Everything is ready for the ball to start rolling in the 2024 Copa América

The wait is over. From today until July 15, a total of 16 teams will give their all to conquer the Copa America 2024which this time will take place in the United States.

And it is the oldest national team tournament in the world The kick-off will begin at 8 p.m. at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlantawith the match between Argentina, the current champion, and Canada as part of the start of Group A action.

The opening ceremony will take place in this very setting, which, according to the information given by the event organizers, will be led by the Colombian singer and composer swept, who will have a show never before seen in this type of presentations.

The 48th edition of this tournament, which will be held in the United States for the second time, Following the celebration of the Centenario Cup in 2016, in addition to the 10 countries that are part of CONMEBOL, there will also be six CONCACAF teams.

The teams are divided into four groups with the same number of teams. Only eight of them will advance to the quarter-finals, then only four will make it to the semi-finals and only two to the final, from which the new champion will emerge.

Group A: Argentina is the rival to beat

Messi wants to win the Copa America again (Andrés Kudacki / AFP)

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Messi wants to win the Copa America again (Andrés Kudacki / AFP)

Group A of the 2024 Copa América is made up of the national teams of Argentina, Chile, Peru and Canada, in which the Albiceleste, as the current champion, is the favourite.

And Argentina has everything necessary to revalidate the title, given that it has Lionel Messi, In addition to players of the caliber of Alexis MacAllister, Emiliano Martinez, Angel Di Mariaamong others.

Chile is considered the team that could accompany Argentina to the next phase of the tournament, while Peru and Canada will seek to spring a surprise.

Group B: Mexico in the spotlight

Mexico returns to the Copa America more aggressive than ever (Archive)

The selections of Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela and Jamaicaare the ones that make up Group B, which will debut in the regional event next Saturday, June 22.

El Tri is one of the great references of Concacaf, which is why they are one of the rivals to beat in this round, since those led by Jaime Lizcano will do everything in their power to qualify as the best for the next round.

The team that could accompany them to the quarterfinals will be between Venezuela and Ecuador, given that both teams have shown the great level of competitiveness they have.not in vain in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup they occupy the fourth and fifth positions, with nine and eight points respectively, which will unleash an interesting rivalry in the event. Meanwhile, Jamaica will try to complicate things for the other three teams, and why not, even spring a surprise.

Group C: The United States will make the most of its home field advantage

As regards the Group C of the Copa America, will be made up of the host team of United States, Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia.

And it is that youafter being crowned champion of the Concacaf Nations LeagueThe North American team will try to make its presence felt in the regional competition and the fact that it will be playing at home will undoubtedly help it emotionally. In order to advance to the next phase, it will have to overcome the Uruguayan team, which will undoubtedly not be an easy nut to crack.

And those led by Marcelo Bielsa has high expectations of performing well at the great regional event, for which they will count on their star Fede Valverdewho plays for Real Madrid.

While Panama The team is called to demonstrate in this competition the growth they have experienced and leave aside the unpleasant experience of the 2016 Copa América, where they only beat Bolivia and were beaten by Chile and Argentina. As for Bolivia, they will try to find their way to obtain a good result.

Group D: Brazil forced to win

The Canarinha arrive in the United States with the aim of winning the title that eluded them at the Maracaná against Argentina, however, they will have to consider the absence of Neymar and the poor start they have had in the South American Qualifiers. They are betting on their star Vinicius Júnior to take the reins of the team to achieve their goal.

However, the road will not be easy because they will have to face Colombia, who have the hope of winning their second Copa América, and for this they will have figures of the stature of James Rodríguez, Luis Díaz, Jefferson Lerma, among others.

Group D is completed by Paraguay, who are aiming to spring a surprise in the tournament, while Costa Rica will try to make a good impression at the event following the withdrawal of Keylor Navas.

Venezuela for its best version

La Vinotinto is fine-tuning details ahead of its debut in the 2024 Copa América / Photo: FVF

The Vinotinto arrives at the 2024 Copa América with high expectationsas they hope to emulate or surpass the fourth place achieved in Argentina 2011, for which they have the coach Fernando “Bocha” Batista, who has managed to give the team an identity as well as a solid foundation for its dreams. The US tournament will be the perfect showcase to show the progress that Venezuela has made.

To do this, the Argentine coach will have the experience and determination of players of the caliber of Thomas Rincon, Solomon Rondon, Yangel Herrera, Yeferson Soteldoamong others, who will seek to maintain the good results they have achieved throughout the South American Qualifiers, in which they currently occupy fourth place with nine points.

The first rival of the Vinotinto will be Ecuador, which they will face on June 22 at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Then, they will face Mexico on June 26 at the Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, and finish the group stage against Jamaica on June 30 at the Q2 Stadium in Austin.