The draw for the 2024 Copa America group stage came about Thursday in Miami, with america — the match host — slated to face Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia in Group C. The match will happen from June 20 to July 14, 2024, and can unfold throughout 10 states.
Lionel Messi’s Argentina joins Peru, Chile, and Canada or Trinidad & Tobago (relying on which crew qualifies) in Group A.
Group B is comprised of Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela and Jamaica. Group D options Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and Costa Rica or Honduras (relying on which crew qualifies).
The 2 qualifying playoffs that includes Canada towards Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica towards Honduras can be performed on March 23 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
The ten member nations of the South American Soccer Confederation (CONMEBOL) didn’t must undergo a qualification course of for the match. These from the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Affiliation Soccer (CONCACAF), nonetheless, have needed to earn their spots. Final week, the USMNT, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama confirmed their locations within the match.
What’s the format of the 2024 Copa America?
The groups in every four-team group will play one another as soon as.
The highest two groups in these teams will advance to the quarterfinals, the place every group winner will face a runner-up. The 4 winners of these video games will advance to the semifinals, and the winners of the 2 semifinals will meet within the remaining at Laborious Rock Stadium in Miami on July 14.
Ties are allowed within the group stage the place the rating after 90 minutes (plus stoppage time) can be remaining. Within the knockout part, matches drawn after 90 minutes will enter a 30-minute extra-time interval. If the rating stays tied after half-hour of additional time, a penalty shootout will resolve the successful crew.
Three of the final seven Copa America finals have been settled on penalties.
Key group-stage storylines
The United States versus Uruguay at Arrowhead on July 1 would be the final take a look at for the USMNT. How will they fare towards a Copa America favourite? Will they upset the CONMEBOL big inside Arrowhead Stadium, one of many loudest stadiums on this planet, days earlier than July 4?
After which there’s Argentina versus Chile at MetLife Stadium on June 25, a poetic rematch between two Copa America rivals. The final time these two groups performed right here, Messi infamously stop the nationwide crew after falling to Chile for a second yr in a row. This match might give Messi a storybook ending to shut one of many least favourite chapters of his profession. — Melanie Anzidei, soccer author
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