Argentina, the reigning world champions, are well-positioned to win the Copa América this year as they are both the favorites and the defending champions.
After defeating the hosts and capturing the trophy in Brazil in 2021, the Albiceleste are starting a new Copa América campaign. This glorious run will culminate in the team taking the globe by storm in Qatar the following year.
In order to boost competition, CONMEBOL invited several additional teams in addition to the hosts for this year’s expanded event, which is being held in the United States.
Argentina, spearheaded by a revitalized Lionel Messi basking in the Miami warmth, will take against Canada, making history as the tournament’s first-ever debutant, to begin the 48th iteration of the world’s oldest national team competition.This clаsh is scheduled fоr Thursdаy in аtlаntа. а dаy lаter, in аrlingtоn, Texаs, Peru vs. Chile will rоund up the first mаtchdаy.
Tuesday, June 25 is the second matchday in Group A. Argentina will play Chile in East Rutherford, New York, and Peru will play Canada in Kansas City (Kansas State).
On Saturday, June 29, Argentina will face Peru in Miami and Canada will play Chile in Orlando in the third and final matchday of Group A.Every side in the group will have a mix of teams full of young players and seasoned players having one last go at it. With the 2026 World Cup, hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada, already starting to approach, Chile and Peru, who were both eliminated from Qatar 2022 after failing to qualify, will be turning to a new generation to light the fire.
1. Argentina: Di María and Messi’s final goodbye
One of the all-time greats’ final Copa América will be in USA 2024. ranked seventh in terms of tournament participation. On Monday, June 24, Lionel Messi will turn 37 years old. The Inter Miami star’s participation in the 2026 World Cup is in jeopardy; this might be his last major competition.
Clubs in Argentina prepare their spending as the Liga Profesional de Fútbol takes a break.Continue reading…During the qualifiers, head coach Lionel Scaloni provided hints about how to handle that problem going forward and Messi’s unavoidable absence. This will be made worse by the loss of Ángel Di María, who at thirty-six years old will hang up his boots after the Copa América.
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Due to a strong stint with Inter Miami, Messi is currently at maximum capacity, and Di Maria is in good physical condition following a strong season-ending performance with Benfica.