The 2024 Copa America will only have extra time in the final with some matches going straight to penalty kicks.
Knockout stage matches that are still tied after 90 minutes at the 2024 Copa America will be going to extra time. The quarter finals, the semi finals and the third-place match will go to penalty kicks in case the match is a draw.
Only the final could go to extra time in case of a draw and after that penalty kicks if the match is still tied. Yellow cards get erased after the quarter finals.
Leandro Paredes is set to start for Argentina vs. Canada at the Copa America.
Paredes will reportedly be in the starting eleven for Argentina’s opening match. According to Gastón Edul, the 29 year old will start against Canada.
As reported, Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernández are fight for two spots in midfield. Rodrigo De Paul and Leandro Paredes are both set to start and that would leave one spot between Alexis and Enzo in midfield.
The Argentina national team will play Canada in the 2024 Copa America opener on Thursday.
Santiago Hezze is going to go to the Olympics for Argentina place of Alan Varela.
Argentina Olympic coach Javier Mascherano will be making a change in his Argentina team. According to Esteban Edul, Hezze will be called up to the Olympic team by Mascherano.
FC Porto are reportedly not allowing Alan Varela to go to the Olympics with Argentina. Hezze will go in his place.
The Argentina national team shirt numbers for the 2024 Copa America have been confirmed.
Lionel Messi will once more wear the number 10 shirt for the Argentina national team. The first time he wore it was at the 2010 World Cup and he has worn it in four different World Cups.
Messi has also worn the number 10 shirt five times at a Copa America with the 2024 Copa America making it six times.
2010 World Cup 2011 Copa America 2014 World Cup 2015 Copa America 2016 Copa America 2018 World Cup 2019 Copa America 2021 Copa America 2022 World Cup 2024 Copa America
Franco Armani will wear the number 1 shirt, Geronimo Rulli the 12 and Emiliano Mratinez number 23 for Argentina. Here are the numbers:
1: Franco Armani 2: Lucas Martinez Quarta 3: Nicolas Tagliafico 4: Gonzalo Montiel 5: Leandro Paredes 6: German Pezzella 7: Rodrigo De Paul 8: Marcos Acuna 9: Julian Alvarez 10: Lionel Messi 11: Angel di Maria 12: Geronimo Rulli 13: Cristian Romero 14: Exequiel Palacios 15: Nicolas Gonzalez 16: Gio Lo Celso 17: Alejandro Garnacho 18: Guido Rodriguez 19: Nicolas Otamendi 20: Alexis Mac Allister 21: Valentin Carboni 22: Lautaro Martinez 23: Emiliano Martinez 24: Enzo Fernandez 25: Lisandro Martinez 26: Nahuel Molina
Argentina will play Canada on Thursday in the opening match at the 2024 Copa America.
The Argentina national team trained at Kennesaw University in Atlanta and there is some news about the midfield vs. Canada at the Copa America.
Reigning Copa America champions Argentina trained on Monday evening at Kennesaw University ahead of their Copa America opener vs. Canada on Thursday. According to Gastón Edul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández and Leandro Paredes are fighting for two spots in the team.
Rodrigo De Paul would be the third midfielder to complete a midfield of three players.