2004 Copa América Group B

Group B of the 2004 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2004 Copa América. It comprised Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, and Uruguay. Group play ran from 7 to 13 July 2004.

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

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7
Argentina	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	6
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	4
Ecuador	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0

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, Peru Time (UTC−05:00).

Matches

Mexico vs Uruguay

7 July 2004

17:30

Mexico	2–2	Uruguay
Osorio 45+2' Pardo 69'	Report	Bueno 43' Montero 88'

Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Gilberto Hidalgo (Peru)

Mexico

Uruguay


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
RB	7	Octavio Valdez
CB	4	Rafael Márquez	27'
CB	5	Duilio Davino
LB	18	Salvador Carmona
DM	20	Ricardo Osorio	63'
DM	15	David Oteo		83'
CM	8	Pável Pardo
AM	19	Jaime Lozano
CF	9	Jared Borgetti		67'
CF	17	Francisco Palencia		67'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Adolfo Bautista		67'
MF	21	Jesús Arellano		67'
DF	22	Héctor Altamirano		70'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe


GK	12	Luis Barbat
RB	7	Gustavo Varela	22'
CB	2	Joe Bizera
CB	4	Paolo Montero
LB	3	Darío Rodríguez
CM	8	Omar Pouso		87'
CM	5	Marcelo Sosa
RW	11	Cristian Rodríguez
LW	21	Diego Forlán		74'
CF	20	Carlos Bueno
CF	9	Darío Silva	31'	78'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Juan Martín Parodi	75'	74'
FW	18	Richard Morales	81'	78'
FW	22	Vicente Sánchez		87'
Manager:
Jorge Fossati

Argentina vs Ecuador

7 July 2004

19:45

Argentina	6–1	Ecuador
K. González 5' (pen.) Saviola 64', 74', 79' D'Alessandro 84' L. González 90'	Report	Delgado 62'

Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Argentina

Ecuador


GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB	8	Javier Zanetti
CB	2	Roberto Ayala
CB	6	Gabriel Heinze
LB	3	Juan Pablo Sorín
CM	5	Javier Mascherano
CM	16	Lucho González
AM	10	Andrés D'Alessandro
RW	19	César Delgado	70'
LW	18	Kily González	87'
CF	7	Javier Saviola	83'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Mauro Rosales	70'
FW	11	Carlos Tevez	83'
DF	14	Clemente Rodríguez	87'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa


GK	12	Oswaldo Ibarra
RB	4	Ulises de la Cruz		54'
CB	17	Giovanny Espinoza
CB	3	Iván Hurtado
LB	18	Néicer Reasco
CM	20	Edwin Tenorio		30'
CM	15	Marlon Ayoví
AM	5	Alfonso Obregón
RW	16	Cléber Chalá
LW	6	Paúl Ambrosi
CF	8	Ebelio Ordóñez		46'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Franklin Salas		30'
FW	11	Agustín Delgado		46'
MF	19	Édison Méndez	78'	54'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez

Uruguay vs Ecuador

10 July 2004

17:30

Uruguay	2–1	Ecuador
Forlán 61' Bueno 78'	Report	Salas 73'

Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Gustavo Brand (Venezuela)

Uruguay

Ecuador


GK	12	Luis Barbat
RB	7	Gustavo Varela
CB	2	Joe Bizera
CB	4	Paolo Montero	6'	59'
LB	3	Darío Rodríguez
CM	5	Marcelo Sosa
CM	8	Omar Pouso
RW	21	Diego Forlán		68'
LW	11	Cristian Rodríguez		55'
CF	9	Darío Silva
CF	20	Carlos Bueno
Substitutions:
FW	22	Vicente Sánchez		55'
MF	6	Alejandro Lago	75'	59'
FW	15	Diego Pérez		68'
Manager:
Jorge Fossati


GK	12	Oswaldo Ibarra
RB	4	Ulises de la Cruz
CB	3	Iván Hurtado
CB	17	Giovanny Espinoza
LB	18	Néicer Reasco	63'
CM	20	Edwin Tenorio		63'
CM	5	Alfonso Obregón
RW	16	Cléber Chalá	76'
LW	19	Édison Méndez	49'	82'
CF	10	Álex Aguinaga
CF	11	Agustín Delgado
Substitutions:
FW	7	Franklin Salas		63'
FW	8	Ebelio Ordóñez		82'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez

Argentina vs Mexico

10 July 2004

19:45

Argentina	0–1	Mexico
	Report	Morales 8'

Estadio Elías Aguirre, Chiclayo

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende (Brazil)

Argentina

Mexico


GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB	8	Javier Zanetti	45'
CB	2	Roberto Ayala
CB	6	Gabriel Heinze	32'
LB	3	Juan Pablo Sorín		76'
CM	5	Javier Mascherano	68'
CM	16	Lucho González		66'
AM	10	Andrés D'Alessandro	78'
RW	19	César Delgado		66'
LW	18	Kily González
CF	7	Javier Saviola
Substitutions:
FW	11	Carlos Tevez		66'
FW	21	Mauro Rosales		66'
FW	9	Luciano Figueroa		76'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
RB	20	Ricardo Osorio
CB	18	Salvador Carmona	78'
CB	4	Rafael Márquez
CB	5	Duilio Davino
LB	3	Omar Briceño		75'
CM	8	Pável Pardo	88'
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado	65'
RW	21	Jesús Arellano
LW	14	Ramón Morales		64'
CF	9	Jared Borgetti	22'	64'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Daniel Osorno		64'
DF	22	Héctor Altamirano	68'	64'
MF	7	Octavio Valdez		75'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe

Mexico vs Ecuador

13 July 2004

17:30

Mexico	2–1	Ecuador
Altamirano 23' (pen.) Bautista 42'	Report	Delgado 71'

Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura

Attendance: 21,000

Referee: Eduardo Lecca (Peru)

Mexico

Ecuador


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
RB	7	Octavio Valdez
CB	2	Claudio Suárez
CB	5	Duilio Davino
LB	22	Héctor Altamirano
DM	6	Gerardo Torrado
DM	3	Omar Briceño
CM	14	Ramón Morales		28'
AM	21	Jesús Arellano		74'
CF	10	Adolfo Bautista	42'	60'
CF	17	Francisco Palencia
Substitutions:
MF	19	Jaime Lozano	64'	28'
DF	16	Mario Méndez		60'
FW	11	Daniel Osorno		74'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe


GK	1	Jacinto Espinoza		48'
RB	4	Ulises de la Cruz
CB	3	Iván Hurtado
CB	17	Giovanny Espinoza		48'
LB	18	Néicer Reasco
CM	21	Leonardo Soledispa	83'
CM	15	Marlon Ayoví
RW	16	Cléber Chalá
LW	10	Álex Aguinaga		64'
CF	11	Agustín Delgado
CF	13	Luis Saritama
Substitutions:
GK	22	Damián Lanza		48'
FW	7	Franklin Salas		48'
FW	9	Gustavo Figueroa		64'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez

Argentina vs Uruguay

13 July 2004

19:45

Argentina	4–2	Uruguay
K. González 19' (pen.) Figueroa 20', 89' Ayala 80'	Report	Estoyanoff 7' Sánchez 38'

Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Rubén Selman (Chile)

Argentina

Uruguay


GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
CB	2	Roberto Ayala	73'
CB	8	Javier Zanetti
CB	6	Gabriel Heinze
DM	5	Javier Mascherano	64'
RM	16	Lucho González		79'
LM	14	Clemente Rodríguez		46'
AM	10	Andrés D'Alessandro
RW	19	César Delgado		76'
LW	18	Kily González
CF	9	Luciano Figueroa
Substitutions:
FW	7	Javier Saviola		79'
FW	11	Carlos Tevez		76'
DF	17	Mariano González		46'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa


GK	12	Luis Barbat
RB	17	Carlos Diogo	28'
CB	6	Alejandro Lago
CB	2	Joe Bizera	5' 35'
LB	3	Darío Rodríguez
CM	15	Diego Pérez
CM	5	Marcelo Sosa	19'	86'
RW	13	Fabián Estoyanoff		43'
LW	16	Javier Delgado
CF	21	Diego Forlán
CF	22	Vicente Sánchez		71'
Substitutions:
DF	14	Guillermo Rodríguez		43'
MF	11	Cristian Rodríguez		71'
FW	20	Carlos Bueno		86'
Manager:
Jorge Fossati

External links

Copa América 2004 Official Site