- Teams will take to the field in the Grand Final of the 48th edition starting at 8 pm (local time).
- It is the first time that Argentina and Colombia decide the CONMEBOL Copa América™ title.
All the saves, tackles, passes, goals amounted to get to this moment: Argentina and Colombia will play this Sunday, July 14, the Grand Final of the CONMEBOL Copa América United States 2024™ at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The match that decides the title and wraps up a memorable 48th edition of the competition starts at 8 pm local time, in an event that promises a complete experience to all spectators.
A 90-minute spectacle – and beyond: Colombian artist Shakira will celebrate the greatness of South American football with her hits, rhythms and innovative visuals in an unprecedented halftime show. And, of course, the great football that the two finalists showed to reach the dispute for the trophy will also be in display.
Defending champions Argentina come to Florida with the best defense in the competition, having conceded only one goal in the Quarterfinals, against Ecuador. In that same penalty shootout, Emiliano Martínez had another great performance as one of the main responsible for those great numbers. The goalkeeper already knows what it is to be decisive in a South American decision, with a memorable match in the 2021 Final, against Brazil, at Maracanã – alongside several teammates from that Final who will be on the field by his side, such as Lionel Messi, Cristian Romero, Rodrigo De Paul and others part of a winning generation. And also the legendary Ángel Di María, who hopes to celebrate his last game of his Argentina career with another international title. An achievement that can turn La Albiceleste into the most successful team in the tournament, with 16 titles.
On the other hand, a brilliant team from Colombia wants to make history as the champions in the United States, repeating the feat they achieved at home in 2001. The performances come as a result of the great work of coach Néstor Lorenzo, who helped set the record for the longest undefeated streak of the team in history (28 matches). Five of those games (4 wins, 1 draw) have taken place in this CONMEBOL Copa America™ alone, with the Colombians are certainly ready to extend that streak to six with the title win at the Hard Rock Stadium. Which would also be an award for James Rodríguez, already the record holder for most assists in a single edition, and who may also be having one of his last performances in the oldest national team tournament in the world.
There are a number of other equally important characters for this title-decider: Lionel Scaloni, who led the Argentines to the 2021 title and to a third World Cup in 2022; Luis Díaz, a striker who should lead Colombia for the next era; Lautaro Martínez, the top scorer who arrives as a favorite for the Golden Boot in the United States; Richard Rios and his vibrant disposition and talent. Plenty of attractions for the great moment of this CONMEBOL Copa America 2024™.
Where to watch the Argentina vs Colombia Final live?
The CONMEBOL Copa América Final starts at 8 pm local time in Eastern United States (GMT-4) – at 7 pm in Bogotá (Colombia) and 9 pm in Buenos Aires (Argentina). It is possible to watch in the following and streaming services:
- In Argentina: Telefe, Directv, TyC, TVP.
- In Colombia: Caracol TV, RCN, DirecTV, Win Sports.
- In the United States: Univisión, Unimás, TUDN, Fox, FS1, FS2.
See how to watch the live broadcast of the match in your country.
Argentina vs. Colombia: history in the CONMEBOL Copa América™
The two CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ finalists have faced each other 15 times in the history of the national team tournament, with 7 Albiceleste wins, 3 cafetera wins and 5 draws. There are 39 goals scored by the Argentines against 17 by the Colombians.
The last five Argentina vs. Colombia encounters (all competitions):
- Argentina 1-0 Colombia – WC Qualifiers (2022)
- Argentina 1-1 Colombia – CONMEBOL Copa América™ (2021)
- Colombia 2-2 Argentina – WC Qualifiers (2021)
- Argentina 0-2 Colombia – CONMEBOL Copa América™ (2019)
- Colombia 0-0 Argentina – Friendly (2018)
Key facts
- If they beat Colombia, Argentina will be the first team to win 16 editions of the CONMEBOL Copa América™, surpassing the current record of 15 titles it shares with Uruguay. On the other hand, Colombia seeks to tie with Peru, Chile and Paraguay in fourth place on the list of the greatest champions of the competition (2 titles, also behind Brazil's 9 achievements).
- Argentina has the advantage against Colombia in CONMEBOL Copa América™ considering matches outside the Group Stage: La Albiceleste are unbeaten against the Cafeteros in five games (W2 D3, including three wins and no elimination in a penalty shootout).
- Colombia is on the longest unbeaten streak in its history with 28 games without defeat (22 wins and 6 draws), surpassing the previous record of 27 matches between 1992 and 1994 (13 wins, 14 draws). However, their last defeat was precisely to Argentina (0-1 in the South American Qualifiers, in 2022). On the other hand, it was the Cafeteros who ended the second longest unbeaten streak in the history of the Albiceleste, in 1993 (18 wins and 13 draws in 31 matches).
- Lionel Messi has played in four CONMEBOL Copa America™ Finals (2007, 2015, 2016 and 2021). The Argentine could become the first player in the history of the competition to play the decisive game in five different editions – the current record, of four decisions, is shared by him with Javier Mascherano (2004, 2007, 2015 and 2016).
- Lionel Messi (25) and James Rodríguez (24) are the second and third players in the ranking for the most direct participations in shots at the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™, behind only Venezuela's Salomón Rondón (26). The Argentine has shot 12 times and provided 13 passes for shots, while the Colombian has seven shots and 17 decisive passes for shots.
- In the Final, Lionel Scaloni will lead Argentina for the 19th time in a CONMEBOL Copa América™ match, equaling Alfio Oscar Basile as the second coach with the most appearances for the Albiceleste in the history of the competition – both are surpassed by Guillermo Stábile (44). If he wins, he can also tie with Basile in wins (13) in the competition, which is again led by Stábile (37).
- Argentina has reached the Final in six of the nine editions of CONMEBOL Copa América™ that have been played in the 21st century (2004, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2021 and 2024) – no other country has participated in more than half of the Finals played in that period. In turn, Colombia will play its second Final in the century (2001, 2024).
- This is the first time that Argentina and Colombia face each other in a CONMEBOL Copa America™ Final. La Albiceleste had only faced three different rivals in their seven finals in the competition: Brazil (4 times), Chile (2) and Mexico (1).
- Argentina conceded only one goal in the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™. The only editions in which La Albiceleste finished with less than two goals conceded were in the 1920s: no goals conceded in 1921, none in 1924 and none in 1929, always with three matches played.
- Colombia has not conceded in its last two games of the Final Phase (against Panama and Uruguay), a sequence it has not achieved in the same edition of CONMEBOL Copa América™ since 2001, when it did not concede a goal in the Quarterfinals (3-0 in Peru), Semifinals (2-0 in Honduras) and Final (1-0 in Mexico) in its only title of the competition.
Source: OPTA
Probable lineups
Argentina: Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández; Ángel Di María, Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez.
Coach: Lionel Scaloni.
Colombia: Camilo Vargas; Santiago Arias, Carlos Cuesta, Davinson Sánchez, Johan Mojica; Jefferson Lerma, Richard Rios, Jhon Arias; James Rodríguez, Luis Díaz, Jhon Córdoba.
Coach: Néstor Lorenzo.
Referee appointments
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Bruno Pires and Rodrigo Corrêa (Brazil)
Fourth official: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
Match info
Match: Argentina vs. Colombia (CONMEBOL Copa America 2024™ Final, Game 32)
Date and time: Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 8 p.m. local time (GMT-4) – 7 p.m. Colombia time, 9 p.m. Argentina
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, Florida
