On June 20 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Argentina and Canada open Group A and also the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™.
- This June 20, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, they face each other in Group A.
- It will be the 48th edition of the oldest national team tournament in the world.
From 8 p.m. local time (GMT-4), this Thursday, June 20, the most anticipated tournament of 2024 will begin. The last champion of the CONMEBOL Copa América™, Argentina, will face Canada, the only debutant in the current competition.
With Feid as official artist, a great match is expected between the teams led by Lionel Scaloni and Jesse Marsch.
Argentina arrives as leader in the South American Qualifiers and won in the friendlies in March (against Costa Rica and El Salvador) and in June (against Ecuador and Guatemala). The historic squad that won the last three tournaments it played in is joined by promising young players such as Alejandro Garnacho and Valentín Carboni.
Canada qualified for the CONMEBOL Copa América™ in March of this year, beating Trinidad and Tobago in the decisive match with Mauro Biello as interim coach. In May, American Jesse Marsch took over. They made their debut against the Netherlands (0-4) and achieved a valuable draw (0-0) against France, the last runner-up in the world.
Argentina-Canada: history
They have never met for the CONMEBOL Copa América™ since Canada will be playing the tournament for the first time. They played a friendly, prior to the World Cup in South Africa.
- Argentina 5-0 Canada (Friendly) – 2010
Data to take into account
-Lionel Messi can become the player with the most appearances in the history of the CONMEBOL Copa América™: he is currently tied at 34 with Sergio Livingstone (Chile)
-Argentina has not lost to a Concacaf team in the CONMEBOL Copa América™ since 2004: in that edition, Mexico won 1-0.
-Canada is the eighth Concacaf team to play in the oldest national team tournament in the world, after Costa Rica, the United States, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama.
Possible alignments
Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister or Enzo Fernández; Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez or Julián Álvarez, Ángel Di María or Nicolás González.
Canada: Crepeau; Johnston, Bombito, Derek, Davies; Buchanan, Eustáquio, Koné, Millar; David, Larin.
Arbitration appointment
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela).
Assistant referees: Jorge Urrego and Lubin Torrealba (Venezuela)
Fourth referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
VAR: Leodán González (Uruguay)
Match information
Game: Argentina vs Canada (Group A, First date)
Day and time: June 20, 2024 at 8 p.m. local time (9 p.m. Argentina time)
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
