángel Di María (Argentina)[17]

Assistant referees:
Carlos Astroza (Chile)[15]
Marcelo Barraza (Chile)[15]
Fourth official:
Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)[15]
Fifth official:
Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)[15]

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