Copa América Centenario Group B
Group B of the Copa América Centenario will consist of Brazil, Ecuador, Haiti, and Peru. Play begins on 4 June and will end on 12 June 2016. All times are EDT (UTC−4).
Teams
Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings |
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December 2015[nb 1] | |||||||
A1 (seed) | ![]() |
CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 34th | 2015 | Winners (Eight times) | 6 |
A2 | ![]() |
CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 25th | 2015 | Fourth Place (1959 and 1993) | 13 |
A3 | ![]() |
CONCACAF | Qualifying play-offs winners | 1st | — | — | 77 |
A4 | ![]() |
CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 30th | 2015 | Winners (1939 and 1975) | 47 |
- Notes
- ↑ The rankings of December 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.
Standings
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Matches
Haiti vs Peru
The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly in 2003 won by Peru 3–0. Both teams will face 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 will mark Haiti's debut in Copa América, making them the second team of the Caribbean to appear at the tournament, after Jamaica in 2015.
Brazil vs Ecuador
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 in a 2011 group stage match, won by Brazil 4–2, with braces scored by Alexandre Pato, Neymar, and Felipe Caicedo.
Brazil vs Haiti
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, won by Brazil 6–0.
Ecuador vs Peru
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.
Haiti vs Ecuador
The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly in 2008, which Ecuador won 3–1. This will be 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.
Peru vs Brazil
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.