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Copa America 2024 Group A predictions, standings, fixtures, results: Argentina, Peru, Chile, Canada

sportsmole.co.uk, 11 June 2024, 09:00
Argentina will look to retain the Copa America they won in 2021 when they travel to the USA for this summer's tournament.

The 2022 World Cup winners may boast the strongest squad in Group A, but Peru, Chile and Canada will all have their own ambitions of progressing to the quarter-finals.

Here, Sports Mole provides an overview of Group A and predicts which two teams will advance to the Copa America knockout rounds.

COPA AMERICA 2024 GROUP A STANDINGS

COPA AMERICA 2024 GROUP A FIXTURES

June 21: Argentina vs. Canada (1am | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)

June 22: Peru vs. Chile (1am | AT&T Stadium, Arlington)

June 25: Peru vs. Canada (11pm | Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City)

June 26: Chile vs. Argentina (2am | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford)

June 30: Argentina vs. Peru (1am | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)

June 30: Canada vs. Chile (1am | Exploria Stadium, Orlando)

All kickoff times BST

TEAMS

ARGENTINA

Previous Copa Americas: 43, most recently Copa America 2021

Best result: Winners (1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993, 2021)

Copa America 2021: Winners

Qualification: Automatic

Manager: Lionel Scaloni

FORM

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Franco Armani (River Plate), Geronimo Rulli (Ajax)

Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Lucas Martinez Quarta (Fiorentina), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Valentin Barco (Brighton)

Midfielders: Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Leandro Paredes (Roma), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur), Valentin Carboni (Monza)

Attackers: Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Angel Di Maria (Benfica) Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)

PERU

Previous Copa Americas: 33, most recently Copa America 2021

Best result: Winners (1939, 1975)

Copa America 2021: Fourth place

Qualification: Automatic

Manager: Jorge Fossati

FORM

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese (Orlando City), Carlos Caceda (Melgar), Diego Romero (Universitario)

Defenders: Luis Advincula (Boca Juniors), Carlos Zambrano (Alianza Lima), Aldo Corzo (Universitario), Alexander Callens (Girona), Luis Abram (Atlanta United), Marcos Lopez (Feyenoord), Miguel Araujo (Portland Timbers), Anderson Santamaria (Santos Laguna), Oliver Sonne (Silkeborg), Paolo Reyna (Melgar)

Midfielders: Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City), Jesus Castillo (Gil Vicente), Sergio Pena (Malmo), Piero Quispe (Pumas UNAM), Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo), Christian Cueva (Invitado)

Attackers: Andre Carrillo (Al-Qadsiah), Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), Bryan Reyna (Belgrano), Franco Zanelatto (Alianza Lima), Andy Polo (Universitario), Alex Valera (Universitario), Edison Flores (Universitario), Jose Rivera (Universitario), Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal), Paolo Guerrero (Club UCV)

CHILE

Previous Copa Americas: 40, most recently Copa America 2021

Best result: Winners (2015, 2016)

Copa America 2021: Quarter-finals

Qualification: Automatic

Manager: Ricardo Gareca

FORM

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Betis), Brayan Cortes (Colo-Colo), Gabriel Arias (Racing), Vicente Reyes (Norwich City), Lawrence Vigouroux (Burnley)

Defenders: Benjamin Kuscevic (Fortaleza), Gary Medel (Vasco de Gama), Mauricio Isla (Independiente), Eugenio Mena (Universidad Catolica), Guillermo Maripan (Monaco), Paulo Diaz (River Plate), Enzo Roco (Al-Tai), Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse), Sebastian Vegas (Monterrey), Francisco Sierralta (Watford), Oscar Opazo (Colo-Colo), Igor Lichnovsky (Club America),, MatIas Catalan (Talleres), Nicolas Diaz (Tijuana), Felipe Loyola (Huachipato), Nicolas Fernandez (Audax Italiano), Erick Wiemberg (Colo-Colo), Thomas Galdames (Godoy Cruz)

Midfielders: Arturo Vidal (Colo-Colo), Marcelo Diaz (Universidad de Chile), Erick Pulgar (Flamengo), Diego Valdes (Club America), Marcelino Nunez (Norwich City), Felipe Mendez (CSKA Moscow), Pablo Galdames (Vasco de Gama)Claudio Baeza (Toluca), Esteban Pavez (Colo-Colo), Rodrigo Echeverria (Huracan), Dario Osorio (Midtjylland), Williams Alarcon (Huracan), Lucas Assadi (Universidad de Chile), Vicente Pizarro (Colo-Colo), Cesar Perez (Union La Calera), Luciano Cabral (Coquimbo Unido), Ulises Ortegoza (Talleres)

Attackers: Alexis Sanchez (Inter Milan), Eduardo Vargas (Atletico Mineiro), Ben Brereton Diaz (Sheffield United), Diego Rubio (Toluca), Victor Davila (CSKA Moscow), Jean Meneses (Toluca), Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), Alexander Aravena (Universidad Catolica), Diego Valencia (Atromitos), Marcos Bolados (Colo-Colo), Cristian Zavala (Colo-Colo), Steffan Pino (Deportes Iquique), Maximiliano Guerrero (Universidad de Chile), Gonzalo Tapia (Universidad Catolica)

CANADA

Previous Copa Americas: None

Best result: N/A

Copa America 2021: N/A

Qualification: Play-in round winners

Manager: Jesse Marsch

FORM

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Maxime Crepau (Portland Timbers), Thomas McGill (Brighton & Hove Albion), Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United), Gregoire Swiderski (Girondins de Bordeaux)

Defenders: Moise Bombito (Colorado Rapids), Derek Cornelius (Malmo), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Luc de Fougerolles (Fulham), Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City), Alistair Johnston (Celtic), Richie Laryea (Toronto), Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers), Dominick Zator (Korona Kielce)

Midfielders: Mathieu Choiniere (CF Montreal), Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto), Ismael Kone (Watford), Jonathan Osorio (Toronto), Samuel Piette (CF Montreal)

Attackers: Thelonius Bair (Motherwell), Charles-Andreas Brym (Sparta Rotterdam), Tajon Buchanan (Inter Milan), Jonathan David (Lille), Junior Hoilett (Aberdeen), Cyle Larin (Mallorca), Liam Millar (FC Basel), Tani Oluwaseyi ( Minnesota United), Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC), Ike Ugbo (Troyes)

COPA AMERICA GROUP A PREDICTION

Argentina have not suffered a group stage exit at the Copa America since 1983, and it would be a major shock if they do not progress to the knockout rounds in the USA.

With Argentina boasting an array of world-class talent, they should top Group A with relative ease, leaving it up to the remaining three teams to fight over a second place.

There is little to choose between Peru, Canada and Chile, but we think the latter may do enough to reach the knockout stage for a seventh consecutive Copa America.

Canada may fall just short in their maiden Copa America appearance, while we believe Peru may prop up the standings and crash out of the group stage for the first time since 1995.

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