The first round of the Copa America 2024 It is already coming to an end. Today, Saturday, June 29, the last date of Group A of the competition that has Peru, Argentina, Canada and Chili as protagonists. The ‘albiceleste’ has already secured its qualification to the next stage of the tournament, but the other three teams still have to fight for the other spot. Check out this article to see how the standings of this series are moving.
The team that has Lionel Messi as its main figure started its defense for the continental title on the right foot, after beating Canada (2-0) and Chile (1-0). These positive results allowed them to advance to the next phase of the competition, regardless of what happens on the final day, so Lionel Scaloni – coach of the gaucho squad – decided that he will put an alternate lineup in their last match.
Precisely his rival will be the peruvian team, who trusts in a miracle to reach second place in the group, but does not depend on himself. In the best possible scenario, in addition to beating the current world champion, the ‘bicolor’ They need Canada and Chile to tie in the other match of the series to get their place in the quarterfinals. It will be a quite complicated mission for those led by Jorge Fossati, but nothing is lost until the last one.
For their part, the ‘canucks’ They will secure their place with a win over Chile, even if Peru beats Argentina. However, they will face a tough rival in the form of Argentina. ‘red’who played a great game against Argentina in the last match and is confident of beating the North American team to secure the second spot in the series.
It is worth mentioning that these two Group A matches will take place simultaneously, as determined by Conmebol. The matches will start at 19:00 hours this Saturday and anything can happen along the way, so each team will be attentive to how the standings move with the results of the moment.
Argentina is the true leader of the table with a perfect score so far. Next is Canada, which has a better chance of qualifying for the quarterfinals than Chile and Peru, which are in the last positions before the third and final date. This is how the classification goes:
- Peru vs Argentina (7:00 p.m. / América TV, DirecTV Sports / Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)
- Chile vs Canada (7:00 p.m. / DirecTV Sports / Exploria Stadium, Orlando)
Group A will be the first to be closed in the 2024 Copa América with these two attractive matchups; However, the action in this first round of the competition is still will be extended until Tuesday, July 2when the last matches of Group D are played. After that, there will be a two-day break and the ball will roll again in the next stage of the tournament.
The quarter-finals of the Conmebol tournament are scheduled to take place from Thursday, July 4 to Saturday, July 6. It is worth mentioning that in addition to Argentina, the teams of Venezuela and Colombia have also secured their presence in this stage of the tournament where the best eight teams meet, after winning with excellent performances in the first two days of the group stage.
