The Copa America 2024 started last Thursday, June 20, with the triumph of Argentina in view of Canada at the Mercedes Benz Stadium. This edition of the oldest competition in the world takes place in the United States until the fortnight of July.
The 16 participating teams are divided into four groups. Each one made up of four national teams. In Group B, there is Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela and Jamaica. A very physical series that will be very close. Only two will advance to the quarterfinals.
Ecuadorians and Venezuelans opened the table with a great game from start to finish, where Enner Valencia He was the great protagonist. The forward saw the red for a hard kick against an opponent when the match was 0-0. Despite this, he was able to get ahead on the scoreboard with a goal from Jeremy Sarmiento. So they went to break.
For the second half, Venezuela came out with a different attitude, as they understood that they had one more man on the playing field. As it was, he managed to tie through Jhonder Cadiz. And 10 minutes later, Eduardo Bello He took advantage of a rebound from Alexander Domínguez and sealed the 2-1 score. Crazy comeback.
Mexico vs Jamaica will close the first day of Group B. The selection of Jaime Lozano starts as a favorite against the Jamaicans, who will compete again in a Copa América after two editions. His last participation dates back to 2016.
The national teams faced commitments prior to their debut in the Conmebol competition. The ‘tri’ of Central America beat Bolivia 1-0, but was beaten 4-0 against Uruguay and lost 3-2 against Brazil. All of these were friendlies due to FIFA dates.
The Reggae boyz’, For their part, they measured themselves against Dominican Republic and Dominica for the second round of the Concacaf Qualifiers. In both, they were victorious. With these results, they share first place in Group E with Guatemala.
– Ecuador 1-2 Venezuela / Finished
– Mexico vs Jamaica (Saturday, June 22 / 8:00 p.m. / NRG stadium)
DirecTV will show all the matches of the Copa América 2024. Likewise, Peruvian fans will be able to experience the duels of Group B and the others through their application DGO.
According to information from Conmebol, in Mexico it will also pass through Channel 5, TUDN and TV Azteca; in Venezuela for Televen; in Jamaica for CVM and CVM Plus; and in Ecuador for Ecuavisa. Finally, Infobae will provide full coverage of the oldest competition in the world.
The 16 teams will have as an extra motivation the financial prize that Conmebol will give to all those who overcome the group stage. Each team received 2 million dollars for participating in the Copa América 2024 and will be awarded 2 million more dollars in case they reach the quarterfinals.
