The The Colombian national team is part of group D of the Copa América 2024 (which will be held between June 20 and July 14 in the United States), along with Brazil, Paraguay and the winner of the playoff match between Costa Rica vs. Honduras (which takes place on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Texas Stadium).
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Colombia is going to begin its path in the so-called ‘group of death’ of the Copa América (which has ten teams from Conmebol and six guests from Concacaf), the June 24 against the Paraguayan team in the city of Texas.
Four days later (June 28), in Arizona, he measures his forces against the winner of the Concacaf playoff, which has the Colombian coach Reinaldo Rueda on the Honduras bench, and with the Ecuadorian coach Gustavo Alfaro on the Costa Rica team .
The group stage will close on July 2 in California against Brazil, rival that has just won 2-1 on November 16 with headed goals from Luis Díaz, in a qualifier for the 2026 World Cup.
“This will be a very competitive Copa América, even, very difficult, any group will be difficult, it is the tie plus the best in Concacaf, but we will see what happens. The idea is always that we do well as a team and as a group,” he said in Blu Radio coach Néstor Lorenzo, who attended the draw held yesterday in the United States.
And he added: “If we aspire to go far and have chances until the last day, we depend on ourselves, not on our rivals. What is certain is that there are seven months left and our last game was already a month ago, many things can happen.”
Disaster in the Copa América 2024 draw
The draw for the 48th edition of the oldest national team tournament, which took place at the convention center James L. Knight Center in Miami, city chosen for the final of the tournament, experienced a disastrous episode due to the serious error of the organization.
At the moment the Concacaf 6 ball came out, the presenters announced that it had to go to group B along with Mexico, Venezuela and Ecuador; Jamaica, who was in that area, was sent to the Colombian National Team group.
Minutes later, Conmebol published a tweet on its
The mistake arose because More than three Conmebol teams could not be in the same zone, and two Concacaf teams could not share a group either. a situation that was not entirely clear to the organizers and delegates of the draw.
Complete Copa América schedule: dates, matches and cities
Group A
June 20: Argentina vs. Canada or Trinidad and Tobago (Atlanta).
June 21: Peru vs. Chile (Arlington).
June 25: Chile vs. Argentina (East Rutherford). Peru vs. Canada or Trinidad and Tobago (Kansas City).
June 29: Argentina vs. Peru (Miami). Canada or Trinidad and Tobago vs. Chile (Orlando).
B Group
June 22: Mexico vs. Jamaica (Houston). Ecuador vs. Venezuela (Santa Clara).
June 26: Ecuador vs. Jamaica (Las Vegas). Venezuela vs. Mexico (Inglewood).
June 30: Jamaica vs. Venezuela (Austin). Mexico vs. Ecuador (Glendale).
Group C
June 23 Uruguay vs. Panama (Miami). United States vs. Bolivia (Arlington).
June 27: Uruguay vs. Bolivia (East Rutherford). Panama vs. United States (Atlanta).
July 1: Bolivia vs. Panama (Orlando). United States vs. Uruguay (Kansas City).
Group D
June 24: Brazil vs. Costa Rica or Honduras (Inglewood). Colombia vs. Paraguay (Houston).
June 28th: Colombia vs. Costa Rica or Honduras (Glendale). Paraguay vs. Brazil (Las Vegas).
July 2nd: Brazil vs. Colombia (Santa Clara). Costa Rica or Honduras vs. Paraguay (Austin).
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