2024 Copa América Group A Explained

Group A of the 2024 Copa América was one of four groups in the first stage of the tournament. The tournament involved national teams from CONMEBOL (South America) but also includes invited teams from the CONCACAF region (North, Central America and the Caribbean), that qualified via the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League.^[1]

The group was made up of defending, eventual, and incumbent world champions Argentina, Peru and Chile, all three from CONMEBOL, and Canada from CONCACAF.^[2] The draw for the groups was conducted on December 7, 2023, with Argentina being previously seeded into the group.^[3] The group's matches, which include the opening match of the tournament between Argentina and Canada, took place from June 20–29 at six venues in six U.S. cities.^[4]

The top two teams, following a round-robin of three matches per team, advanced to the quarterfinals.^[5]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Appearances		Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
					Total	Last		November 2023	June 2024
A1 (seed)	style=white-space:nowrap		1		Automatic qualifier			(Fifteen times, last in 2021)	1	1
A2	style=white-space:nowrap		2	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier			(1939 and 1975)	35	31
A3	style=white-space:nowrap		3	CONMEBOL	Automatic qualifier			(2015 and 2016)	40	40
A4	style=white-space:nowrap		4		CONCACAF play-in round winners	1st	None	Debut	48	48

Notes

Standings

In the quarterfinals:

• The winner of Group A, Argentina, advanced to play the runner-up of Group B, Ecuador.
• The runner-up of Group A, Canada, advanced to play the winner of Group B, Venezuela.

Matches

All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.^{[6] [4]}

Argentina vs Canada

The match marked Canada's debut in the Copa América, becoming the 20th team (10th outside of CONMEBOL teams) to compete in the tournament.^[7] The two teams had met only once before, a friendly match in May 2010 won 5–0 by Argentina.^{[8] [9]}

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Emiliano Martínez RB 26 Nahuel Molina CB 13 Cristian Romero CB 25 LB 8 Marcos Acuña RM 11 Ángel Di María CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul CM 5 Leandro Paredes LM 20 Alexis Mac Allister CF 10 Lionel Messi (c) CF 9 Julián Álvarez Substitutions: MF 16 FW 22 DF 19 DF 3 DF 4 Manager: Lionel Scaloni

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Maxime Crépeau RB 2 Alistair Johnston CB 15 Moïse Bombito CB 13 Derek Cornelius LB 19 Alphonso Davies (c) RM 17 Tajon Buchanan CM 8 Ismaël Koné CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio LM 23 Liam Millar CF 10 Jonathan David CF 9 Cyle Larin Substitutions: FW 14 DF 22 MF 21 FW 12 Manager: Jesse Marsch

Man of the Match: Julián Álvarez (Argentina)^[10] Assistant referees ^[11] Jorge Urrego (Venezuela) Lubin Torrealba (Venezuela) Fourth official Iván Barton (El Salvador) Fifth official David Morán (El Salvador) Video assistant referee Leodán González (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referee Richard Trinidad (Uruguay)

Peru vs Chile

See also: Chile–Peru football rivalry. The two teams had faced each other in 84 previous matches,^[12] including 21 times in the Copa América with eight wins for Chile, seven wins for Peru along with six draws.^[13] Their most recent encounter was a 2–0 home win for Chile in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in October 2023.^[12]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Pedro Gallese CB 15 Miguel Araujo CB 5 Carlos Zambrano CB 22 Alexander Callens DM 16 Wilder Cartagena CM 8 Sergio Peña CM 23 Piero Quispe RW 7 Andy Polo LW 17 Luis Advíncula (c) CF 14 Gianluca Lapadula CF 20 Edison Flores Substitutions: DF 6 FW 25 FW 9 DF 19 DF 2 Manager: Jorge Fossati

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) RB 4 Mauricio Isla CB 16 Igor Lichnovsky CB 5 Paulo Díaz LB 2 Gabriel Suazo CM 7 Marcelino Núñez CM 13 Erick Pulgar RW 9 Víctor Dávila AM 10 Alexis Sánchez LW 15 Diego Valdés CF 11 Eduardo Vargas Substitutions: FW 8 FW 19 FW 22 MF 18 Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: Alexis Sánchez (Chile) Assistant referees Bruno Pires (Brazil) Bruno Boschilia (Brazil) Fourth official Edina Alves (Brazil) Fifth official Neuza Back (Brazil) Video assistant referee Rodolpho Toski (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referee Daniel Nobre (Brazil)

Peru vs Canada

The two teams had met once before, a friendly match won 2–0 by Peru in September 2010.^[14] Another precedent between both sides is a friendly match won 3–1 by Canada in 1988; however, this encounter was not considered an international "A" match by FIFA as Peru had fielded their U19 team.^{[15] [16]}

Shortly before the end of the first half, assistant referee Humberto Panjoj suffered a decompensation apparently due to the high temperatures in the stadium 32 degrees (91 °F) with a feels-like temperature of 38 (101 °F) with 51% humidity, so he had to leave for medical attention and was replaced by fifth official Ricardo Baren.^{[17] [18]} With the 1–0 win, Canada achieved their third ever victory over a CONMEBOL opponent, the last time being a 2–0 over Colombia in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final.^[19]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Pedro Gallese CB 15 CB 5 Carlos Zambrano (c) CB 22 Alexander Callens DM 16 Wilder Cartagena CM 8 CM 23 RW 7 Andy Polo LW 6 Marcos López CF 14 CF 20 Substitutions: DF 4 FW 11 FW 9 MF 10 FW 18 Manager: Jorge Fossati

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Maxime Crépeau RB 2 Alistair Johnston CB 15 Moïse Bombito CB 13 LB 22 CM 8 CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio RW 23 AM 10 Jonathan David LW 19 Alphonso Davies (c) CF 9 Substitutions: DF 4 FW 14 MF 21 FW 17 FW 25 Manager: Jesse Marsch

Man of the Match: Jonathan David (Canada) Assistant referees ^[20] Luis Ventura (Guatemala) Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala) Fourth official Augusto Aragón (Ecuador) Fifth official Ricardo Baren (Ecuador) Video assistant referee Juan Soto (Venezuela) Assistant video assistant referee Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Chile vs Argentina

The two teams had faced each other in 90 previous matches,^[21] including 29 times in the Copa América with a wide advantage for Argentina who won 21 of those matches with 8 draws and no Chilean victories, although Chile won on penalties in the two finals they played in 2015 and 2016.^{[22] [23]} Their most recent meeting was a 2–1 home win for Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in January 2022.^[21]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c) RB 4 CB 16 Igor Lichnovsky CB 5 Paulo Díaz LB 2 CM 13 CM 18 Rodrigo Echeverría RW 8 Darío Osorio AM 10 LW 9 Víctor Dávila CF 11 Substitutions: FW 19 MF 7 DF 26 FW 22 Manager: Ricardo Gareca

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Emiliano Martínez RB 26 CB 13 Cristian Romero CB 25 Lisandro Martínez LB 3 RM 7 Rodrigo De Paul CM 20 Alexis Mac Allister CM 24 LM 15 CF 10 Lionel Messi (c) CF 9 Substitutions: MF 16 FW 11 FW 22 DF 8 DF 4 Manager: Lionel Scaloni

Man of the Match: Claudio Bravo (Chile) Assistant referees Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay) Carlos Barreiro (Uruguay) Fourth official Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) Fifth official Pablo Llarena (Uruguay) Video assistant referee Carlos Orbe (Ecuador) Assistant video assistant referee Cristhian Lescano (Ecuador)

Argentina vs Peru

The two teams had faced each other in 54 previous matches,^[24] including 17 times in the Copa América with 12 wins for Argentina, three wins for Peru along with two draws.^{[25] [26]} Their most recent meeting was a 2–0 away win for Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in October 2023.^[27]

With the 2–0 defeat, Peru was eliminated in the group stage for the first time since 1995, snapping a streak of 10 consecutive tournaments advancing to the knockout stage. Peru also left the tournament without scoring a goal for the first time in its history.^[28]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Emiliano Martínez RB 4 Gonzalo Montiel CB 6 CB 19 LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico CM 16 CM 5 CM 14 Exequiel Palacios RF 11 Ángel Di María (c) CF 22 Lautaro Martínez LF 17 Substitutions: MF 24 FW 15 FW 21 MF 18 DF 2 Manager: Pablo Aimar^[29]

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Pedro Gallese CB 3 Aldo Corzo CB 5 Carlos Zambrano CB 22 Alexander Callens RM 19 Oliver Sonne CM 16 Wilder Cartagena CM 8 Sergio Peña LM 6 AM 20 AM 11 CF 9 Paolo Guerrero (c) Substitutions: MF 13 FW 14 FW 24 FW 26 MF 10 Manager: Jorge Fossati

Man of the Match: Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) Assistant referees ^[30] Alberto Morín (Mexico) Marco Bisguerra (Mexico) Fourth official Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) Fifth official Lubin Torrealba (Venezuela) Video assistant referee Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referee Erik Miranda (Mexico)

Canada vs Chile

The two teams had met in four previous matches,^[31] all of them friendlies, with two wins for Chile, one victory for Canada and one draw. The two most recent were the 2–1 and 2–0 Chilean victories in May and October 1995, respectively.^{[32] [33] [34]}

With the scoreless draw, Canada secured its place in the quarterfinals and became the third CONCACAF team to advance to the knockout stage in its tournament debut.^[35] For Chile, it was its first group stage exit since 2004 and the first time they left the tournament without scoring a goal since 1917.^{[36] [37]}

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Maxime Crépeau RB 2 CB 15 CB 13 Derek Cornelius LB 19 Alphonso Davies (c) CM 21 Jonathan Osorio CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio RW 22 AM 10 LW 14 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 23 FW 17 FW 25 DF 4 Manager: Jesse Marsch

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Gabriel Arias RB 4 Mauricio Isla CB 16 Igor Lichnovsky CB 3 Guillermo Maripán LB 2 CM 7 CM 18 RW 8 AM 10 Alexis Sánchez (c) LW 9 CF 11 Substitutions: DF 6 MF 13 FW 19 FW 22 MF 24 Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: Alexis Sánchez (Chile) Assistant referees Alexander Guzmán (Colombia) Jhon León (Colombia) Fourth official Jhon Ospina (Colombia) Fifth official Corey Parker (United States) Video assistant referee Armando Villarreal (United States) Assistant video assistant referee Yadir Acuña (Colombia)

External links

• • 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América at CONMEBOL.com

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