Copa America 2021 – Teams, Fixtures, Full Squads

South America’s biggest sporting carnival, Copa America, will kick off at the Mane Garrincha Stadium on Monday (in India). The 47th edition, hosted by Brazil, was pushed back for a year due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brazil is the defending champions after a 3-1 win over Chile in the final of the 2019 edition. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi-captained Argentina finished third.

Teams

The tournament has been a 12-team affair – ten South American nations and two invitees – since the 1993 edition. But a busy international calendar forced Australia and Qatar to withdraw from the continental competition. The ten teams are divided into two groups of five teams each.

Group A (South Zone): Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia

Group B (North Zone): Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela

Fixtures

Brazil, Venezuela face each other in the inaugural match of the 2021 Copa America. It will be a stern test for Argentina in their opening two games as they lock horns with Chile on June 15, and, four days later, the two-time world champions face Uruguay. The knockout stages will begin on July 3, and the final is on July 11.

*IST: Indian Standard Time

Squads

From Lionel Messi to Vinicius Junior, the biggest names in world football will be turning out for their respective nations in the tournament. Argentina announced a full-strength squad, while their arch-rivals Brazil, too, will have all their superstars available for the 2021 edition. However, Chile is likely to miss the services of Inter Milan forward Alexis Sanchez. He has been included in the squad but will not be available for group stage fixtures.

Brazil

Goalkeepers: Alisson, Ederson, Weverton

Defenders: Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Emerson, Danilo, Alex Sandro, Renan Lodi, Eder Militao, Felipe

Midfielders: Casemiro, Douglas Luiz, Everton Ribeiro, Fabinho, Lucas Paqueta, Fred

Forwards: Neymar, Vinicius Junior, Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus, Richarlison, Everton, Gabriel Barbosa

Argentina

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez, Agustin Marchesin, Juan Musso, Franco Armani

Defenders: Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico, German Pezzella, Cristian Romero, Nahuel Molina Lucera, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Lisandro Martinez, Gonzalo Montiel

Midfielders: Angel Di Maria, Marcos Acuna, Joaquin Correa, Rodrigo De Paul, Nicolas Dominguez, Giovani Lo Celso, Guido Rodriguez, Exequiel Palacios, Leandro Paredes, Alejandro Gomez

Forwards: Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Angel Correa, Lautaro Martinez, Nicolas Gonzalez, Julian Alvarez

Uruguay

Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera, Martin Campana, Sergio Rochet

Defenders: Diego Godin, Jose Gimenez, Sebastian Coates, Ronald Araujo, Martin Caceres, Matias Vina, Giovanni Gonzalez, Camilo Candido

Midfielders: Matias Vecino, Lucas Torreira, Federico Valverde, Fernando Gorriaran, Rodrigo Bentancur, Nahitan Nandez, Nicolas De la Cruz, Brian Rodriguez, Giorgian De Arrascaeta

Forwards: Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani, Maxi Gomez, Jonathan Rodriguez, Facundo Torres, Brian Ocampo

Chile

Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo, Gabriel Arias, Gabriel Castellon

Defenders: Eugenio Mena, Mauricio Isla, Guillermo Maripan, Francisco Sierralta, Gary Medel, Enzo Roco, Sebastian Vegas, Daniel Gonzalez

Midfielders: Arturo Vidal, Claudio Baeza, Pablo Galdames, Clemente Montes, Carlos Palacios, Charles Aranguiz, Cesar Pinares, Erick Pulgar, Tomas Alarcon, Marcelino Nunez, Pablo Aranguiz

Forwards: Alexis Sanchez, Ben Brereton, Jean Meneses, Felipe Mora, Eduardo Vargas, Luciano Arriagada

Peru

Goalkeepers: Carlos Caceda, Jose Carvallo, Pedro Gallese

Defenders: Luis Abram, Miguel Araujo, Alexander Callens, Aldo Corzo, Marcos Lopez, Carlos Lora, Christian Ramos, Anderson Santamaria, Miguel Trauco, Renzo Garces

Midfielders: Christian Cueva, Gerald Tavara, Sergio Pena, Yoshimar Yotun, Renato Tapia, Wilder Cartagena, Alexis Arias, Raziel Garcia

Forwards: Luis Iberico, Andre Carrillo, Gianluca Lapadula, Alex Valera, Santiago Ormeno

Bolivia

Goalkeepers: Carlos Lampe, Ruben Cordano, Javier Rojas

Defenders: Jairo Quinteros, Jose Sagredo, Luis Haquin, Luis Barboza, Diego Bejarano, Jorge Enrique Flores, Adrian Jusino, Oscar Ribera

Midfielders: Leonel Justiniano, Henry Vaca, Diego Wayar, Jeyson Chura, Erwin Saavedra, Roberto Fernandez, Ramiro Vaca, Erwin Junior Sanchez, Danny Bejarano, Moises Villarroel, Boris Cespedes

Forwards: Juan Carlos Arce, Marcelo Moreno Martins, Rodrigo Ramallo, Jaume Cuellar, Gilbert Alvarez

Paraguay

Goalkeepers: Antony Silva, Alfredo Aguilar, Gerardo Ortiz

Defenders: Robert Rojas, Hector Martinez, Omar Alderete, Fabian Balbuena, Gustavo Gomez, Junior Alonso, Alberto Espinola, Santiago Arzamendia

Midfielders: Richard Sanchez, Gaston Gimenez, Adrian Cubas, Oscar Romero, Robert Piris Da Motta, Kaku, Angel Cardozo Lucena, Mathias Villasanti, Braian Ojeda, Jorge Morel

Forwards: Miguel Almiron, Angel Romero, Carlos Gonzalez, Braian Samudio, Julio Enciso, Antonio Bareiro, Gabriel Avalos

Colombia

Goalkeepers: David Ospina, Camilo Vargas, Aldair Quintana

Defenders: Yerry Mina, Davinson Sanchez, Carlos Cuesta, Daniel Munoz, Oscar Murillo, William Tesillo, John Medina, Yairo Moreno, Jhon Lucumi, Sebastian Perez

Midfielders: Baldomero Perlaza, Gustavo Cuellar, Juan Cuadrado, Mateus Uribe, Wilmar Barrios, Edwin Cardona

Forwards: Alfredo Morelos, Duvan Zapata, Luis Diaz, Luis Muriel, Miguel Borja, Rafael Borre, Jaminton Campaz, Yimmi Chara

Venezuela

Goalkeepers: Wuilker Farinez, Joel Graterol, Rafael Romo, Luis Romero, Giancarlo Schiavone, Yhonatann Yustiz

Defenders: Nahuel Ferraresi, Mikel Villanueva, Jhon Chancellor, Luis Del Pino, Roberto Rosales, Ronald Hernandez, Alexander Gonzalez, Diego Osio, Leonardo Flores, Eduardo Fereira, Luis Adrian Martinez, Yohan Cumana

Midfielders: Junior Moreno, Bernaldo Manzano, Yangel Herrera, Edson Castillo, Jefferson Savarino, Abraham Bahachille, Tomas Rincon, Richard Figueroa, Yeferson Soteldo, Robinson Flores, Jose Martinez, Francisco La Mantia, Romulo Otero, Christian Larotonda, Cristian Casseres Jr, Cristhian Rivas

Forwards: Fernando Aristeguieta, Richard Celis, Sergio Cordova, Jan Carlos Hurtado, Jhon Murillo, Daniel Perez, Josef Martinez, Eric Ramirez, Jhonder Cadiz

Ecuador

Goalkeepers: Alexander Dominguez, Pedro Ortiz, Hernan Galindez

Defenders: Xavier Arreaga, Robert Arboleda, Felix Torres, Pervis Estupinan, Angelo Preciado, Mario Pineida, Diego Palacios, Luis Fernando Leon, Piero Hincapie, Jose Hurtado Cheme

Midfielders: Alan Steven Franco, Jhegson Mendez, Christian Noboa, Jose Carabali, Moises Caicedo, Angel Mena, Gonzalo Plata, Dixon Arroyo, Damian Diaz, Ayrton Preciado

Forwards: Fidel Martinez, Jordy Caicedo, Leonardo Campana, Enner Valencia, Michael Estrada

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