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Group B of the 2021 Copa América, also referred to as the North Zone, will take place from 12 to 28 June 2021 in Colombia.[1] The group consists of hosts Colombia, defending champions Brazil, guests Qatar, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.[2]

Originally, the Group B was scheduled to be played from 13 June to 1 July 2020.[3] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed until 2021 due to the pandemic in South America of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[4]

Teams

Draw position Team Appearance Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
June 2021
B1  Colombia (hosts) 23rd Winners (2001)
B2  Brazil 37th Winners (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019)
B3  Qatar (invitee) 2nd Group stage (2019)
B4  Venezuela 19th Fourth place (2011)
B5  Ecuador 29th Fourth place (1959 (E), 1993)
B6  Peru 33rd Winners (1939, 1975)

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 Advance to knockout stage
2  Peru 4 2 1 1 5 7 −2 7
3  Colombia 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
4  Ecuador 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 3
5  Venezuela 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Group B will advance to play the fourth-placed team of Group A.
  • The runners-up of Group B will advance to play the third-placed team of Group A.
  • The third-placed team of Group B will advance to play the runners-up of Group A.
  • The fourth-placed team of Group B will advance to play the winners of Group A.

Matches

The full original schedule and kick-off times were announced on 3 December 2019 and 4 March 2020 respectively.[3][5] The new 2021 schedule was announced on 13 August 2020.[1][6]

The most significant modification in the new schedule of Group B was the swap of matches between the venues of Medellín and Cali.

All match times listed are local, COT (UTC−5).

Matchday 1

Colombia vs Ecuador

Colombia Match 2 Ecuador

Brazil vs Venezuela

Brazil Match 5 Venezuela

Peru vs Qatar

Peru Match 6 Qatar

Matchday 2

Colombia vs Venezuela

Colombia Match 10 Venezuela

Ecuador vs Qatar

Ecuador Match 11 Qatar

Peru vs Brazil

Peru Match 12 Brazil

Matchday 3

Venezuela vs Ecuador

Venezuela Match 16 Ecuador

Colombia vs Peru

Colombia Match 17 Peru

Brazil vs Qatar

Brazil Match 18 Qatar

Matchday 4

Ecuador vs Peru

Ecuador Match 22 Peru

Qatar vs Venezuela

Qatar Match 23 Venezuela

Brazil vs Colombia

Brazil Match 24 Colombia

Matchday 5

Qatar vs Colombia

Qatar Match 28 Colombia

Ecuador vs Brazil

Ecuador Match 29 Brazil

Venezuela vs Peru

Venezuela Match 30 Peru

References

  1. ^ a b "CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Quedaron definidos los grupos de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2020" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "PROGRAMA DE PARTIDOS CONMEBOL COPA AMÉRICA 2020" (PDF). CONMEBOL.com. 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Comunicado Oficial" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ "CONMEBOL Copa América 2020 schedule" (PDF). Colombian Football Federation. 4 March 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Calendario de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2021" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 13 August 2020.
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