Fixtures, predictions and finest gamers

Chile need to return to their Copa America profitable methods this summer time in the US, however they had been sorted into Group A together with the reigning champions, Argentina.

Chile might need received back-to-back Copa Americas in 2015 and 2016, however La Roja have struggled to seek out success within the match since their monumental victories in opposition to Argentina. With most of their legendary stalwarts enjoying in what is probably going their final Copa America, Chile might get an ending becoming for a Hollywood script, provided that they get previous La Albiceleste.

Ricardo Gareca and his males will do their finest to succeed in the ultimate on July 14, however first, they need to survive Group A.

This is 90min’s information to Chile at Copa America 2024.

Plenty of acquainted faces headline Chile’s Copa America 2024 squad, together with Alexis Sanchez and Claudio Bravo. Each Chilean legends will doubtless play their final ever Copa America this summer time, and need to exit on a excessive.

Eduardo Vargas can also be again, together with Erick Pulgar. Vargas will play in his fifth Copa America for his nation whereas Pulgar fits up for his fourth.

Regardless of most of Chile’s iconic gamers making the roster, a pair weren’t included within the remaining alternatives. Arturo Vidal, a person with 135 worldwide caps for his nation, will watch the match from dwelling for the primary time in his senior profession.

La Roja’s most skilled defender, Gary Medel, additionally didn’t make the lower at age 36.

Chile’s Copa America 2024 squad

Chile’s first match of Copa America 2024 is in opposition to Peru, a staff La Roja simply beat 2-0 in October 2023. Anticipate Chile to stroll away with all three factors.

Lionel Messi and Argentina await Ricardo Gareca’s males on June 25. Chile’s largest competitors in Group A (and the match) are undoubtedly the reigning champions, and the result of the fixture will doubtless decide which staff wins the group.

Chile will face Canada of their remaining Group Stage fixture. Though Canada aren’t anticipated to make it to the quarter-finals, the staff is younger, hungry, and led by among the finest fullbacks on this planet, Alphonso Davies.

Chile’s Copa America 2024 group stage fixtures

Chile’s document vs Copa America 2024 group stage opponents

Chile’s potential knockout opponents

Chile will doubtless come second in Group A, subsequently they’ll play the winners of Group B within the quarter-finals of Copa America 2024. Group B consists of Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Jamaica, and El Tri are anticipated to complete atop the group.

Though Chile vs Mexico is the anticipated consequence, Chile would face the runners-up of Group B (presumably Ecuador or Venezuela) in the event that they by some means handle to beat Argentina for first place in Group A.

Chile wouldn’t must face the reigning champions once more till a possible semifinal.

Eduardo Vargas is one in every of Chile’s most necessary gamers at Copa America 2024. The Atletico Mineiro man already has 14 Copa America targets, making him the fifth all-time goalscorer within the competitors’s 108-year historical past. If Vargas continues to seek out the again of the web this summer time, he simply would possibly tie or surpass Norberto Martinez and Zizinho’s document of 17 targets.

Vargas and Chile are at their finest when Victor Davila is becoming a member of in on the goalscoring motion. The winger scored a brace in La Roja’s most up-to-date worldwide pleasant in opposition to Paraguay, and as one of many youngest gamers in Chile’s assault (age 26), he might want to use his pace and stamina to maintain the strain on opposing sides.

Norwich Metropolis’s Marcelino Nunez is a part of Chile’s subsequent era. The 24-year-old may not have numerous expertise representing his nation, however he’s benefiting from his current call-ups, beginning in each match for La Roja in 2024 to this point. He’ll proceed to carve out his place in Chile’s midfield this summer time.

Chile may not be destined to win Copa America 2024, however they’re predicted to make it out of Group A and advance to the quarter-finals. La Roja made a quarter-final exit within the competitors again in 2021 once they confronted Brazil, however their opponent this time round will doubtless be Mexico.

Chile’s expertise on the pitch, particularly on this match, is perhaps sufficient to get previous El Tri, however they won’t defeat Argentina within the semifinals.

The ceiling for Chile at Copa America 2024 is a 3rd place match, however they may simply as simply lose within the quarter-finals to Mexico and depart the US with none silverware.