Group C of theCopa América Centenario consisted ofMexico,Uruguay,Jamaica, andVenezuela. Matches began on June 5 and ended on June 13, 2016. All times areEDT (UTC−4).
Mexico and Venezuela advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Draw position | Team | Confederation | Method of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
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| December 2015[nb 1] | June 2016 | |||||||
| C1(seed) | CONCACAF | Automatic qualifier | 10th | 2015 | Runners-up (1993 and2001) | 22 | 16 | |
| C2 | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 43rd | 2015 | Winners (Fifteen times) | 11 | 9 | |
| C3 | CONCACAF | 2014 Caribbean Cup champions | 2nd | 2015 | Group stage (2015) | 54 | 46 | |
| C4 | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 17th | 2015 | Fourth place (2011) | 83 | 77 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
In thequarter-finals:
The two teams had met in six previous occasions, all of them being friendlies. Their last encounter was on March 27, 2015 at theMontego Bay Sports Complex, which Jamaica won 2–1.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jamaica | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Venezuela |
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Man of the Match:[2] Assistant referees:[3] |
The two teams had met in nineteen previous encounters, the latest being a2011 Copa América group stage match won by Uruguay with a lone goal byÁlvaro Pereira.
Before the game, the stadium played the Chilean national anthem instead that of Uruguay. Tournament organizers later apologized for the incident.[4]
| Mexico | 3–1 | |
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Man of the Match:[6] Assistant referees:[3] |
The two teams had met in twenty-eight previous occasions, the latest being a2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match held at thePolideportivo Cachamay in Puerto Guayana in 2013, won by Uruguay with a lone goal scored byEdinson Cavani. Their last Copa América meeting was a 4–1 win for Uruguay in thequarterfinals of the 2007 edition.
| Uruguay | 0–1 | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Uruguay | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Venezuela |
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Man of the Match:[8] Assistant referees:[3] |
The two teams had met in eighteen previous occasions, the latest being the2015 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 |
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Man of the Match:[10] Assistant referees:[3] |
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 theNRG Stadium, the same venue of this Copa América Centenario encounter. Their last Copa América meeting was a1999 group stage match, also won by Mexico 3–1.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mexico | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Venezuela |
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Man of the Match:[12] Assistant referees:[3] |
The two teams had met in four previous occasions, the last beingJamaica's debut in the previous year's Copa América, which Uruguay won with a lone goal scored byCristian Rodríguez.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Uruguay | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jamaica |
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Man of the Match:[14] Assistant referees:[3] |