2024 Copa América Group A

Group A of the 2024 Copa América is 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 is made up of defending champions and current world champions Argentina, Peru and Chile, all three from CONMEBOL, and Canada from CONCACAF.[2] The draw for the groups was conduced on December 7, 2023, with Argentina being previously seeded into the group as head.[3] The group's matches, which include the opening match of the tournament between Argentina and Canada, are taking 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, will advance to the quarter-finals.[5]

Teams
Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification		 Appearances Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
Total Last November 2023[nb 1] June 2024
A1 (seed) Argentina1CONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier44th2021Winners (Fifteen times, last in 2021)11
A2 Peru2CONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier34th2021Winners (1939 and 1975)3531
A3 Chile3CONMEBOLAutomatic qualifier41st2021Winners (2015 and 2016)4040
A4 Canada4[nb 2]CONCACAFCONCACAF play-in round winners1stNoneDebut48[nb 2]48
Notes
  1. The rankings of November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.
  2. As the identity of the CONCACAF 5 team was not known at the time of the groups draw, positions in the FIFA Rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 4.[6][7]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (A) 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3  Chile 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1[lower-alpha 1]
4  Peru 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on June 25, 2024. Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:
  1. Red cards: Chile 0, Peru 1.

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winner of Group A will advance to play the runner-up of Group B.
  • The runner-up of Group A will advance to play the winner of Group B.

Matches

All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.[8][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.[9] The two teams had met only once before, a friendly match in May 2010 won 5–0 by Argentina.[10][11]

Argentina 2–0 Canada
 Report
Attendance: 70,564[12]
Argentina[13]
Canada[13]
GK23Emiliano Martínez
RB26Nahuel Molina 89'
CB13Cristian Romero
CB25Lisandro Martínez
LB8Marcos Acuña 89'
RM11Ángel Di María 68'
CM7Rodrigo De Paul 61'
CM5Leandro Paredes 77'
LM20Alexis Mac Allister
CF10Lionel Messi (c)
CF9Julián Álvarez 76'
Substitutions:
MF16Giovani Lo Celso 90+1' 68'
FW22Lautaro Martínez 76'
DF19Nicolás Otamendi 77'
DF3Nicolás Tagliafico 89'
DF4Gonzalo Montiel 89'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
GK16Maxime Crépeau
RB2Alistair Johnston
CB15Moïse Bombito
CB13Derek Cornelius 90+5'
LB19Alphonso Davies (c)
RM17Tajon Buchanan 59'
CM8Ismaël Koné 81' 85'
CM7Stephen Eustáquio
LM23Liam Millar 85'
CF10Jonathan David 80'
CF9Cyle Larin
Substitutions:
FW14Jacob Shaffelburg 59'
DF22Richie Laryea 80'
MF21Jonathan Osorio 85'
FW12Jacen Russell-Rowe 85'
Manager:
Jesse Marsch

Man of the Match:
Julián Álvarez (Argentina)[14]

Assistant referees:[15]
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: Peru–Chile football rivalry

The two teams had faced each other in 84 previous matches,[16] including 21 times in the Copa América with eight wins for Chile, seven wins for Peru along with six draws.[17] Their most recent encounter was a 2–0 home win for Chile in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in October 2023.[16]

Peru 0–0 Chile
Report
Attendance: 43,030[18]
Peru[19]
Chile[19]
GK1Pedro Gallese
CB15Miguel Araujo
CB5Carlos Zambrano 18'
CB22Alexander Callens 84'
DM16Wilder Cartagena
CM8Sergio Peña
CM23Piero Quispe 71'
RW7Andy Polo 84'
LW17Luis Advíncula (c) 35'
CF14Gianluca Lapadula
CF20Edison Flores 71'
Substitutions:
DF6Marcos López 35'
FW25Joao Grimaldo 71'
FW9Paolo Guerrero 71'
DF19Oliver Sonne 84'
DF2Luis Abram 84'
Manager:
Jorge Fossati
GK1Claudio Bravo (c)
RB4Mauricio Isla
CB16Igor Lichnovsky
CB5Paulo Díaz
LB2Gabriel Suazo
CM7Marcelino Núñez 85'
CM13Erick Pulgar 22'
RW9Víctor Dávila 47' 65'
AM10Alexis Sánchez 79'
LW15Diego Valdés 46'
CF11Eduardo Vargas 65'
Substitutions:
FW8Darío Osorio 46'
FW19Marcos Bolados 65'
FW22Ben Brereton Díaz 65'
MF18Rodrigo Echeverría 85'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match:
Alexis Sánchez (Chile)[14]

Assistant referees:[15]
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.[20] 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.[21][22]

With the 1–0 win, Canada reached their third ever victory over a CONMEBOL opponent, the last time being a 2–0 over Colombia in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final.[23]

Peru 0–1 Canada
Report David 74'
Attendance: 15,625[24]
Peru[25]
Canada[25]
GK1Pedro Gallese
CB15Miguel Araujo 59'
CB5Carlos Zambrano (c) 78'
CB22Alexander Callens
DM16Wilder Cartagena
CM8Sergio Peña 79'
CM23Piero Quispe 62'
RW7Andy Polo
LW6Marcos López
CF14Gianluca Lapadula 70'
CF20Edison Flores 62'
Substitutions:
DF4Anderson Santamaría 62'
FW11Bryan Reyna 62'
FW9Paolo Guerrero 70'
MF10Christian Cueva 78'
FW19André Carrillo 79'
Manager:
Jorge Fossati
GK16Maxime Crépeau
RB2Alistair Johnston
CB15Moïse Bombito
CB13Derek Cornelius 46'
LB22Richie Laryea 20' 66'
CM8Ismaël Koné 46'
CM7Stephen Eustáquio
RW23Liam Millar 46'
AM10Jonathan David
LW19Alphonso Davies (c)
CF9Cyle Larin 82'
Substitutions:
DF4Kamal Miller 46'
FW14Jacob Shaffelburg 46'
MF21Jonathan Osorio 46'
FW17Tajon Buchanan 66'
FW25Tani Oluwaseyi 82'
Manager:
Jesse Marsch

Man of the Match:
Jonathan David (Canada)[14]

Assistant referees:[26]
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,[27] 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.[28][29] Their most recent meeting was a 2–1 home win for Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in January 2022.[27]

Chile 0–1 Argentina
Report La. Martínez 88'
Attendance: 81,106[30]
Chile[31]
Argentina[31]
GK1Claudio Bravo (c)
RB4Mauricio Isla 82' 88'
CB16Igor Lichnovsky
CB5Paulo Díaz
LB2Gabriel Suazo 55'
CM13Erick Pulgar 76'
CM18Rodrigo Echeverría
RW8Darío Osorio
AM10Alexis Sánchez 66'
LW9Víctor Dávila
CF11Eduardo Vargas 88'
Substitutions:
FW19Marcos Bolados 66'
MF7Marcelino Núñez 76'
DF26Nicolás Fernández 88'
FW22Ben Brereton Díaz 88'
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca
GK23Emiliano Martínez
RB26Nahuel Molina 83'
CB13Cristian Romero
CB25Lisandro Martínez
LB3Nicolás Tagliafico 83'
RM7Rodrigo De Paul
CM20Alexis Mac Allister
CM24Enzo Fernández 64'
LM15Nicolás González 73'
CF10Lionel Messi (c)
CF9Julián Álvarez 73'
Substitutions:
MF16Giovani Lo Celso 64'
FW11Ángel Di María 73'
FW22Lautaro Martínez 73'
DF8Marcos Acuña 83'
DF4Gonzalo Montiel 83'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni

Man of the Match:
Claudio Bravo (Chile)[14]

Assistant referees:[26]
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
Argentina Match 17 Peru
Report

Canada vs Chile
Canada Match 18 Chile
Report

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