Copa América Centenario Group C
Group C of the Copa América Centenario will consist of Mexico, Uruguay, Jamaica, and Venezuela. Play begins on 5 June and will end on 13 June 2016. All times are EDT (UTC−4).
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015[nb 1] | |||||||
| A1 (seed) |  Mexico |
CONCACAF | Automatic qualifier | 10th | 2015 | Runners-up (1993 and 2001) | 22 |
| A2 |  Uruguay |
CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 43rd | 2015 | Winners (Fifteen times) | 11 |
| A3 |  Jamaica |
CONCACAF | 2014 Caribbean Cup champions | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage (2015) | 54 |
| A4 |  Venezuela |
CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 16th | 2015 | Fourth place (2011) | 83 |
- Notes
- ↑ The rankings of December 2015 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.
Standings
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Matches
Jamaica vs Venezuela
The two teams had met in six previous occasions, all of them being friendlies. Their last encounter was on 27 March 2015 at the Montego Bay Sports Complex, which Jamaica won 2–1.
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.
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 scoreless draw in a 2007 group stage match.
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 will mark the first time both teams face each other in a competitive match outside of CONCACAF official competitions.
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.
Uruguay vs Jamaica
The two teams had met in four previous occasions, the last being Jamaica's debut in Copa América, which Uruguay won with a lone goal scored by Cristian Rodríguez.
