2011 Copa América Group A

The Group A of the 2011 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2011 Copa América. It comprised Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, and Costa Rica. Group play began on July 1 and ended on July 11.

Colombia won the group and faced Peru, the best third-placed finisher, in the quarterfinals. Argentina finished second and faced Uruguay—the runner-up of Group C—in the quarterfinals. Costa Rica and Bolivia finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament.

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Standings

Key to colors in group tables
Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
 Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Bolivia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1

All times are in local, Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

Argentina v Bolivia

July 1, 2011
21:45
 Argentina  1 – 1  Bolivia Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)
Agüero  75' Report Rojas  47'
Argentina
Bolivia

ARGENTINA:
GK 23 Sergio Romero
RB 8 Javier Zanetti
CB 4 Nicolás Burdisso
CB 6 Gabriel Milito
LB 17 Marcos Rojo
RM 19 Éver Banega
CM 14 Javier Mascherano (c)
LM 5 Esteban Cambiasso 46'
RW 21 Ezequiel Lavezzi 54' 70'
CF 10 Lionel Messi
LW 11 Carlos Tévez 37'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ángel di María 46'
FW 16 Sergio Agüero 70'
Manager:
Sergio Batista

BOLIVIA:
GK 1 Carlos Erwin Arias
RB 16 Ronald Raldes (c)
CB 5 Ronald Rivero 87'
CB 4 Lorgio Álvarez
LB 3 Luis Gutiérrez 38'
RM 15 Jaime Robles
CM 6 Wálter Flores 34'
LM 21 Jhasmani Campos 80'
AM 10 Joselito Vaca 63'
CF 7 Edivaldo Rojas 89'
CF 9 Marcelo Martins
Substitutions:
MF 19 José Luis Chávez 75' 63'
FW 17 Juan Carlos Arce 80'
MF 22 Rudy Cardozo 89'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
Luis Alvarado (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Colombia v Costa Rica

July 2, 2011
15:30
 Colombia  1 – 0  Costa Rica Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)
A. Ramos  44' Report
Colombia
Costa Rica

COLOMBIA:
GK 12 Neco Martínez
RB 18 Juan Zúñiga 54'
CB 3 Mario Yepes (c)
CB 14 Luis Amaranto Perea
LB 7 Pablo Armero
RM 4 Gustavo Bolívar
CM 13 Fredy Guarín 53'
LM 8 Abel Aguilar 33'
RW 17 Dayro Moreno 69'
CF 9 Radamel Falcao 77'
LW 20 Adrián Ramos
Substitutions:
FW 11 Hugo Rodallega 33'
FW 19 Teófilo Gutiérrez 69'
DM 16 Elkin Soto 77'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez

COSTA RICA:
GK 18 Leonel Moreira
RB 4 Jose Salvatierra
CB 3 Jhonny Acosta
CB 2 Francisco Calvo 23'
CB 19 Óscar Duarte
LB 20 Pedro Leal
CM 8 David Guzmán 19' 74'
CM 11 Diego Madrigal 15' 71'
RW 10 Randall Brenes (c)  27'
LW 6 Heiner Mora
CF 12 Joel Campbell 46'
Substitutions:
MF 21 César Elizondo 46'
FW 17 Josué Martínez 71'
DM 22 José Miguel Cubero 74'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match:
Adrián Ramos (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Francisco Mondria (Chile)
Nicolás Yegros (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Antonio Arias (Paraguay)

Argentina v Colombia

July 6, 2011
21:45
 Argentina  0 – 0  Colombia Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)
Report
Argentina
Colombia

ARGENTINA:
GK 23 Sergio Romero
RB 3 Pablo Zabaleta
CB 4 Nicolás Burdisso
CB 6 Gabriel Milito
LB 8 Javier Zanetti
RM 19 Éver Banega 71'
CM 14 Javier Mascherano (c)
LM 5 Esteban Cambiasso 64'
RW 21 Ezequiel Lavezzi 64'
CF 10 Lionel Messi
LW 11 Carlos Tévez
Substitutions:
FW 16 Sergio Agüero 64'
DM 20 Fernando Gago 90' 64'
FW 9 Gonzalo Higuaín 71'
Manager:
Sergio Batista

COLOMBIA:
GK 12 Neco Martínez
RB 18 Juan Zúñiga
CB 14 Luis Amaranto Perea
CB 3 Mario Yepes (c)
LB 7 Pablo Armero
DM 6 Carlos Sánchez
RM 20 Adrián Ramos 89'
CM 8 Abel Aguilar 6'
CM 13 Fredy Guarín
LM 17 Dayro Moreno 90+1' 90+1'
CF 9 Radamel Falcao 87'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Teófilo Gutiérrez 87'
DM 16 Elkin Soto 89'
DF 22 Aquivaldo Mosquera 90+1'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez

Man of the Match:
Sergio Romero (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Marcio Santiago (Brazil)
Luis Abadie (Peru)
Fourth official:
Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

Bolivia v Costa Rica

July 7, 2011
19:15
 Bolivia  0 – 2  Costa Rica Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Report Martínez  59'
Campbell  78'
Bolivia
Costa Rica

BOLIVIA:
GK 1 Carlos Erwin Arias
RB 4 Lorgio Álvarez 35'
CB 16 Ronald Raldes (c)
CB 5 Ronald Rivero  65', 70'
LB 3 Luis Gutiérrez 87'
RM 7 Edivaldo Rojas 67'
CM 15 Jaime Robles 67'
CM 6 Wálter Flores  75'
LM 21 Jhasmani Campos 73' 79'
CF 17 Juan Carlos Arce
CF 9 Marcelo Martins 57'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Alcides Peña 67'
MF 19 José Luis Chávez 67'
MF 8 Ronald García 79'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros

COSTA RICA:
GK 18 Leonel Moreira
CB 3 Jhonny Acosta
CB 19 Óscar Duarte 46'
CB 2 Francisco Calvo
CM 20 Pedro Leal
CM 8 David Guzmán 29'
CM 6 Heiner Mora 82'
RW 4 José Salvatierra 83'
LW 11 Diego Madrigal 45'
CF 12 Joel Campbell
CF 17 Josué Martínez 81'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Allen Guevara 45'
MF 21 César Elizondo 81'
DM 22 José Miguel Cubero 82'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match:
Joel Campbell (Costa Rica)

Assistant referees:
Luis Alvarado (Ecuador)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Colombia v Bolivia

July 10, 2011
16:00
 Colombia  2 – 0  Bolivia Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)
Falcao  14', 28' (pen.) Report
Colombia
Bolivia

COLOMBIA:
GK 12 Neco Martínez
RB 18 Juan Zúñiga
CB 3 Mario Yepes (c)
CB 14 Luis Amaranto Perea
LB 7 Pablo Armero
RM 13 Fredy Guarín 50'
CM 6 Carlos Sánchez
LM 8 Abel Aguilar
RW 17 Dayro Moreno 46'
LW 20 Adrián Ramos 77'
CF 9 Radamel Falcao
Substituitions:
FW 11 Hugo Rodallega 46'
LWB 10 Juan Guillermo Cuadrado 50'
DM 16 Elkin Soto 77'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez

BOLIVIA:
GK 1 Carlos Erwin Arias
RB 16 Ronald Raldes (c)
CB 14 Christian Vargas
CB 13 Santos Amador
LB 4 Lorgio Álvarez
RM 15 Jaime Robles
CM 8 Ronald García
LM 21 Jhasmani Campos 33'
RW 7 Edivaldo Rojas 46'
LW 17 Juan Carlos Arce 70'
CF 9 Marcelo Martins 60'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Joselito Vaca 46'
FW 11 Alcides Peña 60'
FW 18 Ricardo Pedriel 70'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros

Man of the Match:
Radamel Falcao (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Luis Sánchez (Venezuela)
Fourth official:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Argentina v Costa Rica

July 11, 2011
21:45
 Argentina  3 – 0  Costa Rica Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)
Agüero  45+1', 52'
di María  63'		 Report
Argentina
Costa Rica

ARGENTINA:
GK 23 Sergio Romero
RB 3 Pablo Zabaleta
CB 4 Nicolás Burdisso
CB 6 Gabriel Milito 21'
LB 8 Javier Zanetti 38'
CM 20 Fernando Gago
CM 14 Javier Mascherano (c)
RW 10 Lionel Messi
AM 7 Ángel di María 79'
LW 16 Sergio Agüero 84'
CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín 79'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Lucas Biglia 88' 79'
MF 18 Javier Pastore 79'
FW 21 Ezequiel Lavezzi 90+2' 84'
Manager:
Sergio Batista

COSTA RICA:
GK 18 Leonel Moreira
CB 19 Óscar Duarte 48'
CB 3 Jhonny Acosta (c)
CB 2 Francisco Calvo 44' 46'
CM 20 Pedro Leal
CM 22 José Miguel Cubero
CM 6 Heiner Mora
RW 4 José Salvatierra
LW 21 César Elizondo 56'
CF 17 Josué Martínez 46'
CF 12 Joel Campbell
Substitutions:
FW 10 Randall Brenes 46'
DM 11 Diego Madrigal 46'
MF 5 Luis Miguel Valle 56'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Luis Abadie (Peru)
Nicolas Yegros (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

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Teams
Champion
Runner-up
Third Place
Fourth Place
Eliminated in the Quarterfinals
Eliminated in the First Stage
Stages
First Stage (Group A · Group B · Group C) · Final Stages · Final
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