Lionel Scaloni
Lionel Scaloni. (Photo by: X @Argentina)

Copa America 2024 will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the CONMEBOL tournament to be held in the United States and will feature six invited teams from the CONCACAF region.

The Argentinean team, winners of the 2020 tournament will seek to defend, and although the team led by Leo Messi is the favorite, everything will have to be resolved on the field of play, in a Copa America that will be highly disputed by high-level soccer teams such as Brazil, and Uruguay, with United States, Mexico and Colombia also vying for the coveted soccer championship of the Americas.

The group stage will be defined from June 20 to July 2, the Quarterfinals from July 4 to 6, the semifinal from July 9 to 10, the third place on July 13 and the Grand Final on July 14.

The Group Stage of the tournament will feature 4 groups divided into 4 teams, that will face-off once each, with the top 2 of each group advancing to the Quarterfinal round. This is how the Group Stage was defined:

Group A

Argentina
Peru
Chile
• CONCACAF – Canada

Venues: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX; MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ; Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS; Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; Exploria Stadium, Orlando, FL.

Group B

CONCACAF Mexico
Ecuador
Venezuela
CONCACAF –Jamaica

Venues: NRG Stadium, Houston, TX; Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA; SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA; Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV; State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ; Q2 Stadium, Austin, TX.

Group C

CONCACAF – United States
Uruguay
CONCACAF – Panama
Bolivia

Venues: AT&T Stadium; Hard Rock Stadium; Mercedes-Benz Stadium; MetLife Stadium;Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO; Exploria Stadium, Orlando.

Group D

Argentina
Colombia
Paraguay
CONCACAF – Costa Rica

Venues: SoFi Stadium; NRG Stadium; Allegiant Stadium, Paradise; State Farm Stadium; Levi’s Stadium; Q2 Stadium, Austin.

Copa America 2024 promises to be an unforgettable tournament with world class soccer, competitiveness, spectacle for the fans and an important precursor to the 2026 World Cup also to be played on American soil.