# 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 |
* 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 ||