Lionel Messi, Vini Jr. and Christian Pulisic are among the stars in the Copa America tournament. Here's what to know for the 2024 edition.
is next up on the calendar with teams from North America, South America and the Caribbean competing as all games willLionel Messi is back to help Argentina defend its title from 2021. Neymar will be absent for 2021 runners-up Brazil, though Vinicius Jr. will hope to have a breakout international tournament as he continues to flourish for Real Madrid., Christian Pulisic and Co.
Led by Messi, Argentina's squad is essentially similar to the team that won the 2022 World Cup. Lionel Scaloni is still the manager, with Julian Alvarez, Exequiel Palacio and Christian Romero establishing themselves more at the club level since the Qatar triumph. Brazil, now managed by Dorival Junior, also brought a squad quite similar to the Qatar World Cup. Some key names not involved are Neymar, Gabriel Jesus, Casemiro and Richarlison, while Endrick, Gabriel Martinelli, Savio and Ederson are potential breakout candidates.If it's not Argentina or Brazil, then Uruguay and Colombia could be the primary underdogs.
Colombia has veteran David Ospina between the sticks, but Luis Diaz, Jhon Duran, Daniel Munoz, Jefferson Lerma, Luis Sinisterra and Davinson Sanchez could play spoiler if it all pans out.The U.S. under Gregg Berhalter has struggled to upset bigger teams, Mexico is still in a turbulent phase and Ecuador has a promising defensive structure but it lacks game changers in attack.
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