Copa America 2019 Host Country, Teams, Groups, Schedule, Fixtures: The 2019 Copa América is going to be the 46th edition of this amazing tournament, the quadrennial international men’s association football championship which is organized by football ruling body CONMEBOL of South America. The tournament is going to be held in Brazil. This year in 2019, the defending champions who are also the two-time defending champions are Chile. Chile has won the 2015 and 2016 editions of the tournament.
When is Copa America 2019?
The 2019 Copa America is all set to get started on June 14 and it is going to carry on for three weeks until the final which will be held on July 7.
Group games are going to finish on June 24 and there is going to be a three-day break in advance of knockout fixtures which will be played from June 27.
Copa America 2019 Host Country
In the beginning, the 2019 Copa América was to be hosted by Chile, however, Brazil was due to host the 2015 Copa América, because of the CONMEBOL’s rotation policy of competitions being held in alphabetic order.
On the other hand, due to the organization of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2016 Summer Olympics in that nation, Brazil made the decision in contradiction of also hosting the 2015 Copa América.
After which Brazil and Chile’s Football Federations deliberated and talk over the idea of exchanging around the order of being hosts of the 2015 and 2019 championships. This agreement was then permitted by CONMEBOL in the year 2012.
The 2019 Copa America is going to be the final edition played on odd years and with the total number of 12 teams. Starting in the year 2020, the competition is going to be held in the similar year as related tournaments such as the UEFA European Championship and will have a total number of 16 teams.
TV & Live Stream Copa America 2019
In the US, the competition is going to be broadcast in both Spanish as well as English, with Telemundo sealing the Spanish rights. beIN Sports is going to offer coverage in English.
Copa America 2019 Teams
There is a total number of 10 CONMEBOL representatives as well as two extra teams from the AFC, such as Qatar and Japan, who accepted invitations to take part in Copa America 2019.
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil (hosts)
- Chile (title holders)
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Japan (invited team)
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Qatar (invited team)
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Copa America 2019 Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team |
| 1 | Brazil (H) |
| 2 | Peru |
| 3 | Venezuela |
| 4 | Bolivia |
Group B
| Pos | Team |
| 1 | Uruguay |
| 2 | Chile |
| 3 | Paraguay |
| 4 | Qatar |
Group C
| Pos | Team |
| 1 | Argentina |
| 2 | Colombia |
| 3 | Japan |
| 4 | Ecuador |
Copa America 2019 Schedule and Fixtures
Group stage: June 14 to June 24
Group A Fixtures
| Date | Teams | Time (UK / ET) | Location |
| June 14 | Brazil vs Bolivia | 1:30am / 8:30pm | Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo |
| June 15 | Venezuela vs Peru | 8pm / 3pm | Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre |
| June 18 | Bolivia vs Peru | 10:30pm / 5:30pm | Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo |
| June 18 | Brazil vs Venezuela | 1:30am / 8:30pm | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
| June 22 | Peru vs Brazil | 8pm / 3pm | Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo |
| June 22 | Bolivia vs Venezuela | 8pm / 3pm | Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte |
Group B Fixtures
| Date | Teams | Time (UK / ET) | Location |
| June 15 | Argentina vs Colombia | 11pm / 6pm | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
| June 16 | Paraguay vs Qatar | 8pm / 3pm | Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro |
| June 19 | Colombia vs Qatar | 10:30pm / 5:30pm | Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo |
| June 19 | Argentina vs Paraguay | 1:30am / 8:30pm | Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte |
| June 23 | Qatar vs Argentina | 8pm / 3pm | Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre |
| June 23 | Colombia vs Paraguay | 8pm / 3pm | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
Group C Fixtures
| Date | Teams | Time (UK / ET) | Location |
| June 16 | Uruguay vs Ecuador | 11pm / 6pm | Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte |
| June 17 | Japan vs Chile | 12am / 7pm | Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo |
| June 20 | Uruguay vs Japan | 12am / 7pm | Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre |
| June 21 | Ecuador vs Chile | 12am / 7pm | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
| June 24 | Chile vs Uruguay | 12am / 7pm | Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro |
| June 24 | Ecuador vs Japan | 12am / 7pm | Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte |
Quarter-finals:
June 27 to June 29
27 June 2019
21:30
Winner Group A vs 3rd Group B/C
Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
28 June 2019
16:00
Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group B
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
28 June 2019
20:00
Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group C
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
29 June 2019
16:00
Winner Group C vs 3rd Group A/B
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Semi-finals:
July 2 to 3
2 July 2019
21:30
Winner Match 19 vs Winner Match 21
Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte
3 July 2019
21:30
Winner Match 20 vs Winner Match 22
Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre
Third-place play-off:
July 6
6 July 2019
16:00
Loser Match 23 vs Loser Match 24
Arena Corinthians, São Paulo
Final:
July 7
7 July 2019
17:00
Winner Match 23 vs Winner Match 24
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
