# Copa América Centenario Group B

Group B of the Copa América Centenario consisted of Brazil, Ecuador, Haiti, and Peru. Matches began on June 4 and ended on June 12, 2016. All times are EDT (UTC−4).
Peru and Ecuador advanced to the quarter-finals.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | December 2015 | June 2016 |
| B1 (seed) | Brazil | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 35th | 2015 | Winners (Eight times) | 6 | 7 |
| B2 | Ecuador | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 27th | 2015 | Fourth Place (1959 and 1993) | 13 | 13 |
| B3 | Haiti | CONCACAF | Qualifying play-offs winners | 1st | — | — | 77 | 74 |
| B4 | Peru | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 31st | 2015 | Winners (1939 and 1975) | 47 | 48 |

### Notes

* ↑ The rankings of December 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* The winner of Group B, Peru, advanced to play the runner-up of Group A, Colombia.
* The runner-up of Group B, Ecuador, advanced to play the winner of Group A, United States.

## Matches
### Haiti vs Peru

The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly in 2003 won by Peru 3–0. Both teams faced each other in an official tournament for the second time in history, after a 1–1 draw in a 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match. This match marked Haiti's debut in Copa América, making them the second Caribbean team to appear at the tournament, after Jamaica in 2015.
| Haiti | Peru |
| GK | 1 | Johny Placide (c) |
| RB | 8 | Réginal Goreux |
| CB | 5 | Romain Genevois |
| CB | 3 | Mechack Jérôme |
| LB | 4 | Kim Jaggy |
| CM | 10 | Jeff Louis |
| CM | 14 | James Marcelin | 75' |
| CM | 13 | Kevin Lafrance |
| RW | 19 | Max Hilaire | | 39' |
| CF | 20 | Duckens Nazon | | 70' |
| LW | 7 | Wilde-Donald Guerrier |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Jean Alexandre | 50' | 39' |
| FW | 9 | Kervens Belfort | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Patrice Neveu ||
| GK | 1 | Pedro Gallese |
| RB | 4 | Renzo Revoredo |
| CB | 2 | Alberto Rodríguez | 29' |
| CB | 15 | Christian Ramos |
| LB | 6 | Miguel Trauco |
| CM | 13 | Renato Tapia |
| CM | 16 | Óscar Vílchez |
| RW | 21 | Alejandro Hohberg | | 83' |
| AM | 10 | Christian Cueva | | 75' |
| LW | 20 | Edison Flores | | 90+1' |
| CF | 9 | Paolo Guerrero (c) | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Yoshimar Yotún | 84' | 75' |
| MF | 8 | Andy Polo | | 83' |
| MF | 7 | Luiz da Silva | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo Gareca ||
* Man of the Match:
* Paolo Guerrero (Peru)
* Assistant referees:
* Gabriel Victoria (Panama)
* Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
* Fourth official:
* Armando Villarreal (United States)
* Fifth official:
* Hiran Dopico (Cuba)

### Brazil vs Ecuador

The two teams had met in twenty-nine previous encounters, the last being a friendly held at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in 2014, won by Brazil with a lone goal by Willian. Their last Copa América encounter was a 2011 group stage match, won by Brazil 4–2, with braces scored by Alexandre Pato, Neymar, and Felipe Caicedo.
| Brazil | Ecuador |
| GK | 1 | Alisson |
| RB | 2 | Dani Alves (c) |
| CB | 13 | Marquinhos |
| CB | 4 | Gil | 39' |
| LB | 6 | Filipe Luís |
| DM | 5 | Casemiro | 18' |
| CM | 8 | Elias | 36' | 86' |
| CM | 18 | Renato Augusto |
| RW | 19 | Willian | | 76' |
| LW | 22 | Philippe Coutinho |
| CF | 9 | Jonas | | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Gabriel Barbosa | | 62' |
| MF | 20 | Lucas Moura | | 76' |
| MF | 10 | Lucas Lima | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Dunga ||
| GK | 12 | Esteban Dreer |
| RB | 4 | Juan Carlos Paredes | 47' |
| CB | 21 | Gabriel Achilier |
| CB | 2 | Arturo Mina |
| LB | 10 | Walter Ayoví (c) |
| CM | 18 | Carlos Gruezo |
| CM | 6 | Christian Noboa |
| RM | 16 | Antonio Valencia |
| AM | 23 | Miller Bolaños | | 90+1' |
| LM | 7 | Jefferson Montero | | 81' |
| CF | 13 | Enner Valencia | 77' | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Fidel Martínez | | 81' |
| FW | 17 | Jaime Ayoví | 86' | 81' |
| MF | 8 | Fernando Gaibor | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Gustavo Quinteros ||
* Man of the Match:
* Esteban Dreer (Ecuador)
* Assistant referees:
* Carlos Astroza (Chile)
* Christian Schiemann (Chile)
* Fourth official:
* José Argote (Venezuela)
* Fifth official:
* John Alexander León (Colombia)

### Brazil vs Haiti

The two teams had met in only two previous occasions, both friendlies, the last held at the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince in 2004, which Brazil won 6–0.
| Brazil | Haiti |
| GK | 1 | Alisson |
| RB | 2 | Dani Alves (c) |
| CB | 13 | Marquinhos |
| CB | 4 | Gil |
| LB | 6 | Filipe Luís |
| DM | 5 | Casemiro | 38' | 62' |
| CM | 8 | Elias | | 71' |
| CM | 18 | Renato Augusto |
| RW | 19 | Willian |
| LW | 22 | Philippe Coutinho |
| CF | 9 | Jonas | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Gabriel Barbosa | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Lucas Lima | | 62' |
| MF | 17 | Walace | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Dunga ||
| GK | 1 | Johny Placide (c) |
| RB | 3 | Mechack Jérôme |
| CB | 5 | Romain Genevois |
| CB | 13 | Kevin Lafrance |
| LB | 4 | Kim Jaggy |
| CM | 14 | James Marcelin |
| CM | 16 | Jean Alexandre | | 62' |
| RW | 2 | Jean Sony Alcénat | | 82' |
| AM | 10 | Jeff Louis |
| LW | 8 | Réginal Goreux | 25' |
| CF | 9 | Kervens Belfort | | 51' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Duckens Nazon | | 51' |
| MF | 19 | Max Hilaire | | 62' |
| FW | 21 | Jean-Eudes Maurice | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Patrice Neveu ||
* Man of the Match:
* Philippe Coutinho (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Joe Fletcher (Canada)
* Charles Morgante (United States)
* Fourth official:
* Roberto García (Mexico)
* Fifth official:
* José Luis Camargo (Mexico)

### Ecuador vs Peru

The two teams had met in forty-seven previous occasions, the last being a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held in Lima in 2013, which Peru won with a lone goal by Claudio Pizarro. In Copa América, their last meeting was in a 1995 group stage match, won by Ecuador 2–1.
| Ecuador | Peru |
| GK | 22 | Alexander Domínguez |
| RB | 4 | Juan Carlos Paredes | | 46' |
| CB | 21 | Gabriel Achilier | 22' 90+3' |
| CB | 2 | Arturo Mina |
| LB | 10 | Walter Ayoví (c) |
| CM | 18 | Carlos Gruezo | 12' |
| CM | 6 | Christian Noboa |
| RW | 16 | Antonio Valencia |
| AM | 23 | Miller Bolaños | | 62' |
| LW | 7 | Jefferson Montero | | 88' |
| CF | 13 | Enner Valencia |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Jaime Ayoví | | 46' |
| MF | 9 | Fidel Martínez | | 62' |
| FW | 19 | Juan Cazares | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Gustavo Quinteros ||
| GK | 1 | Pedro Gallese |
| RB | 4 | Renzo Revoredo |
| CB | 15 | Christian Ramos |
| CB | 2 | Alberto Rodríguez |
| LB | 6 | Miguel Trauco |
| CM | 13 | Renato Tapia |
| CM | 16 | Óscar Vílchez | 52' | 72' |
| RW | 21 | Alejandro Hohberg | | 50' |
| AM | 10 | Christian Cueva |
| LW | 20 | Edison Flores | | 79' |
| CF | 9 | Paolo Guerrero (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Andy Polo | | 50' |
| FW | 11 | Raúl Ruidíaz | | 72' |
| MF | 19 | Yoshimar Yotún | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo Gareca ||
* Man of the Match:
* Enner Valencia (Ecuador)
* Assistant referees:
* Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
* Wilmar Navarro (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
* Fifth official:
* Hiran Dopico (Cuba)

### Ecuador vs Haiti

The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly in 2008, which Ecuador won 3–1. This was the second match between both teams in an official tournament, as they already faced each other in a 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match, won by Haiti 2–0.
| Ecuador | Haiti |
| GK | 22 | Alexander Domínguez |
| RB | 4 | Juan Carlos Paredes |
| CB | 2 | Arturo Mina |
| CB | 3 | Frickson Erazo |
| LB | 10 | Walter Ayoví (c) |
| CM | 16 | Antonio Valencia |
| CM | 6 | Christian Noboa |
| CM | 18 | Carlos Gruezo | 79' |
| RW | 17 | Jaime Ayoví | 46' |
| CF | 13 | Enner Valencia | 84' |
| LW | 7 | Jefferson Montero |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Juan Cazares | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Fernando Gaibor | 79' |
| MF | 9 | Fidel Martínez | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Gustavo Quinteros ||
| GK | 1 | Johny Placide (c) |
| RB | 6 | Stéphane Lambese |
| CB | 5 | Romain Genevois | 90+2' |
| CB | 3 | Mechack Jérôme |
| LB | 4 | Kim Jaggy |
| RM | 21 | Jean-Eudes Maurice |
| CM | 13 | Kevin Lafrance | 37' | 71' |
| CM | 14 | James Marcelin | | 79' |
| LM | 15 | Sony Norde |
| CF | 20 | Duckens Nazon |
| CF | 9 | Kervens Belfort | | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Jeff Louis | | 70' |
| MF | 19 | Max Hilaire | | 71' |
| MF | 16 | Jean Alexandre | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Patrice Neveu ||
* Man of the Match:
* Enner Valencia (Ecuador)
* Assistant referees:
* Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)
* Juan Pablo Montaño (Bolivia)
* Fourth official:
* Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
* Fifth official:
* Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)

### Brazil vs Peru

The two teams had met in forty-one previous encounters, the last being a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held at the Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador in 2015, which Brazil won 3–0. Earlier that year, they had their latest Copa América encounter, a group stage match, also won by Brazil 2–1.
| Brazil | Peru |
| GK | 1 | Alisson |
| RB | 2 | Dani Alves |
| CB | 3 | Miranda (c) |
| CB | 4 | Gil |
| LB | 6 | Filipe Luís |
| CM | 8 | Elias |
| CM | 18 | Renato Augusto | 89' |
| RW | 19 | Willian |
| AM | 10 | Lucas Lima | 72' |
| LW | 22 | Philippe Coutinho |
| CF | 11 | Gabriel Barbosa | | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Hulk | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Dunga ||
| GK | 1 | Pedro Gallese |
| RB | 3 | Aldo Corzo |
| CB | 2 | Alberto Rodríguez |
| CB | 15 | Christian Ramos |
| LB | 6 | Miguel Trauco |
| CM | 16 | Óscar Vílchez |
| CM | 5 | Adán Balbín | | 46' |
| RW | 8 | Andy Polo |
| AM | 10 | Christian Cueva | | 90+1' |
| LW | 20 | Edison Flores | | 64' |
| CF | 9 | Paolo Guerrero (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Yoshimar Yotún | 90+3' | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Raúl Ruidíaz | | 64' |
| MF | 13 | Renato Tapia | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo Gareca ||
* Man of the Match:
* Pedro Gallese (Peru)
* Assistant referees:
* Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
* Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)
* Fourth official:
* Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)
* Fifth official:
* Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)