The Copa América is South America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion.
Both teams faced each other in an official tournament for the second time in history, after a 1–1 draw in a 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage match.
This match marked Haiti's debut in Copa América, making them the second Caribbean team to appear at the tournament, after Jamaica in 2015.
Man of the Match:[2] Paolo Guerrero (Peru) Assistant referees:[3] Gabriel Victoria (Panama) Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Fourth official:[3] Armando Villarreal (United States) Fifth official:[3] Hiran Dopico (Cuba) The two teams had met in only two previous occasions, both friendlies, the last held at the Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince in 2004, which Brazil won 6–0.
Man of the Match:[5] Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) Assistant referees:[3] Joseph Fletcher (Canada) Charles Morgante (United States) Fourth official:[3] Roberto García Orozco (Mexico) Fifth official:[3] José Luis Camargo (Mexico) The two teams had met in four previous encounters, the last being a friendly in 2008, which Ecuador won 3–1.