A few days before the group stage draw, CONMEBOL confirmed who will lead each of the zones.
The Copa America 2024to be played in the United States is starting to take shape and the continent almost knows how the four groups are composed, although CONMEBOL has already taken an important step forward and, through a statement in which it giveaway guidelinesconfirmed which will be the seeded teams from each of the zones.
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GOAL explains how these teams were designated.
ARGENTINA
The Albiceleste becomes Bolilla A1 and is placed in Group A thanks to the historic conquest of the CONMEBOL Copa América 2021, which they won against Brazil on July 10, 2021 at the Maracaná, allowing them to become the current champions.
MEXICO
The B1 ball was reserved for the participating member association corresponding to CONCACAF, the current champion of the Gold Cup, which has already qualified for the competition. In this case it is Mexico, which defeated Panama in the final of the competition that brings together teams from North and Central America, while qualifying for this competition with the victory on penalties against Honduras.
USA
Ball C1 corresponds to the AMP with the best position in the last FIFA rankings classified before the draw. If it was the same as the winner of the Gold Cup, the place would go to the next team from said confederation. In this case it is the local team, which occupies 12th place in the FIFA rankings.
BRAZIL
The D1 ball was reserved for the CONMEBOL team best ranked in the FIFA rankings. Since it is Argentina, who are already placed in Group A because they are the current champions, the quota goes to the next best placed team and that is Scratch, who are fifth.
Source: Goal