# Copa América Centenario Group C

Group C of the Copa América Centenario consisted of Mexico, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Venezuela. Matches began on June 5 and ended on June 13, 2016. All times are EDT (UTC−4).
Mexico and Venezuela 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 |
| C1 (seed) | Mexico | CONCACAF | Automatic qualifier | 10th | 2015 | Runners-up (1993 and 2001) | 22 | 16 |
| C2 | Uruguay | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 43rd | 2015 | Winners (Fifteen times) | 11 | 9 |
| C3 | Jamaica | CONCACAF | 2014 Caribbean Cup champions | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage (2015) | 54 | 46 |
| C4 | Venezuela | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 17th | 2015 | Fourth place (2011) | 83 | 77 |

### 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 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* The winner of Group C, Mexico, advanced to play the runner-up of Group D, Chile.
* The runner-up of Group C, Venezuela, advanced to play the winner of Group D, Argentina.

## Matches
### Jamaica vs Venezuela

The two teams had met in six previous occasions, all of them being friendlies. Their last encounter was on March 27, 2015 at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, which Jamaica won 2–1.
| Jamaica | Venezuela |
| GK | 1 | Andre Blake |
| RB | 15 | Je-Vaughn Watson | | 88' |
| CB | 19 | Adrian Mariappa (c) | 90+2' |
| CB | 21 | Jermaine Taylor |
| LB | 20 | Kemar Lawrence | | 40' |
| RM | 22 | Garath McCleary |
| CM | 10 | Jobi McAnuff |
| CM | 3 | Michael Hector | 20' | 77' |
| LM | 17 | Rodolph Austin | 24' |
| CF | 8 | Clayton Donaldson |
| CF | 9 | Giles Barnes |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Wes Morgan | | 40' |
| MF | 16 | Lee Williamson | | 77' |
| MF | 12 | Michael Binns | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Winfried Schäfer | 46' |
| GK | 12 | Dani Hernández |
| RB | 16 | Roberto Rosales |
| CB | 2 | Wilker Ángel |
| CB | 4 | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo | 75' |
| LB | 20 | Rolf Feltscher |
| RM | 15 | Alejandro Guerra | | 90+1' |
| CM | 8 | Tomás Rincón (c) |
| CM | 5 | Arquímedes Figuera | 45+2' |
| LM | 13 | Luis Manuel Seijas | | 86' |
| CF | 9 | Salomón Rondón |
| CF | 17 | Josef Martínez | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Adalberto Peñaranda | | 77' |
| MF | 10 | Rómulo Otero | | 86' |
| DF | 21 | Alexander González | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Rafael Dudamel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Josef Martínez (Venezuela)
* Assistant referees:
* Jorge Yupanqui (Peru)
* Coty Carrera (Peru)
* Fourth official:
* Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
* Fifth official:
* Javier Bustillos (Bolivia)

### Mexico vs Uruguay

The two teams had met in nineteen previous encounters, the latest being a 2011 Copa América group stage match won by Uruguay with a lone goal by Álvaro Pereira.
Before the game, the stadium played the Chilean national anthem instead that of Uruguay. Tournament organizers later apologized for the incident.
| Mexico | Uruguay |
| GK | 12 | Alfredo Talavera |
| RB | 7 | Miguel Layún |
| CB | 2 | Néstor Araujo |
| CB | 5 | Diego Reyes |
| LB | 15 | Héctor Moreno |
| CM | 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| CM | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) |
| CM | 18 | Andrés Guardado | 26' 73' |
| RW | 11 | Javier Aquino | | 55' |
| CF | 14 | Javier Hernández | | 83' |
| LW | 10 | Jesús Corona | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 8 | Hirving Lozano | | 55' |
| MF | 20 | Jesús Dueñas | | 61' |
| FW | 9 | Raúl Jiménez | 90+3' | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Juan Carlos Osorio ||
| GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera |
| RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira | 68' |
| CB | 2 | José Maria Giménez | 60' |
| CB | 3 | Diego Godín (c) | 84' |
| LB | 6 | Álvaro Pereira |
| RM | 5 | Carlos Sánchez | | 84' |
| CM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos |
| CM | 15 | Matías Vecino | 28' 45' |
| LM | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | | 46' |
| CF | 22 | Diego Rolán | | 60' |
| CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Álvaro González | | 46' |
| FW | 8 | Abel Hernández | | 60' |
| MF | 10 | Gastón Ramírez | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
* Man of the Match:
* Rafael Márquez (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Eduardo Cardozo (Paraguay)
* Milciades Saldívar (Paraguay)
* Fourth official:
* Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
* Fifth official:
* Darío Gaona (Paraguay)

### Uruguay vs Venezuela

The two teams had met in twenty-eight previous occasions, the latest being a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held at the Polideportivo Cachamay in Puerto Guayana in 2013, won by Uruguay with a lone goal scored by Edinson Cavani. Their last Copa América meeting was a 4–1 win for Uruguay in the quarterfinals of the 2007 edition.
| Uruguay | Venezuela |
| GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera |
| RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CB | 2 | José Maria Giménez |
| CB | 3 | Diego Godín (c) |
| LB | 19 | Gastón Silva |
| RM | 5 | Carlos Sánchez | 80' |
| CM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos |
| CM | 20 | Álvaro González | 78' |
| LM | 10 | Gastón Ramírez | 74' |
| CF | 11 | Cristhian Stuani |
| CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Diego Rolán | 74' |
| MF | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro | 78' |
| DF | 18 | Mathías Corujo | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
| GK | 12 | Dani Hernández |
| RB | 16 | Roberto Rosales | | 8' |
| CB | 2 | Wilker Ángel |
| CB | 4 | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo |
| LB | 20 | Rolf Feltscher |
| RM | 15 | Alejandro Guerra |
| CM | 8 | Tomás Rincón (c) |
| CM | 5 | Arquímedes Figuera | 42' | 79' |
| LM | 18 | Adalberto Peñaranda |
| CF | 9 | Salomón Rondón | | 78' |
| CF | 17 | Josef Martínez | 16' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 21 | Alexander González | | 8' |
| MF | 13 | Luis Manuel Seijas | 86' | 78' |
| MF | 10 | Rómulo Otero | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Rafael Dudamel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Salomón Rondón (Venezuela)
* Assistant referees:
* Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
* Ariel Scime (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)
* Fifth official:
* Luis Vera (Ecuador)

### Mexico vs Jamaica

The two teams had met in eighteen previous occasions, the latest being the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, won by Mexico 3–1. This marked the first time both teams faced each other in a competitive match outside of CONCACAF official competitions.
| Mexico | Jamaica |
| GK | 13 | Guillermo Ochoa |
| CB | 2 | Néstor Araujo |
| CB | 15 | Héctor Moreno |
| CB | 3 | Yasser Corona |
| DM | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) |
| RM | 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| AM | 20 | Jesús Dueñas | 72' |
| LM | 7 | Miguel Layún |
| RW | 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| CF | 14 | Javier Hernández | 77' |
| LW | 10 | Jesús Corona | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 8 | Hirving Lozano | 63' |
| MF | 23 | Jesús Molina | 72' |
| FW | 19 | Oribe Peralta | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Juan Carlos Osorio ||
| GK | 1 | Andre Blake |
| RB | 15 | Je-Vaughn Watson | 28' |
| CB | 19 | Adrian Mariappa (c) |
| CB | 4 | Wes Morgan |
| LB | 21 | Jermaine Taylor |
| RM | 22 | Garath McCleary |
| CM | 3 | Michael Hector |
| CM | 16 | Lee Williamson | | 77' |
| LM | 10 | Jobi McAnuff | | 62' |
| CF | 8 | Clayton Donaldson |
| CF | 9 | Giles Barnes |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Michael Binns | | 62' |
| FW | 6 | Dever Orgill | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Miguel Coley ||
* Man of the Match:
* Javier Hernández (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Gustavo Rossi (Argentina)
* John Alexander León (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
* Fifth official:
* Octavio Jara (Costa Rica)

### Mexico vs Venezuela

The two teams had met in ten previous occasions, the latest being a friendly played in 2012, which Mexico won 3–1. The friendly was held at the NRG Stadium, the same venue of this Copa América Centenario encounter. Their last Copa América meeting was a 1999 group stage match, also won by Mexico 3–1.
| Mexico | Venezuela |
| GK | 1 | José de Jesús Corona |
| RB | 22 | Paul Aguilar |
| CB | 5 | Diego Reyes |
| CB | 15 | Héctor Moreno |
| LB | 6 | Jorge Torres Nilo | | 46' |
| CM | 16 | Héctor Herrera | 45+1' |
| CM | 23 | Jesús Molina | 59' | 68' |
| CM | 18 | Andrés Guardado (c) |
| RW | 11 | Javier Aquino | | 18' |
| CF | 19 | Oribe Peralta |
| LW | 8 | Hirving Lozano |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Jesús Corona | | 18' |
| DF | 7 | Miguel Layún | | 46' |
| FW | 14 | Javier Hernández | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Juan Carlos Osorio ||
| GK | 12 | Dani Hernández |
| RB | 21 | Alexander González | 3' |
| CB | 2 | Wilker Ángel |
| CB | 6 | José Manuel Velázquez | 64' |
| LB | 20 | Rolf Feltscher |
| RM | 15 | Alejandro Guerra | | 83' |
| CM | 8 | Tomás Rincón (c) |
| CM | 13 | Luis Manuel Seijas |
| LM | 18 | Adalberto Peñaranda | 69' |
| CF | 19 | Christian Santos | 52' | 78' |
| CF | 7 | Yonathan Del Valle | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Josef Martínez | | 65' |
| FW | 9 | Salomón Rondón | | 78' |
| MF | 10 | Rómulo Otero | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Rafael Dudamel ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jesús Corona (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Joe Fletcher (Canada)
* Darío Gaona (Paraguay)
* Fourth official:
* Armando Villarreal (United States)
* Fifth official:
* Hiran Dopico (Cuba)

### Uruguay vs Jamaica

The two teams had met in four previous occasions, the last being Jamaica's debut in the previous year's Copa América, which Uruguay won with a lone goal scored by Cristian Rodríguez.
| Uruguay | Jamaica |
| GK | 1 | Fernando Muslera |
| RB | 16 | Maxi Pereira |
| CB | 2 | José Maria Giménez |
| CB | 3 | Diego Godín (c) |
| LB | 19 | Gastón Silva |
| RM | 5 | Carlos Sánchez | 66' |
| CM | 17 | Egidio Arévalo Ríos |
| CM | 20 | Álvaro González | 81' |
| LM | 14 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| CF | 8 | Abel Hernández | 74' |
| CF | 21 | Edinson Cavani |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Matías Vecino | 66' |
| MF | 10 | Gastón Ramírez | 74' |
| DF | 18 | Mathías Corujo | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Óscar Tabárez ||
| GK | 1 | Andre Blake |
| RB | 15 | Je-Vaughn Watson |
| CB | 19 | Adrian Mariappa (c) |
| CB | 4 | Wes Morgan |
| LB | 21 | Jermaine Taylor |
| RM | 22 | Garath McCleary | | 73' |
| CM | 3 | Michael Hector | 32' |
| CM | 16 | Lee Williamson | | 69' |
| LM | 10 | Jobi McAnuff | | 80' |
| CF | 9 | Giles Barnes |
| CF | 8 | Clayton Donaldson |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Rodolph Austin | 84' | 69' |
| FW | 6 | Dever Orgill | | 73' |
| MF | 12 | Michael Binns | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Winfried Schäfer ||
* Man of the Match:
* Abel Hernández (Uruguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Alexander Guzmán (Colombia)
* Corey Parker (United States)
* Fourth official:
* Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
* Fifth official:
* Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)