The Copa America 2024 football tournament moves out of South America for the second time in its 108-year history with the United States of America playing hosts to the 2024 edition.
Defending champions Argentina will take on debutants Canada in the opening match at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The opening ceremony will begin one hour before the first match, scheduled for this Thursday (June 20) 8 p.m. ET.
Copa America 2024 will see 16 top soccer teams from the Americas battle it out for the title in the tournament’s 48th edition. The teams have been divided into four groups.
• Group A: Argentina, Peru, Chile, Canada
• Group B: Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Jamaica
• Group C: United States, Uruguay, Panama, Bolivia
• Group D: Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica
The top two teams from the four groups will progress to the quarter-finals. The Copa America 2024 final is slated to take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on July 14.
Fourteen stadiums across the US will host the Copa America matches. The USA also hosted the 2016 edition, which Chile won after defeating Argentina on penalties.
Uruguay, the joint-most successful team in the Copa America alongside Argentina with 15 titles, are placed in Group C alongside hosts USA.
Lionel Messi’s Argentina, meanwhile, are chasing their third major international title on-the-trot after winning the Copa America 2021 and FIFA World Cup 2022.
Nine-time champions Brazil are in Group D and will look to move on from their heartbreaking loss to arch-rivals Argentina in the last Copa America final at the Maracana Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro.
Though missing superstar Neymar due to injury, the Real Madrid duo of Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo, along with young sensation Endrick, will look to impress.
Where to watch Copa America 2024
The 2024 Copa America matches will air across FOX networks FOX, FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2).
Streaming: Fubo, DirecTV, VPN
Copa América 2024 will be available in Spanish in the United States on Univision, TUDN and UniMás.