5 keys to a Copa América that reaches 108 years

Atlanta (EE.UU), 18 June (EFE).- The Copa América soccer reaches its forty eighth version with a rustic, the US, that hosted it for the primary time in 2016, coinciding with the centenary celebration, and eight years later it serves as an examination for the 2026 World Cup.

With sixteen groups paired in 4 teams and a brand new combat between representatives of the Conmebol and Concacafthus getting ready the match that may start on June 20 and shall be outlined on July 14.

.1. Messi’s Copa América

Acclaimed exterior and, lastly, inside his nation, Leo Messi He is absolutely the protagonist of the Cup. Maybe as a result of it may very well be his final main match with the Albiceleste, but in addition as a result of it’s held within the nation the place he has determined to burn his final cartridges.

““Messi has managed to do what beforehand appeared unimaginable: flip the US right into a soccer nation.” he assured Time journal, when arguing why he was chosen “Athlete of the 12 months 2023”.

Turn into an icon additionally in the US, the place He has even participated within the promotion of Will Smith’s newest moviethat the ultimate of the match is performed in Miami, the place he resides, is nothing greater than one other proof of who is absolutely the protagonist of the Cup.

.2. A partial rehearsal for the World Cup

Atlanta, Arlington, Houston, Kansas Metropolis, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, Miami and Santa Clara are the venues that may host Copa América matches and can repeat two years later within the 2026 World Cup. Eight of the eleven American venues within the World Cup 2026 may have a gown rehearsal throughout the Copa América.

.3. Argentina to the East, Brazil to the West

Argentina and Brazil, the 2 massive favorites of the matchthey may expertise the cup on reverse sides.
The Albiceleste will play the primary section on the East Coast (Atlanta, New Jersey, Miami) and the Canarinha on the West (Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Las Vegas). In the event that they each end first within the group, they won’t meet till the ultimate in Miami, on July 14.

.4. World Cup hosts weigh their choices

The forty eighth Copa América presents the hosts of the following World Cup the chance to judge the extent of their groups.
United States, Mexico and Canada Within the Gold Cup, they received the proper to face groups on this Copa América that, for certain, shall be protagonists within the World Cup, the place Conmebol may have six representatives for the primary time in its historical past and will attain a seventh place within the playoffs.

.5. New stage on the bench

The Copa América 2024 arrives with a majority renewal on the benches. Simply Lionel Scaloni, the champion’s coach, He stays in the identical place with respect to the Brazil 2021 version.

Ricardo Gareca additionally repeats, however three years in the past he was accountable for Peru and now he leads Chile, whereas Marcelo Bielsa returns to the continental match with Uruguaytwenty years following dropping the ultimate on the head of the Albiceleste, in a penalty shootout in opposition to Brazil.

In that very same 2004 version, Jorge Fossatti led Uruguay to 3rd place. Now, he returns to Peru.

The group of selectors with expertise within the Copa América is accomplished by Argentine Gustavo Alfaro, coach of Ecuador in 2021 and who now directs Costa Rica.

Alternatively, it will likely be the primary participation in a Copa América for the natives Dorival Junior (Brazil), Gregg Berhalter (United States) and Jaime Lozano (Mexico).

One other American, Jesse Marsch, will debut with Canada, a Brazilian, Antonio Carlos Zago with Bolivia and a Spaniard, Félix Sánchez, with Ecuador.
Three Argentines can even make their debut within the match: Néstor Lorenzo (Colombia), Daniel Garnero (Paraguay) and Fernando Batista (Venezuela).

A Spanish-Danish, Thomas Christiansen, may have his first expertise on this competitors main Panama and an Icelander, Heimir Hallgrimsson, with Jamaica.

In whole, there are seven Argentine coaches, two Brazilians, two Spanish, two People, one Uruguayan, one Mexican and one Icelandic.