Copa América Centenario Group C

Group C of the Copa América Centenario consisted of Mexico, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Venezuela. Matches began on June 5 and ended on June 13, 2016. All times are EDT (UTC−4).

Mexico and Venezuela advanced to the quarter-finals.

More information Draw position, Team ...

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	December 2015^{[nb 1]}	June 2016
C1 (seed)	Mexico	CONCACAF	Automatic qualifier	10th	2015	Runners-up (1993 and 2001)	22	16
C2	Uruguay	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier	43rd	2015	Winners (Fifteen times)	11	9
C3	Jamaica	CONCACAF	2014 Caribbean Cup champions	2nd	2015	Group stage (2015)	54	46
C4	Venezuela	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier	17th	2015	Fourth place (2011)	83	77

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More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Uruguay	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Jamaica	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

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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.

Jamaica vs Venezuela

The two teams had met in six previous occasions, all of them being friendlies. Their last encounter was on March 27, 2015 at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, which Jamaica won 2–1.

More information Jamaica, 0–1 ...

Jamaica	0–1	Venezuela
	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Martínez 15'

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June 5, 2016

5:00 p.m.

Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 25,560^[1]

Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Jamaica

Venezuela


GK	1	Andre Blake
RB	15	Je-Vaughn Watson		88'
CB	19	Adrian Mariappa (c)	90+2'
CB	21	Jermaine Taylor
LB	20	Kemar Lawrence		40'
RM	22	Garath McCleary
CM	10	Jobi McAnuff
CM	3	Michael Hector	20'	77'
LM	17	Rodolph Austin	24'
CF	8	Clayton Donaldson
CF	9	Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
DF	4	Wes Morgan		40'
MF	16	Lee Williamson		77'
MF	12	Michael Binns		88'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer			46'


GK	12	Dani Hernández
RB	16	Roberto Rosales
CB	2	Wilker Ángel
CB	4	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo	75'
LB	20	Rolf Feltscher
RM	15	Alejandro Guerra		90+1'
CM	8	Tomás Rincón (c)
CM	5	Arquímedes Figuera	45+2'
LM	13	Luis Manuel Seijas		86'
CF	9	Salomón Rondón
CF	17	Josef Martínez		77'
Substitutions:
MF	18	Adalberto Peñaranda		77'
MF	10	Rómulo Otero		86'
DF	21	Alexander 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 organizers later apologized for the incident.^[4]

More information Mexico, 3–1 ...

Mexico	3–1	Uruguay
Á. Pereira 4' (o.g.) Márquez 85' Herrera 90+2'	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Godín 74'

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June 5, 2016

8:00 p.m.

University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Attendance: 60,025^[5]

Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Mexico

Uruguay


GK	12	Alfredo Talavera
RB	7	Miguel Layún
CB	2	Néstor Araujo
CB	5	Diego Reyes
LB	15	Héctor Moreno
CM	16	Héctor Herrera
CM	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CM	18	Andrés Guardado	26' 73'
RW	11	Javier Aquino		55'
CF	14	Javier Hernández		83'
LW	10	Jesús Corona		61'
Substitutions:
FW	8	Hirving Lozano		55'
MF	20	Jesús Dueñas		61'
FW	9	Raúl Jiménez	90+3'	83'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio


GK	1	Fernando Muslera
RB	16	Maxi Pereira	68'
CB	2	José Maria Giménez	60'
CB	3	Diego Godín (c)	84'
LB	6	Álvaro Pereira
RM	5	Carlos Sánchez		84'
CM	17	Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM	15	Matías Vecino	28' 45'
LM	14	Nicolás Lodeiro		46'
CF	22	Diego Rolán		60'
CF	21	Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF	20	Álvaro González		46'
FW	8	Abel Hernández		60'
MF	10	Gastón 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.

More information Uruguay, 0–1 ...

Uruguay	0–1	Venezuela
	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Rondón 36'

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June 9, 2016

7:30 p.m.

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 23,002^[7]

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Uruguay

Venezuela


GK	1	Fernando Muslera
RB	16	Maxi Pereira
CB	2	José Maria Giménez
CB	3	Diego Godín (c)
LB	19	Gastón Silva
RM	5	Carlos Sánchez	80'
CM	17	Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM	20	Álvaro González	78'
LM	10	Gastón Ramírez	74'
CF	11	Cristhian Stuani
CF	21	Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
FW	22	Diego Rolán	74'
MF	14	Nicolás Lodeiro	78'
DF	18	Mathías Corujo	80'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez


GK	12	Dani Hernández
RB	16	Roberto Rosales		8'
CB	2	Wilker Ángel
CB	4	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
LB	20	Rolf Feltscher
RM	15	Alejandro Guerra
CM	8	Tomás Rincón (c)
CM	5	Arquímedes Figuera	42'	79'
LM	18	Adalberto Peñaranda
CF	9	Salomón Rondón		78'
CF	17	Josef Martínez	16'
Substitutions:
DF	21	Alexander González		8'
MF	13	Luis Manuel Seijas	86'	78'
MF	10	Rómulo 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.

More information Mexico, 2–0 ...

Mexico	2–0	Jamaica
Hernández 18' Peralta 81'	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)

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June 9, 2016

10:00 p.m.

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Attendance: 83,263^[9]

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Mexico

Jamaica


GK	13	Guillermo Ochoa
CB	2	Néstor Araujo
CB	15	Héctor Moreno
CB	3	Yasser Corona
DM	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
RM	16	Héctor Herrera
AM	20	Jesús Dueñas	72'
LM	7	Miguel Layún
RW	9	Raúl Jiménez
CF	14	Javier Hernández	77'
LW	10	Jesús Corona	63'
Substitutions:
FW	8	Hirving Lozano	63'
MF	23	Jesús Molina	72'
FW	19	Oribe Peralta	77'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio


GK	1	Andre Blake
RB	15	Je-Vaughn Watson	28'
CB	19	Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB	4	Wes Morgan
LB	21	Jermaine Taylor
RM	22	Garath McCleary
CM	3	Michael Hector
CM	16	Lee Williamson		77'
LM	10	Jobi McAnuff		62'
CF	8	Clayton Donaldson
CF	9	Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
MF	12	Michael Binns		62'
FW	6	Dever 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.

More information Mexico, 1–1 ...

Mexico	1–1	Venezuela
J. Corona 80'	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)	Velázquez 10'

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June 13, 2016

8:00 p.m.

NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 67,319^[11]

Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Mexico

Venezuela


GK	1	José de Jesús Corona
RB	22	Paul Aguilar
CB	5	Diego Reyes
CB	15	Héctor Moreno
LB	6	Jorge Torres Nilo		46'
CM	16	Héctor Herrera	45+1'
CM	23	Jesús Molina	59'	68'
CM	18	Andrés Guardado (c)
RW	11	Javier Aquino		18'
CF	19	Oribe Peralta
LW	8	Hirving Lozano
Substitutions:
FW	10	Jesús Corona		18'
DF	7	Miguel Layún		46'
FW	14	Javier Hernández		68'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio


GK	12	Dani Hernández
RB	21	Alexander González	3'
CB	2	Wilker Ángel
CB	6	José Manuel Velázquez	64'
LB	20	Rolf Feltscher
RM	15	Alejandro Guerra		83'
CM	8	Tomás Rincón (c)
CM	13	Luis Manuel Seijas
LM	18	Adalberto Peñaranda	69'
CF	19	Christian Santos	52'	78'
CF	7	Yonathan Del Valle		65'
Substitutions:
FW	17	Josef Martínez		65'
FW	9	Salomón Rondón		78'
MF	10	Rómulo Otero		83'
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel

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

Assistant referees:^[3]
Joe 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.

More information Uruguay, 3–0 ...

Uruguay	3–0	Jamaica
Hernández 21' Watson 66' (o.g.) Corujo 88'	Report (CONMEBOL) Report (CONCACAF)

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June 13, 2016

10:00 p.m.

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Attendance: 40,166^[13]

Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

Uruguay

Jamaica


GK	1	Fernando Muslera
RB	16	Maxi Pereira
CB	2	José Maria Giménez
CB	3	Diego Godín (c)
LB	19	Gastón Silva
RM	5	Carlos Sánchez	66'
CM	17	Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM	20	Álvaro González	81'
LM	14	Nicolás Lodeiro
CF	8	Abel Hernández	74'
CF	21	Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF	15	Matías Vecino	66'
MF	10	Gastón Ramírez	74'
DF	18	Mathías Corujo	81'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez


GK	1	Andre Blake
RB	15	Je-Vaughn Watson
CB	19	Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB	4	Wes Morgan
LB	21	Jermaine Taylor
RM	22	Garath McCleary		73'
CM	3	Michael Hector	32'
CM	16	Lee Williamson		69'
LM	10	Jobi McAnuff		80'
CF	9	Giles Barnes
CF	8	Clayton Donaldson
Substitutions:
MF	17	Rodolph Austin	84'	69'
FW	6	Dever Orgill		73'
MF	12	Michael 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)

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[10]
"Match 14 : Mexico vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
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"Con sobresaltos, México asegura el primer lugar del Grupo C" [With frights, Mexico secures first place in Group C] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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"Match 21 : Mexico vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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"Uruguay se despide con triunfo 3-0 ante Jamaica" [Uruguay says goodbye with 3–0 win against Jamaica] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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CONCACAF standings

[1] [N 1]
The rankings of December 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.

[2] [1]
Hine, Chris (June 5, 2016). "Small crowd at Soldier Field for Venezuela's Copa America win over Jamaica". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

[3] [2]
"Match 5 : Jamaica vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 5, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

[referees-4] [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.

[5] [4]
"Chilean anthem played for Uruguay at Copa America match vs. Mexico". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

[6] [5]
"Mexico look like favorites in win over Uruguay". CONMEBOL. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

[7] [6]
"Match 6 : Mexico vs Uruguay". Copa América Centenario. June 5, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

[8] [7]
McCarthy, Erin (June 10, 2016). "Suarez is helpless as Uruguay is eliminated in Copa America play". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

[9] [8]
"Match 13 : Uruguay vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.

[10] [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. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

[11] [10]
"Match 14 : Mexico vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.

[12] [11]
"Con sobresaltos, México asegura el primer lugar del Grupo C" [With frights, Mexico secures first place in Group C] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

[13] [12]
"Match 21 : Mexico vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

[14] [13]
"Uruguay se despide con triunfo 3-0 ante Jamaica" [Uruguay says goodbye with 3–0 win against Jamaica] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

[15] [14]
"Match 22 : Uruguay vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

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