Originally, Group A was scheduled to be played from 12 to 30 June 2020.[4] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[5]
On 30 May 2021, Argentina was removed as co-host due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The winners of Group A, Argentina, advanced to play the fourth-placed team of Group B, Ecuador.
The runners-up of Group A, Uruguay, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group B, Colombia.
The third-placed team of Group A, Paraguay, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Peru.
The fourth-placed team of Group A, Chile, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Brazil.
Matches
The original 2020 schedule and kick-off times were announced on 3 December 2019 and 4 March 2020 respectively.[4][7] The new 2021 schedule was announced on 13 August 2020.[1][8] Following the withdrawal of Australia, the shortened schedule was announced on 15 March 2021.[9][10] The final match schedule with Brazil as host country was announced on 2 June 2021.[11]
All match times listed are local, BRT (UTC−3). Cuiabá is located in a different time zone, AMT (UTC−4), the local time is also given.
Fair play points were to be used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows (Regulations Article 10):[6]
first yellow card: minus 1 point;
indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
direct red card: minus 4 points;
yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
^ ab"Designación de Árbitros"(PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ ab"Designación de Árbitros"(PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ ab"Designación de Árbitros"(PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 June 2021. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
^ ab"Designación de Árbitros"(PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ ab"Designación de Árbitros"(PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original(PDF) on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
