2011 Copa América Group A

Group in football tournament 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, with the former finished as the worst third-placed team. Standings main WDL Q n COL COL ARG ARG H CRC CRC BOL BOL 2 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 4 1 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 2 1 5 #ccffcc A A complete #cfc 1px solid lightgrey 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 ARG 1–1 Report BOL Agüero 75 Rojas 47 Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata Roberto Silvera (Uruguay) _arg11h _arg11h _arg11h _arg11h _3_stripes_white 75AADB 75AADB 75AADB 000000 000000 Argentina_bol1114h _bol1114h _bol1114h _bol1114h _bol1114h 00931F 00931F 00931F FFFFFF FFFFFF Bolivia GK23Sergio RomeroRB8Javier ZanettiCB4Nicolás BurdissoCB6Gabriel MilitoLB17Marcos RojoRM19Éver BanegaCM14Javier Mascherano (c)LM5Esteban Cambiasso46RW21Ezequiel Lavezzi5470LW11Carlos Tevez37CF10Lionel MessiSubstitutions:MF7Ángel Di María46FW16Sergio Agüero70Manager:Sergio Batista300px GK1Carlos Erwin AriasRB4Lorgio ÁlvarezCB16Ronald Raldes (c)CB5Ronald Rivero87LB3Luis Gutiérrez38RM15Jaime RoblesCM6Wálter Flores34LM21Jhasmani Campos80AM10Joselito Vaca63CF7Edivaldo Rojas89CF9Marcelo MorenoSubstitutions:MF19José Luis Chávez7563FW17Juan Carlos Arce80MF22Rudy Cardozo89Manager: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 COL 1–0 Report CRC Ramos 44 Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy Enrique Osses (Chile) _col1112h _col1112h _col1112h _col1112h _col1112h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Colombia_crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF Costa Rica GK 12 Neco MartínezRB 18 Juan Camilo Zúñiga 54CB 14 Luis Amaranto PereaCB 3 Mario Yepes (c)LB 7 Pablo ArmeroRM 4 Gustavo BolívarCM 13 Fredy Guarín 53LM 8 Abel Aguilar 33RW 17 Dayro Moreno 69LW 20 Adrián RamosCF 9 Radamel Falcao 77Substitutions:FW 11 Hugo Rodallega 33FW 19 Teófilo Gutiérrez 69MF 16 Elkin Soto 77Manager:Hernán Darío Gómez300px GK 18 Leonel MoreiraRB 6 Heiner MoraCB 3 Jhonny AcostaCB 19 Óscar DuarteCB 2 Francisco Calvo 23LB 20 Pedro LealCM 8 David Guzmán 19 74CM 11 Diego Madrigal 15 71RW 10 Randall Brenes (c) 0 27LW 4 José SalvatierraCF 12 Joel Campbell 46Substitutions:FW 21 César Elizondo 46FW 17 Josué Martínez 71MF 22 José Miguel Cubero 74Manager: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 ARG 0–0 Report COL Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil) _arg11h _arg11h _arg11h _arg11h _3_stripes_white 75AADB 75AADB 75AADB 000000 000000 Argentina_col1112h _col1112h _col1112h _col1112h _col1112h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Colombia GK23Sergio RomeroRB3Pablo ZabaletaCB4Nicolás BurdissoCB6Gabriel MilitoLB8Javier ZanettiRM19Éver Banega71CM14Javier Mascherano (c)LM5Esteban Cambiasso64RW21Ezequiel Lavezzi64LW11Carlos TevezCF10Lionel MessiSubstitutions:MF20Fernando Gago9064FW16Sergio Agüero64FW9Gonzalo Higuaín71Manager:Sergio Batista315px GK12Neco MartínezRB18Juan Camilo ZúñigaCB14Luis Amaranto PereaCB3Mario Yepes (c)LB7Pablo ArmeroDM6Carlos SánchezRM17Dayro Moreno90+190+1CM13Fredy GuarínCM8Abel Aguilar6LM20Adrián Ramos89CF9Radamel Falcao87Substitutions:FW19Teófilo Gutiérrez87MF16Elkin Soto89DF22Aquivaldo Mosquera90+1Manager: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 BOL 0–2 Report CRC Martínez 59Campbell 78 Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy Carlos Vera (Ecuador) _bol1114h _bol1114h _bol1114h _bol1114h _bol1114h 00931F 00931F 00931F FFFFFF FFFFFF Bolivia_crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF Costa Rica GK1Carlos Erwin AriasRB4Lorgio Álvarez 35CB16Ronald Raldes (c)CB5Ronald Rivero 1 65 70LB3Luis Gutiérrez 87RM7Edivaldo Rojas 67CM15Jaime Robles 67CM6Wálter Flores 0 75LM21Jhasmani Campos 73 79CF17Juan Carlos ArceCF9Marcelo Moreno 57Substitutions:FW11Alcides Peña 67MF19José Luis Chávez 67MF8Ronald García 79Manager:Gustavo Quinteros300px GK18Leonel MoreiraCB3Jhonny Acosta (c)CB19Óscar Duarte 46CB2Francisco CalvoCM4José Salvatierra 83CM8David Guzmán 29CM11Diego Madrigal 45RW6Heiner Mora 82LW20Pedro LealCF12Joel CampbellCF17Josué Martínez 81Substitutions:MF7Allen Guevara 45FW21César Elizondo 81MF22José Miguel Cubero 82Manager: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 COL 2–0 Report BOL Falcao 14 28 pen. Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao López, Santa Fe Francisco Chacón (Mexico) _col1112h _col1112h _col1112h _col1112h _col1112h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 Colombia_bol1114h _bol1114h _bol1114h _bol1114h _bol1114h 00931F 00931F 00931F FFFFFF FFFFFF Bolivia GK 12 Neco MartínezRB 18 Juan Camilo ZúñigaCB 14 Luis Amaranto PereaCB 3 Mario Yepes (c)LB 7 Pablo ArmeroRM 13 Fredy Guarín 50CM 6 Carlos SánchezLM 8 Abel AguilarRW 17 Dayro Moreno 46LW 20 Adrián Ramos 77CF 9 Radamel FalcaoSubstituitions:FW 11Hugo Rodallega 46MF10Juan Cuadrado 50MF 16Elkin Soto 77Manager:Hernán Darío Gómez300px GK 1 Carlos Erwin AriasRB 14 Christian VargasCB 16 Ronald Raldes (c)CB 13 Santos AmadorLB 4 Lorgio ÁlvarezRM 15 Jaime RoblesCM 8 Ronald GarcíaLM 21 Jhasmani Campos 33RW 7 Edivaldo Rojas 46LW 17 Juan Carlos Arce 70CF 9 Marcelo Moreno 60Substitutions:MF 10 Joselito Vaca 46FW 11 Alcides Peña 60FW 18 Ricardo Pedriel 70Manager: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 ARG 3–0 Report CRC Agüero 45+1 52Di María 63 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru) _arg11h _arg11h _arg11h _arg11h _color_3_stripes_black 75AADB 75AADB 75AADB 000000 FFFFFF Argentina_crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h _crc1112h FF0000 FF0000 _crc1112h Costa Rica GK23Sergio RomeroRB3Pablo ZabaletaCB4Nicolás BurdissoCB6Gabriel Milito21LB8Javier Zanetti38CM20Fernando GagoCM14Javier Mascherano (c)RW10Lionel MessiAM7Ángel Di María79LW16Sergio Agüero84CF9Gonzalo Higuaín79Substitutions:MF15Lucas Biglia8879MF18Javier Pastore79FW21Ezequiel Lavezzi90+284Manager:Sergio Batista300px GK18Leonel MoreiraCB3Jhonny Acosta (c)CB19Óscar Duarte48CB2Francisco Calvo4446CM4José SalvatierraCM22José Miguel CuberoCM20Pedro LealRW6Heiner MoraLW21César Elizondo56CF17Josué Martínez46CF12Joel CampbellSubstitutions:FW10Randall Brenes46MF11Diego Madrigal46MF5Luis Miguel Valle56Manager: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 Group A Category:2011 in Bolivian football Group Category:2011–12 in Costa Rican football Group