Copa América 2024: schedule, venues, groups and more

Just as Europe holds its Euro Cup every 4 years, the American continent hosts the Copa America, the oldest national soccer tournament in the world, which will have a new edition in 2024 and seeks to proclaim a new champion among the 16 best teams of the continent.

Which teams will participate and try to snatch the throne from Argentina, the current champion? Where and in which venues will the tournament be held? On what dates? And above all, how to get tickets and when do they go on sale? You will find the answers to these and many other questions about the Copa America 2024 below.

Copa America 2024 has already confirmed its dates and venues and tickets are already on sale. Remember that the Cup will be played from June 20 to July 14.

The best way to get a ticket is always online. In Hellotickets you can get yours to see the teams you want and in all venues. Due to the high demand for events like this, it is always advisable to buy tickets for the Copa America as far in advance as possible.

After a somewhat convulsive process, Conmebol together with Concacaf, the tournament's organizing bodies, confirmed that the United States will host the 2024 Copa America following the resignation of Ecuador as host country.

This is the second time that the United States will host the tournament, after the centennial edition held in 2016 in which the Chilean national team was proclaimed champion.

The Venues

The matches will be played in a total of 14 stadiums spread across the country, with the opening match in Atlanta and the final in Miami. All the venues are listed below:

• Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida (65,300 spectators) Venue for the final.
• Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia (71,000 spectators) Home of the opening game
• Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada (65,500 spectators)
• AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (80,000 spectators)
• Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina (74,500 spectators)
• Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas (18,500 spectators)
• Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida (25,500 spectators)
• GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri (76,400 spectators)
• Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California (68,500 spectators)
• MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (82,500 spectators)
• NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas (72,200 spectators)
• Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas (20,700 spectators)
• SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California (70,000 spectators)
• State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (63,400 spectators)

In addition to being able to buy tickets for the Copa America, you can also take advantage of the opportunity to visit some of the cities that will host the tournament. Las Vegas, Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando or Houston are some of the most outstanding cities with plenty to see and do.

Make a note of these dates in your diary. From June 20 to July 14, 2024. The same June 20 will take place in Atlanta the opening match of Argentina with another team yet to be determined and on July 14 Miami will host the final. The group stage will be played from June 20 to July 2.

The quarterfinals will be played on July 4, 5 and 6. The semifinals on the 9th and 10th, the third-place match on the 13th. Finally, the Miami final, which will close the tournament, will be played on July 14.

Remember that in Hellotickets you can buy tickets for each team of the Copa America. Likewise, the schedule will be updated as the classification of the teams progresses.

Reigning champion Argentina looks to defend its crown against 10 teams from CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) and six others from CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football). A total of 16 national teams.

CONMEBOL Teams

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Paraguay
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

CONCACAF Teams

• United States
• Panama
• Mexico
• Jamaica
• Canada
• Costa Rica

The Format

The Copa America has a two-phase format. A group stage and a final stage. The teams are divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each. In each group each team plays 3 matches to face all the teams in each group.

Each team is awarded 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and none in case of defeat. At the end of the group phase, the first two teams in each group qualify for the final phase, which consists of quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The crossings in this final phase are made by drawing lots, taking into account that teams that have been in the same group cannot play against each other in the quarterfinals.

All the details of the format and rules of the competition can be consulted in the official rules published on the official website of the Copa America.

The Groups

The composition of the groups is already known after the draw held on December 7, 2023. The four groups, A, B, C and D are divided as follows:

The final phase crossings are published on the tournament's official website, which will update the information as the matches are played. Also, so you don't miss anything and have all the information at hand, from this link you can download an official infographic with all the information about the groups, schedules, timetables, etc.

The Copa America is the oldest national team tournament in the world. The first edition was held in 1916 and 47 editions have been held to date. The 2024 edition in the United States will be the 48th edition, although throughout its history the tournament has had several modifications and format changes.

A total of 8 different teams have won the Cup on at least one occasion. By way of summary, here is a list of the most winning teams in the history of the Copa América, ordered from most to least titles won:

• Argentina: 15 titles
• Uruguay: 15 titles
• Brazil: 9 titles
• Peru: 2 titles
• Chile: 2 titles
• Paraguay: 2 titles
• Colombia: 1 title
• Bolivia: 1 title

The stars of the Copa America

But the fame and prestige of the Copa America is not only due to its teams. It is also due to the players and legends who have left their mark on the tournament. Messi, Pele, Kempes, Sergio Livingstone, Zizinho or Teodoro Fernandez are just some of the outstanding names in the history of the competition. As for goal scorers, here is a list of the best in the history of the Copa America and the goals scored by each of them in this competition:

• Norberto Méndez (Argentina): 17
• Zizinho (Brazil): 17
• Severino Varela (Uruguay): 15
• Teodoro Fernandez (Peru): 15
• Paolo Guerrero (Peru): 14
• Eduardo Vargas (Chile): 14
• Lionel Messi (Argentina): 13
• Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina): 13
• Hector Scarone (Uruguay): 13
• Ademir (Brazil): 13
• Jair (Brazil): 13

And going into more detail, here are some information pills about each of the participants of this 2024 edition and their history in the competition:

Argentina

Argentina is the reigning champion after beating Brazil in the final of the 2021 edition. Along with Uruguay, it is the team that has won the Copa America the most times, a total of 15 times, and is one of the pioneers of the competition. The famous Albiceleste jersey has been worn by legends such as Messi, Maradona and Kempes. Argentina will be hoping to repeat the crown in the United States, although it will not be easy.

Mexico

Of the CONCACAF teams, Mexico has the most history and prestige. Although they have never won the tournament, they have managed to reach two finals in 1993 and 2001. This is their 13th participation in the Copa America.

United States

United States: The host team of the Copa America is also one of the newest teams to participate in the tournament. Their first participation was in 1993 and since then their greatest achievements have been the two semifinals reached in 1995 and 2016. The latter was the centennial edition of the Copa América and was also the country's first time hosting the competition.

Brazil

Brazil is undoubtedly one of the world's great teams. Winner of 5 World Cups, "la canarinha" is the third team with the most Copa América titles, with 9. Legends such as Pele, Ronaldo or Ronaldinho speak of their greatness and their demand to lift an America Cup again, which they have not won since 2019. This is their 38th participation.

Peru

The Peruvian national team is among the historic winners of the Copa America. And they won it twice. It was in 1939 when they lifted the title for the first time and it was not until 1975 when they managed to repeat the feat. Peru has now participated 33 times in the Copa América.

Ecuador

This is the 30th edition of the Copa América for the Ecuadorian national team. It has hosted the tournament on 3 occasions and its best result to date was the two 4th places it achieved in two of the editions in which it hosted the tournament, in 1959 and 1993. The objective of this edition is to equal or surpass that 4th place.

Uruguay

If we talk about historic teams in the Copa América, Uruguay is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding. It has participated in the tournament more times than any other team with 45 participations, and together with Argentina is the one that has won it more times with 15. Uruguay has been present since the first edition in 1916, an edition it also won, and its last cup was lifted in 2011.

Colombia

The "cafeteros", as the Colombian national team is known, have already played 23 editions of the Copa América and even won the tournament in 2001 in a tournament held in their own country. To repeat such a feat in 2024 is very difficult, but they are certainly a team to be reckoned with.

Chile

Chile. The United States brings back good memories for the Chileans. And the fact is that in 2016, in the centennial edition also held in the USA, they lifted their second Copa América title. The first was a year earlier, in 2015, coinciding those two years with their golden era led by historical players of the national team such as Alexis Sanchez or Arturo Vidal.

Venezuela

The Venezuelan national team was the last one belonging to Conmebol to debut in the competition. It was in 1967 and since then they have participated in 19 editions. Their best result was achieved in 2011 , reaching the semifinals.

Panama

Panama The most novice of the competition. They have only played in one Copa América. It was in 2016 in the centennial edition and in their debut they were not able to get past the group stage. In this, their second participation, the goal is clear, to surpass the result of 2016.

Paraguay

Paraguay: One of the classic teams in any Copa América. Paraguay has played in the third most editions of the Cup, only behind Argentina and Uruguay. Since its debut in 1921 until today, it has participated in 38 editions and has lifted the title in two of them, 1953 and 1979.

Jamaica

After Panama, Jamaica is the second most novice in terms of Copa América participations. This 2024 edition will be its third edition with a clear objective; to achieve its first victory in the tournament, something it did not achieve in its debut in 2015 or 2016. Getting past the group stage is an even more ambitious goal for the Jamaicans.

Bolivia

Bolivia is among the winners of at least one Copa América. They won it in 1963, playing at home in their own country. In 1997, they also reached the final, but this time they lost to Brazil, thus achieving a runner-up finish. In total, Bolivia has played in 28 Copa América until the 2014 edition.

Canada

Canada is the only team making its debut in the competition and it will do so in style, participating in the opening match to be held on June 20 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Canadian team has reached the Copa America 2024 by eliminating Trinidad and Tobago in the qualifier they played in March, winning 2-0.

Costa Rica

Los Ticos, as Costa Ricans and their national team are known, will play in the Copa America for the sixth time after their last qualification in the 2016 edition. Costa Rica' s greatest achievement was reaching the quarterfinals, a milestone they have reached twice and will strive to equal or even surpass in this 2024 edition.