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

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Draw position  | Team  | Confederation  | Method of
qualification  | Finals
appearance  | Last
appearance  | Previous best
performance  | FIFA Rankings

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December 2015[nb 1] | June 2016
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

1. ^ The rankings of December 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.

## Standings

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Pos | Team

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1  |  Mexico | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Venezuela | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 7
3  |  Uruguay | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  Jamaica | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 6  | −6  | 0

Source: CONMEBOL & CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

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### Jamaica vs Venezuela

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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.

June 5, 2016 (2016-06-05)

5:00 p.m.

Jamaica | 0–1|  Venezuela

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| Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF) |

* Martínez 15'

Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 25,560[1]

Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Peru)

Jamaica

Venezuela

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GK | 1 | Andre Blake
RB | 15 | Je-Vaughn Watson |  |  88'
CB | 19 | Adrian Mariappa (c) |  90+2'
CB | 21 | Jermaine Taylor
LB | 20 | Kemar Lawrence |  |  40'
RM | 22 | Garath McCleary
CM | 10 | Jobi McAnuff
CM | 3 | Michael Hector |  20' |  77'
LM | 17 | Rodolph Austin |  24'
CF | 8 | Clayton Donaldson
CF | 9 | Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
DF | 4 | Wes Morgan |  |  40'
MF | 16 | Lee Williamson |  |  77'
MF | 12 | Michael Binns |  |  88'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer |  46'
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GK | 12 | Dani Hernández
RB | 16 | Roberto Rosales
CB | 2 | Wilker Ángel
CB | 4 | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo |  75'
LB | 20 | Rolf Feltscher
RM | 15 | Alejandro Guerra |  |  90+1'
CM | 8 | Tomás Rincón (c)
CM | 5 | Arquímedes Figuera |  45+2'
LM | 13 | Luis Manuel Seijas |  |  86'
CF | 9 | Salomón Rondón
CF | 17 | Josef Martínez |  |  77'
Substitutions:
MF | 18 | Adalberto Peñaranda |  |  77'
MF | 10 | Rómulo Otero |  |  86'
DF | 21 | Alexander González |  |  90+1'
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel

Man of the Match:[2]
Josef Martínez (Venezuela)

Assistant referees:[3]
Jorge Yupanqui (Peru)
Coty Carrera (Peru)
Fourth official:[3]
Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
Fifth official:[3]
Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)

### Mexico vs Uruguay

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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]

June 5, 2016 (2016-06-05)

8:00 p.m.

Mexico | 3–1|  Uruguay

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* Á. Pereira 4' (o.g.)
* Márquez 85'
* Herrera 90+2'

| Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF) |

* Godín 74'

University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Attendance: 60,025[5]

Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

Mexico

Uruguay

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GK | 12 | Alfredo Talavera
RB | 7 | Miguel Layún
CB | 2 | Néstor Araujo
CB | 5 | Diego Reyes
LB | 15 | Héctor Moreno
CM | 16 | Héctor Herrera
CM | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c)
CM | 18 | Andrés Guardado |  26' 73'
RW | 11 | Javier Aquino |  |  55'
CF | 14 | Javier Hernández |  |  83'
LW | 10 | Jesús Corona |  |  61'
Substitutions:
FW | 8 | Hirving Lozano |  |  55'
MF | 20 | Jesús Dueñas |  |  61'
FW | 9 | Raúl Jiménez |  90+3' |  83'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
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GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera
RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira |  68'
CB | 2 | José Maria Giménez |  60'
CB | 3 | Diego Godín (c) |  84'
LB | 6 | Álvaro Pereira
RM | 5 | Carlos Sánchez |  |  84'
CM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM | 15 | Matías Vecino |  28' 45'
LM | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro |  |  46'
CF | 22 | Diego Rolán |  |  60'
CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF | 20 | Álvaro González |  |  46'
FW | 8 | Abel Hernández |  |  60'
MF | 10 | Gastón Ramírez |  |  84'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:[6]
Rafael Márquez (Mexico)

Assistant referees:[3]
Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay)
Fourth official:[3]
Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Fifth official:[3]
Darío Gaona (Paraguay)

### Uruguay vs Venezuela

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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.

June 9, 2016 (2016-06-09)

7:30 p.m.

Uruguay | 0–1|  Venezuela

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| Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF) |

* Rondón 36'

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 23,002[7]

Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Uruguay

Venezuela

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GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera
RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira
CB | 2 | José Maria Giménez
CB | 3 | Diego Godín (c)
LB | 19 | Gastón Silva
RM | 5 | Carlos Sánchez |  |  80'
CM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM | 20 | Álvaro González |  |  78'
LM | 10 | Gastón Ramírez |  |  74'
CF | 11 | Cristhian Stuani
CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
FW | 22 | Diego Rolán |  |  74'
MF | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro |  |  78'
DF | 18 | Mathías Corujo |  |  80'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
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GK | 12 | Dani Hernández
RB | 16 | Roberto Rosales |  |  8'
CB | 2 | Wilker Ángel
CB | 4 | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
LB | 20 | Rolf Feltscher
RM | 15 | Alejandro Guerra
CM | 8 | Tomás Rincón (c)
CM | 5 | Arquímedes Figuera |  42' |  79'
LM | 18 | Adalberto Peñaranda
CF | 9 | Salomón Rondón |  |  78'
CF | 17 | Josef Martínez |  16'
Substitutions:
DF | 21 | Alexander González |  |  8'
MF | 13 | Luis Manuel Seijas |  86' |  78'
MF | 10 | Rómulo Otero |  |  79'
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel

Man of the Match:[8]
Salomón Rondón (Venezuela)

Assistant referees:[3]
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Ariel Scime (Argentina)
Fourth official:[3]
Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
Fifth official:[3]
Luis Vera (Ecuador)

### Mexico vs Jamaica

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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.

June 9, 2016 (2016-06-09)

10:00 p.m.

Mexico | 2–0|  Jamaica

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* Hernández 18'
* Peralta 81'

| Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF) |

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Attendance: 83,263[9]

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Mexico

Jamaica

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GK | 13 | Guillermo Ochoa
CB | 2 | Néstor Araujo
CB | 15 | Héctor Moreno
CB | 3 | Yasser Corona
DM | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c)
RM | 16 | Héctor Herrera
AM | 20 | Jesús Dueñas |  |  72'
LM | 7 | Miguel Layún
RW | 9 | Raúl Jiménez
CF | 14 | Javier Hernández |  |  77'
LW | 10 | Jesús Corona |  |  63'
Substitutions:
FW | 8 | Hirving Lozano |  |  63'
MF | 23 | Jesús Molina |  |  72'
FW | 19 | Oribe Peralta |  |  77'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
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GK | 1 | Andre Blake
RB | 15 | Je-Vaughn Watson |  28'
CB | 19 | Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB | 4 | Wes Morgan
LB | 21 | Jermaine Taylor
RM | 22 | Garath McCleary
CM | 3 | Michael Hector
CM | 16 | Lee Williamson |  |  77'
LM | 10 | Jobi McAnuff |  |  62'
CF | 8 | Clayton Donaldson
CF | 9 | Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
MF | 12 | Michael Binns |  |  62'
FW | 6 | Dever Orgill |  |  77'
Manager:
Miguel Coley

Man of the Match:[10]
Javier Hernández (Mexico)

Assistant referees:[3]
Gustavo Rossi (Argentina)
John Alexander León (Colombia)
Fourth official:[3]
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official:[3]
Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)

### Mexico vs Venezuela

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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.

June 13, 2016 (2016-06-13)

8:00 p.m.

Mexico | 1–1|  Venezuela

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* J. Corona 80'

| Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF) |

* Velázquez 10'

NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Attendance: 67,319[11]

Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Mexico

Venezuela

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GK | 1 | José de Jesús Corona
RB | 22 | Paul Aguilar
CB | 5 | Diego Reyes
CB | 15 | Héctor Moreno
LB | 6 | Jorge Torres Nilo |  |  46'
CM | 16 | Héctor Herrera |  45+1'
CM | 23 | Jesús Molina |  59' |  68'
CM | 18 | Andrés Guardado (c)
RW | 11 | Javier Aquino |  |  18'
CF | 19 | Oribe Peralta
LW | 8 | Hirving Lozano
Substitutions:
FW | 10 | Jesús Corona |  |  18'
DF | 7 | Miguel Layún |  |  46'
FW | 14 | Javier Hernández |  |  68'
Manager:
Juan Carlos Osorio
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GK | 12 | Dani Hernández
RB | 21 | Alexander González |  3'
CB | 2 | Wilker Ángel
CB | 6 | José Manuel Velázquez |  64'
LB | 20 | Rolf Feltscher
RM | 15 | Alejandro Guerra |  |  83'
CM | 8 | Tomás Rincón (c)
CM | 13 | Luis Manuel Seijas
LM | 18 | Adalberto Peñaranda |  69'
CF | 19 | Christian Santos |  52' |  78'
CF | 7 | Yonathan Del Valle |  |  65'
Substitutions:
FW | 17 | Josef Martínez |  |  65'
FW | 9 | Salomón Rondón |  |  78'
MF | 10 | Rómulo Otero |  |  83'
Manager:
Rafael Dudamel

Man of the Match:[12]
Jesús Corona (Mexico)

Assistant referees:[3]
Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Darío Gaona (Paraguay)
Fourth official:[3]
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Fifth official:[3]
Hiran Dopico (Cuba)

### Uruguay vs Jamaica

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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.

June 13, 2016 (2016-06-13)

10:00 p.m.

Uruguay | 3–0|  Jamaica

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* Hernández 21'
* Watson 66' (o.g.)
* Corujo 88'

| Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF) |

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Attendance: 40,166[13]

Referee: Wilson Lamouroux (Colombia)

Uruguay

Jamaica

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GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera
RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira
CB | 2 | José Maria Giménez
CB | 3 | Diego Godín (c)
LB | 19 | Gastón Silva
RM | 5 | Carlos Sánchez |  |  66'
CM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos
CM | 20 | Álvaro González |  |  81'
LM | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro
CF | 8 | Abel Hernández |  |  74'
CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
MF | 15 | Matías Vecino |  |  66'
MF | 10 | Gastón Ramírez |  |  74'
DF | 18 | Mathías Corujo |  |  81'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
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GK | 1 | Andre Blake
RB | 15 | Je-Vaughn Watson
CB | 19 | Adrian Mariappa (c)
CB | 4 | Wes Morgan
LB | 21 | Jermaine Taylor
RM | 22 | Garath McCleary |  |  73'
CM | 3 | Michael Hector |  32'
CM | 16 | Lee Williamson |  |  69'
LM | 10 | Jobi McAnuff |  |  80'
CF | 9 | Giles Barnes
CF | 8 | Clayton Donaldson
Substitutions:
MF | 17 | Rodolph Austin |  84' |  69'
FW | 6 | Dever Orgill |  |  73'
MF | 12 | Michael Binns |  |  80'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

Man of the Match:[14]
Abel Hernández (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:[3]
Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
Corey Parker (United States)
Fourth official:[3]
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Fifth official:[3]
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)

## References

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1. ^ Hine, Chris (June 5, 2016). "Small crowd at Soldier Field for Venezuela's Copa America win over Jamaica". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
2. ^ "Match 5 : Jamaica vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 5, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
3. ^ 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 original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
4. ^ "Chilean anthem played for Uruguay at Copa America match vs. Mexico". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
5. ^ "Mexico look like favorites in win over Uruguay". CONMEBOL. June 5, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
6. ^ "Match 6 : Mexico vs Uruguay". Copa América Centenario. June 5, 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
7. ^ McCarthy, Erin (June 10, 2016). "Suarez is helpless as Uruguay is eliminated in Copa America play". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
8. ^ "Match 13 : Uruguay vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "Match 14 : Mexico vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. June 9, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
11. ^ "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.
12. ^ "Match 21 : Mexico vs Venezuela". Copa América Centenario. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ "Match 22 : Uruguay vs Jamaica". Copa América Centenario. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

## External links

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* CONCACAF standings

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Copa América Centenario

Stages|

* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Knockout stage
* Final

Qualification|

* 2014 Caribbean Cup
* qualification
* 2014 Copa Centroamericana
* 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
* qualification playoff
* Qualifying play-offs

General information|

* Squads
* Statistics

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points