Copa América is back, and if bigger is better, it should be as good as it’s ever been. That’s because this isn’t your ordinary Copa América, but an expanded Copa América Centenario. It includes not just the standard members of the South American football association (CONMEBOL), but also sides from North and Central America (CONCACAF). CONMEBOL turns 100 years old this year and decided to mark the occasion by organizing this competition.
Copa América 2016: Bracket, schedule, scores and more
Everything you need to know about the Copa América Centenario.
It’s standard procedure for the Copa América to invite a couple of CONCACAF teams down to make up the numbers in the Copa América, as the standard tournament format requires two more sides than CONMEBOL have members. However, this revamped edition has four more teams than normal, with hosts the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Haiti and Panama all participating.
Bracket
The format
Instead of the standard three-group format, there are four groups at this edition of the Copa. The four teams in all four groups play each other once, and the top two teams progress into the quarterfinals. From there it’s straight knockout, winner-takes-all football, with ties determined by a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals and semifinals without extra time. In the final, extra time will be played in the event of a draw after 90 minutes, and a penalty shootout will take place if necessary after 120 minutes.
The teams
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Schedule and results (all times Eastern)
Friday, June 3
United States 0-2 Colombia -- Recap
Saturday, June 4
Costa Rica 0-0 Paraguay -- Recap
Haiti 0-1 Peru -- Recap
Brazil 0-0 Ecuador -- Recap
Sunday, June 5
Jamaica 0-1 Venezuela -- Recap
Mexico 3-1 Uruguay -- Recap
Monday, June 6
Panama 2-1 Bolivia -- Recap
Argentina 2-1 Chile -- Recap
Tuesday, June 7
United States 4-0 Costa Rica -- Recap
Colombia 2-1 Paraguay -- Recap
Wednesday, June 8
Brazil 7-1 Haiti -- Recap
Ecuador 2-2 Peru -- Recap
Thursday, June 9
Uruguay 0-1 Venezuela -- Recap
Mexico 2-0 Jamaica -- Recap
Friday, June 10
Chile 2-1 Bolivia -- Recap
Argentina 5-0 Panama -- Recap
Saturday, June 11
United States 1-0 Paraguay -- Recap; USA advances to quarterfinals in 1st place.
Colombia 2-3 Costa Rica -- Recap; Colombia advances to quarterfinals in 2nd place.
Sunday, June 12
Ecuador 4-0 Haiti -- Recap; Ecuador advances to quarterfinals in 2nd place.
Brazil 0-1 Peru -- Recap; Peru advances to quarterfinals in 1st place.
Monday, June 13
Mexico 1-1 Venezuela -- Recap; Mexico advances to quarterfinals in 1st place, Venezuela in 2nd
Uruguay 3-0 Jamaica -- Recap
Tuesday, June 14
Chile 4-2 Panama -- Recap; Chile advances to quarterfinals in 2nd place.
Argentina 3-0 Bolivia -- Recap; Argentina advances to quarterfinals in 1st place.
Thursday, June 16
Quarterfinal 1: United States 2-1 Ecuador -- Recap
Friday, June 17
Quarterfinal 2: Peru 0-0 (2-4 penalties) Colombia -- Recap
Saturday, June 18
Quarterfinal 3: Argentina 4-1 Venezuela -- Recap
Quarterfinal 4: Mexico 0-7 Chile -- Recap
Tuesday, June 21
Semifinal 1: United States 0-4 Argentina -- Recap
Wednesday, June 22
Semifinal 2: Colombia 0-2 Chile -- Recap
Saturday, June 25
3rd place: United States 0-1 Colombia -- Recap
Sunday, June 26
Final: Argentina 0-0 (2-4 penalties) Chile -- Recap
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