Group A of the 2021 Copa América, also referred to as the South Zone, took place from 14 to 28 June 2021 in Brazil.[1] The group consisted of former co-hosts Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.[2] It would also have included guests Australia before their withdrawal on 23 February 2021.[3]
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]
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.
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^CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (15 June 2021). "Alejandro Romero Gamarra, quien abrió el marcador para 🇵🇾, es el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (18 June 2021). "Cuando no marca, sale figura Eduardo Vargas fue el Jugador del Partido frente a Bolivia" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^ 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.
^CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (19 June 2021). "Messi fue elegido el Mejor Jugador del Partido en el clásico del Río de la Plata" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (21 June 2021). "@CharlesAranguiz 🇨🇱 fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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^CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (22 June 2021). "Con una asistencia magistral, Ángel Di María 🇦🇷 fue el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (24 June 2021). "Nahitan Nández es el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^ 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.
^CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (25 June 2021). "Miguel Almirón fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (29 June 2021). "Rodrigo Bentancur fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2021 – via Twitter.
^ 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.
^CONMEBOL [@CopaAmerica] (29 June 2021). "Lionel Messi fue elegido el Jugador del Partido" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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