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Argentina vs. Panama 2016 live stream: Time, TV schedule and how to watch Copa America online

Lionel Messi is back for Argentina, and they may be set to punch their ticket to the Copa America knockout rounds.

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Two teams are currently tied atop the standings in Group D for the Copa America Centenario, and those two teams square off against one another on Friday night as Argentina and Panama go head to head in Soldier Field. Panama have more momentum than many expected after their win over Bolivia, but will that be enough to overcome Argentina?

Maybe not.

Argentina are riding high themselves after a dominant win over defending Copa champs Chile, a win that saw them thoroughly control the game even without their megastar attacker -- Lionel Messi watched from the bench. Now Messi is back, and he'll be itching to put his mark on this tournament. If he and Argentina get rolling early, it's going to be awfully hard for Panama to do anything about it.

How to watch online: For most viewers with a TV package, Fox Sports GO and Univision Deportes en vivo will be available and free with your login information. If you don't have access to those, you can also watch on subscription services Fox Soccer 2GO, Sling and fuboTV.

In Argentina, the match will be streamed on TyC Sports Play and DIRECTV Play Deportes, and while the match will not be streamed online in Panama, you can find listings for streaming options in other countries on LiveSoccerTV.

TV: FOX (U.S. - English), UniMas, Univision, Univision Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), Canal 7 TV Publica, TyC Sports, DIRECTV Sports (Argentina), RPC Canal 4 (Panama)

Match Date/Time: Friday, 9:30 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m. local

Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill.

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