Group B is one of four groups in the first stage of the 2024 edition of Copa América, the premier soccer tournament for men's national teams representing countries in South America organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament also includes invited teams from the CONCACAF region, which comprises North, Central America and the Caribbean, that qualified via the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League.[1]
The group is made up of Mexico from CONCACAF, Ecuador and Venezuela, both from CONMEBOL, and Jamaica from CONCACAF.[2] The draw for the groups was conduced on December 7, 2023, with Mexico being previously seeded into the group as head.[3] Group B's matches will take place from June 22–30 at six venues in six U.S. cities.[4]
The top two teams, following a round-robin of three matches per team, will advance to the quarter-finals.
Teams
editDraw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Appearances | Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Last | November 2023[nb 1] | June 2024 | ||||||
B1 (seed) | Mexico | 1 | CONCACAF | 2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist | 11th | 2016 | Runners-up (1993 and 2001) | 14 | |
B2 | Ecuador | 2 | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 30th | 2021 | Fourth place (1959 and 1993) | 32 | |
B3 | Venezuela | 3 | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 20th | 2021 | Fourth place (2011) | 49 | |
B4 | Jamaica | 4 | CONCACAF | 2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist | 3rd | 2016 | Group stage (2015 and 2016) | 55 |
- Notes
- ^ The rankings of November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for Mexico who were seeded as head of Group B for being the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions regardless their position in the FIFA ranking.[5][6]
Standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the quarter-finals,
Matches
editAll kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.[7][4]
Ecuador vs Venezuela
editMexico vs Jamaica
editEcuador vs Jamaica
editThe two teams have met four times previously, all of them friendlies, with two wins for Ecuador (including their most recent match won 2–0 in 2018) and two draws.[8]
Venezuela vs Mexico
editMexico vs Ecuador
editJamaica vs Venezuela
editReferences
edit- ^ Grez, Matias (December 5, 2023). "CONMEBOL announces 14 host cities for 2024 Copa América as tournament returns to the US". CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 Group Stage Draw Results". copaamerica.com. CONMEBOL. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Dominski, Michael (December 7, 2023). "Copa America 2024 draw live updates: Group stage results as bracket fixed, USA to face Uruguay". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "2024 Copa América Match Schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Pautas de sorteo para la CONMEBOL Copa América 2024" [Draw procedures for the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024]. CONMEBOL. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "PAUTAS DEL SORTEO OFICIAL CONMEBOL Copa América 2024" (PDF). CONMEBOL. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "All set! The CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 schedule is here". CONMEBOL. December 7, 2023.
- ^ "All about Ecuador vs. Jamaica, Allegiant Stadium's first CONMEBOL Copa América™ match". copaamerica.com. CONMEBOL. May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América at CONMEBOL.com