2015 Copa América Group A

Group A of the 2015 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2015 Copa América. It consisted of hosts Chile, guests Mexico of CONCACAF, Ecuador, and Bolivia.^[1] Group play began on 11 June 2015 and ended on 19 June 2015.

Chile and Bolivia advanced to the quarter-finals.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
				October 2014[nb 1]	Start of event
A1	Chile	37th	Runners-up (1955, 1956, 1979, 1987)	13	19
A2	Mexico	9th	Runners-up (1993, 2001)	17	23
A3	Ecuador	26th	Fourth place (1959 (E), 1993)	27	31
A4	Bolivia	25th	Winners (1963)	103	89

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	Chile (H)	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Bolivia	3	1	1	1	3	7	−4	4
3	Ecuador	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Mexico	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2

Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

• Chile advanced to play Uruguay (third-placed team of Group B).
• Bolivia advanced to play Peru (runners-up of Group C).

Matches

All times local, CLT (UTC−3).^[2]

Chile vs Ecuador

Chile	2–0	Ecuador
Vidal 66' (pen.) Vargas 83'	Report

11 June 2015 (2015-06-11)

20:30

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 46,000^[3]

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Chile

Ecuador

GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) RB 4 Mauricio Isla CB 17 Gary Medel CB 18 Gonzalo Jara  31' LB 2 Eugenio Mena RM 20 Charles Aránguiz  84' CM 21 Marcelo Díaz LM 8 Arturo Vidal AM 10 Jorge Valdivia  67' CF 7 Alexis Sánchez CF 15 Jean Beausejour  46' Substitutions: FW 11 Eduardo Vargas  46' MF 14 Matías Fernández  73'  90+2'  67' MF 16 David Pizarro  84' Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

GK 23 Alexander Domínguez RB 4 Juan Carlos Paredes CB 21 Gabriel Achilier CB 3 Frickson Erazo LB 10 Walter Ayoví (c) CM 6 Christian Noboa CM 14 Osbaldo Lastra  41'  67' RM 7 Jefferson Montero AM 8 Miller Bolaños LM 9 Fidel Martínez  23'  79' CF 13 Enner Valencia Substitutions: MF 15 Pedro Quiñónez  67' MF 5 Renato Ibarra  79' Manager: Gustavo Quinteros

Man of the Match: Arturo Vidal (Chile)[4] Assistant referees: Hernán Maidana (Argentina)[5] Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)[5] Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[5] Fifth official: Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica)[5]

Mexico vs Bolivia

Mexico	0–0	Bolivia
	Report

12 June 2015 (2015-06-12)

20:30

Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar

Attendance: 14,987^[6]

Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Mexico

Bolivia

GK 1 José de Jesús Corona CB 3 Hugo Ayala CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)  63' CB 2 Julio César Domínguez RWB 15 Gerardo Flores  89' LWB 16 Adrián Aldrete CM 6 Javier Güémez CM 5 Juan Carlos Medina  80' AM 7 Jesús Manuel Corona CF 20 Eduardo Herrera  60' CF 19 Matías Vuoso Substitutions: FW 9 Raúl Jiménez  60' MF 11 Javier Aquino  63' MF 10 Luis Montes  80' Manager: Miguel Herrera

GK 1 Romel Quiñónez RB 2 Miguel Hurtado CB 16 Ronald Raldes (c) CB 22 Edward Zenteno LB 4 Leonel Morales RM 18 Ricardo Pedriel  84' CM 3 Alejandro Chumacero CM 6 Danny Bejarano  32' LM 8 Martin Smedberg-Dalence AM 20 Jhasmani Campos  70' CF 9 Marcelo Moreno Substitutions: FW 10 Pablo Escobar  88'  70' DF 17 Marvin Bejarano  84' Manager: Mauricio Soria

Man of the Match: Jesús Manuel Corona (Mexico)[7] Assistant referees: Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)[5] Carlos Cáceres (Paraguay)[5] Fourth official: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)[5] Fifth official: Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)[5]

Ecuador vs Bolivia

Ecuador	2–3	Bolivia
Valencia 47' Bolaños 80'	Report	Raldes 4' Smedberg-Dalence 17' Moreno 42' (pen.)

15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)

18:00

Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso

Attendance: 5,982^[8]

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Ecuador

Bolivia

GK 23 Alexander Domínguez RB 4 Juan Carlos Paredes  86' CB 21 Gabriel Achilier CB 3 Frickson Erazo  43' LB 10 Walter Ayoví (c) CM 6 Christian Noboa CM 15 Pedro Quiñónez  38'  46' RM 9 Fidel Martínez  46' AM 8 Miller Bolaños LM 7 Jefferson Montero CF 13 Enner Valencia Substitutions: MF 5 Renato Ibarra  46' MF 11 Juan Cazares  46' FW 17 Daniel Angulo  86' Manager: Gustavo Quinteros

GK 1 Romel Quiñónez  62' RB 2 Miguel Hurtado  45' CB 16 Ronald Raldes (c) CB 22 Edward Zenteno  38' LB 4 Leonel Morales RM 18 Ricardo Pedriel  57' CM 3 Alejandro Chumacero CM 6 Danny Bejarano LM 8 Martin Smedberg-Dalence AM 11 Damián Lizio  72' CF 9 Marcelo Moreno  88' Substitutions: DF 21 Cristian Coimbra  57' DF 17 Marvin Bejarano  72' MF 13 Damir Miranda  88' Manager: Mauricio Soria

Man of the Match: Romel Quiñónez (Bolivia)[9] Assistant referees: Garnet Page (Jamaica)[10] Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica)[10] Fourth official: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)[10] Fifth official: Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)[10]

Chile vs Mexico

Chile	3–3	Mexico
Vidal 21', 54' (pen.) Vargas 41'	Report	Vuoso 20', 65' Jiménez 28'

15 June 2015 (2015-06-15)

20:30

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 45,583^[11]

Referee: Víctor Hugo Carrillo (Peru)

Chile

Mexico

GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) CB 17 Gary Medel CB 18 Gonzalo Jara CB 3 Miiko Albornoz  87' RM 4 Mauricio Isla CM 21 Marcelo Díaz  71' CM 20 Charles Aránguiz LM 8 Arturo Vidal  37' AM 10 Jorge Valdivia CF 11 Eduardo Vargas  85' CF 7 Alexis Sánchez Substitutions: DF 2 Eugenio Mena  71' FW 9 Mauricio Pinilla  90'  85' MF 15 Jean Beausejour  87' Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

GK 1 José de Jesús Corona (c) CB 14 Juan Carlos Valenzuela CB 3 Hugo Ayala CB 2 Julio César Domínguez RWB 15 Gerardo Flores LWB 16 Adrián Aldrete  71' CM 5 Juan Carlos Medina  64' CM 6 Javier Güémez AM 7 Jesús Manuel Corona  76'  77' CF 19 Matías Vuoso CF 9 Raúl Jiménez Substitutions: MF 11 Javier Aquino  64' DF 13 Carlos Salcedo  71' MF 17 Mario Osuna  77' Manager: Miguel Herrera

Man of the Match: Arturo Vidal (Chile)[12] Assistant referees: César Escano (Peru)[10] Jonny Bossio (Peru)[10] Fourth official: José Argote (Venezuela)[10] Fifth official: Rodney Aquino (Paraguay)[10]

Mexico vs Ecuador

Mexico	1–2	Ecuador
Jiménez 63' (pen.)	Report	Bolaños 25' Valencia 57'

19 June 2015 (2015-06-19)

18:00

Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua

Attendance: 11,051^[13]

Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

Mexico

Ecuador

GK 1 José de Jesús Corona (c) CB 14 Juan Carlos Valenzuela CB 3 Hugo Ayala  17' CB 2 Julio César Domínguez RWB 15 Gerardo Flores LWB 22 Efraín Velarde  46' RM 5 Juan Carlos Medina CM 6 Javier Güémez  52' LM 7 Jesús Manuel Corona  62' CF 9 Raúl Jiménez CF 19 Matías Vuoso Substitutions: MF 11 Javier Aquino  46' MF 8 Marco Fabián  54'  52' FW 20 Eduardo Herrera  86'  62' Manager: Miguel Herrera  70'

GK 23 Alexander Domínguez RB 4 Juan Carlos Paredes CB 21 Gabriel Achilier CB 2 Arturo Mina LB 10 Walter Ayoví (c) CM 6 Christian Noboa CM 14 Osbaldo Lastra  90+1' RM 5 Renato Ibarra  52'  78' AM 8 Miller Bolaños  28' LM 7 Jefferson Montero  90+2' CF 13 Enner Valencia Substitutions: MF 11 Juan Cazares  78' FW 9 Fidel Martínez  90+2' Manager: Gustavo Quinteros

Man of the Match: Miller Bolaños (Ecuador)[14] Assistant referees: Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)[15] Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)[15] Fourth official: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)[15] Fifth official: Carlos Cáceres (Paraguay)[15]

Chile vs Bolivia

Chile	5–0	Bolivia
Aránguiz 2', 65' Sánchez 36' Medel 78' Raldes 85' (o.g.)	Report

19 June 2015 (2015-06-19)

20:30

Estadio Nacional, Santiago

Attendance: 45,601^[16]

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

Chile

Bolivia

GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) RB 4 Mauricio Isla CB 17 Gary Medel CB 18 Gonzalo Jara  70' LB 15 Jean Beausejour RM 20 Charles Aránguiz CM 21 Marcelo Díaz LM 8 Arturo Vidal  46' AM 10 Jorge Valdivia CF 11 Eduardo Vargas CF 7 Alexis Sánchez  46' Substitutions: FW 22 Ángelo Henríquez  46' MF 14 Matías Fernández  46' MF 16 David Pizarro  70' Manager: Jorge Sampaoli

GK 1 Romel Quiñónez RB 14 Edemir Rodríguez  46' CB 16 Ronald Raldes (c) CB 21 Cristian Coimbra  63' LB 4 Leonel Morales  41' CM 19 Wálter Veizaga  46' CM 3 Alejandro Chumacero  72' RM 10 Pablo Escobar  61' AM 18 Ricardo Pedriel LM 8 Martin Smedberg-Dalence CF 9 Marcelo Moreno Substitutions: DF 17 Marvin Bejarano  46' MF 13 Damir Miranda  46' MF 11 Damián Lizio  61' Manager: Mauricio Soria

Man of the Match: Jorge Valdivia (Chile)[17] Assistant referees: Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay)[15] Carlos Pastorino (Uruguay)[15] Fourth official: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)[15] Fifth official: Fabio Pereira (Brazil)[15]

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External links

• Copa América Chile 2015 (Official website) (in English)
• Copa América 2015, CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish)