Group B is one of four groups in the first stage of the 2024 edition of Copa América, the premier soccer tournament for men's national teams representing countries in South America organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament also includes teams from the CONCACAF region, which includes North America.[1]

The group includes Mexico from CONCACAF, Ecuador from CONMEBOL, Venezuela from CONMEBOL, and Jamaica from CONCACAF.[2] The draw for the groups was conduced on December 7, 2023, after Mexico was seeded into the group.[3] Group B's matches will begin on June 22, 2024, and conclude on June 30 after a round-robin of three matches per team.[4] The top two teams will advance to the quarter-finals.[5]

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Appearances Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
Total Last November 2023[nb 1] June 2024
B1 (seed) Mexico1CONCACAF2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist11th2016Runners-up (1993 and 2001)14
B2 Ecuador2CONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier30th2021Fourth Place (1959 and 1993)32
B3 Venezuela3CONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier20th2021Fourth Place (2011)49
B4 Jamaica4CONCACAF2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist3rd2016Group stage (2015 and 2016)55
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for Mexico who were seeded as head of Group B for being the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup champions regardless their position in the FIFA ranking.[6][7]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ecuador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: June 22, 2024. Source: CONMEBOL

In the quarter-finals,

  • The winner of Group B will advance to play the runner-up of Group A.
  • The runner-up of Group B will advance to play the runner-up of Group A.

Matches

All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.[8][4]

Ecuador vs Venezuela

Ecuador Match 4 Venezuela

Mexico vs Jamaica

Mexico Match 3 Jamaica

Ecuador vs Jamaica

Ecuador Match 12 Jamaica

Venezuela vs Mexico

Venezuela Match 11 Mexico

Mexico vs Ecuador

Mexico Match 19 Ecuador

Jamaica vs Venezuela

Jamaica Match 20 Venezuela

References

  1. ↑ Grez, Matias (December 5, 2023). "CONMEBOL announces 14 host cities for 2024 Copa América as tournament returns to the US". CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 Group Stage Draw Results". copaamerica.com. CONMEBOL. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ Dominski, Michael (December 7, 2023). "Copa America 2024 draw live updates: Group stage results as bracket fixed, USA to face Uruguay". The Athletic. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "2024 Copa América Match Schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2024 Copa América: Host cities, stadiums & schedule". MLSsoccer.com. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pautas de sorteo para la CONMEBOL Copa América 2024" [Draw procedures for the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024]. CONMEBOL. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "PAUTAS DEL SORTEO OFICIAL CONMEBOL Copa América 2024" (PDF). CONMEBOL. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "All set! The CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 schedule is here". CONMEBOL. December 7, 2023.
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