On Thursday night, the Copa America will begin, and Lionel Messi and Argentina will be aiming to equal Spain’s record of three consecutive major championships.
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the Albiceleste will face Canada, fresh off their 2021 Copa America and 2022 World Cup victories, and with just four days to go until his 37th birthday, Messi will be in the starting lineup.
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After Argentina’s 2022 World Cup victory over France on penalty kicks, Messi stated, “I want to enjoy a couple of more matches being a world champion.” P.K.
His goal tally for Argentina’s national team now stands at 108, achieved in 182 games. He has scored 10 goals in his last 10 international appearances. He is now in second place, one goal behind Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal (128), or tied for second with Ali Daei of Iran (depending on the count of a disputed goal by the Iranian).
Lionel Scaloni, coach of the Argentina national team, said, “It is not easy to compete again after winning it all.”
Brazil has nine Copa victories, followed by Argentina and Uruguay, who both have fifteen. Only two nations have achieved this feat.
оn the оffensive end, Brazil is represented by Vinícius Júniоr, Rоdrygо (whо recently wоn the Champiоns League with Real Madrid), and Raphinha. Real Madrid signed 17-year-оld Endrick this summer, and he is already a rising star.
“If you look at every position in their suggested starting 11 it’s definitely one of the world’s finest players,” U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said.
Spain won the European Championship in 2008 and again in 2012, coinciding with the 2010 World Cup, making them the only nation to achieve this feat.
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The number of teams will remain 16 from 2016. Following qualification from the Americas and the Caribbean, ten South American nations are joined by the United States, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Panama, and Jamaica.
Going back to the US
The regulatory body of South American soccer, CONMEBOL, had planned for Ecuador to host the event as part of a rotating schedule, but Ecuador turned it down. Following its relocation to the United States, the event was held there. In 2016, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Chile defeated Argentina in a penalty shootout. The match was part of the special centenary Copa America.
This includes three smaller MLS stadiums in addition to eleven NFL stadiums, eight of which will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States. On July 14, five hours following the European Championship final in Berlin, the final will take place at Miami Gardens, Florida.
Mоre than оne milliоn tickets have been sоld fоr all 32 matches, accоrding tо CоNMEBоL. Just arоund 1.5 milliоn peоple attended in 2016, and arоund 850,000 peоple will gо tо Brazil fоr the 2019 tоurnament. The cоrоnavirus оutbreak in 2021 meant that few fans cоuld attend the Cоpa.
Team from the United States
In preparation for next year’s World Cup, the United States will face its toughest test in this tournament. As co-hosts with Mexico and Canada, the Americans have already secured a spot in the tournament, and players stationed in Europe are likely to sit this one out.
Thirteen members of the squad from the 2022 World Cup squad are back for another season, including Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, and Weston McKennie.
The most significant thing that Pulisic and his team are planning to do in their career is to host the World Cup, according to him. “This sport is experiencing a unique moment in America.”
Final preparation for the World Cup?
The United States Soccer Federation oversaw most of the preparations as part of a 2016 CONMEBOL partnership. For this edition of the competition, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF (the North American and Caribbean regulatory body) are working together.
Venues are only available for a limited time, unlike during the World Cup. In addition to installing a new grass pitch, Hard Rock has a concert planned on July 6, which falls between the last group stage game and the final.
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