Argentina will look to win their second straight Copa America championship as the 2024 tournament kicks off this Thursday. Six North American teams and ten South American teams will be competing for the title.

With the 2026 World Cup taking place in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, this year's Copa America could be a good indicator as to the type of atmosphere we can expect in two years. It could also be a great test for the North American teams against some of the world's most elite competition.

The U.S. Men's National Team will face its first real test since the 2022 World Cup, and perhaps some surprises are in store. Here's the full schedule for the 2024 edition of the Copa America tournament.

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How does the Copa America tournament work?

The 16-team tournament begins with four groups of four, who will each play every other member of their respective groups once. Each team will earn three points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.

Once each team has played every other member of their group once, the top two teams will advance to the knockout stage – three rounds of single-elimination matches that cannot end in ties. If the score is tied after 90 minutes, the game will go straight to penalty kicks. However, the finals of the tournament are different. In the finals, two 15-minute halves will be played after the 90 minutes is complete. If the contest is still tied afterwards, the game will go to penalties.

Has the Copa America tournament always worked this way?

No.

In 2021 (the most recent tournament), there were only ten teams involved in this tournament. Two groups of five participated, and only the last place finisher in each group failed to advance to the knockout stages.

Since 1993, when nations outside of South America were invited to participate in the tournament, it is most common for 12 teams to compete. 2016 is the only other time 16 teams competed.

Full Copa America bracket and schedule:

*all start times listed are Eastern Time (ET)

Group A:

• Argentina

• Canada

• Peru

• Chile

Thursday, June 20:

• 8 p.m. - Argentina vs. Canada | FS1

Friday, June 21:

• 8 p.m. - Peru vs. Chile | FS1

Tuesday, June 25:

• 6 p.m. - Peru vs. Canada | FS1

• 9 p.m. - Chile vs. Argentina | FS1

Saturday, June 29:

• 8 p.m. - Argentina vs. Peru | FS1

• 8 p.m. - Canada vs. Chile | FS2

Group B:

• Mexico

• Jamaica

• Ecuador

• Venezuela

Saturday, June 22:

• 6 p.m. - Ecuador vs. Venezuela | FS1

• 9 p.m. - Mexico vs. Jamaica | FS1

Wednesday, June 26:

• 6 p.m. - Ecuador vs. Jamaica | FS1

• 9 p.m. - Venezuela vs. Mexico | FS1

Sunday, June 30:

• 8 p.m. - Mexico vs. Ecuador | FS1

• 8 p.m. - Jamaica vs. Venezuela | FOX

Group C:

• United States

• Bolivia

• Uruguay

• Panama

Sunday, June 23:

• 6 p.m. - United States vs. Bolivia | FOX

• 9 p.m. - Uruguay vs. Panama | FOX

Thursday, June 27:

• 6 p.m. - Panama vs. United States | FOX

• 9 p.m. - Uruguay vs. Bolivia | FOX

Monday, July 1:

• 9 p.m. - United States vs. Uruguay | FS1

• 9 p.m. - Bolivia vs. Panama | FS2

Group D:

• Brazil

• Costa Rica

• Colombia

• Paraguay

Monday, June 24:

• 6 p.m. - Colombia vs. Paraguay | FS1

• 9 p.m. - Brazil vs. Costa Rica | FS1

Friday, June 28:

• 6 p.m. - Colombia vs. Costa Rica | FS1

• 9 p.m. - Paraguay vs. Brazil | FS1

Tuesday, July 2:

• 9 p.m. - Brazil vs. Colombia | FS1

• 9 p.m. - Costa Rica vs. Paraguay | FS2

Quarter Finals:

Thursday, July 4:

• 9 p.m. - Winner, Group A vs. Runner-up, Group B | FOX

Friday, July 5:

• 9 p.m. - Winner, Group B vs. Runner-up, Group A | FS1

Saturday, July 6:

• 9 p.m. - Winner, Group C vs. Runner-up, Group D | FS1

• 9 p.m. - Winner, Group D vs. Runner-up, Group C | FS1

Semi-Finals:

Tuesday, July 9:

• 8 p.m. - Winner (1A-2B) vs. Winner (1B-2A) | FS1

Wednesday, July 10:

• 8 p.m. - Winner (1C-2D) vs. Winner (1D-2C) | FS1

Finals:

• Third-place Game: 8 p.m., Saturday, July 13 | FS1

• Finals: 8 p.m., Sunday, July 14 | FOX

How to watch Copa America 2024:

The channels for each game are listed in the schedule above. Viewers will also be able to stream any game from the tournament via fubo TV.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Copa America 2024 bracket: Schedule, format, TV and time