Argentina will look to retain the Copa America that 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 & RESULTS
June 21: Argentina 2-0 Canada (1am | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)
June 22: Peru 0-0 Chile (1am | AT&T Stadium, Arlington)
June 25: Peru 0-1 Canada (11pm | Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City)
June 26: Chile 0-1 Argentina (2am | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford)
June 30: Argentina 2-0 Peru (1am | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami)
June 30: Canada 0-0 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
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Franco Armani (River Plate), Geronimo Rulli (Ajax)
Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), 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)
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), 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
- L
- D
- W
- W
- D
- W
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)
Midfielders: Wilder Cartagena (Orlando City), Jesus Castillo (Gil Vicente), Sergio Pena (Malmo), Piero Quispe (Pumas UNAM), Christian Cueva (Invitado)
Attackers: Andre Carrillo (Al-Qadsiah), Gianluca Lapadula (Cagliari), Bryan Reyna (Belgrano), Franco Zanelatto (Alianza Lima), Andy Polo (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
- L
- D
- L
- W
- L
- W
SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Betis), Brayan Cortes (Colo-Colo), Gabriel Arias (Racing)
Defenders: Benjamin Kuscevic (Fortaleza), Mauricio Isla (Independiente), Guillermo Maripan (Monaco), Paulo Diaz (River Plate), Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse), Igor Lichnovsky (Club America), Matias Catalan (Talleres), Nicolas Fernandez (Audax Italiano), Thomas Galdames (Godoy Cruz)
Midfielders: Erick Pulgar (Flamengo), Diego Valdes (Club America), Marcelino Nunez (Norwich City), Esteban Pavez (Colo-Colo), Rodrigo Echeverria (Huracan), Dario Osorio (Midtjylland), Cesar Perez (Union La Calera)
Attackers: Alexis Sanchez (Inter Milan), Eduardo Vargas (Atletico Mineiro), Ben Brereton Diaz (Sheffield United), Victor Davila (CSKA Moscow), Marcos Bolados (Colo-Colo), Cristian Zavala (Colo-Colo),Maximiliano Guerrero (Universidad de Chile)
CANADA
Previous Copa Americas: None
Best result: N/A
Copa America 2021: N/A
Qualification: Play-in round winners
Manager: Jesse Marsch
FORM
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- D
SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United), Maxime Crepau (Portland Timbers), Thomas McGill (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Defenders: Richie Laryea (Toronto), Moise Bombito (Colorado Rapids), Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers), Derek Cornelius (Malmo), Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Alistair Johnston (Celtic), Luc de Fougerolles (Fulham)
Midfielders: Ismael Kone (Watford), Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps), Mathieu Choiniere (CF Montreal), Jonathan Osorio (Toronto), Stephen Eustaquio (FC Porto), Samuel Piette (CF Montreal)
Attackers: Cyle Larin (Mallorca), Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew), Liam Millar (FC Basel), Junior Hoilett (Aberdeen), Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota United), Tajon Buchanan (Inter Milan), Thelonious Bair (Motherwell), Jonathan David (Lille), Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC)
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 that 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 that Peru may prop up the standings and crash out of the group stage for the first time since 1995.
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