Will Lionel Messi play in the Copa America today? Schedule, kick-off time for the Argentine star’s next match in the 2024 tournament

Lionel Messi will lead Argentina at the 2024 Copa America as the country aims for another continental victory.

La Albiceleste announced their squad for the tournament ahead of their friendlies, with Messi predictably as the star name.

In the last edition of this tournament, Messi won his first major international trophy with his country, as Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 in the final.

Despite recent hamstring problems, Messi, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in 2022, is determined to keep his country performing.

This will be Messi’s seventh appearance in the Copa America. He starts the tournament just five goals shy of becoming the top scorer in the tournament’s history, a record currently held by Norberto Mendez and Zizinho with 17 goals each.

Here are all the details about Messi’s next match at the tournament, and when you can see him in action.

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Lionel Messi next match at Copa America 2024

The current world champion and record eight-time winner of the Ballon d’Or will look to add another trophy to his cabinet this summer.

With the captain’s armband, Messi will aim to lead Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title when La Albiceleste kick off their season against Canada on June 20.

• Opposition: Canada
• Date: June 20, 2024
• Kickoff time: 8:00 PM local (ET)
• Tournament phase: Group A, Matchday 1

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Argentina Copa America 2024 group

As reigning champions, Argentina were qualified for the draw and automatically placed in Group A.

The holders received a favorable draw, which, if all goes as expected, will see them comfortably progress to the knockout stages.

Argentina pulled out of Pot 2 Peru. They drew a relatively weak draw from Pot 3 Chili side. Finally, a draw was made from Pot 4 Canadathe winner of the play-offs.

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group A

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Argentina Copa America 2024 fixtures and results

Argentina kicks off the 2024 Copa America in Atlanta with a match against Canada, which secured its spot by beating Trinidad and Tobago in a play-off match in March.

Next, Argentina will head to the New York metro area to take on Chile. They close out the group stage in Miami against Peru, where they are expected to enjoy significant support.

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How to watch Lionel Messi and Argentina at the Copa America 2024

Here’s how to watch Messi in this Copa America 2024 match in selected parts of the world’s major regions:

UNITED STATES: Copa America 2024 matches will be broadcast on Fox Sports with streaming options available on Fubo, where new users can sign up for a FREE trial.

Spanish language options can be found on TUDN, Univision and ViX.

Australia: Fans in Australia can watch all the Copa America 2024 action live and on-demand on Optus Sport.

UK: Streaming access for the Copa America 2024 is available on Premier Sports.