Copa America 2021 will finally take placeafter being halted in 2020 due tothe pandemic outbreak. Argentina and Colombia were expected to co-host the tournament, but neither of them seemed ready to organize it and Brazil were granted the hosting rights once again.
Not only we’ll get to see theSouth Americannational teams taking the pitch in the hunt for such atraditional trophy, but the competition will also serveas a great way ofpreparing forthe remainingfixtures of the2022 FIFA World CupQualification.
The last Copa Americawas a success, with crowded stadiums and plenty of emotions in every game. Not long after that, the continent’s crown will be on the line once again, and everyone will be looking to dethrone Brazil, who claimed the title at home in 2019. As the tournament will get underway in a few months, let’s take a look atthe Copa America 2021 kickoff date and time.
Whatwill be the opening match of the tournament?
The Copa America 2021 will begin on June 13 when Braziland Venezuela face off at Estadio Mané Garrincha in Brasilia at 5 PM (ET). Following that game, Colombia and Ecuador will clash in Cuiabá at 8 PM (ET). From then on, the competition will continue its course until July 10 with the grand final.
Estadio Mané Garrincha will host the opening game of Copa America 2021 (Getty).
Both matches will be forGroup A, which also includes Peru, who will have a bye round that matchday. On the other hand, the first matches of Group Awill be played the following day. The first of the two games to take parton June 14 will be betweenArgentinaand Chile in Río de Janeiroat 5PM (ET). Later, ParaguayandBoliviawill face each other in Goiânia at 8 PM (ET). Uruguay, the other member of this group, will have to wait a couple of days to take the field. Here, check out the first games of each national team:
Group A
. Brazil vs Venezuela – June 13 at 5 PM (ET).
. Colombia vs Ecuador – June 13at 8 PM (ET).
. Peru vs Brazil – June 17at 8 PM (ET).
Group B
. Argentina vs Chile – June 14 at 5 PM (ET).
. Paraguay vs Bolivia – June 14at 8 PM (ET).
. Argentina vs Uruguay – June 18at 8 PM (ET).
