Brazil and Costa Rica will face each other as they begin their quest to lift the Copa America trophy. The match will be played at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and belongs to group D along with Paraguay and Colombia.
Brazil will seek redemption in this tournament since last year it was unable to lift the cup after losing the final against Argentina at the Maracana stadium. Undoubtedly, they are the favorites to advance to the knockout stage, together with Colombia.
On the other hand, Costa Rica will be looking to advance beyond the quarterfinals, which was its best record in the country’s history in this tournament. They have a team full of young talent, hoping to surprise in this edition.
Brazil’s lineup
This will be Dorival’s Junior team to face Costa Rica in the first match:
Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Eder Militao, Guilherme Arana; Bruno Guimaraes, Gomes, Raphina, Lucas Paquetá, Rodrygo; Vinicius Jr.
Costa Rica’s lineup
This will be Gustavo Alfaro’s team to face Brazil in the first match:
Patrick Sequeira; Jeyland Mitchell, Juan Pablo Vargas, Francisco Calvo; Haxzel Quiros, Jefferson Brenes, Orlando Galo, Ariel Lassiter; Brandon Aguilera, Manfred Ugalde, Álvaro Zamora.