- Gregg Berhalter leads the United States against Antonio Carlos Zago and Bolivia
- On June 23, Group C begins.
The hosts of this year's CONMEBOL Copa América™ open the tournament deep in the heart of Texas, taking on Bolivia at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on June 23. The United States and Gregg Berhalter will look to get off to a good start in the group stage, while Bolivia and Antonio Carlos Zago will want to spoil the party for the hosts.
The June friendlies leading up to the world's oldest national team tournament were a mixed bag for the United States. They suffered a 1-5 loss to Colombia, but quickly bounced back with a good 1-1 draw against Brazil. Coach Gregg Berhalter returns to take charge of his country's national team for the second time, and much of the same young core that reached the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is back for this summer's tournament, although with a little more experience. Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie are 25 years old and arrive at the CONMEBOL Copa América™, beginning the prime of their careers.
Meanwhile, Bolivia has a pair of young stars with Ramiro Vaca and Gabriel Villamil, aged 24 and 22 respectively. Antonio Carlos Zago's team worked hard in the friendlies prior to the 48th edition of the CONMEBOL Copa América™. Although they lost all three games against Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia, they remained competitive in each game. La Verde's last victory came in March during the FIFA Series 2024, when they defeated Andorra 1-0 thanks to a goal from Vaca.
The two teams have only met once in the history of the competition, with Bolivia winning 1-0 during the 1995 edition of the tournament.
Where to watch United States-Bolivia?
The match will begin at 5:00 p.m. local time and 6:00 p.m. in La Paz (Bolivia). It can be seen on the following channels:
Bolivia: Unitel, Entel, Digital TV, COMTECO, TUVES HD SATELITAL, COTEOR
EEC: FS1, TUDN, Univision
United States-Bolivia: History
They have faced each other 1 time in this tournament.
1 victory for Bolivia
1 goals for Bolivia
Key Facts
- The United States and Bolivia have faced each other only once in CONMEBOL Copa América™, and it was a victory for the South American team: 1-0 at the Parque Artigas Stadium in Uruguay during the group stage of the 1995 edition, thanks to a goal from Marco Etcheverry.
- Bolivia will seek a victory against a Concacaf rival at CONMEBOL Copa América™ for the first time since the 1997 edition, when they defeated Mexico 3-1 in the semifinals of the tournament it organized.
- CONMEBOL teams have won eight of the last 10 games against the United States in CONMEBOL Copa América™, including the two most recent: Argentina 4-0 USA (semifinals in 2016) and Colombia 1-0 USA (third place match in 2016).
- Carlos Lampe (9) is two games away from equaling Arturo López (11) in third place among Bolivian goalkeepers in the CONMEBOL Copa América™. Only Eduardo Gutiérrez (12) and Vicente Arraya (20) have played more goalkeeping games with the Bolivian team in the competition.
- So far in the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, Bolivia (along with Paraguay) has the longest average passing distance (20.5 meters).)
Source: OPTA
Lineups
United States: Matt Turner; Joe Scally, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Gio Reyna, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah, Florian Balogun, Christian Pulisic
Bolivia: Guillermo Viscarra; Luis Haquín, Jose Sagredo, Jesus Sagredo, Diego Medina, Leonel Justiniano, Roberto Fernandez, Bruno Miranda, Gabirel Villamil, Fernando Saucedo, César Menacho
Referee Appointments
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Assistant referees: Daniel Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni (Italy)
Fourth referee: M. Jhon Gallego (Colombia)
VAR: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Match information
Match: United States vs. Bolivia (Group C, First Matchday)
Date and Time: June 23, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. CDT. local time, 6 p.m. Bolivia
Stadium: Estadio AT&T, Arlington, Texas
