Everything is ready for the start Copa America 2024 and those in charge of inaugurating it will be Argentina and Canada. Both will open the curtain of the continental competition this Thursday, June 20 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia; This will mark the start of the race where 16 teams will fight to lift the historic trophy.
The ‘albicelestes’with Lionel Messi in their heads, they will arrive with the banner of favorite for being the world champions and the last to lift the Conmebol tournament trophy: they managed to win the final against Brazil 1-0 with a goal Ángel Di María, in 2021. This edition will be doubly special because it would be the last of the ‘Flea’ and of ‘Noodle’there will be many mixed feelings.
The team of Lionel Scaloni He prepared to the maximum. He faced Ecuador and Guatemala on the FIFA date, and celebrated on both occasions: they defeated the northerners 1-0 and thrashed the northerners 4-1. ‘chapines’ The Argentine team is in Group A along with Peru, Chile and the Canadians; and will do what is necessary to qualify for the quarterfinals.
“Today we can say that we are the best, we are the last world champions, but that does not mean that we are going to win this Copa América by walking. What’s more, I think it’s going to be a very close Copa América, it’s going to be more difficult. “Today, after everything that has been achieved, the fact of winning a Copa América or not is not going to change, because what I see I have the feeling that this team is going to compete, give everything in each game and win it,” pointed out the Argentine star.
The argentine national team will face the Canadians this Friday, June 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The duel that will open the Copa America 2024 is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. for Peru, Ecuador and Colombia; Meanwhile in Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay and Chile Everything will start at 8:00 p.m. And in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil at 9:00 p.m., while in the territory of Canada it will begin at 8:00 p.m.
The premiere of the team Lionel Messi will be televised on America TV through channel 4 and 704 in high definition, also on the streaming platform América TVGO. The open signal house will take the incidents to the entire Peruvian territory, while DirecTV It will do it for all of South America. And in Argentine territory it can be viewed by Public TV, TyC Sports, Telefe and DSports.
The team of Jesse Marsch earned a place in the Copa America 2024 after beating 2-0 against Trinidad and Tobago in the playoffs. Thus, the ‘reds’ They became the fifth team in Concacaf. Canada They began their preparation facing the Netherlands, who beat them 4-0. Then they faced France and tied 0-0, according to the FIFA date.
The Canadian team is ready to surprise Argentina and that is why the American coach will use his best players to start the competition with a victory against the current champion of the international championship. The lineup would be as follows: Crépeau; Johnson, Bombito, Cornelius, Davies; Eustaquio, Koné, Buchanan, Millar; David and Larin.
Lionel Scaloni He already has the lineup ready that he will use in his debut against Canada. There was a lot of expectation to know if Lionel Messi will be from startup, and it was confirmed that the ‘Flea’ will begin actions in the Argentine debut for the Copa América 2024.
The team ‘albiceleste’ He is almost armed and the coach’s only doubt is who will accompany the ’10’ in the attack: Julián Álvarez or Lautaro Martínez. The eleven of the world champions would be: Dibu Martínez; Molina, Cuti Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Tagliafico; Paredes, De Paul, Mac Allister; Di María, Messi, Álvarez / Lautaro.
