The 2024 Copa America event will return to the USA and dates for the summer time event have been formally introduced on Tuesday

CONEMBOL introduced that the Copa America will run from June 20 to July 14 in the USA. It’s going to mark the primary time since 2016 that the competitors will probably be performed on American soil.

Defending Copa America and World Cup champions Argentina will probably be amongst all 10 CONMEBOL nationwide groups, in addition to the top-six ranked Concacaf nations. The six Concacaf nationwide groups could have the chance to qualify for this competitors by way of the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League as beforehand introduced.

“CONMEBOL and Concacaf are united by historic and affective ties,” stated CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez. “However above all, we’re united by the fervour, attribute of all of the Americas, for soccer and sports activities. We’re decided to resume and increase our joint initiatives and tasks. We would like this ardour to translate into extra and higher competitions and for soccer and its values to develop and strengthen all through the hemisphere. For sure, each confederations imagine in large, and we are going to work with this orientation.”

The Copa America may also function a robust preparation device for each CONMEBOL and Concacaf forward of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will probably be hosted in the USA, Mexico, and Canada.

All three nations are presently making ready for the Concacaf Gold Cup group stage, which formally begins on June 24. The USMNT lately defeated Mexico 3-0 and Canada 2-0 through the 2022-23 Nations League Ultimate 4 over the previous week, lifting the event trophy for the second-consecutive version.

“This can be a partnership to assist the continued development of males’s and ladies’s soccer in Concacaf and CONMEBOL, and can actually be of mutual profit to each Confederations,” Victor Montagliani, president of Concacaf stated again through the authentic Copa America announcement. “Working hand in hand with CONMEBOL, we are going to ship elite competitions that can present extra alternatives for our federations, and that we all know passionate followers need to see. We look ahead to working collectively to make sure that soccer in each areas continues to thrive.”