The biggest soccer tournament in the Americas is about to land stateside. The 48th edition of the Copa America will showcase the top talents from two continents in 14 venues across the U.S.
FILE - Argentina ’s Lionel Messi holds the trophy as he celebrates with the team after beating 1-0 Brazil in the Copa America final soccer match at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 10, 2021. Argentina is the favorite to repeat in the Copa America FILE - Argentina ’s Lionel Messi kicks from the corner during the first half of the Copa America Centenario championship soccer match against Chile, Sunday, June 26, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. The U.S.
. Brazil is right behind at +225, while Uruguay is the third choice at +500. The oddsmakers don’t rate the rest of the field highly, with Mexico and U.S. in fourth at an identical +1200 along with sleeper pick Colombia, which had played 22 consecutive unbeaten matches since February 2022 heading into its final warmup exhibition this month.
Fresh off a Champions League triumph with Real Madrid, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo will lead a loaded Brazilian squad. Messi’s Inter Miami teammate, 37-year-old Luis Suárez, is back with Uruguay to play alongside Real’s Federico Valverde and Liverpool’s Darwin Núñez.On paper, this doesn’t appear to be the year when a CONCACAF team will break through to win the Copa America for the first time. That won’t stop Mexico, the U.S.
Mexico has a solid group, but nothing in the top level of talent possessed by the South American powerhouses. Ditto for the Americans, who hope for a hometown boost and a breakout tournament from a forward group including Milan’s Christian Pulisic, Norwich’s Josh Sargent and Monaco’s Folarin Balogun.
North American teams weren’t invited to participate in Copa America until the 1990s, and Mexico’s second-place finishes are the closest any non-South American team has come to winning.
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