Copa America Centenario Comes Through The Linc, MetLife Stadium in June
February 22, 2016
The draw has been revealed for Copa América Centenario, a special tournament this June between fùtbol’s best national teams from the Americas.
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. and Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia each are to host three matches.
Philadelphia will host the Uruguay vs. Venezuela match on June 9, the United States vs. Paraguay match on June 11 and the Chile vs. Panama match on June 14.Venue passes, which include a seat to all three matches, are on sale now.
East Rutherford, N.J. will host the Ecuador vs. Haiti group stage match on June 12, a quarterfinal match on June 17 and the finals match on June 26. Venue passes, which include both the June 12 and 17 matches, are on sale now.
Tickets for the finals go on sale April 11.
Celebrating 100 years, this year’s Copa América tournament takes place for the first time outside of South America and includes six members of CONCACAF, including confederation powers Mexico and the United States.
The Jurgen Klinsmann-led Team USA side received arguably the toughest draw of the tournament while Mexico seemingly has a strong chance of victory in the group stage.
For diehard fans of La Tricolor, the Metlife experience should feel like a home game versus the CONCACAF member Haiti.
CONMEBOL powers Argentina and Brazil would be favorites to reach the finals as well. As the date draws closer, fans of The Beautiful Game will be excited to see how many of the great stars like Lionel Messi, Neymar, Giovani dos Santos and others make it to the pitch for this special tournament.
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