The long-awaited Copa America 2021 to be held in Brazilwill kick off soon, after being postponed because of the Covid outbreak a year ago. This will be the 47th edition of the tournament that brings together the South American nationssince 1916, being the oldest national team soccer competition in history.
Every time thiscontesttakes place there arehighexpectations and hugeexcitement as this continent hasthe most evenly matched duels in the world. Powerful sidesare going to face each other aimingto claim the highly desired title, which had eight different winners through history.
The last editionin 2019, also held inBrazil, was conquered by the hosts, and this year everyonewill be tryingto take the trophy away from them. Soon before the competition begins, let’s take a look into the Copa America 2021 complete schedule, format, teams, groups, and key dates.
Copa America 2021 Format
The tournament will be played once again in BrazilasArgentina and Colombia were removed as co-hosts. The Copa América frequently hands an invitation to other nations to take part in the competition. Australia and Qatar, who were invited for this event before the pandemic changed the wholeoutlook, decided tostepdown, so only the South American teams will be participating.
The tencountries will be represented by their men’s national soccer teams, which will be divided intotwo groups of five. The first four of Group A and B will move on to the quarter-finals. Only the two bottom-placed sides won’t progress to that round.
Copa America 2021 Teams and Groups
Group A:
. Argentina
. Bolivia
. Uruguay
. Chile
. Paraguay
Group B:
. Brazil
. Colombia
. Venezuela
. Ecuador
. Peru
Copa America 2021 Complete schedule
The Copa America will begin on June 13th, in Brasilia, when Braziltake onVenezuela, and it will end onJuly 10th, with the final atthe Maracana Stadiumin Río de Janeiro. The group stage will take place from June 13th to 28th, and the knockout stages will be played from July 2nd onwards.
Round 1
. Brazil vs Venezuela, June 13th.
.Colombia vs Ecuador, June 13th.
. Paraguay vs Bolivia, June 14th.
. Argentina vs Chile, June 14th.
Round 2
. Peru vs Brazil, June 17th.
. Colombia vs Venezuela, June 17th.
. Argentina vs Uruguay, June 18th.
. Chile vs Bolivia, June 18th.
Round 3
. Venezuela vs Ecuador, June 20th.
. Colombia vs Peru, June 20th.
. Argentina vs Paraguay, June 21st.
. Uruguay vs Chile, June 21st.
Round 4
. Colombia vs Brazil, June 23rd.
. Ecuador vs Peru, June 23rd.
. Bolivia vs Uruguay, June 24th.
. Chile vs Paraguay, June 24th.
Round 5
. Ecuador vs Brazil, June 27th.
. Venezuela vs Peru, June 27th.
. Argentina vs Bolivia, June 28th.
. Uruguay vs Paraguay, June 28th.
Quarter-finals
. 1B vs 4A, July 2nd.
. 2B vs 3A, July 2nd.
. 1A vs 4B, July 3rd.
. 2A vs 3B, July3rd.
Semi-finals
. G21 vs G22, July 5th.
. G23 vs G24, July 6th.
Third and fourth place
. P26 vs P25, July 9th.
Final
. G26 vs G25, July 10th.
Copa America 2021 Key Dates
. Brazil vs Venezuela, June 13th.
.Argentina vs Chile, June 14th.
. Argentina vs Uruguay, June 18th.
. Uruguay vs Chile, June 21st.
. Colombia vs Brazil, June 23rd.
. Quarter-finals:July 2nd and 3rd.
. Semi-finals: July 5th and 6th.
. Final: July 10th.