2024 Copa América facts for kids

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2024 Copa América

CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024
Vibra el Continente (Vibra o Continente) English: Rocking the Continent French: Vibre le Continent
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	June 20 – July 14
Teams	16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	14 (in 13 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (16th title)
Runners-up	Colombia
Third place	Uruguay
Fourth place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	70 (2.19 per match)
Attendance	1,571,878 (49,121 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lautaro Martínez (5 goals)
Best player	James Rodríguez
Best goalkeeper	Emiliano Martínez
Fair play award	Colombia
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The 2024 Copa América was a big international soccer tournament. It was the 48th time this championship was held. The event happens every four years. It's organized by CONMEBOL, which is the main football group in South America.

This tournament took place in the United States. It ran from June 20 to July 14, 2024. Another group, CONCACAF, helped organize it too.

It was the second time the U.S. hosted the Copa América. The first time was in 2016. Argentina was the champion from the last tournament. They won again this year, making it their 16th title! They beat Colombia 1–0 in the final game. The final was played on July 14, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Choosing the Host Country

The 2024 Copa América was first expected to be in Ecuador. This was because CONMEBOL usually rotates host countries. However, Ecuador decided not to host the tournament in November 2022.

Both Peru and the United States then showed interest in hosting. On January 27, 2023, it was announced that the United States would host. This was part of a new plan between CONCACAF and CONMEBOL. Six guest teams from CONCACAF would also join the tournament. They qualified through the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League. This tournament also helped prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The U.S. will co-host that World Cup with Canada and Mexico.

Stadiums Where Games Were Played

All the stadiums used for the tournament were already built. The very first game was held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The final game took place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. These two stadiums were announced first, on November 20, 2023. All the other stadiums were chosen and announced two weeks later, on December 4, 2023.

2024 Copa América Venues Arlington, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth area) Atlanta, Georgia Austin, Texas AT&T Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium Q2 Stadium Capacity: 80,000 Capacity: 71,000 Capacity: 20,730 Charlotte, North Carolina East Rutherford, New Jersey (New York City area) Houston, Texas Bank of America Stadium MetLife Stadium NRG Stadium Capacity: 74,860 Capacity: 82,560 Capacity: 72,220 Inglewood, California (Los Angeles area) Santa Clara, California (San Francisco Bay Area) Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix area) SoFi Stadium Levi's Stadium State Farm Stadium Capacity: 70,240 Capacity: 68,500 Capacity: 63,400 Paradise, Nevada (Las Vegas area) Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Kansas Allegiant Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Children's Mercy Park Capacity: 61,000 Capacity: 76,410 Capacity: 18,460 Miami Gardens, Florida (Miami area) Orlando, Florida Hard Rock Stadium Inter&Co Stadium Capacity: 64,760 Capacity: 25,500

Teams That Competed

Map of the participant countries.

How Teams Qualified

Sixteen teams played in the tournament. Ten teams were from CONMEBOL (South America). Six teams were from CONCACAF (North, Central America, and the Caribbean). All ten CONMEBOL national teams were able to join.

The six CONCACAF teams earned their spots through the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League. The four winners of the League A quarterfinals qualified. Two more teams qualified from play-off games. The U.S. team did not automatically qualify, even though they were hosts. They won their spot by beating Trinidad and Tobago.

How Groups Were Drawn

The teams were put into groups on December 7, 2023. This event happened in Miami, Florida. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each. One team was chosen from each of four different "pots."

The top four teams were already placed into specific groups:

• Argentina, the defending Copa América champions, went into Group A.
• Mexico, the CONCACAF Gold Cup champions, went into Group B.
• The United States, as the highest-ranked CONCACAF team, went into Group C.
• Brazil, the next highest-ranked CONMEBOL team, went into Group D.

The other 12 teams were placed into Pots 2–4 based on their FIFA World Rankings. The rules said that no group could have more than three CONMEBOL teams. Also, no group could have more than two CONCACAF teams.

Team Rankings for the Draw

Pot 1

Team	Rank
Argentina	1
Mexico	14
United States (host)	12
Brazil	5

Pot 2

Team	Rank
Uruguay	11
Colombia	15
Ecuador	32
Peru	35

Pot 3

Team	Rank
Chile	40
Panama	41
Venezuela	49
Paraguay	53

Pot 4

Team	Rank
Jamaica	55
Bolivia	85
Canada	50
Costa Rica	54

Final Group Draw

Group A

Pos	Team
A1	Argentina
A2	Peru
A3	Chile
A4	Canada

Group B

Pos	Team
B1	Mexico
B2	Ecuador
B3	Venezuela
B4	Jamaica

Group C

Pos	Team
C1	United States
C2	Uruguay
C3	Panama
C4	Bolivia

Group D

Pos	Team
D1	Brazil
D2	Colombia
D3	Paraguay
D4	Costa Rica

Team Rosters

Each team could have up to 26 players on their roster. The original limit was 23 players, but it was increased. Teams had to submit their final player lists by June 15.

Tournament Statistics

Top Goal Scorers

There were 70 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.19 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Tournament Merchandise

Copa América content was added to the video games EA Sports FC 24 and EA Sports FC Mobile in June 2024. However, there wasn't a special tournament mode in the game.

The Panini Group also made special stickers and a sticker album for this Copa América. Stickers were created for all the teams that played. They even made stickers for Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago, who didn't make it to the main tournament.

Special Symbols of the Tournament

The Mascot: Capitán

The official mascot for the tournament was shown on December 7, 2023. It was an eagle named "Capitán," which means "captain" in Spanish. The eagle was chosen because it represents strength, boldness, and excellence in many cultures across the Americas.

The Match Ball: Puma Cumbre

Puma provided the official match balls for this tournament. This was the first time Puma supplied the balls in twenty years. Before that, Nike had been the partner. The new ball, called "Puma Cumbre," was revealed during the group stage draw on December 7, 2023.

Tournament Music

Instead of just one official song, the tournament used several songs. These songs were in Spanish, the official language of the tournament, and English, the main language of the host country. A special version of "Puntería" by Colombian singer Shakira was the official Spanish-language song. It was also used for TUDN's TV coverage.

See also

In Spanish: Copa América 2024 para niños

• 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs
• UEFA Euro 2024
• 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup
• CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions