This summer USA will be host to the Copa America Centenario, marking the first time this competition will be played outside South America. The occasion is big, the stakes are high, and the players are looking to put their life on the line to help their respective countries fight through this grueling tournament and emerge victorious. But before the heat starts rising and tempers start soaring in June, the teams would be warming up with some international friendly matches that would give them a taste of what’s it going to be like in the real arena.
The aggression and intent during friendly matches might not be on those levels which are at display when teams are fighting to win big for their countries, but they nevertheless throw a sneak peak at what we could be witnessing come June. For the benefit of those intending to follow the Copa America this summer (not sure why anyone would want to miss out on such a thrilling display of football), we prepared a comprehensive schedule detailing the fixtures of all international friendly matches taking place between now and the start of the tournament in June.
A small note to the ones who are new to following the Copa America Centenario, there are 16 teams participating divided into four groups with four teams each. The tournament starts from 3rd June onwards, and all the friendly matches are scheduled before that with none of the competing teams playing in a friendly match who have been pitched together in the same group.
Tue, May 24: Peru V/S Trinidad & Tobago – 06:30 AM (IST)
Wed, May 25: Panama V/S Venezuela – 06:30 AM (IST)
Thurs, May 26: United States V/S Ecuador – 05:00 AM (IST)
Sat, May 28: Uruguay V/S Trinidad & Tobago – 04:10 AM (IST)
Argentina V/S Honduras – 04:30 AM (IST)
Chile V/S Jamaica – 04:30 AM (IST)
Costa Rica V/S Venezuela – 07:00 AM (IST)
Sun, May 29: Mexico V/S Paraguay - -2:00 AM (IST)
Peru V/S El Salvador – 05:00 AM (IST)
United States V/S Bolivia – 05:00 AM (IST)
Mon, May 30: Colombia V/S Haiti – 03:00 AM (IST)
Brazil V/S Panama – 06:30 AM (IST)
Thurs, June 2: Venezuela V/S Guatemala – 05:00 AM (IST)
Mexico V/S Chile – 08:00 AM (IST)
The aggression and intent during friendly matches might not be on those levels which are at display when teams are fighting to win big for their countries, but they nevertheless throw a sneak peak at what we could be witnessing come June. For the benefit of those intending to follow the Copa America this summer (not sure why anyone would want to miss out on such a thrilling display of football), we prepared a comprehensive schedule detailing the fixtures of all international friendly matches taking place between now and the start of the tournament in June.
A small note to the ones who are new to following the Copa America Centenario, there are 16 teams participating divided into four groups with four teams each. The tournament starts from 3rd June onwards, and all the friendly matches are scheduled before that with none of the competing teams playing in a friendly match who have been pitched together in the same group.
Copa America International Friendly Fixtures
Sun, May 22: Puerto Rico V/S United Stated – 09:00 PM (IST)Tue, May 24: Peru V/S Trinidad & Tobago – 06:30 AM (IST)
Wed, May 25: Panama V/S Venezuela – 06:30 AM (IST)
Thurs, May 26: United States V/S Ecuador – 05:00 AM (IST)
Sat, May 28: Uruguay V/S Trinidad & Tobago – 04:10 AM (IST)
Argentina V/S Honduras – 04:30 AM (IST)
Chile V/S Jamaica – 04:30 AM (IST)
Costa Rica V/S Venezuela – 07:00 AM (IST)
Sun, May 29: Mexico V/S Paraguay - -2:00 AM (IST)
Peru V/S El Salvador – 05:00 AM (IST)
United States V/S Bolivia – 05:00 AM (IST)
Mon, May 30: Colombia V/S Haiti – 03:00 AM (IST)
Brazil V/S Panama – 06:30 AM (IST)
Thurs, June 2: Venezuela V/S Guatemala – 05:00 AM (IST)
Mexico V/S Chile – 08:00 AM (IST)
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