Copa America 2021: Live scores, results, goalscorers, squads and how to watch in Australia

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Following a one-year delay and a late change of host, the Copa America will kick off on June 14 (AEST) in Brazil. 

The South American competition was originally scheduled to take place in June 2020 with Argentina and Colombia to host. 

COVID-19 however caused chaos with those plans and  the Socceroos were forced to withdraw having initially been invited to compete as a guest nation. 

Despite those changes and lingering doubts, the actual football still promises to be very entertaining.

Sporting News wraps up all information you need to know...

Knockout phase results and live scores

FINAL

DateTime (AEST)Match No.MatchStadiumBroadcast
Sun July 1110.00am28Brazil 0-1 ArgentinaMaracana, Rio de JaneiroOptus Sport

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF

DateTime (AEST)Match No.MatchStadiumBroadcast
Sat July 1010.00am27Colombia 3-2 PeruEstadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, BrasiliaOptus Sport

SEMI-FINALS

DateTime (AEST)Match No.MatchStadiumBroadcast
Tue July 69.00am25Brazil 1-0 PeruEstadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de JaneiroOptus Sport
Wed July 711.00am26Argentina 1-1 Colombia (Pens 3-2)Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, BrasiliaOptus Sport

QUARTER-FINALS

DateTime (AEST)Match No.MatchStadiumBroadcast
Sat July 37.00am21Peru 3-3 Paraguay (Pens 4-3)Estadio Olimpico, GoianiaOptus Sport
Sat July 310.00am22Brazil 1-0 ChileEstadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de JaneiroOptus Sport
Sun July 48.00am23Uruguay 0-0 Colombia (Pens 2-4)Estadio Olimpico, GoianiaOptus Sport
Sun July 411.00am24Argentina 3-0 EcuadorEstadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, Brasilia Optus Sport

Copa America golden boot/top goalscorer standings

NameNationGoals
Lionel MessiArgentina4
Luis DiazColombia4
Lautaro MartinezArgentina3
Gianluca LapadulaPeru3
Angel RomeroParaguay2
NeymarBrazil2
Eduardo VargasChile2
Ayrton PreciadoEcuador2
Andre CarrilloPeru2
Edinson CavaniUruguay2
Alejandro Dario GomezArgentina2
Erwin SaavedraBolivia2
Lucas PaquetaBrazil2
Yoshimar YotunPeru2
Gustavo GomezParaguay1
Junior AlonsoParaguay1
Gabriel AvalosParaguay1
MarquinhosBrazil1
Gabriel Barbosa AlmeidaBrazil1
Edwin CardonaColombia1
Alejandro RomeroParaguay1
Alex SandroBrazil1
Everton RibeiroBrazil1
RicharlisonBrazil1
Ben BreretonChile1
Guido RodriguezArgentina1
Gonzalo PlataEcuador1
Edson CastilloVenezuela1
Ronaldo HernandezVenezuela1
Miguel BorjaColombia1
Sergio PenaPeru1
Roberto FirminoBrazil1
CasemiroBrazil1
Luis SuarezUruguay1
Braian SamudioParaguay1
Miguel AlmironParaguay1
Eder MilitaoBrazil1
Angel MenaEcuador1
Rodrigo De PaulArgentina1
Juan CuadradoColombia1
Angel Di MariaArgentina1

How to watch the Copa America in Australia

Optus Sport is the only place to watch the Copa America for Australian football fans. 

The streaming site, who also boast the Euros rights, will be showing all games lives with matches also made available on replay. 

Non-Optus customers can subscribe for $14.99 per month with an annual pass also available at $99 for 12 months. 

Group A: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay - Schedule, standings, squads

Matches and scores

DateTime (AEST)MatchStadiumBroadcast
Tue June 157.00amArgentina 1-1 ChileEstadio Olimpico, Rio de JaneiroOptus Sport
Tue June 1510.00amParaguay 3-1 BoliviaEstadio Olimpico, GoianiaOptus Sport
Sat June 197.00amChile 1-0 BoliviaArena Pantanal, CuiabaOptus Sport
Sat June 1910.00amArgentina 1-0 UruguayEstadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, BrasiliaOptus Sport
Tue June 227.00amUruguay 1-1 ChileArena Pantanal, CuiabaOptus Sport
Tue June 2210.00amArgentina 1-0 ParaguayEstadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, BrasiliaOptus Sport
Fri June 257.00amBolivia 0-2 UruguayArena Pantanal, CuiabaOptus Sport
Fri June 2510.00amChile 0-2 ParaguayEstadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, BrasiliaOptus Sport
Tue June 2910.00amUruguay 1-0 Paraguay Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, BrasiliaOptus Sport
Tue June 2910.00amBolivia 1-4 Argentina Arena Pantanal, CuiabaOptus Sport

Group A table

TeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
Argentina 431072+510
Uruguay 421142+27
Paraguay 420253+26
Chile 412134-15
Bolivia4004210-80

Group A squads

ARGENTINA

Goalkeepers:  Agustin Marchesin, Emiliano Martinez, Juan Musso, Franco Armani

Defenders:  Nicolas Tagliafico, German Pezzella, Jose Luis Palomino, Nicolas Otamendi, Cristian Romero, Nahuel Molina, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Lisandro Martinez, Juan Foyth, Gonzalo Montiel

Midfielders:  Marcos Acuna, Joaquin Correa, Rodrigo De Paul, Angel Di Mara, Nicolas Domnguez, Giovanni Lo Celso, Guido Rodriguez, Lucas Ocampos, Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes

Forwards:  Lionel Messi, Emiliano Buendia, Lucas Alario, Sergio Aguero, Alejandro Gomez, Angel Correa, Nicolas Gonzalez, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez

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BOLIVIA

Goalkeepers:  Carlos Lampe, Ruben Cordano, Javier Rojas

Defenders : Jairo Quinteros, Jose Sagredo, Luis Haquin, Luis Barboza, Diego Bejarano, Enrique Flores

Midfielders:  Leonel Justiniano, Henry Vaca, Diego Wayar, Jeyson Chura, Erwin Saavedra, Roberto Fernandez, Ramiro Vaca, Erwin Sanchez, Danny Bejarano

Forwards:  Juan Carlos Arce, Marcelo Moreno, Rodrigo Ramallo, Jaume Cuellar, Gilbert Alvarez

CHILE

Goalkeepers:  Gabriel Arias, Claudio Bravo, Gabriel Castellon

Defenders:  Yonathan Anda, Jean Beausejour, Eugenio Mena, Mauricio Isla, Guillermo Maripan, Francisco Sierralta, Gary Medel, Enzo Roco, Sebastian Vegas

Midfielders:  Toms Alarcon, Claudio Baeza, Pablo Galdames, Juan Leiva, Clemente Montes, Carlos Palacios, Charles Aranguiz, Cesar Pinares, Erick Pulgar, Arturo Vidal

Forwards:  Ben Brereton, Bryan Carrasco, Luis Jimenez, Jean Meneses, Felipe Mora, Fabian Orellana, Alexis Sanchez

PARAGUAY

Goalkeepers:  Antony Silva, Gerardo Ortiz, Juan Espinola

Defenders:  Robert Rojas, David Martinez, Omar Alderete, Gustavo Gomez, Junior Alonso, Fabian Balbuena, Juan Escobar

Midfielders:  Gaston Gimenez, Andres Cubas, Oscar Romero, Robert Piris da Motta, Miguel Almiron, Angel Romero

Forwards:  Carlos Gonzalez, Braian Samudio, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Gabriel Avalos

URUGUAY

Goalkeepers:  Fernando Muslera, Martin Campana

Defenders : Diego Godin, Jose Maria Gimenez, Sebastian Coates, Damian Suarez, Ronald Araujo, Matias Vina, Martn Caceres

Midfielders:  Nahitan Nandez, Lucas Torreira, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mauro Arambarri, Matias Vecino, Federico Valverde, Fernando Gorriaran, Nicolas de la Cruz

Forwards:  Brian Rodriguez, Jonathan Rodriguez, Luis Suarez, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Cristhian Stuani, Darwin Nunez, Maxi Gomez

Group B: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela - Schedule, standings, squads

Matches and scores

DateTime (AEST)MatchStadiumBroadcast
Mon June 147.00amBrazil 3-0 VenezuelaEstadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, BrasiliaOptus Sport
Mon June 1410.00amColombia 1-0 EcuadorArena Pantanal, CuiabaOptus Sport
Fri June 187.00amColombia 0-0 VenezuelaEstadio Olimpico, GoianiaOptus Sport
Fri June 1810.00amBrazil 4-0 PeruEstadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de JaneiroOptus Sport
Mon June 217.00amVenezuela 2-2 EcuadorEstadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de JaneiroOptus Sport
Mon June 2110.00amColombia 1-2 PeruEstadio Olimpico, GoianiaOptus Sport
Thu June 247.00amEcuador 2-2 PeruEstadio Olimpico. GoianiaOptus Sport
Thu June 2410.00amBrazil 2-1 ColombiaEstadio Olimpico Nilton Santos, Rio de JaneiroOptus Sport
Mon June 287.00amBrazil 1-1 EcuadorEstadio Olimpico, GoianiaOptus Sport
Mon June 287.00amVenezuela 0-1 PeruEstadio Nacional Mane Garrincha, BrasiliaOptus Sport

Group B table

TeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
Brazil 4310102+810
Peru 421157-27
Colombia 411234-14
Ecuador 403156-13
Venezuela402226-42

Group B squads

BRAZIL

Goalkeepers:  Alisson, Ederson, Weverton

Defenders : Emerson, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Renan Lodi, Eder Militao, Lucas Verissimo, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva

Midfielders:  Casemiro, Douglas Luiz, Everton Ribeiro, Fabinho, Fred, Lucas Paqueta

Forwards : Everton, Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Barbosa, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar, Richarlison, Vinicius Junior

Messi Neymar

COLOMBIA

Goalkeepers:  David Ospina, Camilo Vargas, Aldar Quintana

Defenders : Carlos Cuesta, Daniel Munoz, Davinson Sanchez, Oscar Murillo, William Tesillo, Stefan Medina, Yairo Moreno, Yerry Mina

Midfielders:  Baldomero Perlaza, Gustavo Cuellar, Jefferson Lerma, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Mateus Uribe, Juan Fernando Quintero, Sebastin Perez, Wilmar Barrios

Forwards:  Alfredo Morelos, Duvan Zapata, Luis Diaz, Luis Muriel, Miguel Angel Borja, Rafael Santos Borre

ECUADOR

Goalkeepers:  Alexander Dominguez, Pedro Ortiz, Hernan Galindez

Defenders : Angelo Preciado, Robert Arboleda, Xavier Arreaga, Pervis Estupinan, Fernando Leon, Mario Pineida, Felix Torres

Midfielders:  Alan Franco, Jhegson Sebastian Mendez Carabali, Carlos Gruezo, Ayrton Eduar Preciado Garcia, Damian Diaz, Dixon Arroyo, Juan Cazares, Christian Noboa

Forwards:  Enner Valencia, Angel Israel Mena Delgado, Michael Steveen Estrada Martinez, Jordy Caicedo, Fidel Martinez

PERU

Goalkeepers : Renato Solis, Jose Carvallo Pedro Gallese

Defenders : Luis Abram, Luis Advincula, Miguel Araujo, Alexander Callens, Aldo Corzo, Marcos Lopez, Jhilmar Lora, Christian Ramos, Anderson Santamaria, Miguel Trauco

Midfielders:  Pedro Aquino, Christian Cueva, Martin Tavara, Sergio Pea, Edison Flores, Christopher Gonzales, Yoshimar Yotun

Forwards:  Luis Ibrico, Andre Carrillo, Paolo Guerrero, Gianluca Lapadula, Alex Valera, Raul Ruidiaz

VENEZUELA

Goalkeepers : Joel Graterol, Rafael Romo, Wuilker Farinez

Defenders : Roberto Rosales, Wilker Angel, Jhon Chancellor, Mikel Villanueva, Nahuel Ferraresi, Luis Mago, Jose Cumana

Midfielders:  Junior Moreno, Alexander Gonzalez, Cristian Casseres, Tomas Rincon, Romulo Otero, Jefferson Savarino Quintero, Jose Martinez, Edson Castillo, Bernaldo Manzano

Forwards : Richard Celis, Jhonder Cadiz, Josef Martinez, Fernando Aristeguieta