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Soccer tournament group
Group C of the 2024 Copa América was one of four groups in the first stage of the tournament. The tournament involved national teams from CONMEBOL (South America) but also includes invited teams from the CONCACAF region (North, Central America and the Caribbean), that qualified via the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League.
The group was made up of the hosts United States from CONCACAF, Uruguay from CONMEBOL, Panama from CONCACAF, and Bolivia from CONMEBOL. The draw for the groups was conducted on December 7, 2023, with the United States being previously seeded into the group. The group's matches took place from June 23 to July 1 at six venues in six U.S. cities.
The top two teams, following a round-robin of three matches per team, advanced to the quarterfinals.
The winners of Group C, Uruguay, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Brazil.
The runners-up of Group C, Panama, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Colombia.
Matches
All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.
United States vs Bolivia
The two teams had met eight times previously, including Bolivia's 1–0 group stage victory at the 1995 Copa América. The other seven matches were all friendlies, the most recent in 2018 with a 3–0 win for the United States.
The two teams had faced each other 26 times previously but this will be the first time at the Copa América. Their most recent meeting was a 1–1 semifinals draw in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California, with Panama prevailing 5–4 on penalties.
Prior to the match, Panama suffered the loss of midfielder José Luis Rodríguez for the remainder of the tournament due to injury.
The two teams had faced each other in 46 previous matches, including 16 times in the Copa América with Uruguay largely dominating with 13 matches won to just two wins for Bolivia plus one draw. Their most recent meeting was a 3–0 home win for Uruguay in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification in November 2023.
The two teams had met eight times previously, including Uruguay's 1–0 group stage victory at the 1993 Copa América. Their most recent meeting was a friendly game in June 2022 which ended in a goalless draw.
The match was decided by a controversial goal from Mathías Olivera. Panama's win in the other match, along with this loss, sealed the United States’ first ever group stage elimination from a major international tournament they hosted. In addition, they became the first Copa América hosts to be eliminated in the group stage since the format was first implemented in 1975.
The two teams had met six times previously, including Panama's 2–1 group stage victory at the Copa América Centenario in 2016. The other five matches were all friendlies, the most recent in August 2023 with a 2–1 away win for Panama.
"Estados Unidos vs Uruguay – Amistoso" [United States vs Uruguay – Friendly] (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
The match between Uruguay and the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics football tournament is included, although it is not considered an international "A" match by FIFA.
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