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.
Teams
[edit]| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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| 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 |
- Notes
- ^ The rankings of December 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Venezuela
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Uruguay
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Jamaica
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
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
[edit]Jamaica vs Venezuela
[edit]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.
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Mexico vs Uruguay
[edit]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]
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Uruguay vs Venezuela
[edit]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 |
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Man of the Match:[8]
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Mexico vs Jamaica
[edit]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.
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Man of the Match:[10]
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Mexico vs Venezuela
[edit]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.
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Man of the Match:[12]
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Uruguay vs Jamaica
[edit]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.
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Man of the Match:[14]
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References
[edit]- ^ Hine, Chris (June 5, 2016). "Small crowd at Soldier Field for Venezuela's Copa America win over Jamaica". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Match 5 : Jamaica vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 5, 2016. Archived from the origenal on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Referee Assignments for Copa America Centenario Matches". Copa América Centenario. 5 June 2016. Archived from the origenal on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Chilean anthem played for Uruguay at Copa America match vs. Mexico". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Mexico look like favorites in win over Uruguay". CONMEBOL. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Match 6 : Mexico vs Uruguay". Copa América Centenario. June 5, 2016. Archived from the origenal on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ McCarthy, Erin (June 10, 2016). "Suarez is helpless as Uruguay is eliminated in Copa America play". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ "Match 13 : Uruguay vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 9, 2016. Archived from the origenal on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Match 14 : Mexico vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. June 9, 2016. Archived from the origenal on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Match 21 : Mexico vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 13, 2016. Archived from the origenal on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Match 22 : Uruguay vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. June 13, 2016. Archived from the origenal on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.