Group A of the

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was one of four groups in the first stage of the tournament. The tournament involved

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s from

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(South America) but also includes invited teams from the

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region (North, Central America and the Caribbean), that qualified via the

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. The group was made up of defending, eventual, and incumbent world champions

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and

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, all three from CONMEBOL, and

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from CONCACAF. The draw for the groups was conducted on December 7, 2023, with Argentina being previously seeded into the group. The group's matches, which include the opening match of the tournament between Argentina and Canada, took place from June 20–29 at six venues in six U.S. cities. The top two teams, following a round-robin of three matches per team, advanced to the

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Teams

;Notes

Standings

In the

: *The winner of Group A, Argentina, advanced to play the runner-up of

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. *The runner-up of Group A, Canada, advanced to play the winner of

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Matches

All kick-off times are local times, as listed by CONMEBOL.

Argentina vs Canada

The match marked Canada's debut in the

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, becoming the 20th team (10th outside of CONMEBOL teams) to compete in the tournament. The two teams had met only once before, a

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in May 2010 won 5–0 by Argentina.

Peru vs Chile

The two teams had faced each other in 84 previous matches, including 21 times in the Copa América with eight wins for Chile, seven wins for Peru along with six draws. Their most recent encounter was a 2–0 home win for Chile in the

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in October 2023.

Peru vs Canada

The two teams had met once before, a friendly match won 2–0 by Peru in September 2010. Another precedent between both sides is a friendly match won 3–1 by Canada in 1988; however, this encounter was not considered an international "A" match by FIFA as Peru had fielded their U19 team. Shortly before the end of the first half, assistant referee Humberto Panjoj suffered a decompensation apparently due to the high temperatures in the stadium 32 degrees (91 °F) with a feels-like temperature of 38 (101 °F) with 51% humidity, so he had to leave for medical attention and was replaced by fifth official Ricardo Baren. With the 1–0 win, Canada achieved their third ever victory over a CONMEBOL opponent, the last time being a 2–0 over

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in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final.

Chile vs Argentina

The two teams had faced each other in 90 previous matches, including 29 times in the Copa América with a wide advantage for Argentina who won 21 of those matches with 8 draws and no Chilean victories, although Chile won on penalties in the two finals they played in

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and

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. Their most recent meeting was a 2–1 home win for Argentina in the

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in January 2022.

Argentina vs Peru

The two teams had faced each other in 54 previous matches, including 17 times in the Copa América with 12 wins for Argentina, three wins for Peru along with two draws. Their most recent meeting was a 2–0 away win for Argentina in the

in October 2023. With the 2–0 defeat, Peru was eliminated in the group stage for the first time since

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, snapping a streak of 10 consecutive tournaments advancing to the knockout stage. Peru also left the tournament without scoring a goal for the first time in its history.

Canada vs Chile

The two teams had met in four previous matches, all of them friendlies, with two wins for Chile, one victory for Canada and one draw. The two most recent were the 2–1 and 2–0 Chilean victories in May and October 1995, respectively. With the scoreless draw, Canada secured its place in the quarterfinals and became the third CONCACAF team to advance to the knockout stage in its tournament debut. For Chile, it was its first group stage exit since

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and the first time they left the tournament without scoring a goal since

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References

External links

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