What is Copa America? Interesting About Copa America

For those who are passionate about football, you will have heard about the Copa America men’s football tournament. This is one of the football tournaments with the largest scale and top professional quality in the world. Attracting a large number of football fans to follow and cheer. Let JILIKO learn about this attractive football tournament through the information that the bookmaker W88 shares below.

Overview of the Copa America Tournament

Copa America is a men’s football tournament for national teams in the South American region. Therefore, this football tournament also has another name, the South American Football Cup. This tournament is organized by the South American football federation CONMEBOL. Before 1975, this tournament was called Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol in Spanish and Campeonato Sul-Americana de Futebol in Portuguese.

Tournament Information

This is the oldest continental men’s football tournament. It is also a tournament that receives a huge amount of attention from football fans around the world. It is estimated that this tournament has the third-largest number of viewers in the world.

In addition to allowing South American countries to compete, Copa America also allowed some teams from Asia North Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) to participate in the tournament since 1990.

History of the Tournament

The tournament was first held in July 1916. At that time, Argentina celebrated 100 years of independence and organized a tournament called Campeonato Sudamericano de Football. This tournament is the predecessor of today’s Copa America. In the first tournament, only 4 South American teams participated: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile. Uruguay was the champions of the tournament in its inaugural edition, defeating hosts Argentina.

Where is Copa America 2024 Held?

Here we update the latest news about the Copa America 2024 tournament.

On January 27, 2023, the South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL announced that the Copa America 2024 season will be held in the United States. The matches will be held in 14 cities in the United States. The final match will be held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The opening match will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

The tournament is expected to take place from June 20, 2024, to July 14, 2024. Thus, this tournament will take place in just 1 month.

There will be 16 participating teams in the Copa America 2024 tournament. There will be 10 teams from South America and 6 guest teams from North and Central America (CONCACAF).

List of Men’s Football Teams Participating in Copa America 2024

According to the initial official information surrounding this tournament. There will be a total of 16 participating teams.

Of these, 10 teams from the South American region will include: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Next are 6 guest teams from the CONCACAF region. The 6 names determined to win tickets to participate in this region will be selected through the results of the CONCACAF Nations League 2023-24 tournament. Currently, 4 names of teams from this region have been determined to participate in Copa America 2024, namely the United States, Jamaica, Mexico, and Panama. The remaining 2 names have not been determined.

What is the Competition Format of Copa America 2024?

According to the latest information we have updated. The Copa America 2024 tournament will have 16 teams and will be divided into 4 groups. Thus, each group will have 4 teams competing. Teams in the same group will compete in a round-robin to calculate points. The 2 teams ranked first and second in each group will advance to the quarterfinals.

Next, the teams will continue to draw to compete in the quarterfinals and select 4 winning teams. These 4 teams will continue to compete in the semi-finals to select the 2 best names to compete in the final.

Summary

Surely with the information we provide, football enthusiasts have a clearer view of this tournament. With the age of the tournament and the large organization scale. Copa America promises to be an exciting football festival for you to watch and have exciting moments with top football. Follow JILIKO for more latest sports news.