The knockout stage of the 2024 Copa América began on July 4 with the quarter-finals and ended on July 14, 2024, with the final at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
All kickoff times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.
Format In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes: In the quarter-finals, semi-finals and third place play-off, extra time would not be played, and the match would be decided by a penalty shootout. In the final, extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shootout.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each group qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up A B C D
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Argentina vs Ecuador The teams had faced each other in 40 previous matches, including 16 times in the Copa América with a wide advantage for Argentina who won 11 of those matches with 5 draws and no Ecuadorian victories. This was only the second meeting between the sides in a Copa América knockout stage with the first being the quarter-final match won 3–0 by Argentina in the previous edition in 2021. Their most recent meeting was a friendly won 1–0 by Argentina, just a few days before the tournament began.
GK 23Emiliano MartínezRB 26Nahuel Molina CB 13Cristian RomeroCB 25Lisandro Martínez LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico RM 7 Rodrigo De PaulCM 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM 24Enzo Fernández LM 15Nicolás González CF 10Lionel Messi (c)CF 22Lautaro Martínez Substitutions:FW 9 Julián Alvarez DF 19Nicolás Otamendi MF 16Giovani Lo Celso DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel Manager:Lionel Scaloni GK 22Alexander DomínguezRB 17Ángelo PreciadoCB 2 Félix TorresCB 6 Willian PachoLB 3 Piero HincapiéCM 8 Carlos Gruezo CM 21Alan Franco RW 10Kendry Páez AM 23Moisés Caicedo LW 16Jeremy Sarmiento CF 13Enner Valencia (c) Substitutions:MF 14Alan Minda FW 11Kevin Rodríguez MF 15Ángel Mena MF 9 John Yeboah FW 19Jordy Caicedo Manager: Félix Sánchez
Man of the Match: Emiliano Martínez (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay) Martín Soppi (Uruguay) Fourth official: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) Fifth official: Pablo Llarena (Uruguay) Video assistant referee: Leodán González (Uruguay) Assistant video assistant referees: Richard Trinidad (Uruguay) Cristhian Ferreyra (Uruguay)
Venezuela vs Canada The teams had met twice before, both in friendlies that ended in draws: 2–2 in June 2007 and 1–1 in May 2010. This was their first competitive meeting.
GK 22Rafael RomoRB 4 Jon Aramburu CB 2 Nahuel FerraresiCB 3 Yordan Osorio LB 15Miguel NavarroDM 18Cristian Cásseres Jr. RM 25Eduard Bello CM 13José Andrés Martínez CM 6 Yangel HerreraLM 10Yeferson Soteldo CF 23Salomón Rondón (c)Substitutions:FW 9 Jhonder Cádiz MF 7 Jefferson Savarino MF 17Matías Lacava MF 8 Tomás Rincón DF 20Wilker Ángel Manager: Fernando Batista GK 16Maxime CrépeauRB 2 Alistair JohnstonCB 15Moïse BombitoCB 13Derek Cornelius LB 19Alphonso Davies (c)CM 21Jonathan Osorio CM 7 Stephen EustáquioRW 22Richie Laryea AM 10Jonathan DavidLW 14Jacob Shaffelburg CF 9 Cyle Larin Substitutions:FW 23Liam Millar FW 25Tani Oluwaseyi MF 20Ali Ahmed MF 8 Ismaël Koné Manager: Jesse Marsch
Man of the Match: Jacob Shaffelburg (Canada)
Assistant referees: Bruno Pires (Brazil) Bruno Boschilia (Brazil) Fourth official: Juan Benítez (Paraguay) Fifth official: Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay) Video assistant referee: Rodolpho Toski (Brazil) Assistant video assistant referees: Daniel Nobre (Brazil) Pablo Gonçalves (Brazil)
Colombia vs Panama The teams had previously met six times, with Colombia winning four matches and Panama two, but this was their first Copa América meeting. The sides had already met in a knockout stage of a continental tournament, when Panama won 3–2 in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals. They most recently met in a June 2019 friendly, won by Colombia 3–0.
GK 12Camilo VargasRB 21Daniel Muñoz CB 23Davinson SánchezCB 2 Carlos CuestaLB 17Johan MojicaCM 6 Richard RíosCM 15Mateus Uribe CM 11Jhon Arias RF 10James Rodríguez (c) CF 24Jhon Córdoba LF 7 Luis Díaz Substitutions:FW 18Luis Sinisterra MF 8 Jorge Carrascal DF 4 Santiago Arias MF 20Juan Fernando Quintero FW 9 Miguel Borja Manager: Néstor Lorenzo GK 22Orlando MosqueraCB 24Edgardo Fariña CB 3 José Córdoba CB 25Roderick Miller RWB23Michael Amir MurilloLWB15Eric Davis (c) RM 2 César Blackman CM 6 Cristian Martínez CM 14Jovani Welch LM 10Yoel BárcenasCF 17José Fajardo Substitutions:FW 9 Eduardo Guerrero MF 16Carlos Harvey MF 5 Abdiel Ayarza DF 18Omar Valencia FW 11Ismael Díaz Manager: Thomas Christiansen
Man of the Match: James Rodríguez (Colombia)
Assistant referees: Daniele Bindoni (Italy) Alberto Tegoni (Italy) Fourth official: Kevin Ortega (Peru) Fifth official: Michael Orué (Peru) Video assistant referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) Assistant video assistant referees: Aleandro Di Paolo (Italy) Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
Uruguay vs Brazil
This was the eightieth meeting between these two historic rivals with Brazil winning 38 of the previous 79 matches to Uruguay's 21 wins and 20 draws. However, the record in the 26 previous Copa América matches was fairly even, with nine wins for each side and eight draws, although the last Uruguayan triumph dated back to the 1983 Copa América when they won 2–0. Their most recent meeting was in October 2023, with Uruguay winning 2–0 at home in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
GK 1 Sergio RochetRB 8 Nahitan Nández CB 4 Ronald Araújo CB 16Mathías OliveraLB 17Matías Viña CM 5 Manuel Ugarte CM 15Federico Valverde (c)RW 11Facundo Pellistri AM 7 Nicolás de la Cruz LW 20Maximiliano AraújoCF 19Darwin Núñez Substitutions:DF 2 José María Giménez DF 3 Sebastián Cáceres MF 6 Rodrigo Bentancur DF 13Guillermo Varela MF 10Giorgian de Arrascaeta Manager: Marcelo Bielsa GK 1 AlissonRB 2 Danilo (c)CB 3 Éder MilitãoCB 4 MarquinhosLB 16Guilherme AranaCM 5 Bruno Guimarães CM 15João Gomes RW 11Raphinha AM 8 Lucas Paquetá LW 10Rodrygo CF 9 EndrickSubstitutions:MF 18Douglas Luiz FW 20Savinho MF 19Andreas Pereira FW 22Gabriel Martinelli FW 21Evanilson Manager:Dorival Júnior
Man of the Match: Sergio Rochet (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Cristian Navarro (Argentina) Fourth official: Iván Barton (El Salvador) Fifth official: Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua) Video assistant referee: Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referees: Erick Miranda (Mexico) Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Semi-finals Argentina vs Canada The teams had met twice before, including the tournament's opening game in Group A, which was won 2–0 by Argentina. Canada became the third CONCACAF team to reach the semi-finals of the Copa América in its tournament debut, following Mexico in 1993, and Honduras in 2001.
GK 23Emiliano MartínezRB 4 Gonzalo Montiel CB 13Cristian RomeroCB 25Lisandro Martínez LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico RM 11Ángel Di María CM 7 Rodrigo De PaulCM 24Enzo FernándezLM 20Alexis Mac Allister CF 10Lionel Messi (c)CF 9 Julián Alvarez Substitutions:DF 19Nicolás Otamendi DF 26Nahuel Molina FW 22Lautaro Martínez MF 14Exequiel Palacios FW 15Nicolás González Manager:Lionel Scaloni GK 16Maxime CrépeauRB 2 Alistair JohnstonCB 15Moïse BombitoCB 13Derek CorneliusLB 19Alphonso Davies (c) RM 22Richie Laryea CM 8 Ismaël Koné CM 7 Stephen Eustáquio LM 14Jacob Shaffelburg CF 10Jonathan David CF 9 Cyle LarinSubstitutions:FW 23Liam Millar MF 20Ali Ahmed FW 25Tani Oluwaseyi MF 21Jonathan Osorio MF 24Mathieu Choinière Manager: Jesse Marsch
Man of the Match: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Claudio Urrutia (Chile) José Retamal (Chile) Fourth official: Cristian Garay (Chile) Fifth official: Juan Serrano (Chile) Video assistant referee: Juan Lara (Chile) Assistant video assistant referees: Edson Cisternas (Chile) Augusto Menéndez (Peru) Rodrigo Carvajal (Chile)
Uruguay vs Colombia The teams had met 45 times prior to this match, with 20 wins for Uruguay, 12 wins for Colombia, and 13 draws. Twelve of these encounters took place in the Copa América, with Uruguay winning six matches, Colombia three, and the other three ending in draws. Their most recent meeting was in October 2023, a 2–2 stalemate on Colombian soil in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Colombia contested its ninth Copa America semi-final, of which it only advanced to the final twice. For its part, Uruguay returned to a semi-final for the first time since 2011, the edition in which it won its last title. This was the third Copa América semifinal between the sides, with both advancing to the final once in the previous two series: Colombia won 3–1 on aggregate in 1975 while Uruguay won 2–0 in 1995.
GK 1 Sergio RochetCB 3 Sebastián CáceresCB 2 José Giménez CB 16Mathías Olivera CM 15Federico Valverde (c)CM 5 Manuel UgarteRM 11Facundo Pellistri AM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur AM 7 Nicolás de la Cruz LM 20Maximiliano AraújoCF 19Darwin NúñezSubstitutions:DF 13Guillermo Varela FW 25Cristian Olivera MF 10Giorgian de Arrascaeta FW 9 Luis Suárez FW 14Agustín Canobbio Manager: Marcelo Bielsa GK 12Camilo VargasRB 21Daniel Muñoz CB 23Davinson SánchezCB 2 Carlos Cuesta LB 17Johan MojicaCM 6 Richard Ríos CM 16Jefferson LermaRW 11Jhon Arias AM 10James Rodríguez (c) LW 7 Luis Díaz CF 24Jhon Córdoba Substitutions:DF 4 Santiago Arias MF 15Mateus Uribe MF 5 Kevin Castaño DF 13Yerry Mina FW 18Luis Sinisterra Manager: Néstor Lorenzo
Man of the Match: James Rodríguez (Colombia)
Assistant referees: Alberto Morín (Mexico) Marco Bisguerra (Mexico) Fourth official: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) Fifth official: Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala) Video assistant referee: Carlos Orbe (Ecuador) Assistant video assistant referees: Cristhian Lescano (Ecuador) Joel Alarcón (Peru) Bryan Loayza (Ecuador)
Third place play-off The teams had met twice before, both in friendlies that Uruguay won: 3–1 in February 1986 and 2–0 in September 2022. This was thus their first competitive meeting.
GK 1 Dayne St. Clair RB 2 Alistair Johnston CB 3 Luc de Fougerolles CB 15Moïse BombitoLB 22Richie Laryea (c)CM 8 Ismaël Koné CM 24Mathieu ChoinièreRW 20Ali Ahmed AM 21Jonathan Osorio LW 14Jacob ShaffelburgCF 25Tani Oluwaseyi Substitutions:DF 19Alphonso Davies DF 13Derek Cornelius FW 10Jonathan David FW 23Liam Millar FW 11Theo Bair Manager: Jesse Marsch GK 1 Sergio RochetRB 8 Nahitan NándezCB 2 José Giménez (c)CB 3 Sebastián CáceresLB 17Matías Viña CM 15Federico Valverde CM 5 Manuel Ugarte CM 6 Rodrigo Bentancur RF 11Facundo Pellistri CF 19Darwin Núñez LF 20Maximiliano Araújo Substitutions:MF 10Giorgian de Arrascaeta FW 9 Luis Suárez FW 18Brian Rodríguez FW 25Cristian Olivera DF 24Lucas Olaza Manager: Marcelo Bielsa
Man of the Match: Luis Suárez (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Lubin Torrealba (Venezuela) Alberto Ponte (Venezuela) Fourth official: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Fifth official: Bruno Boschilia (Brazilian) Video assistant referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) Assistant video assistant referees: Milcíades Saldívar (Paraguay) Jhon León (Colombia) Jhon Ospina (Colombia)
Final
The teams had met 40 times prior to this match, with 20 wins for Argentina, 9 wins for Colombia, and 10 draws. Fifteen of these encounters took place in the Copa América, with Argentina winning seven matches, Colombia three, and the other four ending in draws. Their most recent meeting was in February 2022, an Argentina 1–0 win in the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, in Córdoba, in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. The last Copa América meeting between the sides was a 1–1 draw in the previous edition semifinals in which Argentina won 3–2 on penalties.
Colombia was in its third Copa América final, having previously won the 2001 edition, which took place on home soil. Argentina was in back-to-back finals for the first time since its 2015 and 2016 run, and as defending champion, was seeking to retain the title for the first time since its 1993 Copa América triumph.
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References
External links
2024 CONMEBOL Copa América at CONMEBOL.com 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América at CONCACAF.com