The Copa America 2024 is set to kick off on June 20. Lionel Messi, Vinicius Junior, and more superstars will represent their countries as top South American sides engage in continental supremacy. This will be the 48th edition of the tournament.
Ahead of the Copa America, teams will play friendly matches. This is mainly to regain understanding between the national team players. Most players are rejoining their countries from their clubs. Here are the 2024 COPA America pre-tournament warmup matches before the start of the tournament.
2024 COPA America Pre-tournament Warmup Matches
Here are the 2024 COPA America warmup matches with dates, kick-off times (in GMT), and venues:
Date | Matches | Kick-Off Time | Venue |
June 1 | Mexico vs Bolivia | 12:00 AM | Soldier Field, Chicago |
June 1 | Costa Rica vs Uruguay | 10:00 AM | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
June 5 | Mexico vs Uruguay | 1:00 AM | Empire Field, Denver, Colorado |
June 8 | Peru vs Paraguay | 10:00 AM | Lima |
June 8 | USA vs Colombia | 9:30 PM | Commanders Field, Denver |
June 9 | Brazil vs Mexico | 12:30 AM | Kyle Field Stadium, Texas |
June 9 | Argentina vs Ecuador | 10:00 AM | Soldier Field, Chicago |
June 10 | France vs Canada | 7:15 AM | Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux |
June 12 | Chile vs Paraguay | 10:00 AM | Santiago de Chile |
June 12 | USA vs Brazil | 11:00 PM | Camping World Stadium, Orlando |
June 14 | Argentina vs Guatemala | 10:00 AM | Camping World Stadium, Orlando |
June 14 | Peru vs El Salvador | 10:00 AM | Subaru Park, Philadelphia |
June 15 | Colombia vs Bolivia | 9:00 PM | Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford |
June 16 | Ecuador vs Honduras | 7:30 PM | Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford |
June 17 | Panama vs Paraguay | 10:00 AM | Q2 Stadium, Austin |
Will Lionel Messi play for Inter Miami before joining Argentina’s Copa America camp?
Lionel Messi is set to join Argentina’s camp for Copa America 2024 on Sunday. But he has to fulfill his club formalities, where his team, Inter Miami, will go up against St. Louis City FC on June 1.
Messi will also play two friendly games for Argentina. Hence, he will play three games before Copa America 2024. Messi won the Copa America with Argentina in 2021, which marked his first international trophy. Argentina also won the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Messi will look to add another piece of silverware to his trophy cabinet.
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