Copa América 2024: schedule, venues, groups and more

Just as Europe holds its European Championship every four years, the American continent hosts the Copa América, the oldest national football tournament in the world, which will have a new edition in 2024 and seeks to proclaim a new champion from among the 16 best teams on the continent.

Which teams will participate and try to wrest the throne from Argentina, the current champion? Where and in which venues will the tournament take place? On what dates? And above all, how to get tickets and when do they go on sale? You will find the answers to these and many other questions about the Copa America 2024 below.

The dates and venues for the Copa America 2024 have already been confirmed and tickets are already on sale. Remember that the Cup will be played from 20 June to 14 July.

The best way to get a ticket is always online. In Hellotickets you can get yours to see the teams you want and in all venues. Due to the high demand for events like this, it is always advisable to buy tickets for the Copa America as far in advance as possible.

After a somewhat convulsive process, CONMEBOL and CONCACAF, the organising bodies of the tournament, confirmed that the United States will host the 2024 Copa America following the resignation of Ecuador as the host country.

It is the second time that the United States will host the tournament, after the centenary edition held in 2016 in which the Chilean national team was proclaimed champion.

The Venues

The matches will be played in a total of 14 stadiums across the country, with the opening match in Atlanta and the final in Miami. All venues are listed below:

• Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida (65,300 spectators) Final venue.
• Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia (71,000 capacity) Opening Match venue
• Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada (65,500 spectators)
• AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (80,000 spectators)
• Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina (74,500 spectators)
• Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas (18,500 spectators)
• Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida (25,500 spectators)
• GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri (76,400 spectators)
• Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California (68,500 spectators)
• MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (82,500 spectators)
• NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas (72,200 spectators)
• Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas (20,700 spectators)
• SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California (70,000 spectators)
• State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (63,400 spectators)

As well as being able to buy tickets for the Copa America, you can also take the opportunity to see some of the cities that will be hosting the tournament. Las Vegas, Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando and Houston are some of the most outstanding cities with plenty to see and do.

Make a note of these dates in your diary. From 20 June to 14 July 2024. On 20 June in Atlanta, Argentina's opening match will take place against another team yet to be determined and on 14 July Miami will host the final. The group stage will be played from 20 June to 2 July.

The quarter-finals will be played on the 4th, 5th and 6th of July. The semi-finals on the 9th and 10th, the match for third place on the 13th. Finally, the Miami final to close the tournament will be played on 14 July.

Remember that in Hellotickets you can buy tickets for each team of the Copa America. Also, the schedule will be updated as the classification of the teams progresses.

Reigning champions Argentina will be looking to defend their crown against 10 teams from CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol) and another six from CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football). A total of 16 national teams.

CONMEBOL teams

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Paraguay
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

CONCACAF Teams

• United States
• Panama
• Mexico
• Jamaica
• Canada
• Costa Rica

The format

The Copa America has a two-phase format. A group stage and a final stage. The teams are divided into 4 groups of 4 teams each. In each group each team plays 3 matches against all the teams in each group.

Each team is awarded 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and none in case of defeat. At the end of the group phase, the top two teams from each group qualify for the final phase, which consists of quarter-finals, semi-final and final. The crossings in this final phase are made by drawing lots, taking into account that teams that have been in the same group cannot play each other in the quarter-finals.

All the details of the format and rules of the competition can be consulted in the official rules published on the official website of the Copa América.

The groups

The composition of the groups is already known following the draw held on 7 December 2023. The four groups, A, B, C and D are divided as follows:

The final phase fixtures are published on the tournament's official website, which will update the information as the matches are played. Also, so that you don't miss anything and have all the information at hand, from this link you can download an official infographic with all the information about the groups, calendars, schedules, etc.

The Copa America is the oldest national team tournament in the world. The first edition was held in 1916 and to date there have been 47 editions. The 2024 edition in the United States will be the 48th edition, although throughout its history the tournament has had several modifications and format changes.

A total of 8 different teams have won the Cup on at least one occasion. By way of summary, here is a list of the most winning teams in the history of the Copa América in order of most to least titles won:

• Argentina: 15 titles
• Uruguay: 15 titles
• Brazil: 9 titles
• Peru: 2 titles
• Chile: 2 titles
• Paraguay: 2 titles
• Colombia: 1 title
• Bolivia: 1 title

The stars of the Copa America

But the fame and prestige of the Copa America is not only due to its teams. It is also due to the players and legends who have left their mark on the tournament. Messi, Pele, Kempes, Sergio Livingstone, Zizinho and Teodoro Fernández are just a few of the names that stand out in the history of the competition. In terms of goalscorers, here is a list of the best goalscorers in the history of the Copa América and the goals scored by each of them in this competition:

• Norberto Méndez (Argentina): 17
• Zizinho (Brazil): 17
• Severino Varela (Uruguay): 15
• Teodoro Fernandez (Peru): 15
• Paolo Guerrero (Peru): 14
• Eduardo Vargas (Chile): 14
• Lionel Messi (Argentina): 13
• Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina): 13
• Hector Scarone (Uruguay): 13
• Ademir (Brazil): 13
• Jair (Brazil): 13

And going into more detail, here are some information pills about each of the participants of this 2024 edition and their history in the competition:

Argentina

Argentina are the reigning champions after beating Brazil in the final of the 2021 edition. Together with Uruguay, they are the team that has won the Copa America the most times, a total of 15 times, and are one of the pioneers of the competition. The famous Albiceleste jersey has been worn by legends such as Messi, Maradona and Kempes. Argentina will be hoping to repeat their crown in the United States, although it will not be easy.

Mexico

Of the CONCACAF teams, Mexico has the most history and prestige. Although they have never won the tournament, they have managed to reach two finals in 1993 and 2001. This is their 13th Copa America appearance.

United States

United States: The hosts of the Copa America are also one of the newest teams to play in the tournament. Their first appearance was in 1993 and since then their biggest achievements have been two semi-finals in 1995 and 2016. The latter was the centenary edition of the Copa America and was also the first time the country hosted the competition.

Brazil

Brazil is undoubtedly one of the world's great teams. Winner of 5 World Cups, "la canarinha" is the third team with the most Copa América titles, with 9. Legends such as Pele, Ronaldo or Ronaldinho speak of their greatness and their demand to lift the Copa América again, which they have not won since 2019. This is their 38th participation.

Peru

The Peruvian national team is among the historic winners of the Copa America. They have won it twice. It was in 1939 when they lifted the title for the first time and it was not until 1975 when they managed to repeat the feat. Peru have now participated 33 times in the Copa América.

Ecuador

This is the 30th edition of the Copa América for the Ecuadorian national team. They have hosted the tournament on three occasions and their best result to date was the two 4th places they achieved in two of the editions they hosted in 1959 and 1993. To equal or surpass that 4th place is the objective of this edition.

Uruguay

If we talk about historic teams in the Copa América, Uruguay is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding. It has participated in the tournament more times than any other team with 45 appearances, and together with Argentina is the team that has won it the most times with 15. Uruguay has been present since the first edition in 1916, an edition that it also won, and its last cup was lifted in 2011.

Colombia

The "Cafeteros", as the Colombian national team is known, have already played in 23 editions of the Copa América and even won the tournament in 2001 in a tournament held in their own country. To repeat such a feat in 2024 is a tall order, but they are certainly a team to be reckoned with.

Chile

Chile. The United States brings back good memories for the Chileans. In 2016, in the centenary edition also held in the USA, they lifted their second Copa America title. The first was a year earlier, in 2015, coinciding those two years with their golden era led by historic players of the national team such as Alexis Sánchez and Arturo Vidal.

Venezuela

The Venezuelan national team was the last one belonging to Conmebol to make its debut in the competition. It was in 1967 and since then they have participated in 19 editions. Their best result came in 2011 when they reached the semi-finals.

Panama

Panama The most novice in the competition. They have only played in one Copa América. It was in 2016 in the centenary edition and in their debut they were unable to get past the group stage. In this, their second participation, the objective is clear: to improve on the 2016 result.

Paraguay

Paraguay: One of the classic teams in every Copa América. Paraguay has played in the third most editions of the Copa, behind only Argentina and Uruguay. From its debut in 1921 to the present day, it has participated in 38 editions and has lifted the title in two of them, 1953 and 1979.

Jamaica

After Panama, Jamaica is the second-youngest in terms of Copa America appearances. This 2024 edition will be their third with a clear objective; to get their first win in the tournament, something they failed to achieve in their debut in 2015 and 2016. Getting past the group stage is an even more ambitious goal for the Jamaicans.

Bolivia

Bolivia are among the winners of at least one Copa America. They won it in 1963, playing at home on home soil. In 1997, they also reached the final, but this time they lost to Brazil and finished runners-up. In total, Bolivia has played in 28 Copa Americas up to the 2014 edition.

Canada

Canada is the only team making its debut in the competition and will do so in style, taking part in the opening match at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on 20 June. The Canadian team has reached the Copa America 2024 by knocking out Trinidad and Tobago in a 2-0 win in the play-off in March.

Costa Rica

Los Ticos, as Costa Ricans and their national team are known, will be playing in the Copa America for the sixth time after last qualifying in the 2016 edition. Costa Rica's greatest achievement was reaching the quarter-finals, a milestone they have reached twice and will strive to equal or even surpass in this 2024 edition.