2011 Copa América Group B

Group B of the 2011 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2011 Copa América. It comprised Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Venezuela. Group play ran from 3 to 13 July 2011.

Brazil won the group and faced Paraguay—the group's third-place finishers and the second-best third-place finishers in the first stage—again in the quarter-finals. Venezuela finished second and faced Chile, the winners of Group C. Ecuador finished fourth and were eliminated.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
Venezuela	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Paraguay	3	0	3	0	5	5	0	3
Ecuador	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals

Group winners
Group runners-up
Best two third-placed teams among all groups

All times are in local, Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

Brazil vs Venezuela

3 July 2011

16:00

Brazil	0–0	Venezuela
	Report

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata

Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

Brazil

Venezuela


GK	1	Júlio César
RB	2	Dani Alves
CB	3	Lúcio (c)
CB	4	Thiago Silva	37'
LB	6	André Santos
CM	5	Lucas Leiva
CM	8	Ramires		75'
RW	7	Robinho		64'
AM	10	Ganso
LW	11	Neymar
CF	9	Alexandre Pato		75'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Fred		64'
FW	18	Lucas Moura		75'
MF	16	Elano		75'
Manager:
Mano Menezes


GK	1	Renny Vega
RB	16	Roberto Rosales
CB	20	Grenddy Perozo
CB	4	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
LB	6	Gabriel Cichero
RM	11	César González	63'	85'
CM	14	Franklin Lucena
CM	8	Tomás Rincón
LM	18	Juan Arango (c)
CF	23	Salomón Rondón	61'	63'
CF	7	Miku		78'
Substitutions:
FW	15	Alejandro Moreno	90+3'	63'
FW	9	Giancarlo Maldonado		78'
MF	5	Giácomo Di Giorgi		85'
Manager:
César Farías

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Efráin Castro (Bolivia)
Marvin Torrente (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Paraguay vs Ecuador

3 July 2011

18:30

Paraguay	0–0	Ecuador
	Report

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe

Referee: Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)

Paraguay

Ecuador


GK	1	Justo Villar (c)
RB	3	Iván Piris	51'
CB	14	Paulo da Silva
CB	2	Darío Verón
LB	17	Aureliano Torres
CM	20	Néstor Ortigoza
CM	16	Cristian Riveros
RW	8	Édgar Barreto		37'
LW	21	Marcelo Estigarribia
CF	9	Roque Santa Cruz		83'
CF	19	Lucas Barrios		73'
Substitutions:
MF	13	Enrique Vera		37'
FW	18	Nelson Valdez		73'
MF	7	Pablo Zeballos	90'	83'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino (Argentina)


GK	1	Marcelo Elizaga
RB	13	Néicer Reasco
CB	19	Norberto Araujo
CB	3	Frickson Erazo
LB	10	Walter Ayoví (c)
DM	6	Christian Noboa
CM	14	Segundo Castillo
RW	16	Antonio Valencia	46'
LW	8	Édison Méndez	81'
CF	11	Christian Benítez
CF	9	Felipe Caicedo
Substitutions:
MF	7	Michael Arroyo	46'
MF	15	David Quiroz	81'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda (Colombia)

Man of the Match:
Marcelo Elizaga (Ecuador)

Assistant referees:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
Luis Abadie (Peru)
Fourth official:
Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

Brazil vs Paraguay

9 July 2011

16:00

Brazil	2–2	Paraguay
Jádson 38' Fred 89'	Report	Santa Cruz 54' Valdez 66'

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Brazil

Paraguay


GK	1	Júlio César
RB	2	Dani Alves	90+1'
CB	3	Lúcio (c)
CB	4	Thiago Silva
LB	6	André Santos
CM	5	Lucas Leiva	58'
CM	8	Ramires		69'
RW	20	Jádson	32'	46'
AM	10	Ganso
LW	11	Neymar		81'
CF	9	Alexandre Pato	50'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Elano		46'
FW	18	Lucas Moura		69'
FW	19	Fred		81'
Manager:
Mano Menezes


GK	1	Justo Villar (c)
RB	2	Darío Verón
CB	14	Paulo da Silva
CB	5	Antolín Alcaraz
LB	17	Aureliano Torres
RM	13	Enrique Vera
CM	20	Néstor Ortigoza
LM	16	Cristian Riveros		67'
AM	9	Roque Santa Cruz
AM	21	Marcelo Estigarribia		78'
CF	19	Lucas Barrios	45'	56'
Substitutions:
FW	18	Nelson Valdez		56'
MF	15	Víctor Cáceres	85'	67'
MF	10	Osvaldo Martínez		78'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino (Argentina)

Man of the Match:
Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
Francisco Mondría (Chile)
Fourth official:
Enrique Osses (Chile)

Venezuela vs Ecuador

9 July 2011

18:30

Venezuela	1–0	Ecuador
C. González 61'	Report

Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta

Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)

Venezuela

Ecuador


GK	1	Renny Vega
RB	16	Roberto Rosales
CB	20	Grenddy Perozo
CB	4	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
LB	6	Gabriel Cichero
RM	11	César González	64'
CM	14	Franklin Lucena
CM	8	Tomás Rincón
LM	18	Juan Arango (c)
CF	9	Giancarlo Maldonado	80'
CF	7	Miku	74'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Jesús Meza	64'
FW	23	Salomón Rondón	74'
MF	5	Giácomo Di Giorgi	80'
Manager:
César Farías


GK	1	Marcelo Elizaga
RB	13	Néicer Reasco
CB	19	Norberto Araujo
CB	3	Frickson Erazo
LB	10	Walter Ayoví (c)
CM	6	Christian Noboa
CM	14	Segundo Castillo	75'
AM	8	Édison Méndez
RW	11	Christian Benítez
LW	7	Michael Arroyo	71'
CF	9	Felipe Caicedo
Substitutions:
FW	17	Edson Montaño	71'
MF	15	David Quiroz	75'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda (Colombia)

Man of the Match:
César González (Venezuela)

Assistant referees:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

Paraguay vs Venezuela

13 July 2011

19:15

Paraguay	3–3	Venezuela
Alcaraz 32' Barrios 62' Riveros 85'	Report	Rondón 4' Miku 89' Perozo 90+2'

Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta

Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Paraguay

Venezuela


GK	1	Justo Villar (c)
RB	2	Darío Verón
CB	14	Paulo da Silva
CB	5	Antolín Alcaraz
LB	17	Aureliano Torres
CM	20	Néstor Ortigoza
CM	16	Cristian Riveros
RW	13	Enrique Vera		70'
LW	21	Marcelo Estigarribia		84'
CF	9	Roque Santa Cruz		39'
CF	19	Lucas Barrios
Substitutions:
FW	18	Nelson Valdez	74'	39'
MF	11	Jonathan Santana	80'	70'
MF	15	Víctor Cáceres		84'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino (Argentina)


GK	1	Renny Vega
RB	16	Roberto Rosales
CB	20	Grenddy Perozo	74'
CB	4	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
LB	6	Gabriel Cichero
RM	10	Yohandry Orozco		66'
CM	5	Giácomo Di Giorgi
CM	8	Tomás Rincón (c)
LM	21	Alexander González		75'
CF	17	Daniel Arismendi		63'
CF	23	Salomón Rondón
Substitutions:
MF	18	Juan Arango		63'
FW	7	Miku		66'
FW	9	Giancarlo Maldonado	78'	75'
Manager:
César Farías

Man of the Match:
Lucas Barrios (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Francisco Mondría (Chile)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Brazil vs Ecuador

13 July 2011

21:45

Brazil	4–2	Ecuador
Pato 28', 61' Neymar 48', 71'	Report	Caicedo 36', 58'

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

Brazil

Ecuador


GK	1	Júlio César
RB	13	Maicon
CB	3	Lúcio (c)
CB	4	Thiago Silva
LB	6	André Santos	70'
CM	5	Lucas Leiva
CM	8	Ramires
RW	7	Robinho
AM	10	Ganso		76'
LW	11	Neymar		79'
CF	9	Alexandre Pato		84'
Substitutions:
MF	17	Elias		76'
FW	18	Lucas Moura		79'
FW	19	Fred		84'
Manager:
Mano Menezes


GK	1	Marcelo Elizaga
RB	13	Néicer Reasco		81'
CB	19	Norberto Araujo
CB	3	Frickson Erazo
LB	10	Walter Ayoví (c)
RM	7	Michael Arroyo
CM	6	Christian Noboa	33'	89'
CM	5	Oswaldo Minda	79'
LM	8	Édison Méndez		76'
CF	11	Christian Benítez
CF	9	Felipe Caicedo
Substitutions:
FW	23	Narciso Mina		76'
DF	21	Gabriel Achilier		81'
FW	17	Edson Montaño		89'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda (Colombia)

Man of the Match:
Alexandre Pato (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)

External links

Copa América 2011 Official Site

2011 Copa América

Teams

Champion	Uruguay
Runner-up	Paraguay
Third Place	Peru
Fourth Place	Venezuela
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals	Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia
Eliminated in the First Stage	Bolivia Costa Rica Ecuador Mexico