2011 Copa América Group A

Group A of the 2011 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2011 Copa América. It comprised Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, and Costa Rica. Group play ran from 1 to 11 July 2011.

Colombia won the group and faced Peru, the best third-placed finishers, in the quarter-finals. Argentina finished second and faced Uruguay—the runners-up of Group C—in the quarter-finals. Costa Rica and Bolivia finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament.

Standings[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Colombia	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Argentina (H)	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5
Costa Rica	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
Bolivia	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host

Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals

Group winners
Group runners-up
Best two third-placed teams among all groups

All times are in local, Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

Argentina vs Bolivia[]

1 July 2011

21:45

Argentina	1–1	Bolivia
Agüero 75'	Report	Rojas 47'

Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata

Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

Argentina

Bolivia


GK	23	Sergio Romero
RB	8	Javier Zanetti
CB	4	Nicolás Burdisso
CB	6	Gabriel Milito
LB	17	Marcos Rojo
RM	19	Éver Banega
CM	14	Javier Mascherano (c)
LM	5	Esteban Cambiasso		46'
RW	21	Ezequiel Lavezzi	54'	70'
LW	11	Carlos Tevez	37'
CF	10	Lionel Messi
Substitutions:
MF	7	Ángel Di María		46'
FW	16	Sergio Agüero		70'
Manager:
Sergio Batista


GK	1	Carlos Erwin Arias
RB	4	Lorgio Álvarez
CB	16	Ronald Raldes (c)
CB	5	Ronald Rivero	87'
LB	3	Luis Gutiérrez	38'
RM	15	Jaime Robles
CM	6	Wálter Flores	34'
LM	21	Jhasmani Campos		80'
AM	10	Joselito Vaca		63'
CF	7	Edivaldo Rojas		89'
CF	9	Marcelo Moreno
Substitutions:
MF	19	José Luis Chávez	75'	63'
FW	17	Juan Carlos Arce		80'
MF	22	Rudy Cardozo		89'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
Luis Alvarado (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Colombia vs Costa Rica[]

2 July 2011

15:30

Colombia	1–0	Costa Rica
Ramos 44'	Report

Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy

Referee: Enrique Osses (Chile)

Colombia

Costa Rica


GK	12	Neco Martínez
RB	18	Juan Camilo Zúñiga	54'
CB	14	Luis Amaranto Perea
CB	3	Mario Yepes (c)
LB	7	Pablo Armero
RM	4	Gustavo Bolívar
CM	13	Fredy Guarín	53'
LM	8	Abel Aguilar		33'
RW	17	Dayro Moreno		69'
LW	20	Adrián Ramos
CF	9	Radamel Falcao		77'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Hugo Rodallega		33'
FW	19	Teófilo Gutiérrez		69'
MF	16	Elkin Soto		77'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez


GK	18	Leonel Moreira
RB	6	Heiner Mora
CB	3	Jhonny Acosta
CB	19	Óscar Duarte
CB	2	Francisco Calvo	23'
LB	20	Pedro Leal
CM	8	David Guzmán	19'	74'
CM	11	Diego Madrigal	15'	71'
RW	10	Randall Brenes (c)	27'
LW	4	José Salvatierra
CF	12	Joel Campbell		46'
Substitutions:
FW	21	César Elizondo		46'
FW	17	Josué Martínez		71'
MF	22	José Miguel Cubero		74'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe (Argentina)

Man of the Match:
Adrián Ramos (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Francisco Mondria (Chile)
Nicolás Yegros (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Antonio Arias (Paraguay)

Argentina vs Colombia[]

6 July 2011

21:45

Argentina	0–0	Colombia
	Report

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe

Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Argentina

Colombia


GK	23	Sergio Romero
RB	3	Pablo Zabaleta
CB	4	Nicolás Burdisso
CB	6	Gabriel Milito
LB	8	Javier Zanetti
RM	19	Éver Banega		71'
CM	14	Javier Mascherano (c)
LM	5	Esteban Cambiasso		64'
RW	21	Ezequiel Lavezzi		64'
LW	11	Carlos Tevez
CF	10	Lionel Messi
Substitutions:
MF	20	Fernando Gago	90'	64'
FW	16	Sergio Agüero		64'
FW	9	Gonzalo Higuaín		71'
Manager:
Sergio Batista


GK	12	Neco Martínez
RB	18	Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB	14	Luis Amaranto Perea
CB	3	Mario Yepes (c)
LB	7	Pablo Armero
DM	6	Carlos Sánchez
RM	17	Dayro Moreno	90+1'	90+1'
CM	13	Fredy Guarín
CM	8	Abel Aguilar	6'
LM	20	Adrián Ramos		89'
CF	9	Radamel Falcao		87'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Teófilo Gutiérrez		87'
MF	16	Elkin Soto		89'
DF	22	Aquivaldo Mosquera		90+1'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez

Man of the Match:
Sergio Romero (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Marcio Santiago (Brazil)
Luis Abadie (Peru)
Fourth official:
Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

Bolivia vs Costa Rica[]

7 July 2011

19:15

Bolivia	0–2	Costa Rica
	Report	Martínez 59' Campbell 78'

Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy

Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Bolivia

Costa Rica


GK	1	Carlos Erwin Arias
RB	4	Lorgio Álvarez	35'
CB	16	Ronald Raldes (c)
CB	5	Ronald Rivero	65' 70'
LB	3	Luis Gutiérrez	87'
RM	7	Edivaldo Rojas		67'
CM	15	Jaime Robles		67'
CM	6	Wálter Flores	75'
LM	21	Jhasmani Campos	73'	79'
CF	17	Juan Carlos Arce
CF	9	Marcelo Moreno	57'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Alcides Peña		67'
MF	19	José Luis Chávez		67'
MF	8	Ronald García		79'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros


GK	18	Leonel Moreira
CB	3	Jhonny Acosta (c)
CB	19	Óscar Duarte	46'
CB	2	Francisco Calvo
CM	4	José Salvatierra	83'
CM	8	David Guzmán	29'
CM	11	Diego Madrigal		45'
RW	6	Heiner Mora		82'
LW	20	Pedro Leal
CF	12	Joel Campbell
CF	17	Josué Martínez		81'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Allen Guevara		45'
FW	21	César Elizondo		81'
MF	22	José Miguel Cubero		82'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe (Argentina)

Man of the Match:
Joel Campbell (Costa Rica)

Assistant referees:
Luis Alvarado (Ecuador)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Colombia vs Bolivia[]

10 July 2011

16:00

Colombia	2–0	Bolivia
Falcao 14', 28' (pen.)	Report

Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe

Referee: Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Colombia

Bolivia


GK	12	Neco Martínez
RB	18	Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB	14	Luis Amaranto Perea
CB	3	Mario Yepes (c)
LB	7	Pablo Armero
RM	13	Fredy Guarín	50'
CM	6	Carlos Sánchez
LM	8	Abel Aguilar
RW	17	Dayro Moreno	46'
LW	20	Adrián Ramos	77'
CF	9	Radamel Falcao
Substituitions:
FW	11	Hugo Rodallega	46'
MF	10	Juan Cuadrado	50'
MF	16	Elkin Soto	77'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez


GK	1	Carlos Erwin Arias
RB	14	Christian Vargas
CB	16	Ronald Raldes (c)
CB	13	Santos Amador
LB	4	Lorgio Álvarez
RM	15	Jaime Robles
CM	8	Ronald García
LM	21	Jhasmani Campos	33'
RW	7	Edivaldo Rojas		46'
LW	17	Juan Carlos Arce		70'
CF	9	Marcelo Moreno		60'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Joselito Vaca		46'
FW	11	Alcides Peña		60'
FW	18	Ricardo Pedriel		70'
Manager:
Gustavo Quinteros

Man of the Match:
Radamel Falcao (Colombia)

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Luis Sánchez (Venezuela)
Fourth official:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Argentina vs Costa Rica[]

11 July 2011

21:45

Argentina	3–0	Costa Rica
Agüero 45+1', 52' Di María 63'	Report

Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba

Referee: Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

Argentina

Costa Rica


GK	23	Sergio Romero
RB	3	Pablo Zabaleta
CB	4	Nicolás Burdisso
CB	6	Gabriel Milito	21'
LB	8	Javier Zanetti	38'
CM	20	Fernando Gago
CM	14	Javier Mascherano (c)
RW	10	Lionel Messi
AM	7	Ángel Di María		79'
LW	16	Sergio Agüero		84'
CF	9	Gonzalo Higuaín		79'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Lucas Biglia	88'	79'
MF	18	Javier Pastore		79'
FW	21	Ezequiel Lavezzi	90+2'	84'
Manager:
Sergio Batista


GK	18	Leonel Moreira
CB	3	Jhonny Acosta (c)
CB	19	Óscar Duarte	48'
CB	2	Francisco Calvo	44'	46'
CM	4	José Salvatierra
CM	22	José Miguel Cubero
CM	20	Pedro Leal
RW	6	Heiner Mora
LW	21	César Elizondo		56'
CF	17	Josué Martínez		46'
CF	12	Joel Campbell
Substitutions:
FW	10	Randall Brenes		46'
MF	11	Diego Madrigal		46'
MF	5	Luis Miguel Valle		56'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe (Argentina)

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Luis Abadie (Peru)
Nicolas Yegros (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

External links[]

Copa América 2011 Official Site