Copa America 2024: Everything You Need to Know
The 48th edition of Copa America, South America’s biggest football competition will be played in the United States this year during Summer. Football fans will witness an extra event along with UEFA Euro 2024 as both competitions will run simultaneously in different Confederations. It will be organized by CONMEBOL and CONCACAF as teams from both Confederations will compete for the ultimate trophy.
Start Date: 20 June 2024
Final: 14 July 2024
United States to Host Copa America 2024
The United States has the responsibility to host the tournament. Earlier, Ecuador was expected to host the competition but the nation declined to host and the USA became the hosts of CA2024 on 27 January 2023. This is the second time that the USA will host it after hosting the Copa America Centenario in 2016.
After two years, the United States will also host the next FIFA World Cup along with Mexico and Canada. So, the nation is set to host 2 big football tournaments in 2 years.
The first match of Copa America 2024 will be played on 20 June 2024 at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The final is set to be played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. All matches will be played in 14 cities in the United States.
Hosting Stadiums
- AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (Capacity = 80,000)
- Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta (Capacity = 71,000)
- Q2 Stadium, Austin (Capacity = 20,738)
- NRG Stadium, Houston (Capacity = 72,220)
- MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Capacity = 82,566)
- Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte (Capacity = 74,867)
- State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (Capacity = 63,400)
- Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California (Capacity = 68,500)
- SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California (Capacity = 70,240)
- Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas (Capacity = 18,467)
- Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri (Capacity = 76,416)
- Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas (Capacity = 61,000)
- Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando (Capacity = 25,500)
- Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida (Capacity = 64,767)
Qualified Teams of the Competition
16 teams from both Confederations will play this edition out of which 10 are from CONMEBOL and 6 from CONCACAF. The 6 teams from CONCACAF qualified through the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League. The United States, Jamaica, Mexico, and Panama have qualified and the remaining two teams will be decided by the CONCACAF play-offs. The Qualified teams are
CONMEBOL Teams: Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru
CONCACAF Teams: The United States, Jamaica, Mexico, and Panama (2 teams are yet to qualify)
Groups of the 2024 Copa America
For the group stage of the competition (1st round), a draw was organized to decide the groups on the 7th of December 2023. For the draw, 4 pots were made and teams were placed according to their rankings. From each pot, a team was drawn and until the last team from the last pot. The groups are:
- Group A: Argentina, Peru, Chile, and TBD
- Group B: Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Jamaica
- Group C: USA, Uruguay, Panama, and Bolivia
- Group D: Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, and TBD
What is the format of the competition
In the group stage round, every team will play a single game against its group rival. In this way, every team will play 3 group-stage games against each other. 3 points will be given to the winning team and 1 point to each team for the draw. From each group, the top 2 teams will qualify for the quarter-finals. Don’t forget to check the schedule of Copa America.
The winner of each group will play against the runner-up of the other group. The winning team will qualify for the Semi-final, and then the final. Before the final match, there will be a match for 3rd place to decide the third-best team of the Copa America. You may also like to know Copa America Winners.
Worldwide Broadcasting Rights
In the host nation United States, Fox Sports and TUDN have English and Spanish broadcasting rights respectively. Whereas, TSN and RDS are the official media partners of the Championship in Canada. Check out the other broadcasters of Copa America.
- USA: Fox Sport (English), TUDN (Spanish)
- Canada: TSN (English), RDS (French)
- Pacific Islands: Digicel
- Australia: Optus Sport
- Brazil: Grupo Globo
- Chile: Chilevision, Canal 13
- Denmark: Viaply Group
- Indonesia: Emtek
- New Zealand: TVNZ
- Vietnam: Viettel
Competition’s Mascot and Official Match Ball
The Match ball and Mascot for the South American Championship are also unveiled. Both symbols are designed with the competition’s colors and theme giving a special touch to the tournament.
Mascot: Just like the previous edition, a special Mascot has been unveiled that will inspire the fans during the tournament. The name of the Mascot is “Capitan” which means “Captain”. It is an eagle which is inspired by the different cultures of America.
Official Match Ball: “Cumbre” is the official match ball of the Copa America 2024 which is provided by Puma. Earlier, Nike used to provide the match ball for 20 years but in 2023, their partnership ended and Puma became the new partner. The ball was unveiled during the draw of the competition.
Copa America FAQs
Which team has won the most Copa America titles?
Argentina and Uruguay have won the most titles (15 titles each).
Which team has played the most editions of the competition?
Uruguay have played it 45 times, more than any other team
Who is the all-time top goal scorer in Copa America history?
Argentina’s Norberto Mendez and Brazil’s Zinzinho are the joint all-time top goal scorer of the competition. Both have scored 17 goals each in this competition.
Which player has played the most Copa America matches?
Chile’s Sergio Livingstone and Argentina’s Lionel Messi have played the most number of Copa America matches. Both of them have played 34 matches each.
Lionel Messi is one game away from becoming the most appeared player in the history of Copa America. On 20 June 2024, he has a chance to do it because Argentina will play the opening game of the 2024 edition.
