# 2011 Copa América Group B

Group B of the 2011 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2011 Copa América. It comprised Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Venezuela. Group play ran from 3 to 13 July 2011.
Brazil won the group and faced Paraguay—the group's third-place finishers and the second-best third-place finishers in the first stage—again in the quarter-finals. Venezuela finished second and faced Chile, the winners of Group C. Ecuador finished fourth and were eliminated.

## Standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
* Group winners
* Group runners-up
* Best two third-placed teams among all groups
All times are in local, Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

## Brazil vs Venezuela

| GK | 1 | Júlio César |
| RB | 2 | Dani Alves |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio (c) |
| CB | 4 | Thiago Silva | 37' |
| LB | 6 | André Santos |
| CM | 5 | Lucas Leiva |
| CM | 8 | Ramires | | 75' |
| RW | 7 | Robinho | | 64' |
| AM | 10 | Ganso |
| LW | 11 | Neymar |
| CF | 9 | Alexandre Pato | | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Fred | | 64' |
| FW | 18 | Lucas Moura | | 75' |
| MF | 16 | Elano | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Mano Menezes ||
| GK | 1 | Renny Vega |
| RB | 16 | Roberto Rosales |
| CB | 20 | Grenddy Perozo |
| CB | 4 | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo |
| LB | 6 | Gabriel Cichero |
| RM | 11 | César González | 63' | 85' |
| CM | 14 | Franklin Lucena | |
| CM | 8 | Tomás Rincón |
| LM | 18 | Juan Arango (c) |
| CF | 23 | Salomón Rondón | 61' | 63' |
| CF | 7 | Miku | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Alejandro Moreno | 90+3' | 63' |
| FW | 9 | Giancarlo Maldonado | | 78' |
| MF | 5 | Giácomo Di Giorgi | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| César Farías ||
* Man of the Match:
* Neymar (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Efráin Castro (Bolivia)
* Marvin Torrente (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

## Paraguay vs Ecuador

| GK | 1 | Justo Villar (c) |
| RB | 3 | Iván Piris | 51' |
| CB | 14 | Paulo da Silva |
| CB | 2 | Darío Verón |
| LB | 17 | Aureliano Torres |
| CM | 20 | Néstor Ortigoza |
| CM | 16 | Cristian Riveros |
| RW | 8 | Édgar Barreto | | 37' |
| LW | 21 | Marcelo Estigarribia |
| CF | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | | 83' |
| CF | 19 | Lucas Barrios | | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Enrique Vera | | 37' |
| FW | 18 | Nelson Valdez | | 73' |
| MF | 7 | Pablo Zeballos | 90' | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Martino (Argentina) ||
| GK | 1 | Marcelo Elizaga |
| RB | 13 | Néicer Reasco |
| CB | 19 | Norberto Araujo |
| CB | 3 | Frickson Erazo |
| LB | 10 | Walter Ayoví (c) |
| DM | 6 | Christian Noboa |
| CM | 14 | Segundo Castillo |
| RW | 16 | Antonio Valencia | 46' |
| LW | 8 | Édison Méndez | 81' |
| CF | 11 | Christian Benítez |
| CF | 9 | Felipe Caicedo |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Michael Arroyo | 46' |
| MF | 15 | David Quiroz | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Reinaldo Rueda (Colombia) ||
* Man of the Match:
* Marcelo Elizaga (Ecuador)
* Assistant referees:
* Ricardo Casas (Argentina)
* Luis Abadie (Peru)
* Fourth official:
* Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

## Brazil vs Paraguay

| GK | 1 | Júlio César |
| RB | 2 | Dani Alves | 90+1' |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio (c) |
| CB | 4 | Thiago Silva |
| LB | 6 | André Santos |
| CM | 5 | Lucas Leiva | 58' |
| CM | 8 | Ramires | | 69' |
| RW | 20 | Jádson | 32' | 46' |
| AM | 10 | Ganso |
| LW | 11 | Neymar | | 81' |
| CF | 9 | Alexandre Pato | 50' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Elano | | 46' |
| FW | 18 | Lucas Moura | | 69' |
| FW | 19 | Fred | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Mano Menezes ||
| GK | 1 | Justo Villar (c) |
| RB | 2 | Darío Verón |
| CB | 14 | Paulo da Silva |
| CB | 5 | Antolín Alcaraz |
| LB | 17 | Aureliano Torres |
| RM | 13 | Enrique Vera |
| CM | 20 | Néstor Ortigoza |
| LM | 16 | Cristian Riveros | | 67' |
| AM | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz |
| AM | 21 | Marcelo Estigarribia | | 78' |
| CF | 19 | Lucas Barrios | 45' | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Nelson Valdez | | 56' |
| MF | 15 | Víctor Cáceres | 85' | 67' |
| MF | 10 | Osvaldo Martínez | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Martino (Argentina) ||
* Man of the Match:
* Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)
* Francisco Mondría (Chile)
* Fourth official:
* Enrique Osses (Chile)

## Venezuela vs Ecuador

| GK | 1 | Renny Vega |
| RB | 16 | Roberto Rosales |
| CB | 20 | Grenddy Perozo |
| CB | 4 | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo |
| LB | 6 | Gabriel Cichero |
| RM | 11 | César González | 64' |
| CM | 14 | Franklin Lucena |
| CM | 8 | Tomás Rincón |
| LM | 18 | Juan Arango (c) |
| CF | 9 | Giancarlo Maldonado | 80' |
| CF | 7 | Miku | 74' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Jesús Meza | 64' |
| FW | 23 | Salomón Rondón | 74' |
| MF | 5 | Giácomo Di Giorgi | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| César Farías ||
| GK | 1 | Marcelo Elizaga |
| RB | 13 | Néicer Reasco |
| CB | 19 | Norberto Araujo |
| CB | 3 | Frickson Erazo |
| LB | 10 | Walter Ayoví (c) |
| CM | 6 | Christian Noboa |
| CM | 14 | Segundo Castillo | 75' |
| AM | 8 | Édison Méndez |
| RW | 11 | Christian Benítez |
| LW | 7 | Michael Arroyo | 71' |
| CF | 9 | Felipe Caicedo |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Edson Montaño | 71' |
| MF | 15 | David Quiroz | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Reinaldo Rueda (Colombia) ||
* Man of the Match:
* César González (Venezuela)
* Assistant referees:
* Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
* Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
* Fourth official:
* Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

## Paraguay vs Venezuela

| GK | 1 | Justo Villar (c) |
| RB | 2 | Darío Verón |
| CB | 14 | Paulo da Silva |
| CB | 5 | Antolín Alcaraz |
| LB | 17 | Aureliano Torres |
| CM | 20 | Néstor Ortigoza |
| CM | 16 | Cristian Riveros |
| RW | 13 | Enrique Vera | | 70' |
| LW | 21 | Marcelo Estigarribia | | 84' |
| CF | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | | 39' |
| CF | 19 | Lucas Barrios |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Nelson Valdez | 74' | 39' |
| MF | 11 | Jonathan Santana | 80' | 70' |
| MF | 15 | Víctor Cáceres | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerardo Martino (Argentina) ||
| GK | 1 | Renny Vega |
| RB | 16 | Roberto Rosales |
| CB | 20 | Grenddy Perozo | 74' |
| CB | 4 | Oswaldo Vizcarrondo |
| LB | 6 | Gabriel Cichero |
| RM | 10 | Yohandry Orozco | | 66' |
| CM | 5 | Giácomo Di Giorgi |
| CM | 8 | Tomás Rincón (c) |
| LM | 21 | Alexander González | | 75' |
| CF | 17 | Daniel Arismendi | | 63' |
| CF | 23 | Salomón Rondón |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Juan Arango | | 63' |
| FW | 7 | Miku | | 66' |
| FW | 9 | Giancarlo Maldonado | 78' | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| César Farías ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lucas Barrios (Paraguay)
* Assistant referees:
* Francisco Mondría (Chile)
* Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

## Brazil vs Ecuador

| GK | 1 | Júlio César |
| RB | 13 | Maicon |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio (c) |
| CB | 4 | Thiago Silva |
| LB | 6 | André Santos | 70' |
| CM | 5 | Lucas Leiva |
| CM | 8 | Ramires |
| RW | 7 | Robinho |
| AM | 10 | Ganso | | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Neymar | | 79' |
| CF | 9 | Alexandre Pato | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Elias | | 76' |
| FW | 18 | Lucas Moura | | 79' |
| FW | 19 | Fred | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Mano Menezes ||
| GK | 1 | Marcelo Elizaga |
| RB | 13 | Néicer Reasco | | 81' |
| CB | 19 | Norberto Araujo |
| CB | 3 | Frickson Erazo |
| LB | 10 | Walter Ayoví (c) |
| RM | 7 | Michael Arroyo |
| CM | 6 | Christian Noboa | 33' | 89' |
| CM | 5 | Oswaldo Minda | 79' |
| LM | 8 | Édison Méndez | | 76' |
| CF | 11 | Christian Benítez |
| CF | 9 | Felipe Caicedo |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 23 | Narciso Mina | | 76' |
| DF | 21 | Gabriel Achilier | | 81' |
| FW | 17 | Edson Montaño | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Reinaldo Rueda (Colombia) ||
* Man of the Match:
* Alexandre Pato (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
* Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Sergio Pezzotta (Argentina)