2011 Copa América Group A#Colombia vs Costa Rica

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Group A of the 2011 Copa América was one of the three groups of competing nations in the 2011 Copa América. It comprised Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, and Costa Rica. Group play ran from 1 to 11 July 2011.

Colombia won the group and faced Peru, the best third-placed finishers, in the quarter-finals. Argentina finished second and faced Uruguay—the runners-up of Group C—in the quarter-finals. Costa Rica and Bolivia finished third and fourth in the group, respectively, and were eliminated from the tournament, with the former finished as the worst third-placed team.

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Standings

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{{legend|#cfc|border=1px solid lightgrey|Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals

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All times are in local, Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).

Argentina vs Bolivia

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RB8Javier Zanetti
CB4Nicolás Burdisso
CB6Gabriel Milito
LB17Marcos Rojo
RM19Éver Banega
CM14Javier Mascherano (c)
LM5Esteban Cambiasso{{suboff|46}}
RW21Ezequiel Lavezzi{{yel|54}}{{suboff|70}}
LW11Carlos Tevez{{yel|37}}
CF10Lionel Messi
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MF7Ángel Di María{{subon|46}}
FW16Sergio Agüero{{subon|70}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Sergio Batista

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GK1Carlos Erwin Arias
RB4Lorgio Álvarez
CB16Ronald Raldes (c)
CB5Ronald Rivero{{yel|87}}
LB3Luis Gutiérrez{{yel|38}}
RM15Jaime Robles
CM6Wálter Flores{{yel|34}}
LM21Jhasmani Campos{{suboff|80}}
AM10Joselito Vaca{{suboff|63}}
CF7Edivaldo Rojas{{suboff|89}}
CF9Marcelo Moreno
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MF19José Luis Chávez{{yel|75}}{{subon|63}}
FW17Juan Carlos Arce{{subon|80}}
MF22Rudy Cardozo{{subon|89}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Gustavo Quinteros

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Man of the Match:


Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:


Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)


Luis Alvarado (Ecuador)


Fourth official:


Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Colombia vs Costa Rica

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GK12Neco Martínez
RB18Juan Camilo Zúñiga{{yel|54}}
CB14Luis Amaranto Perea
CB3Mario Yepes (c)
LB7Pablo Armero
RM4Gustavo Bolívar
CM13Fredy Guarín{{yel|53}}
LM8Abel Aguilar{{suboff|33}}
RW17Dayro Moreno{{suboff|69}}
LW20Adrián Ramos
CF9Radamel Falcao{{suboff|77}}
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FW11Hugo Rodallega{{subon|33}}
FW19Teófilo Gutiérrez{{subon|69}}
MF16Elkin Soto{{subon|77}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Hernán Darío Gómez

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GK18Leonel Moreira
RB6Heiner Mora
CB3Jhonny Acosta
CB19Óscar Duarte
CB2Francisco Calvo{{yel|23}}
LB20Pedro Leal
CM8David Guzmán{{yel|19}}{{suboff|74}}
CM11Diego Madrigal{{yel|15}}{{suboff|71}}
RW10Randall Brenes (c){{sent off|0|27}}
LW4José Salvatierra
CF12Joel Campbell{{suboff|46}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW21César Elizondo{{subon|46}}
FW17Josué Martínez{{subon|71}}
MF22José Miguel Cubero{{subon|74}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Ricardo La Volpe (Argentina)

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Man of the Match:


Adrián Ramos (Colombia)

Assistant referees:


Francisco Mondria (Chile)


Nicolás Yegros (Paraguay)


Fourth official:


Antonio Arias (Paraguay)

Argentina vs Colombia

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GK23Sergio Romero
RB3Pablo Zabaleta
CB4Nicolás Burdisso
CB6Gabriel Milito
LB8Javier Zanetti
RM19Éver Banega{{suboff|71}}
CM14Javier Mascherano (c)
LM5Esteban Cambiasso{{suboff|64}}
RW21Ezequiel Lavezzi{{suboff|64}}
LW11Carlos Tevez
CF10Lionel Messi
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MF20Fernando Gago{{yel|90}}{{subon|64}}
FW16Sergio Agüero{{subon|64}}
FW9Gonzalo Higuaín{{subon|71}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Sergio Batista

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GK12Neco Martínez
RB18Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB14Luis Amaranto Perea
CB3Mario Yepes (c)
LB7Pablo Armero
DM6Carlos Sánchez
RM17Dayro Moreno{{yel|90+1}}{{suboff|90+1}}
CM13Fredy Guarín
CM8Abel Aguilar{{yel|6}}
LM20Adrián Ramos{{suboff|89}}
CF9Radamel Falcao{{suboff|87}}
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FW19Teófilo Gutiérrez{{subon|87}}
MF16Elkin Soto{{subon|89}}
DF22Aquivaldo Mosquera{{subon|90+1}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Hernán Darío Gómez

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Man of the Match:


Sergio Romero (Argentina)

Assistant referees:


Marcio Santiago (Brazil)


Luis Abadie (Peru)


Fourth official:


Víctor Hugo Rivera (Peru)

Bolivia vs Costa Rica

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GK1Carlos Erwin Arias
RB4Lorgio Álvarez{{yel|35}}
CB16Ronald Raldes (c)
CB5Ronald Rivero{{sent off|1|65|70}}
LB3Luis Gutiérrez{{yel|87}}
RM7Edivaldo Rojas{{suboff|67}}
CM15Jaime Robles{{suboff|67}}
CM6Wálter Flores{{sent off|0|75}}
LM21Jhasmani Campos{{yel|73}}{{suboff|79}}
CF17Juan Carlos Arce
CF9Marcelo Moreno{{yel|57}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW11Alcides Peña{{subon|67}}
MF19José Luis Chávez{{subon|67}}
MF8Ronald García{{subon|79}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Gustavo Quinteros

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GK18Leonel Moreira
CB3Jhonny Acosta (c)
CB19Óscar Duarte{{yel|46}}
CB2Francisco Calvo
CM4José Salvatierra{{yel|83}}
CM8David Guzmán{{yel|29}}
CM11Diego Madrigal{{suboff|45}}
RW6Heiner Mora{{suboff|82}}
LW20Pedro Leal
CF12Joel Campbell
CF17Josué Martínez{{suboff|81}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF7Allen Guevara{{subon|45}}
FW21César Elizondo{{subon|81}}
MF22José Miguel Cubero{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Ricardo La Volpe (Argentina)

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Man of the Match:


Joel Campbell (Costa Rica)

Assistant referees:


Luis Alvarado (Ecuador)


Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)


Fourth official:


Francisco Chacón (Mexico)

Colombia vs Bolivia

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GK12Neco Martínez
RB18Juan Camilo Zúñiga
CB14Luis Amaranto Perea
CB3Mario Yepes (c)
LB7Pablo Armero
RM13Fredy Guarín{{suboff|50}}
CM6Carlos Sánchez
LM8Abel Aguilar
RW17Dayro Moreno{{suboff|46}}
LW20Adrián Ramos{{suboff|77}}
CF9Radamel Falcao
colspan=3|Substituitions:
FW11Hugo Rodallega{{subon|46}}
MF10Juan Cuadrado{{subon|50}}
MF16Elkin Soto{{subon|77}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Hernán Darío Gómez

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GK1Carlos Erwin Arias
RB14Christian Vargas
CB16Ronald Raldes (c)
CB13Santos Amador
LB4Lorgio Álvarez
RM15Jaime Robles
CM8Ronald García
LM21Jhasmani Campos{{yel|33}}
RW7Edivaldo Rojas{{suboff|46}}
LW17Juan Carlos Arce{{suboff|70}}
CF9Marcelo Moreno{{suboff|60}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF10Joselito Vaca{{subon|46}}
FW11Alcides Peña{{subon|60}}
FW18Ricardo Pedriel{{subon|70}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Gustavo Quinteros

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Man of the Match:


Radamel Falcao (Colombia)

Assistant referees:


Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)


Luis Sánchez (Venezuela)


Fourth official:


Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Argentina vs Costa Rica

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|time=21:45

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|goals1=Agüero {{goal|45+1||52}}
Di María {{goal|63}}

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GK23Sergio Romero
RB3Pablo Zabaleta
CB4Nicolás Burdisso
CB6Gabriel Milito{{yel|21}}
LB8Javier Zanetti{{yel|38}}
CM20Fernando Gago
CM14Javier Mascherano (c)
RW10Lionel Messi
AM7Ángel Di María{{suboff|79}}
LW16Sergio Agüero{{suboff|84}}
CF9Gonzalo Higuaín{{suboff|79}}
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MF15Lucas Biglia{{yel|88}}{{subon|79}}
MF18Javier Pastore{{subon|79}}
FW21Ezequiel Lavezzi{{yel|90+2}}{{subon|84}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Sergio Batista

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GK18Leonel Moreira
CB3Jhonny Acosta (c)
CB19Óscar Duarte{{yel|48}}
CB2Francisco Calvo{{yel|44}}{{suboff|46}}
CM4José Salvatierra
CM22José Miguel Cubero
CM20Pedro Leal
RW6Heiner Mora
LW21César Elizondo{{suboff|56}}
CF17Josué Martínez{{suboff|46}}
CF12Joel Campbell
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW10Randall Brenes{{subon|46}}
MF11Diego Madrigal{{subon|46}}
MF5Luis Miguel Valle{{subon|56}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Ricardo La Volpe (Argentina)

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Man of the Match:


Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:


Luis Abadie (Peru)


Nicolas Yegros (Paraguay)


Fourth official:


Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)