Messi’s Argentina opens the Conmebol Copa América in america

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Asunción, IP Company.- This Thursday begins the forty eighth version of the oldest nationwide crew match on this planet, the Conmebol Copa América.

The occasion will function the participation of 16 nationwide groups, ten belonging to CONMEBOL and one other six belonging to Concacaf as visitors.

Argentina, the present champion crew of the continental match and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar, will open Group A dealing with the Canadian crew, which is able to compete within the competitors for the primary time after qualifying via the Concacaf Nations League .

They are going to kick off the match at 8:00 p.m. on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium within the metropolis of Atlanta.

Each groups are in Group A together with Chile and Peru, who may have their debut within the Group Stage by dealing with one another subsequent Friday, June 21, on the AT&T Stadium within the metropolis of Arlington at 7:00 p.m.

Earlier than the sport, the opening ceremony might be held, with the stellar participation of Feid, a outstanding Colombian artist, and a present that might be memorable.

The Argentine Lionel Messi is one match away from changing into the participant with essentially the most appearances within the historical past of the CONMEBOL Copa América, surpassing the mark of 34 matches that had been established by Sergio Livingstone, from Chile, in 1953.

Argentina and Canada solely confronted one another as soon as in historical past: a pleasant previous to the 2010 FIFA World Cup performed in Buenos Aires, the Albiceleste gained 5-0, with objectives from Maximiliano Rodríguez -2-, Ángel Di María, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Agüero.

Argentina gained its final six matches (5 of them with out conceding objectives) towards Concacaf groups within the Conmebol Copa América. Their final loss was in July 2004, when Mexico gained 1-0 within the group stage.

Canada would be the eighth Concacaf crew to compete within the Conmebol Copa América™, after Costa Rica, america, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama.

Including up the final three editions of the Conmebol Copa América™ (2016, 2019 and 2021), no participant has had extra direct aim interventions within the competitors than Lionel Messi (20, 10 objectives + 10 assists). Conmebol.