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Copa América is coming to the USA in the summer of 2024.
Lionel Messi and Argentina, the reigning champions, look to win their 16th title. Brazil will look to avenge its 1-0 loss in the 2021 Copa America final. USA, Mexico and Uruguay are also expected to compete.
Beyond Messi, the stars will be out as Brazil's Vinicius Junior and American Christian Pulisic will lead their squads. Other notable stars will include Uruguay's Darwin Nunez, Colombia's James Rodriguez and Ecuador's Moises Caicedo.
Copa America will kick off with Canada playing Argentina in the opening match on June 20 and air exclusively on FOX Networks through the final on July 14.
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The defending Copa América and World Cup champion Albiceleste begin what could be Lionel Messi's final international tournament against Canada at a packed Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Canada showed at last year's World Cup in Qatar that it can hang with elite competition when playing its best. Can they turn potential into results this time around, or will Argentina make a strong opening statement?
El Tri fans always bring it for games in the U.S. That certainly will be the case for Mexico's Copa against the Reggae Boyz at NRG Stadium in Houston. That fan support will boost a Mexican team that is weaker than at any time in recent memory throughout the competition.
Mexico routed Jamaica in July in the semifinals of CONCACAF's Gold Cup. But the Caribbean side is stocked with players from England's vaunted Premier League, and finished 2023 by stunning Canada — which finished ahead of Mexico and the USMNT in regional qualifying for last year's World Cup — in Toronto to directly qualify for the Copa.
The USMNT must wait until its final Group C match to take on one of South America's best. Uruguay certainly is that. La Celeste has been a revelation under new manager Marcelo Bielsa, who took over after Uruguay's disappointing showing at last year's World Cup. Last Month, Balsa's team handed Argentina a 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss at the famed Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires — the first defeat for Messi & Co. as world champs.
Both the U.S. and Uruguay could have advanced by the time this one rolls around. But first place could well be up for grabs, and a group win for the hosts could help them avoid a potential quarterfinal encounter with Brazil.
The contest will be played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The USMNT and Darwin Núñez-headlined Uruguay played a friendly just over the state line in Kansas in June 2022 in their most recent meeting. That match ended scoreless.
The game at Levi's Stadium in the Bay Area city of Santa Clara, California is likely to tell us a lot about Brazil's chances of winning a 10th Copa América title later the same month.
While Colombia has a dismal record of 4W-21L-11T all-time against the Seleção, Los Cafeteros won the most recent meeting between the teams in November.
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