Copa America returns this summer season and it is again larger and higher than ever.
Simply because it was in 2016, South America’s most prestigious worldwide soccer occasion will likely be held in the US. Together with Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, and Jamaica, the USMNT will be a part of the ten ordinary CONMEBOL groups as representatives from the CONCACAF area.
Which means extra video games, extra targets, and extra drama.
It is not lengthy till the motion will get underway, so here is every part it’s essential know concerning the event.
The USA will host this the 2024 Copa America in what will likely be a fantastic check of amenities forward of co-hosting the 2026 World Cup alongside Mexico and Canada. The US gained the correct to host forward of Peru after unique hosts Ecuador stepped apart.
The event begins on June 20 and can run by way of July 14, with 32 matches going down in complete throughout the group and knockout phases mixed.
US audiences can watch the 2024 Copa America dwell on a few stations, with Fox Sports activities having the English language broadcasting rights. TUDN and Univision each personal the Spanish broadcast rights for the event.
Often, there is no such thing as a qualifying cycle for Copa America, with the ten CONMEBOL groups mechanically getting into into the event, whereas the one different extra nations collaborating achieve this on an invitational foundation.
Nonetheless, this summer season’s version sees six nations from the CONCACAF area getting into the event, incomes the correct by way of a rigorous qualification course of. Whilst hosts, the United States needed to observe this course of.
The CONCACAF Nations League A bunch part was used within the qualifying course of. The USA, Mexico, Canada, and Costa Rica obtained byes by way of this part due to their CONCACAF rating.
In Group A, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago made it to the quarterfinals, with Martinique and Guatemala exiting, and Curacao and El Salvador struggling Nations League relegation. And in Group B, it was Jamaica and Honduras making it to the knockouts, with Suriname and Cuba going out, and Haiti and Grenada relegated.
Panama, Jamaica, Mexico, and the US all made it by way of the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals and, within the course of, to Copa America. That left Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Trinidad and Tobago to battle it out in two playoff matches — Costa Rica beating Honduras 3-1 to e-book their sixth Copa America go to, whereas Canada will make their event debut after seeing off Trinidad and Tobago 2-0.
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Nation |
Federation |
Qualification route |
|---|---|---|
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Argentina |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
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Bolivia |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
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Brazil |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
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Chile |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
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Colombia |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
|
Ecuador |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
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Paraguay |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
|
Peru |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
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Uruguay |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
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Venezuela |
CONMEBOL |
Automated |
|
Jamaica |
CONCACAF |
CONCACAF Nations League |
|
Mexico |
CONCACAF |
CONCACAF Nations League |
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Panama |
CONCACAF |
CONCACAF Nations League |
|
United States (hosts) |
CONCACAF |
CONCACAF Nations League |
|
Canada |
CONCACAF |
Play-in spherical winners |
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Costa Rica |
CONCACAF |
Play-in spherical winners |
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Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Argentina |
Mexico |
United States |
Brazil |
|
Peru |
Ecuador |
Uruguay |
Colombia |
|
Chile |
Venezuela |
Panama |
Paraguay |
|
Canada |
Jamaica |
Bolivia |
Costa Rica |
Group A
|
Date & kickoff time |
Fixture |
|---|---|
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June 20, 8pm EDT |
Argentina vs Canada |
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June 21, 7pm CDT |
Peru vs Chile |
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June 25, 5pm CDT |
Peru vs Canada |
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June 25, 9pm EDT |
Chile vs Argentina |
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June 29, 8pm EDT |
Argentina vs Peru |
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June 29, 8pm EDT |
Canada vs Chile |
Group B
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Date & kickoff time |
Fixture |
|---|---|
|
June 22, 3pm PDT |
Ecuador vs Venezuela |
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June 22, 8pm CDT |
Mexico vs Jamaica |
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June 26, 3pm PDT |
Ecuador vs Jamaica |
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June 26, 6pm PDT |
Venezuela vs Mexico |
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June 30, 5pm MST |
Mexico vs Ecuador |
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June 30, 7pm CDT |
Jamaica vs Venezuela |
Group C
|
Date & kickoff time |
Fixture |
|---|---|
|
June 23, 5pm CDT |
United States vs Bolivia |
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June 23, 9pm EDT |
Uruguay vs Panama |
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June 27, 6pm EDT |
Panama vs United States |
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June 27, 9pm EDT |
Uruguay vs Bolivia |
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July 1, 8pm CDT |
United States vs Uruguay |
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July 1, 9pm EDT |
Bolivia vs Panama |
Group D
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Date & kickoff time |
Fixture |
|---|---|
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June 24, 5pm CDT |
Colombia vs Paraguay |
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June 24, 6pm PDT |
Brazil vs Costa Rica |
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June 28, 3pm MST |
Colombia vs Costa Rica |
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June 28, 6pm PDT |
Paraguay vs Brazil |
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July 2, 6pm PDT |
Brazil vs Colombia |
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July 2, 8pm CDT |
Costa Rica vs Paraguay |
South America has a number of the most iconic kits in world soccer with the likes of Brazil and Argentina sporting legendary uniforms through the years. The style hype round this version of the event has solely elevated with the likes of the US and Mexico coming alongside.
14 stadiums throughout the US have been chosen to host Copa America matches, together with some soccer-specific arenas from Main League Soccer and different iconic venues throughout the nation.
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Stadium |
Metropolis |
Capability |
|---|---|---|
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AT&T Stadium |
Arlington, Texas |
80,000 |
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
Atlanta, Georgia |
71,000 |
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Q2 Stadium |
Austin, Texas |
20,738 |
|
Financial institution of America Stadium |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
74,867 |
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MetLife Stadium |
New Jersey, New York |
82,566 |
|
NRG Stadium |
Houston, Texas |
72,220 |
|
SoFi Stadium |
Inglewood, California |
70,240 |
|
Levi’s Stadium |
Santa Clara, California |
68,500 |
|
State Farm Stadium |
Glendale, Arizona |
63,400 |
|
Allegiant Stadium |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
61,000 |
|
Arrowhead Stadium |
Kansas Metropolis, Missouri |
76,416 |
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Kids’s Mercy Park |
Kansas Metropolis, Kansas |
18,467 |
|
Exhausting Rock Stadium |
Miami Gardens, Florida |
64,767 |
|
Inter&Co Stadium |
Orlando, Florida |
25,500 |
The place will the 2024 Copa America semifinals be held?
The Copa America semifinals will happen on July 9 and 10, with each matches kicking off at 8pm EDT.
MetLife Stadium will host the primary semifinal, with Argentina vs Mexico the most definitely matchup right here.
In the meantime, the second semifinal will come a day later at Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte, the place we may see the USMNT go up in opposition to Brazil.
The place will the 2024 Copa America last be held?
The 2024 Copa America last is slated for Sunday, July 14, kicking off at 8pm EDT.
Again in 2016 — identify the Copa America Centenario to rejoice 100 years of the event — it was MetLife Stadium that hosted the ultimate, gained on penalties by Chile after a 0-0 tie with Argentina.
MetLife is as soon as once more a bunch stadium however the last won’t be held right here once more. That honor goes to Exhausting Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Due to the way in which the draw has panned out, that provides us the mouthwatering prospect of Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates — who’re defending champions — arising in opposition to the USMNT, performed in Messi’s yard.
