# 2015 Copa América Group B

Group B of the 2015 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2015 Copa América. It consisted of Argentina, Uruguay (title holders), Paraguay, and guests Jamaica of CONCACAF. Group play began on 13 June 2015 and ended on 20 June 2015.
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay advanced to the quarter-finals.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
| Draw position | Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | October 2014 | Start of event |
| B1 | Argentina | 40th | Winners (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (A), 1991, 1993) | 2 | 3 |
| B2 | Uruguay | 42nd | Winners (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959 (E), 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011) | 8 | 8 |
| B3 | Paraguay | 35th | Winners (1953, 1979) | 76 | 85 |
| B4 | Jamaica | 1st | Debut | 113 | 65 |

### Notes

* ↑ The rankings of October 2014 were used for seeding for the draw.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* Argentina advanced to play Colombia (third-placed team of Group C).
* Paraguay advanced to play Brazil (winners of Group C).
* Uruguay (as one of the two best third-placed teams) advanced to play Chile (winners of Group A).

## Matches

All times local, CLT (UTC−3).

### Uruguay vs Jamaica

| Uruguay | Jamaica |
| GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera |
| RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CB | 2 | José Giménez | 58' |
| CB | 3 | Diego Godín (c) | 83' |
| LB | 6 | Álvaro Pereira |
| DM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo |
| RM | 5 | Carlos Sánchez | | 72' |
| AM | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | | 85' |
| LM | 7 | Cristian Rodríguez | | 63' |
| CF | 9 | Diego Rolán |
| CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | | 63' |
| FW | 11 | Christian Stuani | | 72' |
| MF | 20 | Álvaro González | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
| GK | 1 | Duwayne Kerr |
| RB | 19 | Adrian Mariappa |
| CB | 3 | Michael Hector |
| CB | 4 | Wes Morgan |
| LB | 20 | Kemar Lawrence |
| RM | 22 | Garath McCleary |
| CM | 17 | Rodolph Austin (c) |
| CM | 10 | Jobi McAnuff | 31' |
| LM | 18 | Simon Dawkins | | 53' |
| CF | 9 | Giles Barnes |
| CF | 11 | Darren Mattocks | | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 5 | Lance Laing | | 53' |
| FW | 6 | Deshorn Brown | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Winfried Schäfer ||
* Man of the Match:
* Cristian Rodríguez (Uruguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
* Jairo Romero (Venezuela)
* Fourth official:
* Jorge Osorio (Chile)
* Fifth official:
* Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)

### Argentina vs Paraguay

| Argentina | Paraguay |
| GK | 1 | Sergio Romero |
| RB | 3 | Facundo Roncaglia | 40' |
| CB | 2 | Ezequiel Garay |
| CB | 17 | Nicolás Otamendi | 82' |
| LB | 16 | Marcos Rojo |
| CM | 14 | Javier Mascherano |
| CM | 19 | Éver Banega | | 80' |
| AM | 21 | Javier Pastore | | 74' |
| RW | 10 | Lionel Messi (c) |
| CF | 11 | Sergio Agüero | | 74' |
| LW | 7 | Ángel Di María |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Carlos Tevez | | 74' |
| FW | 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín | | 74' |
| MF | 6 | Lucas Biglia | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Martino ||
| GK | 12 | Antony Silva |
| RB | 3 | Marcos Cáceres |
| CB | 14 | Paulo da Silva |
| CB | 4 | Pablo Aguilar | 24' |
| LB | 6 | Miguel Samudio |
| RM | 18 | Nelson Valdez |
| CM | 20 | Néstor Ortigoza |
| CM | 15 | Víctor Cáceres |
| LM | 13 | Richard Ortiz | 38' | 46' |
| CF | 7 | Raúl Bobadilla | | 65' |
| CF | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz (c) | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Derlis González | 47' | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Édgar Benítez | | 65' |
| FW | 8 | Lucas Barrios | 89' | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Ramón Díaz ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lionel Messi (Argentina) was initially named the Man of the Match, but didn't accept the title.
* Therefore, Nelson Valdez (Paraguay) was named as the Man of the Match.
* Assistant referees:
* Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
* Cristian De La Cruz (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
* Fifth official:
* Raúl Orellana (Chile)

### Paraguay vs Jamaica

| Paraguay | Jamaica |
| GK | 12 | Antony Silva |
| RB | 5 | Bruno Valdez | 59' |
| CB | 14 | Paulo da Silva |
| CB | 4 | Pablo Aguilar |
| LB | 6 | Miguel Samudio | | 77' |
| RM | 10 | Derlis González |
| CM | 20 | Néstor Ortigoza |
| CM | 15 | Víctor Cáceres |
| LM | 11 | Édgar Benítez | | 86' |
| CF | 7 | Raúl Bobadilla | | 75' |
| CF | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Nelson Valdez | | 75' |
| DF | 2 | Iván Piris | | 77' |
| MF | 16 | Osmar Molinas | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Ramón Díaz ||
| GK | 1 | Duwayne Kerr |
| RB | 19 | Adrian Mariappa |
| CB | 3 | Michael Hector |
| CB | 4 | Wes Morgan | 16' |
| LB | 20 | Kemar Lawrence |
| CM | 17 | Rodolph Austin (c) | 8' |
| CM | 10 | Jobi McAnuff |
| RM | 22 | Garath McCleary |
| AM | 15 | Je-Vaughn Watson | | 57' |
| LM | 18 | Simon Dawkins | | 80' |
| CF | 9 | Giles Barnes | | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 5 | Lance Laing | | 57' |
| FW | 6 | Deshorn Brown | | 62' |
| FW | 11 | Darren Mattocks | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Winfried Schäfer ||
* Man of the Match:
* Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
* Byron Romero (Ecuador)
* Fourth official:
* Jorge Osorio (Chile)
* Fifth official:
* Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)

### Argentina vs Uruguay

| Argentina | Uruguay |
| GK | 1 | Sergio Romero | 84' |
| RB | 4 | Pablo Zabaleta |
| CB | 2 | Ezequiel Garay |
| CB | 17 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| LB | 16 | Marcos Rojo | 71' |
| RM | 6 | Lucas Biglia |
| CM | 14 | Javier Mascherano | 45+1' |
| LM | 21 | Javier Pastore | | 79' |
| RW | 10 | Lionel Messi (c) |
| CF | 11 | Sergio Agüero | | 82' |
| LW | 7 | Ángel Di María | | 89' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Éver Banega | | 79' |
| FW | 18 | Carlos Tevez | | 82' |
| MF | 8 | Roberto Pereyra | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Martino | 31' |
| GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera |
| RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CB | 2 | José Giménez |
| CB | 3 | Diego Godín (c) | 65' |
| LB | 6 | Álvaro Pereira | 86' |
| RM | 20 | Álvaro González |
| CM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo |
| CM | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | 31' | 70' |
| LM | 7 | Cristian Rodríguez | | 64' |
| CF | 9 | Diego Rolán |
| CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 5 | Carlos Sánchez | | 64' |
| FW | 8 | Abel Hernández | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lionel Messi (Argentina)
* Assistant referees:
* Emerson De Carvalho (Brazil)
* Fabio Pereira (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
* Fifth official:
* Raúl Orellana (Chile)

### Uruguay vs Paraguay

| Uruguay | Paraguay |
| GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera |
| RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira (c) |
| CB | 2 | José Giménez |
| CB | 19 | Sebastián Coates | 72' |
| LB | 6 | Álvaro Pereira | 74' |
| RM | 20 | Álvaro González |
| CM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo |
| LM | 5 | Carlos Sánchez | | 67' |
| RW | 21 | Edinson Cavani |
| CF | 8 | Abel Hernández | 5' | 46' |
| LW | 9 | Diego Rolán |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Christian Stuani | | 46' |
| MF | 7 | Cristian Rodríguez | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
| GK | 1 | Justo Villar (c) |
| RB | 3 | Marcos Cáceres |
| CB | 14 | Paulo da Silva |
| CB | 5 | Bruno Valdez |
| LB | 2 | Iván Piris |
| RM | 7 | Raúl Bobadilla | | 67' |
| CM | 16 | Osmar Molinas | 81' |
| CM | 20 | Néstor Ortigoza | 9' | 64' |
| LM | 11 | Édgar Benítez |
| CF | 18 | Nelson Valdez |
| CF | 8 | Lucas Barrios | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Richard Ortiz | 69' | 64' |
| FW | 10 | Derlis González | | 67' |
| FW | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Ramón Díaz ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lucas Barrios (Paraguay)
* Assistant referees:
* José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
* Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Enrique Osses (Chile)
* Fifth official:
* Raúl Orellana (Chile)

### Argentina vs Jamaica

| Argentina | Jamaica |
| GK | 1 | Sergio Romero |
| RB | 4 | Pablo Zabaleta | 90+2' |
| CB | 2 | Ezequiel Garay |
| CB | 15 | Martín Demichelis |
| LB | 16 | Marcos Rojo |
| RM | 6 | Lucas Biglia |
| CM | 14 | Javier Mascherano |
| LM | 21 | Javier Pastore | 45' | 59' |
| RW | 10 | Lionel Messi (c) |
| CF | 9 | Gonzalo Higuaín | | 72' |
| LW | 7 | Ángel Di María | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Roberto Pereyra | | 59' |
| FW | 18 | Carlos Tevez | | 72' |
| MF | 20 | Erik Lamela | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Martino ||
| GK | 12 | Dwayne Miller |
| RB | 19 | Adrian Mariappa |
| CB | 3 | Michael Hector | 52' | 71' |
| CB | 4 | Wes Morgan |
| LB | 20 | Kemar Lawrence |
| CM | 17 | Rodolph Austin (c) | 52' |
| CM | 15 | Jevaughn Watson | 31' |
| RM | 22 | Garath McCleary |
| AM | 10 | Jobi McAnuff |
| LM | 5 | Lance Laing | | 72' |
| CF | 6 | Deshorn Brown | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 21 | Jermaine Taylor | | 71' |
| FW | 18 | Simon Dawkins | | 72' |
| FW | 9 | Giles Barnes | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Winfried Schäfer ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ángel Di María (Argentina)
* Assistant referees:
* Carlos Astroza (Chile)
* Marcelo Barraza (Chile)
* Fourth official:
* Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
* Fifth official:
* Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)