The 2024 Copa America is here. The United States is hosting the soccer tournament for the first time since 2016, with the event scheduled to take place at the same time as the UEFA European Championship. Over the next three weeks, 16 teams will compete in 14 cities before the final at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Today’s action features reigning champions Argentina and one of the world’s most iconic players, Lionel Messi. They face the long shots of Canada, which reached the quarterfinals of its most recent tournament (the CONCACAF Gold Cup).
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Which Copa America matches are happening today?
Argentina vs. Canada kicks off the tournament as Thursday’s only match.
- Date: Thursday June 20
- Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
- Time: 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
- TV: FS1
- Streaming: Fox Sports, FuboTV, Sling TV, TUDN and ViX app
Argentina enters the tournament with several victories under its belt. The team won the 2021 Copa America 1-0 against Brazil and won the 2022 World Cup 3-3 (4-2 PK) against France. Since their victory in the World Cup final, the Argentines have won 13 of 14 matches. The only defeat came in November 2023 with a 2-0 defeat against Uruguay.
Canada enters the tournament as one of the longest shots to win the tournament. The team did not make it out of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup, with a record of 0-0-3. Since then, the team has been 6-4-4.
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Copa America: Argentina vs Canada odds
Argentina is favored to win the first match of the tournament, according to BetMGM soccer odds.
- Money line: Argentina (-300), draw (+425), Canada (+875)
- More less : 2.5 goals
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Copa America 2024 groups
| GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | Group D |
| Argentina | Mexico | UNITED STATES | Brazil |
| Peru | Ecuador | Uruguay | Colombia |
| Chile | Venezuela | Panama | Paraguay |
| Canada | Jamaica | Bolivia | Costa Rica |
How to watch Copa America 2024
This year’s Copa America will be broadcast on multiple channels over the next three weeks. Here’s where you can find the action:
- Broadcast: Fox Sports, Fox Sports 1 and Univision
- Streaming: FuboTV, Sling TV, TUDN and ViX
How to watch:Watch Copa America 2024 matches with a fuboTV subscription
Odds of winning the 2024 Copa America
Argentina are also slight favorites to win the Copa America for a record 16th time.
- Argentina (+175)
- Brazil (+225)
- Uruguay (+500)
- Colombia (+1200)
- Mexico (+1200)
- United States (+1200)
- Ecuador (+1600)
- Chile (+3300)
- Paraguay (+6600)
- Peru (+6600)
- Canada (+8000)
- Venezuela (+10000)
- Bolivia (+12500)
- Costa Rica (+15000)
- Jamaica (+20000)
- Panama (+50000)
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