Copa América Centenario Group B
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Group B of the Copa América Centenario consisted of Brazil, Ecuador, Haiti, and Peru. Matches began on June 4 and ended on June 12, 2016. All times are EDT (UTC−4).
Peru and Ecuador 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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| B1 (seed) |  Brazil | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 35th | 2015 | Winners (Eight times) | 6 | 7 |
| B2 |  Ecuador | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 27th | 2015 | Fourth Place (1959 and 1993) | 13 | 13 |
| B3 |  Haiti | CONCACAF | Qualifying play-offs winners | 1st | — | — | 77 | 74 |
| B4 |  Peru | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 31st | 2015 | Winners (1939 and 1975) | 47 | 48 |
- 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 | Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals:
- The winner of Group B, Peru, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Colombia.
- The runner-up of Group B, Ecuador, advanced to play the winner of Group A, United States.
Matches[edit]
Haiti vs Peru[edit]
The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly in 2003 won by Peru 3–0. Both teams faced each other in an official tournament for the second time in history, after a 1–1 draw in a 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match. This match marked Haiti's debut in Copa América, making them the second Caribbean team to appear at the tournament, after Jamaica in 2015.
          Haiti |      Peru |
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| Man of the Match:[2] Assistant referees:[3] |
Brazil vs Ecuador[edit]
The two teams had met in twenty-nine previous encounters, the last being a friendly held at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 2014, won by Brazil with a lone goal by Willian. Their last Copa América encounter was a 2011 group stage match, won by Brazil 4–2, with braces scored by Alexandre Pato, Neymar, and Felipe Caicedo.
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| Man of the Match:[5] Assistant referees:[3] |
Brazil vs Haiti[edit]
The two teams had met in only two previous occasions, both friendlies, the last held at the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince in 2004, which Brazil won 6–0.
| Brazil | 7–1 | Haiti |
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| Man of the Match:[7] Assistant referees:[3] |
Ecuador vs Peru[edit]
The two teams had met in forty-seven previous occasions, the last being a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held in Lima in 2013, which Peru won with a lone goal by Claudio Pizarro. In Copa América, their last meeting was in a 1995 group stage match, won by Ecuador 2–1.
| Ecuador | 2–2 | Peru |
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Ecuador | Peru |
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| Man of the Match:[9] Assistant referees:[3] |
Ecuador vs Haiti[edit]
The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly in 2008, which Ecuador won 3–1. This was the second match between both teams in an official tournament, as they already faced each other in a 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match, won by Haiti 2–0.
| Ecuador | 4–0 | Haiti |
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Ecuador | Haiti |
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| Man of the Match:[11] Assistant referees:[3] |
Brazil vs Peru[edit]
The two teams had met in forty-one previous encounters, the last being a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held at the Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador in 2015, which Brazil won 3–0. Earlier that year, they had their latest Copa América encounter, a group stage match, also won by Brazil 2–1.
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| Man of the Match:[13] Assistant referees:[3] |
References[edit]
- ^ Ruiz, Don (June 4, 2016). "20,190 greet Copa America opener in Seattle". The Olympian. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Match 3 : Haiti vs Peru". Copa América Centenario. June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 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. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Brazil and Ecuador draw 0–0 in Pasadena". CONMEBOL. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Match 4 : Brazil vs Ecuador". Copa América Centenario. June 4, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Haití paga la necesidad de Brasil de un 7–1" [Haiti fulfills the necessity of Brazil with 7–1] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Match 11 : Brazil vs Haiti". Copa América Centenario. June 8, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Perú y Ecuador igualan 2–2 por el Grupo B de la Copa América" [Peru and Ecuador draw 2–2 in Group B of Copa America] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Match 12 : Ecuador vs Peru". Copa América Centenario. June 8, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Ecuador cumple su cupo de goles y avanza a cuartos" [Ecuador meets its quota of goals and advances to quarter-finals] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Match 19 : Ecuador vs Haiti". Copa América Centenario. June 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Perú da el gran golpe y elimina a Brasil de la Copa América" [Peru deal a great blow and eliminate Brazil in Copa America] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. June 12, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Match 20 : Brazil vs Peru". Copa América Centenario. June 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.