What Makes Brazil Favourites To Win Copa America: We are less than a day away from the start of the 2024 Copa America, as the biggest football extravaganza in the Americas will take place hand-in-hand with the UEFA Euros 2024 and the T20 World Cup in Cricket to make it the summer of sports.
The tournament is set to be played in the United States, which will also be the co-host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The opening game of Copa America will be played between Canada and defending champions Argentina on Friday, June 21 at 5:30 AM (IST) in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
In this 16-team tournament, some teams are the favorites to win it all. There is Argentina, which is still among the best football teams in the world as the defending Copa America and FIFA World Cup champions. Uruguay is also a fine shout for being one of the top three favorites to win the whole thing.
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Columbia and Ecuador can be considered dark horse picks for this tournament, as can the hosts, the United States of America.
But the team that is one of the favourites despite going into the competition, not in the best form is Brazil, who will be looking to return to the conversation of being one of the best teams in the world by winning this tournament.
So, what makes Brazil one of the favourites to win the Copa America? Will they do well in this competition? And why are some experts not backing Brazil to go all the way? Let’s discuss.
What Makes Brazil Favourites To Win Copa America
We discuss what makes a team favourite to win the tournament in pieces like this. But here, we will start with why Brazil, unlike most times, is not the top favourite in everyone’s mind.
It comes down to their form. Since losing to Croatia in the quarterfinal of the 2022 FIFA World Cup via penalties, the Selecao have won only four out of 13 international games. At this time, they were defeated by the likes of Morocco and Senegal. They did win a game against England but also drew one against the US. That game against the United States, which was played just a week ago, was only a draw because of the heroics of Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
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Brazil is also sixth out of 10 in the CONMEBOL qualification for the 2026 World Cup, the last spot that guarantees a place in the tournament.
Despite having a fine squad, Brazil looks like a team of individuals rather than a compact unit. But now we will discuss why Brazil is still among the favourites.
We recently discussed Brazil’s squad, which seems to be disjointed when playing for the national team. But still, the squad is filled to the brim with some of the best and most in-form players in the world.
As mentioned earlier in this piece, Allison Becker is one of, if not the best, goalkeepers in the world and has been for years.
The likes of Eder Militao, Marquinhos, and Danilo are among the finest defenders in the world and play for some of the biggest clubs in Europe. Brazil also has some of the best midfielders who are underrated in world football, such as Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes and West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta.
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But Brazil’s best players are in their attacking line. The likes of Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo, Raphinia, Gabriel Martinelli, and young sensation Endrick give Brazil the best attacking unit in the world.
Most of these players also have a habit of winning. Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Militao won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League last season. Marquinhos, Lucas Beraldo, and Paqueta have won Ligue 1 with PSG before, while Raphinia has won La Liga with Barcelona. Allison has won everything there is to win with Liverpool in the last five years or so. This is a team full of winners.
The team’s manager, Dorival Junior, might not be a known name to fans across the world, but he has a stellar coaching career in Brazil, which has seen him win countless league and cup titles.
As for Brazil, they will have a hunger to return to prominence on the global stage, and what better way to do that than winning Copa America and going into the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the Champion of the Americas?
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Brazil Matches 2024 Copa America
Brazil is in Group D in the 2024 Copa America and their opening game will be against Costa Rica on Tuesday, June 25, at 6:30 AM in the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood (near Hollywood), California.
Their second game in the competition will be against Paraguay on Saturday, June 29, at 6:30 AM in the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Meanwhile, Brazil’s third and final group game will be against Columbia on Wednesday, July 3, at 6:30 AM in Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Brazil Squad 2024 Copa America
Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Bento, Rafael
Defenders: Marquinhos, Lucas Beraldo, Danilo, Guilherme Arana, Gleison Bremer, Yan Couto, Eder Militao, Gabriel Magalhaes, Wendell
Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes, Ederson, Andreas Pereira, Lucas Paqueta, Douglas Luiz, Joao Gomes
Attackers: Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Raphinha, Gabriel Martinelli, Endrick, Pepe, Evanilson, Savio
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