Group B of the 2021 Copa América, also referred to as the North Zone, took place from 13 to 27 June 2021 in Brazil.[1] The group consisted of defending champions and hosts Brazil, former co-hosts Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.[2] It would also have included guests Qatar before their withdrawal on 23 February 2021.[3]
Originally, Group B was scheduled to be played from 13 June to 1 July 2020.[4] However, on 17 March 2020 the tournament was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South America.[5]
On 20 May 2021, due to security concerns amid protests against the government of President Iván Duque Márquez, Colombia was dropped as co-host of the tournament.[6]
The winners of Group B, Brazil, advanced to play the fourth-placed team of Group A, Chile.
The runners-up of Group B, Peru, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group A, Paraguay.
The third-placed team of Group B, Colombia, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Uruguay.
The fourth-placed team of Group B, Ecuador, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Argentina.
Matches
The original 2020 schedule and kick-off times were announced on 3 December 2019 and 4 March 2020 respectively.[4][8] The new 2021 schedule was announced on 13 August 2020.[1][9] Following the withdrawal of Qatar, the shortened schedule was announced on 15 March 2021.[10][11] The final match schedule with Brazil as host country was announced on 2 June 2021.[12]
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:[7]
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.
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^ 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. 18 June 2021. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ ab"Designación de Árbitros"(PDF). CONMEBOL.com (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 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.
