2024 Copa América Group C

Group C 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 the hosts United States from CONCACAF, Uruguay from CONMEBOL, Panama from CONCACAF, and Bolivia from CONMEBOL.[2] The draw for the groups was conducted on December 7, 2023, with the United States being previously seeded into the group as head.[3] The group's matches are taking place from June 23 to July 1 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
C1 (seed) United States1CONCACAF2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist5th2016Fourth place (1995 and 2016)1211
C2 Uruguay2CONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier46th2021Winners (15 times, last in 2011)1114
C3 Panama3CONCACAF2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist2nd2016Group stage (2016)4143
C4 Bolivia4CONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier29th2021Winners (1963)8584
Notes
  1. The rankings of November 2023 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  Uruguay 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  United States (H) 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3  Panama 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
4  Bolivia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on June 27, 2024. Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Group C will advance to play the runners-up of Group D.
  • The runners-up of Group C will advance to play the winners of Group D.

Matches

All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.[4][6]

United States vs Bolivia

The two teams had met eight times previously, including Bolivia's 1–0 group stage victory at the 1995 Copa América.[7] The other seven matches were all friendlies, the most recent in 2018 with a 3–0 win for the United States.[8][9]

United States 2–0 Bolivia
 Report
Attendance: 47,873[10]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
United States[11]
Bolivia[11]
GK1Matt Turner
RB22Joe Scally
CB3Chris Richards
CB13Tim Ream
LB5Antonee Robinson
DM4Tyler Adams 46'
CM8Weston McKennie 49' 78'
CM7Giovanni Reyna 65'
RF21Timothy Weah 86'
CF20Folarin Balogun 65'
LF10Christian Pulisic (c)
Substitutions:
MF6Yunus Musah 46'
FW9Ricardo Pepi 65'
MF15Johnny Cardoso 65'
MF14Luca de la Torre 78'
FW11Brenden Aaronson 86'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter
GK23Guillermo Viscarra
CB2Jesús Sagredo
CB4Luis Haquín (c) 31'
CB21José Sagredo
DM6Leonel Justiniano 27' 46'
CM20Fernando Saucedo
CM15Gabriel Villamíl 28'
RW3Diego Medina 46'
LW17Roberto Fernández 75'
CF9César Menacho 46'
CF19Bruno Miranda 68'
Substitutions:
MF7Miguel Terceros 46'
FW18Rodrigo Ramallo 46'
MF22Héctor Cuéllar 46'
FW11Carmelo Algarañaz 68'
MF10Ramiro Vaca 75'
Manager:
Antônio Carlos Zago

Man of the Match:
Christian Pulisic (United States)[12]

Assistant referees:[13]
Daniele Bindoni (Italy)
Alberto Tegoni (Italy)
Fourth official:
Jhon Ospina (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Jhon Gallego (Colombia)
Video assistant referee:
Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Aleandro Di Paolo (Italy)

Uruguay vs Panama

The two teams had met in four previous matches, all in friendlies and all won by the Uruguayans with the most recent being a 5–0 victory in 2022.[14][15]

Uruguay 3–1 Panama
 Report Murillo 90+5'
Attendance: 33,425[16]
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
Uruguay[17]
Panama[17]
GK1Sergio Rochet
RB8Nahitan Nández
CB4Ronald Araújo 46'
CB16Mathías Olivera 60'
LB17Matías Viña
CM15Federico Valverde (c) 84'
CM5Manuel Ugarte
RW11Facundo Pellistri
AM10Giorgian de Arrascaeta 60'
LW20Maximiliano Araújo
CF19Darwin Núñez
Substitutions:
DF2José María Giménez 46'
MF7Nicolás de la Cruz 60'
DF3Sebastián Cáceres 60'
MF6Rodrigo Bentancur 84'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa
GK22Orlando Mosquera
CB24Edgardo Fariña
CB3José Córdoba
CB25Roderick Miller
RWB23Michael Amir Murillo
LWB15Eric Davis (c)
RM7José Luis Rodríguez 84'
CM6Cristian Martínez 65'
CM8Adalberto Carrasquilla 89'
LM10Yoel Bárcenas 89'
CF17José Fajardo 84'
Substitutions:
MF14Jovani Welch 68' 65'
FW9Eduardo Guerrero 84'
MF13Freddy Góndola 84'
MF5Abdiel Ayarza 89'
MF26Kahiser Lenis 89'
Manager:
Thomas Christiansen

Man of the Match:
Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay)[12]

Assistant referees:[13]
Claudio Urrutia (Chile)
Miguel Rocha (Chile)
Fourth official:
Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
Fifth official:
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Héctor Paletta (Argentina)

Panama vs United States

The two teams have faced each other 26 times previously but this will be the first time at the Copa América.[18] Their most recent meeting was a 1–1 semi-finals draw in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California, with Panama prevailing 5–4 on penalties.[9][19]

Prior to the match, Panama suffered the loss of midfielder José Luis Rodríguez for the remainder of the tournament due to injury.[20]

Panama 2–1 United States
 Report Balogun 22'
Panama[21]
United States[21]
GK22Orlando Mosquera
CB24Edgardo Fariña 90+2'
CB3José Córdoba
CB25Roderick Miller
RWB23Michael Amir Murillo
LWB15Eric Davis (c)
RM2César Blackman 60'
CM6Cristian Martínez 76'
CM8Adalberto Carrasquilla 88'
LM10Yoel Bárcenas
CF9Eduardo Guerrero 45' 46'
Substitutions:
FW17José Fajardo 46'
MF13Freddy Góndola 90+3' 60'
MF5Abdiel Ayarza 76'
Manager:
Thomas Christiansen
GK1Matt Turner 46'
RB22Joe Scally
CB3Chris Richards 89'
CB13Tim Ream 86'
LB5Antonee Robinson 33'
DM4Tyler Adams 46'
CM8Weston McKennie
CM7Giovanni Reyna 46'
RF21Timothy Weah 18'
CF20Folarin Balogun 72'
LF10Christian Pulisic (c)
Substitutions:
GK18Ethan Horvath 46'
DF2Cameron Carter-Vickers 46'
MF15Johnny Cardoso 46'
FW9Ricardo Pepi 72'
FW26Josh Sargent 86'
Manager:
Gregg Berhalter

Assistant referees:[22]
David Morán (El Salvador)
Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Fifth official:
Stephen Atoche (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Assistant video assistant referee:
David Rodríguez (Colombia)

Uruguay vs Bolivia

The two teams have faced each other in 46 previous matches,[23] including 16 times in the Copa América with Uruguay largely dominating with 13 matches won to just two wins for Bolivia plus one draw.[24][25] Their most recent meeting was a 3–0 home win for Uruguay in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in November 2023.[26]

Uruguay Match 14 Bolivia
Report
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
Uruguay
Bolivia
GK1Sergio Rochet
RB8Nahitan Nández
CB4Ronald Araújo
CB16Mathías Olivera
LB17Matías Viña
CM15Federico Valverde (c)
CM5Manuel Ugarte
RW11Facundo Pellistri
AM7Nicolás de la Cruz
LW20Maximiliano Araújo
CF19Darwin Núñez
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa
GK23Guillermo Viscarra
CB22Héctor Cuéllar
CB4Luis Haquín (c)
CB21José Sagredo
RWB25Yomar Rocha
LWB17Roberto Fernández
RM7Miguel Terceros
CM16Boris Céspedes
CM15Gabriel Villamíl
LM10Ramiro Vaca
CF11Carmelo Algarañaz
Manager:
Antônio Carlos Zago

Assistant referees:[22]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Edina Alves (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Migdalia Rodríguez (Venezuela)
Video assistant referee:
Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile)
Assistant video assistant referee:
José Cuevas (Paraguay)

United States vs Uruguay

The two teams have met eight times previously, including Uruguay's 1–0 group stage victory at the 1993 Copa América.[27] Their most recent meeting was a friendly game in 2022 which ended in a scoreless draw.[9]

United States Match 21 Uruguay
Report

Bolivia vs Panama

The two teams have met six times previously, including Panama's 2–1 group stage victory at the Copa América Centenario in 2016. The other five matches were all friendlies, the most recent in 2023 with a 2–1 away win for Panama.[28]

Bolivia Match 22 Panama
Report

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