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, 2011 and ended on July 11, 2011.

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.

Standings

Key to colors in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals Group winners Group runners-up Best two third-placed teams among all groups

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 vs Bolivia

Argentina v Bolivia

July 1, 2011
21:45

Argentina	1–1	Bolivia
Agüero 75'	Report	Rojas 47'

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata
Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

Argentina

Bolivia


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'
LW	11	Carlos Tevez	37'
CF	10	Lionel Messi
Substitutions:
MF	7	Ángel Di María		46'
FW	16	Sergio Agüero		70'
Manager:
Sergio Batista


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 vs Costa Rica

Colombia v Costa Rica

July 2, 2011
15:30

Colombia	1–0	Costa Rica
Ramos 44'	Report

Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy
Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Colombia

Costa Rica


GK	12	Neco Martínez
RB	18	Juan Camilo 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'
LW	20	Adrián Ramos
CF	9	Radamel Falcao		77'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Hugo Rodallega		33'
FW	19	Teófilo Gutiérrez		69'
DM	16	Elkin Soto		77'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez


GK	18	Leonel Moreira
RB	4	José Salvatierra
CB	3	Johnny 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 vs Colombia

Argentina v Colombia

July 6, 2011
21:45

Argentina	0–0	Colombia
	Report

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Argentina

Colombia


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'
LW	11	Carlos Tevez
CF	10	Lionel Messi
Substitutions:
FW	16	Sergio Agüero		64'
DM	20	Fernando Gago	90'	64'
FW	9	Gonzalo Higuaín		71'
Manager:
Sergio Batista


GK	12	Neco Martínez
RB	18	Juan Camilo 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 vs Costa Rica

Bolivia v Costa Rica

July 7, 2011
19:15

Bolivia	0–2	Costa Rica
	Report	Martínez 59' Campbell 78'

Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Bolivia

Costa Rica


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


GK	18	Leonel Moreira
CB	3	Johnny 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 vs Bolivia

Colombia v Bolivia

July 10, 2011
16:00

Colombia	2–0	Bolivia
Falcao 14', 28' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe
Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Colombia

Bolivia


GK	12	Neco Martínez
RB	18	Juan Camilo 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 Cuadrado	50'
DM	16	Elkin Soto	77'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez


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 vs Costa Rica

Argentina v Costa Rica

July 11, 2011
21:45

Argentina	3–0	Costa Rica
Agüero 45+1', 52' Di María 63'	Report

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba
Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

Argentina

Costa Rica


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


GK	18	Leonel Moreira
CB	19	Óscar Duarte	48'
CB	3	Johnny 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)

External links

Copa América 2011 Official Site

2011 Copa América

Teams

Champion	Uruguay

Runner-up	Paraguay

Third Place	Peru

Fourth Place	Venezuela

Eliminated in the Quarterfinals	Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia

Eliminated in the First Stage	Bolivia Costa Rica Ecuador Mexico

Stages

First Stage
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
Final Stages
Final

General information