Here is how the United States’ potential path to Copa America maps out. Who says Brazil or Argentina are favourites for the tournament?
The 2024 Copa America kicks off on June 20 and, once again, perennial contenders Brazil and Argentina will enter the tournament as strong favourites.
This time around, with arguably a stronger squad and with players eager to cement their place ahead of the World Cup they will co-host in two years’ time, Berhalter’s side will be aiming even higher. Next up: Panama in Atlanta. Now, recent experience should have told the United States not to underestimate Panama, after a shoot-out loss in the Gold Cup last year, a World Cup qualifying defeat in 2021 and another in the doomed qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup. But on home soil, in a raucous arena within a soccer-loving city, the USMNT should score a second straight victory.
But head coach Dorival Junior is without star man Neymar due to an ACL injury, and Real Madrid duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo are coming off a long season at club level that will only have ended on June 1 with the Champions League final. If ever there were a chance of the USMNT springing an upset, this is it.
The Inter Miami superstar and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner has, of course, aged three years since then; he will celebrate his 37th birthday in between Argentina’s first two group games. But
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