Copa América Centenario Group C

Group C of the Copa América Centenario consisted of Mexico, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Venezuela. Matches began on 5 June and ended on 13 June 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) MexicoCONCACAFAutomatic qualifier10th2015Runners-up (1993 and 2001)2216
C2 UruguayCONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier43rd2015Winners (Fifteen times)119
C3 JamaicaCONCACAF2014 Caribbean Cup champions2nd2015Group stage (2015)5446
C4 VenezuelaCONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier17th2015Fourth place (2011)8377
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 27 March 2015 at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, which Jamaica won 2–1.

Jamaica 0–1 Venezuela
Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 25,560[1]
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
Jamaica
Venezuela
GK1Andre Blake
RB15Je-Vaughn Watson 88'
CB19Adrian Mariappa (c) 90+2'
CB21Jermaine Taylor
LB20Kemar Lawrence 40'
RM22Garath McCleary
CM10Jobi McAnuff
CM3Michael Hector 20' 77'
LM17Rodolph Austin 24'
CF8Clayton Donaldson
CF9Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
DF4Wes Morgan 40'
MF16Lee Williamson 77'
MF12Michael Binns 88'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer 46'
GK12Dani Hernández
RB16Roberto Rosales
CB2Wilker Ángel
CB4Oswaldo Vizcarrondo 75'
LB20Rolf Feltscher
RM15Alejandro Guerra 90+1'
CM8Tomás Rincón (c)
CM5Arquímedes Figuera 45+2'
LM13Luis Manuel Seijas 86'
CF9Salomón Rondón
CF17Josef Martínez 77'
Substitutions:
MF18Adalberto Peñaranda 77'
MF10Rómulo Otero 86'
DF21Alexander 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 organisers later apologised for the incident.[4]

Mexico 3–1 Uruguay
 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)
Attendance: 60,025[5]
Mexico
Uruguay
GK12Alfredo Talavera
RB7Miguel Layún
CB2Néstor Araujo
CB5Diego Reyes
LB15Héctor Moreno
CM16Héctor Herrera
CM4Rafael Márquez (c)
CM18Andrés Guardado 26'  73'
RW11Javier Aquino 55'
CF14Javier Hernández 83'
LW10Jesús Manuel Corona 61'
Substitutions:
FW8Hirving Lozano 55'
MF20Jesús Dueñas 61'
FW9Raúl Jiménez 90+3' 83'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB16Maxi Pereira 68'
CB2José Maria Giménez 60'
CB3Diego Godín (c) 84'
LB6Álvaro Pereira
RM5Carlos Sánchez 84'
CM17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM15Matías Vecino 28'  45'
LM14Nicolás Lodeiro 46'
CF22Diego Rolán 60'
CF21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF20Álvaro González 46'
FW8Abel Hernández 60'
MF10Gastón 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
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB16Maxi Pereira
CB2José Maria Giménez
CB3Diego Godín (c)
LB19Gastón Silva
RM5Carlos Sánchez 80'
CM17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM20Álvaro González 78'
LM10Gastón Ramírez 74'
CF11Cristhian Stuani
CF21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
FW22Diego Rolán 74'
MF14Nicolás Lodeiro 78'
DF18Mathías Corujo 80'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK12Dani Hernández
RB16Roberto Rosales 8'
CB2Wilker Ángel
CB4Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
LB20Rolf Feltscher
RM15Alejandro Guerra
CM8Tomás Rincón (c)
CM5Arquímedes Figuera 42' 79'
LM18Adalberto Peñaranda
CF9Salomón Rondón 78'
CF17Josef Martínez 16'
Substitutions:
DF21Alexander González 8'
MF13Luis Manuel Seijas 86' 78'
MF10Rómulo 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
GK13Guillermo Ochoa
CB2Néstor Araujo
CB15Héctor Moreno
CB3Yasser Corona
DM4Rafael Márquez (c)
RM16Héctor Herrera
AM20Jesús Dueñas 72'
LM7Miguel Layún
RW9Raúl Jiménez
CF14Javier Hernández 77'
LW10Jesús Manuel Corona 63'
Substitutions:
FW8Hirving Lozano 63'
MF23Jesús Molina 72'
FW19Oribe Peralta 77'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK1Andre Blake
RB15Je-Vaughn Watson 28'
CB19Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB4Wes Morgan
LB21Jermaine Taylor
RM22Garath McCleary
CM3Michael Hector
CM16Lee Williamson 77'
LM10Jobi McAnuff 62'
CF8Clayton Donaldson
CF9Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
MF12Michael Binns 62'
FW6Dever 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
GK1José de Jesús Corona
RB22Paul Aguilar
CB5Diego Reyes
CB15Héctor Moreno
LB6Jorge Torres Nilo 46'
CM16Héctor Herrera 45+1'
CM23Jesús Molina 59' 68'
CM18Andrés Guardado (c)
RW11Javier Aquino 18'
CF19Oribe Peralta
LW8Hirving Lozano
Substitutions:
FW10Jesús Manuel Corona 18'
DF7Miguel Layún 46'
FW14Javier Hernández 68'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
GK12Dani Hernández
RB21Alexander González 3'
CB2Wilker Ángel
CB6José Manuel Velázquez 64'
LB20Rolf Feltscher
RM15Alejandro Guerra 83'
CM8Tomás Rincón (c)
CM13Luis Manuel Seijas
LM18Adalberto Peñaranda 69'
CF19Christian Santos 52' 78'
CF7Yonathan Del Valle 65'
Substitutions:
FW17Josef Martínez 65'
FW9Salomón Rondón 78'
MF10Rómulo Otero 83'
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel

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

Assistant referees:[3]
Joseph 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
GK1Fernando Muslera
RB16Maxi Pereira
CB2José Maria Giménez
CB3Diego Godín (c)
LB19Gastón Silva
RM5Carlos Sánchez 66'
CM17Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM20Álvaro González 81'
LM14Nicolás Lodeiro
CF8Abel Hernández 74'
CF21Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF15Matías Vecino 66'
MF10Gastón Ramírez 74'
DF18Mathías Corujo 81'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK1Andre Blake
RB15Je-Vaughn Watson
CB19Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB4Wes Morgan
LB21Jermaine Taylor
RM22Garath McCleary 73'
CM3Michael Hector 32'
CM16Lee Williamson 69'
LM10Jobi McAnuff 80'
CF9Giles Barnes
CF8Clayton Donaldson
Substitutions:
MF17Rodolph Austin 84' 69'
FW6Dever Orgill 73'
MF12Michael 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
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  2. "Match 5 : Jamaica vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. "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. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
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  7. McCarthy, Erin (10 June 2016). "Suarez is helpless as Uruguay is eliminated in Copa America play". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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  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. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  10. "Match 14 : Mexico vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  11. "Con sobresaltos, México asegura el primer lugar del Grupo C" [With frights, Mexico secures first place in Group C] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  12. "Match 21 : Mexico vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. 13 June 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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