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The Argentine team, as the defending champion of the title, will star in the opening match of the Copa América United States 2024 and its rival will be Canada. The match, corresponding to the first date of group A, It will be played on Thursday, June 20 at the imposing Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, in the state of Georgia.
The venue has capacity for 71,000 spectators and is where Thiago Almada’s Atlanta United plays home in Major League Soccer (MLS). It is also the home of the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL and the most outstanding thing about its technology is that it has a retractable roof that opens or closes in just 10 minutes. The frame is made up of eight translucent triangular pieces that slide in a straight line. The most curious thing is that it can store almost 7.6 million liters of water to prevent flooding in the area and, in turn, it has four thousand solar panels capable of supplying about 13 games.
Opened in 2017, it was the first in the United States to be LEED Platinum certified, the highest recognition for sustainable building practices. Inside it has a 360-degree screen and it was and will be the venue, in addition to the highest continental championship for selected teams from America, other highly relevant events such as the 2019 Super Bowl and a Rolling Stones show on June 7. In the future, it will receive eight matches from the 2026 World Cup: five from the group zone, one in the round of 32, one in the round of 16 and another in the semifinals.
After the duel between the Albiceleste and Canadian teams, the Mercedes Benz Stadium will host the clash of the second date of group C between the host and Panama. These will be the only two matches of the 2024 Copa América that will take place in the stadium of the 32 scheduled in total. The rest will be distributed in another 13 scenarios.
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