The continental tournament will begin next Thursday with the match between Argentina and Canada
The continental tournament will begin next Thursday with the match between Argentina and Canada. The Copa América 2024 has entered its countdown phase: Thursday, with the match between Argentina and Canada, will begin the tournament which will run until July 14 in the United States. With the friendly preparation matches already played and a few hours before the deadline to present the final lists of players, the betting houses have already designated their favorites.
According to their statistics, the national team with the highest chance of winning the title is Argentina. Holder of this title obtained in 2021 after beating Brazil at the Maracanã, the team led by Lionel Scaloni also arrives as world champions in Qatar 2022 and first in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
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In second position among the favorites appears Brazil. The five-time world champion and nine-time Copa América winner arrived in the United States with a team full of stars at a high level, like Vinicius, a serious candidate for the Ballon d’Or after a dream season with Real Madrid .
However, the Seleção is in the process of rebuilding after the poor results of Fernando Diniz’s interim and the arrival, at the beginning of this year, of Dorival Junior. The new coach has improved the level of play since his arrival, although it remains to be seen how he will perform in an official tournament.
Uruguay, Colombia, Mexico and the United States complete, in this order, the list of favorites according to the betting houses. Analysis from Opta, a company specializing in sports statistics, shares this view.
According to their prediction, Argentina is the team with the most chance of winning the 2024 Copa América, followed by Brazil and Uruguay. In fourth position they place the host, the United States, followed by Colombia and Mexico.
On the other hand, according to this Opta analysis, Bolivia is the team with the least chance of being champion. Starting from the bottom, we then find Jamaica, Panama, Costa Rica, Canada and Paraguay.
The favorites for the Copa América top scorer title
When it comes to the tournament’s top scorer, betting houses give Lionel Messi as the favorite. The star scored two goals in Argentina’s last friendly match against Guatemala.
In second position appears Vinicius, considered one of the best and most decisive attackers of the moment. Followed, in this order, the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez, the Argentine Julián Álvarez and, at the same level, the Brazilian Rodrygo and the Argentine Lautaro Martínez.
