# 2019 Copa América Group B

Group B of the 2019 Copa América took place from 15 to 23 June 2019. The group consisted of Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, and guests Qatar of the AFC.
Colombia and Argentina as the top two teams, along with Paraguay as one of the two best third-placed teams, advanced to the quarter-finals.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Pot | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Appearance | Previous best performance | December 2018 | June 2019 |
| B1 | Argentina | 1 | 42nd | Winners (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959 (A), 1991, 1993) | 11 | 11 |
| B2 | Colombia | 2 | 22nd | Winners (2001) | 12 | 13 |
| B3 | Paraguay | 3 | 37th | Winners (1953, 1979) | 32 | 36 |
| B4 | Qatar (invitee) | 4 | 1st | Debut | 93 | 55 |
Notes
* ↑ The rankings of December 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* The winners of Group B, Colombia, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Chile.
* The runners-up of Group B, Argentina, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Venezuela.
* The third-placed team of Group B, Paraguay, advanced as one of the two best third-placed teams to play the winners of Group A, Brazil.

## Matches
### Argentina vs Colombia

| Argentina | Colombia |
| GK | 1 | Franco Armani |
| RB | 4 | Renzo Saravia | 52' |
| CB | 6 | Germán Pezzella |
| CB | 17 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| LB | 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| RM | 20 | Giovani Lo Celso |
| CM | 18 | Guido Rodríguez | 42' | 67' |
| CM | 5 | Leandro Paredes | 55' |
| LM | 11 | Ángel Di María | | 46' |
| CF | 10 | Lionel Messi (c) |
| CF | 9 | Sergio Agüero | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Rodrigo De Paul | | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Guido Pizarro | | 67' |
| FW | 19 | Matías Suárez | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Lionel Scaloni ||
| GK | 1 | David Ospina |
| RB | 3 | Stefan Medina |
| CB | 13 | Yerry Mina |
| CB | 23 | Davinson Sánchez |
| LB | 6 | William Tesillo |
| CM | 11 | Juan Cuadrado | 60' | 64' |
| CM | 5 | Wílmar Barrios |
| CM | 15 | Mateus Uribe |
| RF | 10 | James Rodríguez |
| CF | 9 | Radamel Falcao (c) | 19' | 81' |
| LF | 19 | Luis Muriel | | 14' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Roger Martínez | | 14' |
| MF | 16 | Jefferson Lerma | 90+4' | 64' |
| FW | 7 | Duván Zapata | 87' | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Queiroz ||
* Man of the Match:
* Roger Martínez (Colombia)
* Assistant referees:
* Christian Schiemann (Chile)
* Claudio Ríos (Chile)
* Fourth official:
* Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
* Video assistant referee:
* Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Piero Maza (Chile)
* Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay)

### Paraguay vs Qatar

| Paraguay | Qatar |
| GK | 12 | Gatito Fernández |
| RB | 5 | Bruno Valdez |
| CB | 13 | Júnior Alonso (c) |
| CB | 4 | Fabián Balbuena | 80' |
| LB | 18 | Santiago Arzamendia |
| RM | 17 | Hernán Pérez | 40' | 46' |
| CM | 8 | Rodrigo Rojas | | 79' |
| CM | 16 | Celso Ortiz |
| LM | 23 | Miguel Almirón |
| CF | 7 | Óscar Cardozo |
| CF | 19 | Cecilio Domínguez | | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Derlis González | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Richard Sánchez | | 79' |
| FW | 11 | Juan Iturbe | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Eduardo Berizzo ||
| GK | 1 | Saad Al Sheeb |
| RB | 15 | Bassam Al-Rawi |
| CB | 2 | Ró-Ró |
| CB | 3 | Abdelkarim Hassan | 61' |
| LB | 16 | Boualem Khoukhi | 71' |
| CM | 5 | Tarek Salman | 26' |
| CM | 6 | Abdulaziz Hatem | | 88' |
| CM | 10 | Hassan Al-Haydos (c) |
| RF | 23 | Assim Madibo | 11' |
| CF | 19 | Almoez Ali |
| LF | 11 | Akram Afif |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Karim Boudiaf | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Félix Sánchez ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gatito Fernández (Paraguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Jonny Bossio (Peru)
* Víctor Ráez (Peru)
* Fourth official:
* Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
* Video assistant referee:
* Raphael Claus (Brazil)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
* Byron Romero (Ecuador)

### Colombia vs Qatar

| Colombia | Qatar |
| GK | 1 | David Ospina |
| RB | 3 | Stefan Medina | | 46' |
| CB | 13 | Yerry Mina |
| CB | 23 | Davinson Sánchez |
| LB | 6 | William Tesillo |
| CM | 11 | Juan Cuadrado | | 64' |
| CM | 5 | Wílmar Barrios |
| CM | 15 | Mateus Uribe | 73' |
| RF | 20 | Roger Martínez | | 75' |
| CF | 7 | Duván Zapata |
| LF | 10 | James Rodríguez (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Santiago Arias | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Radamel Falcao | | 64' |
| FW | 14 | Luis Díaz | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Queiroz ||
| GK | 1 | Saad Al Sheeb |
| CB | 15 | Bassam Al-Rawi |
| CB | 16 | Boualem Khoukhi |
| CB | 5 | Tarek Salman |
| DM | 23 | Assim Madibo | 44' |
| CM | 10 | Hassan Al-Haydos (c) | | 84' |
| CM | 6 | Abdulaziz Hatem | | 66' |
| RW | 2 | Ró-Ró | 73' |
| LW | 3 | Abdelkarim Hassan | 57' |
| SS | 11 | Akram Afif | 83' |
| CF | 19 | Almoez Ali |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Karim Boudiaf | | 66' |
| MF | 17 | Ahmed Moein | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Félix Sánchez ||
* Man of the Match:
* James Rodríguez (Colombia)
* Assistant referees:
* Luis Murillo (Venezuela)
* Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
* Fourth official:
* Víctor Carrillo (Peru)
* Video assistant referee:
* Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
* Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)

### Argentina vs Paraguay

| Argentina | Paraguay |
| GK | 1 | Franco Armani | 45' |
| RB | 14 | Milton Casco |
| CB | 6 | Germán Pezzella |
| CB | 17 | Nicolás Otamendi | 83' |
| LB | 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico | 80' |
| RM | 7 | Roberto Pereyra | | 46' |
| CM | 5 | Leandro Paredes |
| CM | 20 | Giovani Lo Celso |
| LM | 16 | Rodrigo De Paul | | 87' |
| CF | 10 | Lionel Messi (c) |
| CF | 22 | Lautaro Martínez | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Sergio Agüero | | 46' |
| MF | 11 | Ángel Di María | | 67' |
| FW | 19 | Matías Suárez | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Lionel Scaloni ||
| GK | 12 | Gatito Fernández |
| RB | 2 | Iván Piris | 55' |
| CB | 15 | Gustavo Gómez (c) | 32' |
| CB | 13 | Júnior Alonso |
| LB | 18 | Santiago Arzamendia |
| CM | 8 | Rodrigo Rojas | 43' |
| CM | 6 | Richard Sánchez |
| RW | 10 | Derlis González | | 90' |
| AM | 23 | Miguel Almirón | | 87' |
| LW | 20 | Matías Rojas |
| CF | 9 | Federico Santander | | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Óscar Romero | | 72' |
| MF | 16 | Celso Ortiz | | 87' |
| DF | 3 | Juan Escobar | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Eduardo Berizzo ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gatito Fernández (Paraguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Marcelo van Gasse (Brazil)
* Rodrigo Correa (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* Carlos Orbe (Ecuador)
* Video assistant referee:
* Leodán González (Uruguay)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Raphael Claus (Brazil)
* Kléber Lúcio Gil (Brazil)

### Qatar vs Argentina

| Qatar | Argentina |
| GK | 1 | Saad Al Sheeb |
| SW | 15 | Bassam Al-Rawi |
| CB | 16 | Boualem Khoukhi |
| CB | 14 | Salem Al-Hajri | | 76' |
| RWB | 2 | Ró-Ró | | 84' |
| LWB | 5 | Tarek Salman |
| CM | 10 | Hassan Al-Haydos (c) |
| CM | 12 | Karim Boudiaf | 74' |
| CM | 6 | Abdulaziz Hatem |
| SS | 11 | Akram Afif |
| CF | 19 | Almoez Ali | 50' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 9 | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | 88' | 76' |
| DF | 8 | Hamid Ismail | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Félix Sánchez ||
| GK | 1 | Franco Armani |
| RB | 4 | Renzo Saravia |
| CB | 2 | Juan Foyth | 44' | 84' |
| CB | 17 | Nicolás Otamendi |
| LB | 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| CM | 16 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| CM | 5 | Leandro Paredes |
| CM | 20 | Giovani Lo Celso | 41' | 54' |
| AM | 10 | Lionel Messi (c) |
| CF | 22 | Lautaro Martínez | | 75' |
| CF | 9 | Sergio Agüero |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Marcos Acuña | | 54' |
| FW | 21 | Paulo Dybala | | 75' |
| DF | 6 | Germán Pezzella | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Lionel Scaloni | 65' |
* Man of the Match:
* Lionel Messi (Argentina)
* Assistant referees:
* Christian Schiemann (Chile)
* Claudio Ríos (Chile)
* Fourth official:
* Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
* Video assistant referee:
* Roberto Tobar (Chile)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
* Christian Lescano (Ecuador)

### Colombia vs Paraguay

| Colombia | Paraguay |
| GK | 22 | Álvaro Montero |
| RB | 4 | Santiago Arias |
| CB | 2 | Cristián Zapata |
| CB | 21 | Jhon Lucumí | 41' |
| LB | 17 | Cristan Borja | 29' |
| CM | 18 | Gustavo Cuéllar |
| CM | 16 | Jefferson Lerma |
| RW | 11 | Juan Cuadrado | | 57' |
| AM | 8 | Edwin Cardona | | 84' |
| LW | 14 | Luis Díaz |
| CF | 9 | Radamel Falcao (c) | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | James Rodríguez | | 57' |
| FW | 7 | Duván Zapata | | 65' |
| MF | 5 | Wílmar Barrios | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Queiroz ||
| GK | 12 | Gatito Fernández |
| RB | 2 | Iván Piris |
| CB | 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
| CB | 13 | Júnior Alonso |
| LB | 18 | Santiago Arzamendia | 48' |
| CM | 8 | Juan Rodrigo Rojas | | 62' |
| CM | 6 | Richard Sánchez |
| RW | 10 | Derlis González | | 81' |
| AM | 23 | Miguel Almirón |
| LW | 20 | Matías Rojas | | 46' |
| CF | 7 | Óscar Cardozo (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Cecilio Domínguez | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Juan Iturbe | | 62' |
| FW | 21 | Óscar Romero | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Eduardo Berizzo ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gatito Fernández (Paraguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Jonny Bossio (Peru)
* Víctor Ráez (Peru)
* Fourth official:
* Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
* Video assistant referee:
* Anderson Daronco (Brazil)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Diego Haro (Peru)
* Byron Romero (Ecuador)

## Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
* first yellow card: minus 1 point;
* indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
* direct red card: minus 4 points;
* yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions were applied to a player in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points |
| Paraguay | 2 | 3 | 1 | −6 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1 | 2 | −7 |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 2 | −8 |
| Qatar | 4 | 4 | 3 | −11 |