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Deutsch2019 Copa América Group B
Group B of the 2019 Copa América took place from 15 to 23 June 2019.[1][2] The group consisted of Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, and guests Qatar of the AFC.
Colombia and Argentina as the top two teams, along with Paraguay as one of the two best third-placed teams, advanced to the quarter-finals.
Teams
[edit]| Draw position | Team | Pot | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
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| December 2018[nb 1] | June 2019 | |||||
| B1 |  Argentina | 1 | 42nd | Winners (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (A), 1991, 1993) | 11 | 11 |
| B2 |  Colombia | 2 | 22nd | Winners (2001) | 12 | 13 |
| B3 |  Paraguay | 3 | 37th | Winners (1953, 1979) | 32 | 36 |
| B4 |  Qatar (invitee) | 4 | 1st | Debut | 93 | 55 |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of December 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals:[3]
- The winners of Group B, Colombia, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Chile.
- The runners-up of Group B, Argentina, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Venezuela.
- The third-placed team of Group B, Paraguay, advanced as one of the two best third-placed teams to play the winners of Group A, Brazil.
Matches
[edit]Argentina vs Colombia
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| Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[6] |
Paraguay vs Qatar
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Colombia vs Qatar
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Argentina vs Paraguay
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Qatar vs Argentina
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Colombia vs Paraguay
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Discipline
[edit]Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3]
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points | |||||||||
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| Paraguay | 2 | 3 | 1 | −6 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 4 | 1 | 2 | −7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 2 | −8 | |||||||||
| Qatar | 4 | 4 | 3 | −11 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "CONMEBOL y Comité Organizador Local definen calendario de la CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2019" [CONMEBOL and Local Organizing Committee define the calendar of the CONMEBOL Copa América Brazil 2019] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Match Schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b "CONMEBOL Copa América Brasil 2019: Reglamento" [CONMEBOL Copa América Brazil 2019: Regulations] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Argentina vs. Colombia". ESPN. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Man of the Match". copaamerica.com. CONMEBOL. 14 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Designación de árbitros" [Referee designations] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Paraguay vs. Qatar". ESPN. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Designación de árbitros" [Referee designations] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Colombia vs. Qatar". ESPN. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Designación de árbitros" [Referee designations] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Argentina vs. Paraguay". ESPN. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Qatar vs. Argentina". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "La amarilla a Scaloni, una amonestación histórica". 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Colombia vs. Paraguay". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Copa América Brasil 2019, CONMEBOL.com