Copa America 2024 group stage draw: Groups, schedule, fixtures for CONMEBOL championship in USA


Kyle Bonn

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The 2024 Copa America will bring North and South America together for a special edition of the CONMEBOL continental championship and celebrate the run-up to the 2026 World Cup in the United States.

Hosted in the USA, the Copa America will feature the usual 10 South American nations along with six North American guests who will challenge the established CONMEBOL powers for their own continental crown.

Lionel Messi and defending champions Argentina, as well as global football power Brazil, will be forced to navigate a 16-team competition that not only features all the usual challengers, but also the likes of USA, Mexico, and Jamaica as the North American confederation hopes to provide a stiff challenge ahead of the 2026 FIFA tournament in their backyard.

With the group stage draw set to be completed on December 7, the participants will learn their fate and be able to prepare for the competition properly as they ready for the huge chance to prove themselves against fellow global powerhouses.

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2024 Copa America schedule, format

The 2024 Copa America will feature 16 teams drawn into four groups of four teams each. The draw will take place on Thursday, December 7, 2023 in Miami, Florida with the event scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Competition will then begin on June 20, 2024 with the opening group stage match from Atlanta, GA featuring defending champions Argentina. The group stage will then run through July 2, with the top two finishers in each group advancing to the knockout stage, while the bottom two are eliminated.

The knockout stage will begin on July 4 with the quarterfinals, with a single-elimination bracket played through to conclusion. The lone exception will be a third-place match arranged for those defeated in the semifinal, contested the day before the final is played on July 14.

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Round Dates
Group Stage June 20 — July 2, 2024
Quarterfinals July 4-6, 2024
Semifinals July 9-10, 2024
Third Place July 13, 2024
Final July 14, 2024

Teams in 2024 Copa America

The 16 teams in the 2024 Copa America were broken up into four pots of four teams each for the group stage draw.

Pot 1 consisted of four pre-drawn teams broken up into the first position in each of the four groups. First were defending champions Argentina, who were pre-selected into Group A and given the opening match of the tournament. To round out Pot 1 is reigning CONCACAF Gold Cup champions Mexico, hosts and defending CONCACAF Nations League champions USA, and the next highest-ranked CONMEBOL side Brazil.

The remaining four pots were arrange by FIFA ranking, with the two yet-to-be-determined CONCACAF playoff winners pre-drawn into Pot 4. Two teams will emerge from the playoffs in March, with Canada facing Trinidad & Tobago and Honduras meeting Costa Rica across two legs.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Argentina Uruguay Chile Jamaica
Mexico Colombia Panama Bolivia
USA (host) Ecuador Venezuela Playoff winner
Brazil Peru Paraguay Playoff winner

2024 Copa America teams, schedule, matches

As of publication, not all details are yet known, but once the Copa America draw is held on December 7, the full schedule will be set and everything will be flushed out.

With 16 teams set to participate (10 from CONMEBOL and six from CONCACAF), the initial phase will feature four groups of four teams each.

The top two finishers in each group will advance to the knockout stage, which will feature eight teams parsed out in a single-elimination bracket.

Group Stage

Group A standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Argentina 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Peru 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Chile 0 0 0-0-0 0
4. Canada/Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 0-0-0 0

Group A fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
June 20, 2024 TBD Argentina vs. Playoff Winner Atlanta, GA (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
June 21 TBD Peru vs. Chile Arlington, TX (AT&T Stadium)
June 25 TBD Chile vs. Argentina East Rutherford, NJ (MetLife Stadium)
June 25 TBD Peru vs. Playoff Winner Kansas City, KS (Children's Mercy Park)
June 29 TBD Argentina vs. Peru Miami, FL (Hard Rock Stadium)
June 29 TBD Playoff Winner vs. Chile Orlando, FL (Exploria Stadium)

Group B standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Mexico 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Ecuador 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Venezuela 0 0 0-0-0 0
4. Jamaica 0 0 0-0-0 0

Group B fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
June 22, 2024 TBD Mexico vs. Jamaica Houston, TX (NRG Stadium)
June 22 TBD Ecuador vs. Venezuela Santa Clara, CA (Levi's Stadium)
June 26 TBD Ecuador vs. Jamaica Las Vegas, NV (Allegiant Stadium)
June 26 TBD Venezuela vs. Mexico Inglewood, CA (SoFi Stadium)
June 30 TBD Jamaica vs. Venezuela Austin, TX (Q2 Stadium)
June 30 TBD Mexico vs. Ecuador Glendale, AZ (State Farm Stadium)

Group C standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. USA 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Uruguay 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Panama 0 0 0-0-0 0
4. Bolivia 0 0 0-0-0 0

Group C fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
June 23, 2024 TBD USA vs. Bolivia Arlington, TX (AT&T Stadium)
June 23 TBD Uruguay vs. Panama Miami, FL (Hard Rock Stadium)
June 27 TBD Uruguay vs. Bolivia East Rutherford, NJ (MetLife Stadium)
June 27 TBD Panama vs. USA Atlanta, GA (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
July 1 TBD Bolivia vs. Panama Orlando, FL (Exploria Stadium)
July 1 TBD USA vs. Uruguay Kansas City, MO (Arrowhead Stadium)

Group D standings

Pos Team GP Pts W-D-L GD
1. Brazil 0 0 0-0-0 0
2. Colombia 0 0 0-0-0 0
3. Paraguay 0 0 0-0-0 0
4. Costa Rica/Honduras 0 0 0-0-0 0

Group D fixtures

Date Time (ET) Match Location
June 24, 2024 TBD Brazil vs. Playoff Winner Inglewood, CA (SoFi Stadium)
June 24 TBD Colombia vs. Paraguay Houston, TX (NRG Stadium)
June 28 TBD Colombia vs. Playoff Winner Glendale, AZ (State Farm Stadium)
June 28 TBD Paraguay vs. Brazil Las Vegas, NV (Allegiant Stadium)
July 2 TBD Playoff Winner vs. Paraguay Austin, TX (Q2 Stadium)
July 2 TBD Brazil vs. Colombia Santa Clara, CA (Levi's Stadium)

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Date Time (ET) Match Location
July 4, 2024 TBD QF1: Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up Houston, TX (NRG Stadium)
July 5, 2024 TBD QF2: Group B winner vs. Group A runner-up Arlington, TX (AT&T Stadium)
July 6, 2024 TBD QF3: Group C winner vs. Group D runner-up Las Vegas, NV (Allegiant Stadium)
July 6, 2024 TBD QF4: Group D winner vs. Group C runner-up Glendale, AZ (State Farm Stadium)

Semifinals

Date Time (ET) Match Location
July 9, 2024 TBD QF1 winner vs. QF2 winner East Rutherford, NJ (MetLife Stadium)
July 10, 2024 TBD QF3 winner vs. QF4 winner Charlotte, NC (Bank of America Stadium)

Third place match

Date Time (ET) Match Location
July 13, 2024 TBD SF loser vs. SF loser Charlotte, NC (Bank of America Stadium)

Final

Date Time (ET) Match Location
July 14, 2024 TBD SF winner vs. SF winner Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)

Kyle Bonn


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Kyle Bonn, is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.