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.

Teams

Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
December 2015[nb 1]
A1 (seed)  Brazil CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 34th 2015 Winners (Eight times) 6
A2  Ecuador CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 25th 2015 Fourth Place (1959 and 1993) 13
A3  Haiti CONCACAF Qualifying play-offs winners 1st — — 77
A4  Peru CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 30th 2015 Winners (1939 and 1975) 47
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  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Peru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 4 June 2016. Source: CA2016.com

Matches

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 on 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.

4 June 2016
Brazil  v  Ecuador

Haiti vs Peru

The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly on 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.

4 June 2016
Haiti  v  Peru

Brazil vs Haiti

The two teams had met in only two friendlies, the last held at the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince on 2004, won by Brazil 0–6.

8 June 2016
Brazil  v  Haiti

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 on 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.

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 on 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.

12 June 2016
Peru  v  Brazil

Haiti vs Ecuador

The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly on 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.

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