At 2:00 a.m. on June 24, Argentina and Qatar will enter the final match in Group B. Currently, in addition to Colombia, which has secured the top spot with 6 points, the remaining teams, Paraguay (2 points), Argentina, Qatar (1 point) all have the opportunity to climb to 2nd place.
With Peru losing heavily to Brazil and finishing Group A with 4 points, goal difference -3, Messi and his teammates only need to beat Qatar with a large score to qualify for the quarter-finals. Even if they draw or lose to Colombia in the final match, Argentina will rise to second place in the group.
Expected lineup Argentina vs Qatar:
Argentina: Armani (GK); Tagliafico, Pezzella, Otamendi, Casco; Acuna, Paredes, Lo Celso, Messi; Aguero, Lautaro.
Qatar: Sheeb (GK); Salman, Khoukhi, Rawi; Hassan, Hatim, Madibo, Haydos, Miguel; Afif, Almoez Ali.
Copa America 2019 groups:
- Group A: Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru
- Group B: Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, Qatar
- Group C: Uruguay, Ecuador, Japan, Chile
Copa America 2019 match schedule:
02:00 on 24.6: Colombia vs Paraguay (Group B)
02:00 on 24.6: Qatar vs Argentina (Group B)
06:00 on 25.6: Chile vs Uruguay (Group C)
06:00 on 25.6: Ecuador vs Japan (Group C)
