The 2024 Copa America opener will be played in Atlanta with the final in Miami.
Argentina will be at the 2024 Copa America which will be held in the United States and the first match will be in Atlanta. It was announced that the opening match will be on June 20, 2024 at the Mercedes-Benz stadium.
Miami will be hosting the final on July 14, 2024 at the Hard Rock stadium.
The Argentina national team will be wearing their traditional sky blue and white shirt but with black shorts and socks against Brazil.
Argentina will play Brazil at the Maracana and the World champions will be wearing the black shorts and socks. Lionel Scaloni’s team wore white shorts and white socks the last time they played Brazil at the Maracana which was won Argentina won the 2021 Copa America.
In the 2021 World Cup qualifying match which was suspended after five minutes, Argentina were wearing black shorts with dark navy blue socks. For Brazil, they will wear their traditional yellow shirts with blue shorts and white socks.
Emiliano Martinez will be wearing his red shirt, shorts and socks, as he did against the Netherlands at the World Cup.
Argentina will wear the sky blue and white with black shorts and socks vs. Brazil. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/DSbmoOey9u
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) November 20, 2023
Ángel Di María, Lautaro Martinez or Leandro Paredes could be starting for Argentina against Brazil.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni could make some changes for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying match. According to TyC Sports, Ángel Di María could start in place of Nicolás González.
Scaloni could also start Leandro Paredes in place of both Ángel Di María and Nicolás González and start with four midfielders. Up front, Lautaro Martinez could start in place of Julián Álvarez. Here is the rumored eleven:
Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Cuti Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Ángel Di María or Nicolás González or Leandro Paredes, Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez or Julián Álvarez.
Kylian Mbappe spoke about Lionel Messi winning the Ballon d’Or and in place of him.
Mbappe spoke at a press conference prior to France’s European qualifying match against Gibraltar and he was asked about Lionel Messi winning the Ballon d’Or. Here is what Mbappe had to say:
“No, no, no, no. As I said, I am not someone that is afraid. I have no problem, the ranking is what it is. Messi deserves it. When Messi wins the World Cup, Messi has to win the World Cup. That’s how it works. He’s one of the best players in history, if not the best.
“Haaland and I had a great season… but after winning the World Cup, the other things don’t weigh as much.
“On the night of December 18, I had found out that I lost the World Cup and the Ballon d’Or. Leo deserved it.”
Kylian Mbappe: "As I said, I am not someone that is afraid. I have no problem, the ranking is what it is. Messi deserves it. When Messi wins the World Cup, Messi has to win the Ballon d'Or. He's one of the best players in history, if not the best." pic.twitter.com/ypJLsLc2Q7
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) November 17, 2023
Argentina lost 2-0 vs. Uruguay on Thursday and it was their first World Cup qualifying loss since 2017 and their first at home in over seven years.
Lionel Scaloni’s team lost for the first time since their 2-1 match against Saudi Arabia at the World Cup. Having gone undefeated throughout all of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Scaloni’s team have now lost for the first time in these qualifiers.
The last time Argentina had lost a World Cup qualifier was away against Bolivia in 2017 when Edgardo Bauza was still coach of the team. Lionel Messi had missed that match due a suspension he received against Chile for speaking out against the referees.
Argentina’s last World Cup qualifying loss at home came in October 2016 in a 1-0 defeat against Paraguay. It was a match where Lionel Messi did not play due to injury and it was Sergio Agüero who wore the number 10 shirt as he missed a penalty in that match.
Scaloni’s 2-0 loss against Uruguay was his first loss in a World Cup qualifying match.
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