2024 Copa América Group B

Group B of the 2024 Copa América is one of four groups in the first stage of the tournament. The tournament involved national teams from CONMEBOL (South America) but also includes invited teams from the CONCACAF region (North, Central America and the Caribbean), that qualified via the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League.[1]

The group is made up of Mexico from CONCACAF, Ecuador and Venezuela, both from CONMEBOL, and Jamaica from CONCACAF.[2] The draw for the groups was conduced on December 7, 2023, with Mexico being previously seeded into the group as head.[3] The group's matches are taking place from June 22–30 at six venues in six U.S. cities.[4]

The top two teams, following a round-robin of three matches per team, will advance to the quarter-finals.[5]

Teams
Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Appearances Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
Total Last November 2023[nb 1] June 2024
B1 (seed) Mexico1CONCACAF2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist11th2016Runners-up (1993 and 2001)1415
B2 Ecuador2CONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier30th2021Fourth place (1959 and 1993)3230
B3 Venezuela3CONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier20th2021Fourth place (2011)4954
B4 Jamaica4CONCACAF2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist3rd2016Group stage (2015 and 2016)5553
Notes
  1. The rankings of November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for Mexico who were seeded as head of Group B for being the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions regardless their position in the FIFA ranking.[6][7]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Venezuela 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3  Ecuador 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4  Jamaica 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 2024. Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winners of Group B will advance to play the runner-up of Group A.
  • The runners-up of Group B will advance to play the winners of Group A.

Matches

All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.[8][4]

Ecuador vs Venezuela

The two teams had faced each other 32 times previously,[9] including four Copa América group stage matches: the 6–1 and 4–0 wins for Ecuador in 1993 and 2001, a 1–0 victory for Venezuela in 2011 and a 2–2 draw in 2021.[10][11] Their most recent meeting was a goalless draw on Venezuelan soil in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in November 2023.[12]

Ecuador 1–2 Venezuela
Sarmiento 40' Report
Attendance: 29,864[13]
Ecuador
Venezuela
GK22Alexander Domínguez
RB17Ángelo Preciado
CB2Félix Torres
CB6Willian Pacho
LB3Piero Hincapié
CM21Alan Franco 79'
CM23Moisés Caicedo
RW9John Yeboah 35'
AM10Kendry Páez 45+1' 79'
LW16Jeremy Sarmiento 29' 62'
CF13Enner Valencia (c) 22'
Substitutions:
FW11Kevin Rodríguez 35'
MF8Carlos Gruezo 62'
FW14Alan Minda 79'
FW19Jordy Caicedo 79'
Manager:
Félix Sánchez
GK22Rafael Romo
RB21Alexander González
CB2Nahuel Ferraresi
CB3Yordan Osorio
LB15Miguel Navarro
CM13José Andrés Martínez
CM6Yangel Herrera 90+2'
RW11Darwin Machís 31' 46'
AM18Cristian Cásseres Jr. 45+3' 46'
LW10Yeferson Soteldo 84'
CF23Salomón Rondón (c) 84'
Substitutions:
FW9Jhonder Cádiz 46'
MF25Eduard Bello 46'
MF7Jefferson Savarino 84'
FW19Eric Ramírez 84'
MF8Tomás Rincón 90+2'
Manager:
Fernando Batista

Man of the Match:
Salomón Rondón (Venezuela)[14]

Assistant referees:[15]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Jhon León (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Fifth official:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Lara (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Edson Cisternas (Chile)

Mexico vs Jamaica

The two teams had met 28 times previously (all in competitive events), including Mexico's 2–0 group stage win at the Copa América Centenario in 2016, which was the only previous meeting between the two sides in the Copa América.[16] Their most recent encounter was a 3–0 semi-finals victory for Mexico in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[17]

Mexico 1–0 Jamaica
Arteaga 69' Report
Attendance: 53,763[18]
Mexico
Jamaica
GK1Julio González
RB2Jorge Sánchez
CB3César Montes
CB5Johan Vásquez
LB6Gerardo Arteaga
CM4Edson Álvarez (c) 30'
CM24Luis Chávez 78'
RW15Uriel Antuna 78'
AM17Orbelín Pineda 68'
LW9Julián Quiñones
CF11Santiago Giménez 68'
Substitutions:
MF7Luis Romo 30'
FW22Guillermo Martínez 68'
MF8Carlos Rodríguez 68'
MF25Roberto Alvarado 78'
MF14Érick Sánchez 78'
Manager:
Jaime Lozano
GK23Jahmali Waite
CB6Di'Shon Bernard 68'
CB15Joel Latibeaudiere
CB5Ethan Pinnock
RM2Dexter Lembikisa
CM10Bobby Decordova-Reid (c) 81'
CM14Kasey Palmer
LM22Greg Leigh
AM11Shamar Nicholson
AM7Demarai Gray 68'
CF9Michail Antonio 81'
Substitutions:
DF17Damion Lowe 68'
DF3Michael Hector 68'
FW20Renaldo Cephas 81'
FW8Kaheim Dixon 81'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson

Man of the Match:
Gerardo Arteaga (Mexico)[14]

Assistant referees:[15]
Corey Parker (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fourth official:
Tori Penso (United States)
Fifth official:
Brooke Mayo (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Ecuador vs Jamaica

The two teams have met four times previously, all of them friendlies, with two wins for Ecuador (including their most recent match won 2–0 in 2018) and two draws.[19]

Ecuador Match 12 Jamaica
Report
Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)

Assistant referees:[20]
Jose Retamal (Chile)
Juan Serrano (Chile)
Fourth official:
Yael Falcón (Argentina)
Fifth official:
Facundo Rodriguez (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Derlis López (Paraguay)

Venezuela vs Mexico
Venezuela Match 11 Mexico
Report

Assistant referees:[20]
Danilo Manis (Brazil)
Rodrigo Correa (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Pablo Goncalves (Brazil)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Eduardo Britos (Paraguay)

Mexico vs Ecuador
Mexico Match 19 Ecuador
Report

Jamaica vs Venezuela
Jamaica Match 20 Venezuela
Report

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