2024 Copa América Group C
Group C is one of four groups in the first stage of the 2024 edition of Copa América, the premier soccer tournament for men's national teams representing countries in South America organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament also includes invited teams from the CONCACAF region, which comprises North, Central America and the Caribbean, that qualified via the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League.[1]
The group is made up of the hosts United States from CONCACAF, Uruguay from CONMEBOL, Panama from CONCACAF, and Bolivia from CONMEBOL.[2] The draw for the groups was conducted on December 7, 2023, with the United States being previously seeded into the group as head.[3] Group C's matches will take place from June 23 to July 1 at six venues in six U.S. cities.[4]
The top two teams, following a round-robin of three matches per team, will advance to the quarter-finals.
Teams
Draw position | Team | Pot | Confederation | Method of qualification | Appearances | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | ||
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Total | Last | November 2023[nb 1] | June 2024 | ||||||
C1 (seed) | United States | 1 | CONCACAF | 2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist | 5th | 2016 | Fourth place (1995 and 2016) | 12 | |
C2 | Uruguay | 2 | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 46th | 2021 | Winners (15 times, last in 2011) | 11 | |
C3 | Panama | 3 | CONCACAF | 2023–24 CNL A semi-finalist | 2nd | 2016 | Group stage (2016) | 41 | |
C4 | Bolivia | 4 | CONMEBOL | Automatic qualifier | 29th | 2021 | Winners (1963) | 85 |
- Notes
- ^ The rankings of November 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw, except for certain cases.
Standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
In the quarter-finals:
- The winner of Group C will advance to play the runner-up of Group D.
- The runner-up of Group C will advance to play the winner of Group D.
Matches
All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.[4][5]
United States vs Bolivia
The two teams have met eight times previously, including Bolivia's 1–0 group stage victory at the 1995 Copa América. The other seven matches were all friendlies, the most recent in 2018 with a 3–0 win for the United States.[6][7]
United States | Match 5 | Bolivia |
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Uruguay vs Panama
The two teams have met in four previous matches, all of them friendlies and all won by the Uruguayans with the most recent being a 5–0 victory in 2022.[8]
Panama vs United States
The two teams have faced each other 26 times previously but this will be the first time at the Copa América. Their most recent meeting was a 1–1 semi-finals draw in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with Panama prevailing 5–4 on penalties.[7]
Uruguay vs Bolivia
The two teams have faced each other in 46 previous matches, including 16 times in the Copa América, with Uruguay dominating with 14 wins to just one victory for Bolivia and one draw. Their most recent meeting was a 3-0 home win for Uruguay in November 2023 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[9]
United States vs Uruguay
The two teams have met eight times previously, including Uruguay's 1–0 group stage victory at the 1993 Copa América.[10] Their most recent meeting was a friendly game in 2022 which ended in a scoreless draw.[7]
Bolivia vs Panama
The two teams have met six times previously, including Panama's 2–1 group stage victory at the Copa América Centenario in 2016. The other five matches were all friendlies, the most recent in 2023 with a 2–1 away win for Panama.[11]
References
- ^ Grez, Matias (December 5, 2023). "CONMEBOL announces 14 host cities for 2024 Copa América as tournament returns to the US". CNN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 Group Stage Draw Results". copaamerica.com. CONMEBOL. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (December 7, 2023). "Copa América draw: USMNT to face Uruguay, Panama, Bolivia". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ a b "2024 Copa América Match Schedule" (PDF). CONMEBOL. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "All set! The CONMEBOL Copa América 2024 schedule is here". CONMEBOL. December 7, 2023.
- ^ "All about Bolivia vs United States, both countries' first match at CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™". copaamerica.com. CONMEBOL. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Men's National Team to face Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia in Group C of 2024 Copa America". www.ussoccer.com. Miami: United States Soccer Federation. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay vs Panamá - Amistoso" [Uruguay vs Panama - Friendly]. www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay vs Bolivia - Eliminatorias Mundial de la FIFA 2026" [Uruguay vs Bolivia - 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]. www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Estados Unidos vs Uruguay - Amistoso" [United States vs Uruguay - Friendly]. www.auf.org.uy (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Da Silva, Alexander (27 August 2023). "Bolivia-Panamá: un amistoso de oportunidades y futuro" [Bolivia-Panama: a friendly match of opportunities and the future]. www.fepafut.com (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
External links
- Official website
- 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América at CONMEBOL.com