KATHMANDU: The 2019 edition of Copa America kicked off on June 14. The quadrennial tournament, organized by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), will host 12 teams.
Apart from all the ten CONMEBOL national teams, Japan and Qatar from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will participate on an invitational basis.
Here’s the complete schedule and match timings in Nepal Standard Time (NST):
June 16 (Sunday): Venezuela vs Peru – Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre – 12:45 am
June 16 (Sunday): Argentina vs Colombia – Fonte Nova Arena, Salvador – 3:45 am
June 17 (Monday): Paraguay vs Qatar – Maracana, Rio de Janeiro – 12:45 am
June 17 (Monday): Uruguay vs Ecuador – Mineirao, Belo Horizonte – 3:45 am
June 18 (Tuesday): Japan vs Chile – Cicero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium, Sao Paulo – 4:45 am
June 19 (Wednesday): Bolivia vs Peru – Maracana, Rio de Janeiro – 3:15 am
June 19 (Wednesday): Brazil vs Venezuela – Fonte Nova Arena, Salvador – 6:15 am
June 20 (Thursday): Colombia vs Qatar – Cicero Pompeu de Toledo Stadium, Sao Paulo – 3:15 am
June 20 (Thursday): Argentina vs Paraguay – Mineirao, Belo Horizonte – 6:15 am
June 21 (Friday): Uruguay vs Japan – Fonte Nova Arena, Salvador – 4:45 am
June 22 (Saturday): Ecuador vs Chile – Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre – 4:45 am
June 23 (Sunday): Bolivia vs Venezuela – Mineirao, Belo Horizonte – 12:45 am
June 23 (Sunday): Peru vs Brazil – Corinthians Arena, Sao Paulo – 12:45 am
June 24 (Monday): Qatar vs Argentina – Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre – 12:45 am
June 24 (Monday): Colombia vs Paraguay – Fonte Nova Arena, Salvador- 12:45 am
June 25 (Tuesday): Chile vs Uruguay – Maracana, Rio de Janeiro- 4:45 am
June 25 (Tuesday): Ecuador vs Japan – Mineirao, Belo Horizonte – 4:45 am
June 28 (Friday): First quarterfinal – Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre – 6:15 am
June 29 (Saturday): Second quarterfinal – Maracana, Rio de Janeiro- 12:45 am
June 29 (Saturday): Third quarterfinal – Corinthians Arena, Sao Paulo- 4:45 am
June 30 (Sunday): Fourth quarterfinal – Arena Pernambuco, Sao Lourenco da Mata – 12:45 am
July 3 (Wednesday): First semifinal – Mineirao, Belo Horizonte – 6:15 am
July 4 (Thursday): Second semifinal – Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre – 6:15 am
July 7 (Sunday): Third place playoff – Corinthians Arena, Sao Paulo – 12:45 am
July 8 (Monday): Final – Maracana, Rio de Janeiro- 1:45 am
Copa America 2019 Confirmed Groups
Group A
Brazil
Bolivia
Venezuela
Peru
Group B
Argentina
Colombia
Paraguay
Qatar
Group C
Uruguay
Ecuador
Chile
Japan
Copa America 2019 Full Squads
Brazil
Goalkeepers: Alisson, Cássio, Ederson
Defenders: Thiago Silva, Miranda, Éder Militão, Filipe Luís, Dani Alves, Marquinhos, Alex Sandro, Fagner
Midfielders: Casemiro, Arthur, Philippe Coutinho, Allan, Fernandinho, Lucas Paquetá
Forwards: David Neres, Gabriel Jesus, Willian, Everton, Roberto Firmino, Richarlison
Bolivia
Goalkeepers: Carlos Lampe, Rubén Cordano, Javier Rojas
Defenders: Saúl Torres, Luis Haquin, Mario Cuéllar, Diego Bejarano, José María Carrasco, Marvin Bejarano, Roberto Fernández, Bolivia Blooming, Adrián Jusino
Midfielders: Alejandro Chumacero, Erwin Saavedra, Leonel Justiniano, Samuel Galindo, Raúl Castro, Paul Arano, Diego Wayar, Fernando Saucedo
Forwards: Marcelo Martins, Leonardo Vaca, Gilbert Álvarez, Rodrigo Ramallo
Venezuela
Goalkeepers: Wuilker Faríñez, Joel Graterol, Rafael Romo
Defenders: Mikel Villanueva, Yordan Osorio, Jhon Chancellor, Luis Mago, Roberto Rosales, Ronald Hernández, Rolf Feltscher
Midfielders: Júnior Moreno, Yangel Herrera, Darwin Machís, Tomás Rincón, Luis Manuel Seijas, Jhon Murillo, Adalberto Peñaranda, Arquímedes Figuera
Forwards: Fernando Aristeguieta, Josef Martínez, José Salomón Rondón
Peru
Goalkeepers: Pedro Gallese, Carlos Cáceda, Patricio Álvarez
Defenders: Luis Abram, Aldo Corzo, Anderson Santamaría, Miguel Araujo, Miguel Trauco, Carlos Zambrano, Luis Advíncula, Alexander Callens
Midfielders: Paolo Hurtado, Christian Cueva, Renato TapiaI, Jesús Pretell, Yoshimar Yotún, Edison Flores, Christofer Gonzáles
Forwards: Paolo Guerrero, Jefferson Farfán, Raúl Ruidíaz, Andy Polo, André Carrillo
Argentina
Goalkeepers: Franco Armani , Agustín Marchesín, Esteban Andrada
Defenders: Nicolás Otamendi, Ramiro Funes Mori, Marcos Acuña, Nicolás Tagliafico, Germán Pezzella, Renzo Saravia , Milton Casco, Juan Foyth
Midfielders: Ángel Di María , Roberto Pereyra, Giovani Lo Celso, Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Guido Pizarro, Guido Rodríguez
Forwards: Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, Paulo Dybala, Lautaro Martínez, Matías Suárez
Colombia
Goalkeepers: David Ospina, Camilo Vargas, Álvaro Montero
Defenders: Cristián Zapata, Stefan Medina, Santiago Arias, William Tesillo, Yerry Mina. Cristian Borja, Jhon Lucumí, Davinson Sánchez
Midfielders: Wílmar Barrios, Edwin Cardona, James Rodríguez, Juan Cuadrado, Mateus Uribe, Jefferson Lerma, Gustavo Cuéllar
Forwards: Duván Zapata, Radamel Falcao, Luis Díaz, Luis Muriel, Roger Martínez
Paraguay
Goalkeepers: Antony Silva, Junior Fernández, Alfredo Aguilar
Defenders: Iván Piris, Gustavo Gómez, Fabián Balbuena, Bruno Valdez, Santiago Arzamendia, Júnior Alonso, Juan Escobar, Iván Torres
Midfielders: Juan Rodrigo Rojas, Matías Rojas, Celso Ortiz, Hernán Pérez, Richard Ortiz, Miguel Almirón
Forwards: Juan Iturbe, Óscar Cardozo, Derlis González, Federico Santandera, Cecilio Domínguez, Óscar Romero
Qatar
Goalkeepers: Saad Al Sheeb, Yousef Hassan, Mohammed Al-Bakri
Defenders: Pedro Correa, Abdelkarim Hassan, Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar, Tarek Salman, Hamid Ismail, Tameem Al-Muhaza, Bassam Al-Rawi
Midfielders: Abdulaziz Hatem, Assim Madibo, Abdullah Al-Ahrak, Karim Boudiaf, Salem Al-Hajri, Boualem Khoukhi, Ahmed Moein, Ahmed Fatehi, Ali Afif
Forwards: Ahmed Alaaeldin, Hassan Al-Haydos, Akram Afif, Almoez Ali
Uruguay
Goalkeepers: Fernando Muslera, Martín Campaña, Martín Silva
Defenders: José Giménez, Diego Godín, Giovanni González, Marcelo Saracchi, Diego Laxalt, Sebastián Coates, Martín Cáceres
Midfielders: Matías Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Nicolás Lodeiro, Nahitan Nández, Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Lucas Torreira, Federico Valverde, Gastón Pereiro
Forwards: Luis Suárez, Cristhian Stuani, Maxi Gómez, Jonathan Rodríguez, Edinson Cavani
Ecuador
Goalkeepers: Alexander Domínguez, Pedro Ortíz, Máximo Banguera
Defenders: Arturo Mina, Robert Arboleda, Pedro Pablo Velasco, Cristian Ramírez, Xavier Arreaga, José Quintero, Beder Caicedo, Gabriel Achilier
Midfielders: Romario Ibarra, Renato Ibarra, Carlos Gruezo, Ayrton Preciado, Jefferson Intriago, Antonio Valencia, Jefferson Orejuela, Andrés Chicaiza, Jhegson Méndez
Forwards: Carlos Garcés, Ángel Mena, Enner Valencia
Japan
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima, Ryosuke Kojima, Keisuke Osako
Defenders: Daiki Sugioka, Ko Itakura, Naomichi Ueda, Teruki Hara, Daiki Suga, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Tomoki Iwata, Yugo Tatsuta
Midfielders: Yuta Nakayama, Kota Watanabe, Gaku Shibasaki, Tatsuya Ito, Shoya Nakajima, Koji Miyoshi, Taishi Matsumoto, Hiroki Abe, Takefusa Kubo
Forwards: Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda, Shinji Okazaki
Chile
Goalkeepers: Gabriel Arias, Brayan Cortés, Yerko Urra
Defenders: Gary Medel, Gonzalo Jara, Mauricio Isla, Jean Beausejour, Paulo Díaz, Guillermo Maripán, Óscar Opazo, Igor Lichnovsky
Midfielders: Arturo Vidal, Charles Aránguiz, José Pedro Fuenzalida, Pedro Pablo, Erick Pulgar, Diego Valdés, Esteban Pavez
Forwards: Alexis Sánchez, Eduardo Vargas, Nicolás Castillo, Ángelo Sagal, Júnior Fernándes
Live streaming in Nepal
Football fans in Nepal have been left hugely disappointed as the Copa America 2019 failed to bag broadcasting rights in Nepal. But, the fans can watch Copa America live stream via the Internet and also via using free VPN services.
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