A men’s football tournament that is primarily held in South America, Copa America is one of the oldest active international football tournaments in the world. The word ‘Copa America’ translates to ‘America Cup’. Apart from the winning title, the winning team wins a sense of national valour and pride that has been highly valued for a long time.
From the iconic 30-minute hat trick by Lionel Messi that secured a 5-0 victory for his team to watching Chile win back-to-back titles, fans are always thrilled to witness the COPA. Not so long ago, it was during the Copa America tournament, that we witnessed Lionel Messi claim his very first international trophy.
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The prestigious tournament is returning in 2024 with promises of the portrayal of electrifying entertainment, with the matches being held in the United States. While the structure of the tournament has been ever-evolving since the beginning, there has been a new format decided for the 2024 season specifically. The series will start with four groups consisting of four teams and it is the top two teams at the end of the first round that progress to the knockout stage that consists of quaterfinals, semifinals and the final.
From Lionel Messi to Alexis Sanchez and Christian Pulisic, there are some remarkable players that fans cannot wait to see in action. As we are getting nearer kick-off, a preliminary list of players has been announced by most of the competing teams, giving us a small window to build up our expectations for the tournament.
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With 16 teams participating in COPA 2024, reigning champions Argentina have joined the teams to announce the squad for the tournament. On the other hand, Uruguay, Jamaica and Canada are among the teams to shortlist their players for the continental tournament. Here is a list of players who have been selected to the squads competing in COPA America, 2024:
Drag the table from left to right; The table will be updated as more squad announcements are made
Group A |
Goalkeepers |
Defenders |
Midfielders |
Forwards |
Argentina |
Franco Armani (River Plate), Geronimo Rulli (Ajax), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) |
Gonzalo Montiel (Nottingham Forest), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Lucas Martinez (Fiorentina), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Valentin Barco (Brighton) |
Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Leandro Paredes (Roma), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham) |
Angel Di Maria (Benfica), Valentin Carboni (Monza), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) |
Peru |
Diego Romero (Universitario de Deportes) |
Matias Lazo (Melgar), Renzo Garces (Alianza Lima), Gu-Rum Choi (ADT), Paolo Reyna (Melgar), Nelson Cabanillas (Universitario de Deportes) |
Jorge Murrugarra (Universitario de Deportes), Catriel Cabellos (Racing Club), Kenji Cabrera (Melgar), Piero Quispe (UNAM), Jairo Concha (Universitario de Deportes), Joao Grimaldo (Sporting Cristal), Martin Tavara (Sporting Cristal) |
Kevin Quevedo (Universidad Catolica), Andy Polo (Universitario de Deportes), Luis Iberico (Riga), Raul Ruidiaz (Seattle Sounders), Jhamir D’Arrigo (Alianza Riga), Alex Valera (Universitario de Deportes), Jose Rivera (Universitario de Deportes), Franco Zanelatto (Alianza Lima), Fabrizio Roca (Sport Boys) |
Chile |
Claudio Bravo (Real Betis), Brayan Cortes (Colo-Colo), Gabriel Arias (Racing), Vicente Reyes (Norwich City), Lawrence Vigouroux (Burnley) |
Gary Medel (Vasco de Gama), Mauricio Isla (Independiente), Eugenio Mena (Universidad Catolica), Guillermo Maripan (Monaco), Paulo Diaz (River Plate), Enzo Roco (Al-Tai), Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse), Sebastian Vegas (Monterrey), Francisco Sierralta (Watford), Oscar Opazo (Colo-Colo), Igor Lichnovsky (Club America), Benjamin Kuscevic (Fortaleza), Matías Catalan (Talleres), Nicolas Diaz (Tijuana), Felipe Loyola (Huachipato), Nicolas Fernandez (Audax Italiano), Erick Wiemberg (Colo-Colo), Thomas Galdames (Godoy Cruz) |
Arturo Vidal (Colo-Colo), Marcelo Diaz (Universidad de Chile), Erick Pulgar (Flamengo), Diego Valdes (Club America), Marcelino Nunez (Norwich City), Claudio Baeza (Toluca), Esteban Pavez (Colo-Colo), Pablo Galdames (Vasco de Gama), Felipe Mendez (CSKA Moscow), Rodrigo Echeverria (Huracan), Dario Osorio (Midtjylland), Williams Alarcon (Huracan), Cesar Perez (Union La Calera), Lucas Assadi (Universidad de Chile), Vicente Pizarro (Colo-Colo), Luciano Cabral (Coquimbo Unido), Ulises Ortegoza (Talleres) |
Alexis Sanchez (Inter Milan), Eduardo Vargas (Atletico Mineiro), Ben Brereton Diaz (Sheffield United), Jean Meneses (Toluca), Diego Rubio (Toluca), Victor Davila (CSKA Moscow), Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers), Alexander Aravena (Universidad Catolica), Diego Valencia (Atromitos), Marcos Bolados (Colo-Colo), Cristian Zavala (Colo-Colo), Maximiliano Guerrero (Universidad de Chile), Steffan Pino (Deportes Iquique), Gonzalo Tapia (Universidad Catolica) |
Canada |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
Group B |
Goalkeepers |
Defenders |
Midfielders |
Forwards |
Mexico |
Luis Malagon (Club America), Julio Gonzalez (UNAM), Raul Rangel (Guadalajara) |
Cesar Montes (Almeria), Jorge Sanchez (Porto), Gerardo Arteaga (Monterrey), Johan Vasquez (Genoa), Israel Reyes (Club America), Victor Guzman (Monterrey), Jesus Orozco (Guadalajara), Brian Garcia (Toluca), Bryan Gonzalez (Pachuca), Alexis Pena (Necaxa) |
Edson Alvarez (West Ham United), Orbelin Pineda (AEK Athens), Uriel Antuna (Cruz Azul), Carlos Rodriguez (Cruz Azul), Luis Romo (Monterrey), Roberto Alvarado (Guadalajara), Luis Chavez (Dynamo Moscow), Erick Sanchez (Pachuca), Diego Lainez (UANL), Fernando Beltran (Guadalajara), Marcelo Flores (UANL), Jordan Carillo (Santos Laguna), Andreas Mantano (Mazatlan) |
Alexis Vega (Toluca), Santiago Gimenez (Feyenoord), Cesar Huerta (UNAM), Julian Quinones (Club America), Guillermo Martínez (UNAM) |
Ecuador |
Alexander Dominguez (LDU Quito), Hernan Galindez (Huracan), Javier Burrai (Barcelona SC) |
Angelo Preciado (Sparta Prague), Anibal Chala (Barcelona SC), Felix Torres (Corinthians), Joel Ordonez (Club Brugge), Jose Hurtado (Red Bull Bragantino), Leonardo Realpe (Red Bull Bragantino), Pervis Estupinan (Brighton & Hove Albion), Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen), Robert Arboleda (Sao Paulo), Willian Pacho (Eintracht Frankfurt) |
Angel Mena (Leon), Alan Franco (Atletico Mineiro), Alan Minda (Cercle Brugge), Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes), Gonzalo Plata (Al-Sadd), Jeremy Sarmiento (Ipswich Town), Joao Ortiz (Independiente del Valle), John Yeboah (Rakow Czestochowa), Jose Cifuentes (Cruzeiro), Kendry Paez (Independiente del Valle), Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) |
Allen Obano (Barcelona SC), Jordy Caicedo (Atlas) |
Venezuela |
Wuilker Farinez (Caracas), Rafael Romo (Universidad Catolica), Alain Baroja (Always Ready), Joel Graterol (America de Cali), Jose Contreras (Aguilas Doradas) |
Roberto Rosales (Sport Recife), Alexander Gonzalez (Emelec), Jhon Chancellor (Metropolitanos), Wilker Angel (Criciuma), Yordan Osorio (Parma), Nahuel Ferraresi (Sao Paulo), Miguel Navarro (Talleres), Christian Makoun (Anorthosis Famagusta), Jon Aramburu (Real Sociedad), Delvin Alfonzo (Millonarios), Diego Luna (Baltika Kaliningrad), Teo Quintero (Deinze), Renne Rivas (Caracas), Carlos Vivas (Deportivo Tachira) |
Thomas Rincon (Santos), Romulo Otero (Santos), Darwin Machis (Cadiz), Jhon Murillo (Atlas), Junior Moreno (Al-Hazem), Yeferson Soteldo (Gremio), Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo), Yangel Herrera (Girona), Cristian Casseres (Toulouse), Jose Andres Martinez (Philadelphia Union), Eduard Bello (Mazatlan), Edson Castillo (Kaizer Chiefs), Samuel Sosa (Queretaro), Daniel Pereira (Austin FC), Telasco Segovia (Casa Pia), Kervin Andrade (Fortaleza), Jovanny Bolivar (Huesca), Jesus Bueno (Philadelphia Union), Matias Lacava (Vizela), Bryant Ortega (Caracas), Enrique Pena Zauner (Roda JC Kerkrade) |
Salomon Rondon (Pachuca), Josef Martinez (CF Montreal), Sergio Cordova (Sochi), Eric Ramirez (Atletico Nacional), Jhonder Cadiz (Famalicao), Alejandro Marques (Estoril), Freddy Vargas (Maccabi Bnei Reineh) |
Jamaica |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
Group C |
Goalkeepers |
Defenders |
Midfielders |
Forwards |
USA |
Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City), Sean Johnson (Toronto FC), Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest) |
Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic), Kristoffer Lund (Palermo), Mark McKenzie (Genk), Shaq Moore (Nashville SC), Tim Ream (Fulham), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) |
Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Yunus Musah (AC Milan), Gio Reyna (Nottingham Forest), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven), Timmy Tillman (LAFC) |
Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin), Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Josh Sargent (Norwich City), Tim Weah (Juventus), Haji Wright (Coventry City) |
Uruguay |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
Panama |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
Bolivia |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
Group D |
Goalkeepers |
Defenders |
Midfielders |
Forwards |
Brazil |
Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Bento (Athletico Paranaense) |
Marquinhos (PSG), Danilo (Juventus), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal), Guilherme Arana (Athletico Mineiro), Yan Couto (Girona), Lucas Beraldo (PSG), Wendell (Porto) |
Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United), Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa), Andreas Pereira (Fulham), Joao Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Endrick (Palmeiras), Savio (Girona), Evanilson (Porto) |
Colombia |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
Paraguay |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
Costa Rica |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |
To be announced |