2024 Copa América Group A

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 champions and current 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 quarter-finals.[5]

Teams

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Draw position Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification
Appearances Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
Total Last November 2023[nb 1] June 2024
A1 (seed)   Argentina 1 CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 44th 2021 Winners (Fifteen times, last in 2021) 1 1
A2   Peru 2 CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 34th 2021 Winners (1939 and 1975) 35 31
A3   Chile 3 CONMEBOL Automatic qualifier 41st 2021 Winners (2015 and 2016) 40 40
A4   Canada 4[nb 2] CONCACAF CONCACAF play-in round winners 1st None Debut 48[nb 2] 48
Notes
  1. ^ The rankings of November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.
  2. ^ a b 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Canada 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
3   Chile 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4   Peru 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: CONMEBOL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

  • 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

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All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.[8][4]

Argentina vs Canada

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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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina[13]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada[13]
GK 23 Emiliano Martínez
RB 26 Nahuel Molina   89'
CB 13 Cristian Romero
CB 25 Lisandro Martínez
LB 8 Marcos Acuña   89'
RM 11 Ángel Di María   68'
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul   61'
CM 5 Leandro Paredes   77'
LM 20 Alexis Mac Allister
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 9 Julián Álvarez   76'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Giovani Lo Celso   90+1'   68'
FW 22 Lautaro Martínez   76'
DF 19 Nicolás Otamendi   77'
DF 3 Nicolás Tagliafico   89'
DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel   89'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
 
GK 16 Maxime Crépeau
RB 2 Alistair Johnston
CB 15 Moïse Bombito
CB 13 Derek Cornelius   90+5'
LB 19 Alphonso Davies (c)
RM 17 Tajon Buchanan   59'
CM 8 Ismaël Koné   81'   85'
CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio
LM 23 Liam Millar   85'
CF 10 Jonathan David   80'
CF 9 Cyle Larin
Substitutions:
FW 14 Jacob Shaffelburg   59'
DF 22 Richie Laryea   80'
MF 21 Jonathan Osorio   85'
FW 12 Jacen 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

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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
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Peru[19]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile[19]
GK 1 Pedro Gallese
CB 15 Miguel Araujo
CB 5 Carlos Zambrano   18'
CB 22 Alexander Callens   84'
DM 16 Wilder Cartagena
CM 8 Sergio Peña
CM 23 Piero Quispe   71'
RW 7 Andy Polo   84'
LW 17 Luis Advíncula (c)   35'
CF 14 Gianluca Lapadula
CF 20 Edison Flores   71'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Marcos López   35'
FW 25 Joao Grimaldo   71'
FW 9 Paolo Guerrero   71'
DF 19 Oliver Sonne   84'
DF 2 Luis Abram   84'
Manager:
  Jorge Fossati
 
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   85'
CM 13 Erick Pulgar   22'
RW 9 Víctor Dávila   47'   65'
AM 10 Alexis Sánchez   79'
LW 15 Diego Valdés   46'
CF 11 Eduardo Vargas   65'
Substitutions:
FW 8 Darío Osorio   46'
FW 19 Marcos Bolados   65'
FW 22 Ben Brereton Díaz   65'
MF 18 Rodrigo 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

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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]

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.[23][24] 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.[25]

Peru  0–1  Canada
Report David   74'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peru[27]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada[27]
GK 1 Pedro Gallese
CB 15 Miguel Araujo   59'
CB 5 Carlos Zambrano (c)   78'
CB 22 Alexander Callens
DM 16 Wilder Cartagena
CM 8 Sergio Peña   79'
CM 23 Piero Quispe   62'
RW 7 Andy Polo
LW 6 Marcos López
CF 14 Gianluca Lapadula   70'
CF 20 Edison Flores   62'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Anderson Santamaría   62'
FW 11 Bryan Reyna   62'
FW 9 Paolo Guerrero   70'
MF 10 Christian Cueva   78'
FW 18 André Carrillo   79'
Manager:
  Jorge Fossati
 
GK 16 Maxime Crépeau
RB 2 Alistair Johnston
CB 15 Moïse Bombito
CB 13 Derek Cornelius   46'
LB 22 Richie Laryea   20'   66'
CM 8 Ismaël Koné   46'
CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio
RW 23 Liam Millar   46'
AM 10 Jonathan David
LW 19 Alphonso Davies (c)
CF 9 Cyle Larin   82'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Kamal Miller   46'
FW 14 Jacob Shaffelburg   46'
MF 21 Jonathan Osorio   46'
FW 17 Tajon Buchanan   66'
FW 25 Tani Oluwaseyi   82'
Manager:
  Jesse Marsch

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

Assistant referees:[28]
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

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The two teams had faced each other in 90 previous matches,[29] 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.[30][31] Their most recent meeting was a 2–1 home win for Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in January 2022.[29]

Chile  0–1  Argentina
Report La. Martínez   88'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile[33]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina[33]
GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)
RB 4 Mauricio Isla   82'   88'
CB 16 Igor Lichnovsky
CB 5 Paulo Díaz
LB 2 Gabriel Suazo   55'
CM 13 Erick Pulgar   76'
CM 18 Rodrigo Echeverría
RW 8 Darío Osorio
AM 10 Alexis Sánchez   66'
LW 9 Víctor Dávila
CF 11 Eduardo Vargas   88'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Marcos Bolados   66'
MF 7 Marcelino Núñez   76'
DF 26 Nicolás Fernández   88'
FW 22 Ben Brereton Díaz   88'
Manager:
  Ricardo Gareca
 
GK 23 Emiliano Martínez
RB 26 Nahuel Molina   83'
CB 13 Cristian Romero
CB 25 Lisandro Martínez
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico   83'
RM 7 Rodrigo De Paul
CM 20 Alexis Mac Allister
CM 24 Enzo Fernández   64'
LM 15 Nicolás González   73'
CF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 9 Julián Álvarez   73'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Giovani Lo Celso   64'
FW 11 Ángel Di María   73'
FW 22 Lautaro Martínez   73'
DF 8 Marcos Acuña   83'
DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel   83'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni

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

Assistant referees:[28]
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

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The two teams had faced each other in 54 previous matches,[34] including 17 times in the Copa América with 12 wins for Argentina, three wins for Peru along with two draws.[35][36] Their most recent meeting was a 2–0 away win for Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in October 2023.[37]

Argentina  2–0  Peru
La. Martínez   47', 86' Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina[39]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peru[39]
GK 23 Emiliano Martínez
RB 4 Gonzalo Montiel
CB 6 Germán Pezzella   83'
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
CM 16 Giovani Lo Celso   66'
CM 5 Leandro Paredes   68'   77'
CM 14 Exequiel Palacios
RF 11 Ángel Di María (c)   77'
CF 22 Lautaro Martínez
LF 17 Alejandro Garnacho   66'
Substitutions:
MF 24 Enzo Fernández   66'
FW 15 Nicolás González   66'
FW 21 Valentín Carboni   77'
MF 18 Guido Rodríguez   77'
DF 2 Lucas Martínez Quarta   83'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
 
GK 1 Pedro Gallese
CB 3 Aldo Corzo
CB 5 Carlos Zambrano   88'
CB 22 Alexander Callens
RM 19 Oliver Sonne
CM 16 Wilder Cartagena   36'   46'
CM 8 Sergio Peña
LM 6 Marcos López   78'
AM 20 Edison Flores   53'   56'
AM 11 Bryan Reyna   63'
CF 9 Paolo Guerrero (c)   28'   56'
Substitutions:
MF 13 Jesús Castillo   46'
FW 14 Gianluca Lapadula   56'
FW 24 José Rivera   56'
FW 26 Franco Zanelatto   63'
MF 10 Christian Cueva   90+5'   78'
Manager:
  Jorge Fossati

Man of the Match:
Lautaro Martínez (Argentina)[14]

Assistant referees:[40]
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

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The two teams had met in four previous matches,[41] 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.[42][43][44]

Canada  0–0  Chile
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Canada[46]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chile[46]
GK 16 Maxime Crépeau
RB 2 Alistair Johnston   57'
CB 15 Moïse Bombito   7'
CB 13 Derek Cornelius
LB 19 Alphonso Davies (c)   42'
CM 21 Jonathan Osorio
CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio
RW 22 Richie Laryea   76'
AM 10 Jonathan David   90+4'
LW 14 Jacob Shaffelburg   65'
CF 9 Cyle Larin   76'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Liam Millar   66'   65'
FW 17 Tajon Buchanan   76'
FW 25 Tani Oluwaseyi   79'   76'
DF 4 Kamal Miller   90+4'
Manager:
  Jesse Marsch
 
GK 12 Gabriel Arias
RB 4 Mauricio Isla
CB 16 Igor Lichnovsky
CB 3 Guillermo Maripán
LB 2 Gabriel Suazo   12'   27'
CM 7 Marcelino Núñez   46'
CM 18 Rodrigo Echeverría   82'
RW 8 Darío Osorio   30'
AM 10 Alexis Sánchez (c)
LW 9 Víctor Dávila   77'
CF 11 Eduardo Vargas   46'
Substitutions:
DF 6 Thomas Galdames   30'
MF 13 Erick Pulgar   46'
FW 19 Marcos Bolados   46'
FW 22 Ben Brereton Díaz   77'
MF 24 César Pérez   82'
Manager:
  Ricardo Gareca

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

Assistant referees:[40]
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)

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