2021 Copa América Group A

Group A of the 2021 Copa América, also referred to as the South Zone, will take place from 11 to 27 June 2021 in Argentina.[1] The group consists of hosts Argentina, guests Australia, Bolivia, record winners Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.[2]

Originally, the Group A was scheduled to be played from 12 to 30 June 2020.[3] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed until 2021 due to the pandemic in South America of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[4]

Teams
Draw position Team Appearance Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
June 2021
A1 Argentina (hosts)43rdWinners (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (A), 1991, 1993)
A2 Australia (invitee)1stDebut
A3 Bolivia28thWinners (1963)
A4 Uruguay45thWinners (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959 (E), 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011)
A5 Chile40thWinners (2015, 2016)
A6 Paraguay38thWinners (1953, 1979)

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Bolivia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 11 June 2021. Source: CONMEBOL
(H) Host.

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Group A will advance to play the fourth-placed team of Group B.
  • The runners-up of Group A will advance to play the third-placed team of Group B.
  • The third-placed team of Group A will advance to play the runners-up of Group B.
  • The fourth-placed team of Group A will advance to play the winners of Group B.

Matches

The full original schedule and kick-off times were announced on 3 December 2019 and 4 March 2020 respectively.[3][5] The new 2021 schedule was announced on 13 August 2020.[1][6]

The most significant modification in the new schedule of group A was the venue change of the match between Chile and Paraguay, moved from Córdoba to Santiago del Estero. In consecuense, the Estadio Único will host two matches.[7]

All match times listed are local, ART (UTC−3).

Argentina vs Chile
Argentina Match 1 Chile

Australia vs Uruguay
Australia Match 2 Uruguay

Paraguay vs Bolivia
Paraguay Match 3 Bolivia

Chile vs Bolivia
Chile Match 7 Bolivia

Argentina vs Uruguay
Argentina Match 8 Uruguay

Paraguay vs Australia
Paraguay Match 9 Australia

Uruguay vs Chile
Uruguay Match 13 Chile

Australia vs Bolivia
Australia Match 14 Bolivia

Argentina vs Paraguay
Argentina Match 15 Paraguay

Bolivia vs Uruguay
Bolivia Match 19 Uruguay

Australia vs Argentina
Australia Match 20 Argentina

Chile vs Paraguay
Chile Match 21 Paraguay

Chile vs Australia
Chile Match 25 Australia

Bolivia vs Argentina
Bolivia Match 26 Argentina

Uruguay vs Paraguay
Uruguay Match 27 Paraguay

References
  1. "CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 13 August 2020.
  2. "Quedaron definidos los grupos de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 3 December 2019.
  3. "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS CONMEBOL COPA AMÉRICA 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 3 December 2019.
  4. "Comunicado Oficial" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 17 March 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "Calendario de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 August 2020.
  7. "Confirman dos partidos de la Copa América 2021 en el Estadio Único de Santiago del Estero" (in Spanish). Diario Panorama. 13 August 2020.
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