2001 Copa América Group B

Group B of the 2001 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2001 Copa América. It comprised Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru. Group play ran from 12 to 18 July 2001.

Brazil won the group and faced Honduras, the runners-up of Group C, in the quarter-finals. Mexico finished second and faced Chile—the runners-up of Group A—in the quarter-finals. Peru finished third and faced Colombia, the winners of Group A, in the quarter-final. Paraguay finished fourth in the group, and were eliminated from the tournament.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
Mexico	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Peru	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
Paraguay	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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, Colombia Time (UTC−05:00).

Matches

Peru vs Paraguay

12 July 2001

17:30

Peru	3–3	Paraguay
Lobatón 16' Pajuelo 57' Del Solar 72'	Report	Ferreira 23', 64' Garay 90'

Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)

Peru

Paraguay


GK	1	Óscar Ibáñez
DF	3	José Soto
DF	15	Santiago Salazar
DF	5	Juan Pajuelo	18'
DF	4	Martín Hidalgo	35'
MF	14	Jorge Soto		68'
MF	8	Juan Jayo
MF	20	José del Solar	79'
MF	24	Gustavo Tempone		68'
FW	7	Abel Lobatón	42'	76'
FW	11	Darío Muchotrigo
Substitutions:
MF	10	Édson Uribe		68'
FW	25	Pedro Ascoy		68'
FW	18	Roberto Holsen		76'
Manager:
Julio César Uribe


GK	1	Ricardo Tavarelli
DF	2	Néstor Isasi	21'
DF	3	Dani Cáceres
DF	21	Denis Caniza	57'
DF	5	Daniel Sanabria
MF	16	Julio César Enciso
MF	7	Edgar Robles		46'
MF	6	Estanislao Struway	12'	59'
MF	8	Gustavo Morínigo		50'
MF	10	Guido Alvarenga
FW	11	Virgilio Ferreira
Substitutions:
FW	20	Julio González		46'
MF	17	Silvio Garay		50'
MF	4	Alfredo Amarilla		59'
Manager:
Sergio Markarián

Brazil vs Mexico

12 July 2001

19:45

Brazil	0–1	Mexico
	Report	Borgetti 5'

Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Brazil

Mexico


GK	1	Marcos
DF	13	Alessandro		63'
DF	3	Cris
DF	4	Roque Júnior	71'
DF	6	Roger
MF	18	Fábio Rochemback	30'
MF	8	Emerson	36'
MF	20	Alex
MF	10	Juninho Paulista		46'
MF	7	Geovanni
FW	22	Mário Jardel		46'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Guilherme		46'
MF	11	Denílson		46'
MF	17	Juninho Pernambucano		63'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	12	Óscar Pérez
DF	5	Manuel Vidrio
DF	4	Rafael Márquez
DF	3	Heriberto Morales	32'
MF	21	Jesús Arellano
MF	6	Gerardo Torrado
MF	8	Alberto García Aspe
MF	18	Johan Rodríguez	61'	80'
MF	19	Miguel Zepeda		80'
MF	20	Ramón Morales	75'
FW	9	Jared Borgetti
Substitutions:
FW	11	Daniel Osorno		80'
MF	13	Sigifredo Mercado		80'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Brazil vs Peru

15 July 2001

16:00

Brazil	2–0	Peru
Guilherme 9' Denílson 85'	Report

Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Brazil

Peru


GK	1	Marcos
DF	2	Juliano Belletti
DF	15	Juan
DF	3	Cris
DF	16	Júnior
DF	4	Roque Júnior
MF	5	Eduardo Costa	27'
MF	8	Emerson		58'
MF	20	Alex		62'
FW	21	Ewerthon
FW	9	Guilherme		70'
Substitutions:
MF	17	Juninho Pernambucano		58'
MF	10	Juninho Paulista		62'
MF	11	Denílson	90'	70'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	1	Óscar Ibáñez
DF	3	José Soto
DF	15	Santiago Salazar	67'
DF	5	Juan Pajuelo
DF	4	Martín Hidalgo
MF	14	Jorge Soto
MF	8	Juan Jayo
MF	23	Luis Hernández	43'	46'
MF	16	Pedro García		60'
FW	11	Darío Muchotrigo
FW	7	Abel Lobatón		69'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Wálter Zevallos		46'
FW	18	Roberto Holsen		60'
DF	6	Juan Francisco Hernández		69'
Manager:
Julio César Uribe

Paraguay vs Mexico

15 July 2001

18:15

Paraguay	0–0	Mexico
	Report

Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Roger Zambrano (Ecuador)

Paraguay

Mexico


GK	1	Ricardo Tavarelli
DF	2	Néstor Isasi	68'
DF	3	Dani Cáceres
DF	5	Daniel Sanabria
DF	14	Pánfilo Escobar
MF	6	Estanislao Struway		76'
MF	7	Edgar Robles		46'
MF	10	Guido Alvarenga
MF	16	Julio César Enciso
MF	17	Silvio Garay		46'
FW	11	Virgilio Ferreira
Substitutions:
MF	4	Alfredo Amarilla	48'	46'
FW	9	Miguel Ángel Cáceres		46'
FW	20	Julio González		76'
Manager:
Sergio Markarián


GK	22	Adrián Martínez
DF	2	Alberto Rodríguez
DF	5	Manuel Vidrio
DF	4	Rafael Márquez
DF	17	Ignacio Hierro	66'
MF	7	Octavio Valdez		46'
MF	13	Sigifredo Mercado	34'
MF	8	Alberto García Aspe
MF	10	Cesáreo Victorino
FW	11	Daniel Osorno		51'
FW	14	Antonio de Nigris		64'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Ramón Morales		46'
MF	15	Julio Rodríguez		51'
FW	9	Jared Borgetti		64'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Peru vs Mexico

18 July 2001

17:30

Peru	1–0	Mexico
Holsen 48'	Report

Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

Peru

Mexico


GK	1	Óscar Ibáñez	89'
DF	2	Wálter Zevallos		46'
DF	3	José Soto
DF	4	Martín Hidalgo	18'
DF	5	Juan Pajuelo
MF	8	Juan Jayo
MF	20	José del Solar
MF	14	Jorge Soto
FW	11	Darío Muchotrigo	62'
FW	18	Roberto Holsen		89'
FW	7	Abel Lobatón	55'	63'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Pedro García		46'
MF	24	Gustavo Tempone	65'	63'
FW	25	Pedro Ascoy		89'
Manager:
Julio César Uribe


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
DF	2	Alberto Rodríguez
DF	5	Manuel Vidrio
DF	3	Heriberto Morales
MF	20	Ramón Morales
MF	6	Gerardo Torrado
MF	16	Joaquín Reyes		46'
MF	15	Julio Rodríguez		46'
MF	21	Jesús Arellano	55'
MF	10	Cesáreo Victorino		65'
FW	9	Jared Borgetti	53' 62'
Substitutions:
MF	13	Sigifredo Mercado		46'
MF	19	Miguel Zepeda		46'
FW	14	Antonio de Nigris		65'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Brazil vs Paraguay

18 July 2001

19:45

Brazil	3–1	Paraguay
Alex 60' Belletti 89' Denílson 90'	Report	Alvarenga 11' (pen.)

Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)

Brazil

Paraguay


GK	1	Marcos
DF	2	Juliano Belletti
DF	15	Juan
DF	4	Roque Júnior	54' 58'
DF	3	Cris
DF	16	Júnior	50'
MF	5	Eduardo Costa		55'
MF	8	Emerson
MF	20	Alex		65'
FW	21	Ewerthon		44'
FW	9	Guilherme
Substitutions:
MF	11	Denílson		44'
MF	17	Juninho Pernambucano		55'
MF	18	Fábio Rochemback	78'	65'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	1	Ricardo Tavarelli
DF	14	Pánfilo Escobar	43'
DF	5	Daniel Sanabria
DF	3	Dani Cáceres
DF	21	Denis Caniza	81'
MF	8	Gustavo Morínigo
MF	16	Julio César Enciso	36'	57'
MF	17	Silvio Garay	52'
MF	10	Guido Alvarenga
FW	22	Arístides Masi		64'
FW	11	Virgilio Ferreira		75'
Substitutions:
MF	6	Estanislao Struway		57'
FW	20	Julio González		64'
MF	7	Edgar Robles		75'
Manager:
Sergio Markarián

External links

Copa América 2001 at RSSSF