We are more than six months away from the 2024 Copa America, but the tournament will begin to take shape on December 7th with the group stage draw. This edition, to be held in the United States, will involve 10 CONMEBOL teams and six countries from CONCACAF as guests.
The draw will take place at the James L. Knight Center convention center in Miami starting at 9:30 PM (Brasilia time). The final will be played on July 14th at the Hard Rock Stadium, while the opening match is scheduled for June 20th at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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2024 Copa America format
During the initial phase, all 16 nations will be divided into four groups of four teams each, and the organization has already revealed the seeded teams and the other participants in the draw pots:
- Pot 1: Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and the United States
- Pot 2: Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
- Pot 3: Chile, Panama, Venezuela, and Paraguay
- Pot 4: Jamaica, Bolivia, and the remaining two slots yet to be determined from CONCACAF
The two remaining spots will be definied in the Concacaf Nations League, an ongoing tournament that serves as a gateway to the 2024 Copa America. The upcoming matches will be Canada vs. Trinidad and Tobago and Honduras vs. Costa Rica.
🤩 Confirmados los bolilleros para el sorteo de la #CA2024 ✅
Potes confirmados para o sorteio! 🤓
Pots confirmed for the draw 😎#VibraElContinente #VibraOContinente #RockingTheContinent
— CONMEBOL Copa América™️ (@CopaAmerica) December 1, 2023
Argentina, seeking to defend the title won two years ago at the Maracanã, will be in Group A, while Mexico will be in Group B thanks to their recent Gold Cup succeess. Host country United States will lead Group C as the best CONCACAF team according to the latest FIFA ranking, and Brazil will lead Group D as the best CONMEBOL team after the reigning champion Argentina.
For the draw, the competition rules state that no group can have more than three CONMEBOL teams or more than two CONCACAF teams. If this condition is not met during the draw, the team will move to the next available group in alphabetical order.
