Copa América Centenario Group A

Group A of the Copa América Centenario will consist of the United States, Colombia, Costa Rica and Paraguay. Play begins on 3 June and will end on 11 June 2016.

Teams

Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
December 2015[nb 1]
A1 (seed)  United States CONCACAF Hosts 4th 2007 Fourth Place (1995) 32
A2  Colombia CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 20th 2015 Winners (2001) 8
A3  Costa Rica CONCACAF 2014 Copa Centroamericana champions 5th 2011 Quarter-finals (2001 and 2004) 37
A4  Paraguay CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 35th 2015 Winners (1953 and 1979) 46
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of December 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 3 June 2016. Source: CA2016.com
(H) Host.

Matches

United States vs Colombia

The two teams had met in seventeen previous encounters, the last being a friendly held in 2014 at Craven Cottage in London, a match won by Colombia 1–2. Both teams had also met in two Copa América editions: the 1995 third-place match, won by Colombia 4–1, and in a group stage match in 2007, also won by Colombia with a lone goal by Jaime Castrillón.

Costa Rica vs Paraguay

The two teams had met in eight previous occasions, the last being a friendly in the Costa Rican national stadium on March 2015, resulting in a scoreless draw. In Copa América, both teams faced once, in a 2004 group stage match, won by Paraguay with a late penalty kick goal scored by Julio dos Santos.

United States vs Costa Rica

The two teams had met in thirty-three previous occasions, the last being a friendly held at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, won by the Costa Rican side with a lone goal by Joel Campbell.

This will mark the first time both teams face each other in a competitive match outside of CONCACAF official competitions.

Colombia vs Paraguay

The two teams had met in forty-two occasions, the last being a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier held in Asunción, which the Colombian side won 1–2. In Copa América editions, they do not face each other since a 2007 Copa América group stage match, won by Paraguay 5–0.

Paraguay vs United States

The two teams had met in six occasions, the last being a friendly held at the LP Field in 2011, won by Paraguay with a lone goal by Óscar Cardozo. In Copa América, they have faced once, a Paraguayan 1–3 victory in a 2007 group stage match.

Costa Rica vs Colombia

The two teams had met in eleven occasions, the last being a friendly held at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona in Buenos Aires in 2015, won by Colombia with a lone goal by Radamel Falcao. In Copa América, they have faced three times, with Colombia emerging victorious in every single occasion, including the last in 2011, with a goal scored by Adrián Ramos.

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