The Copa America 2019 Venues and Stadiums are finalized and the final match in Brazil will be played at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro and the opening match will happen at the Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo, organizers mentioned on Tuesday.
The two semifinals matches will be staged at the Gremio Arena stadium in Porto Alegre and the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) added.
The other two famous stadiums are also confirmed to host matches and these are the Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador and Palmeiras stadium in the Allianz Parque.
The Copa America, the first to be held in Brazil since 1989, will run from June 14 to July 7 next year and features all 10 South America nations plus invited guest nations Japan and 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar.
Five Brazilian cities Sao Paulo, Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Porto Alegre to host the 12-team Copa America. The list of six stadiums in 5 cities are:
Maracana Stadium (Rio, Capacity: 74,750)
Arena Fonte Nova (Salvador, Capacity: 52,000)
Salvador
Arena Fonte Nova – Five matches
Group stage – June 15, 18, 21 and 23
Quarter-final – June 29
Mineirao Stadium (Belo Horizonte, Capacity: 58,200)
Belo Horizonte
Mineirao Stadium – Five matches
Group phase – June 16, 19, 22 and 24
Semi-final – July 2
Allianz Parque (Sao Paulo, Capacity: 43,725)
Morumbi Stadium (Sao Paulo, Capacity: 67,425)
Sao Paulo
Morumbí – Three matches
Group stage – June 14, 17 and 19
Arena Corinthians – Three matches
Group stage – June 22
Arena De Gremio (Porto Alegre, Capacity: 55,660)
Porto Alegre
Arena de Gremio – Five matches
Group stage – June 15, 20 and 23
Quarter-final – June 27
Semi-final – July 3
Group stage – June 22
Quarter-final – June 28
Third-place play-off – July 6
DATE | MATCH | FIXTURE | VENUES |
14 June 2019 | Match 1 | Brazil vs Bolivia | Morumbi Stadium, Sao Paulo |
15 June 2019 | Match 2 | Venezuela vs Peru | Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre |
15 June 2019 | Match 3 | Argentina vs Colombia | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
16 June 2019 | Match 4 | Paraguay vs Qatar | Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro |
16 June 2019 | Match 5 | Uruguay vs Ecuador | Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte |
17 June 2019 | Match 6 | Japan vs Chile | Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo |
18 June 2019 | Match 7 | Brazil vs Venezuela | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
18 June 2019 | Match 8 | Bolivia vs Peru | Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro |
19 June 2019 | Match 9 | Argentina vs Paraguay | Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte |
19 June 2019 | Match 10 | Colombia vs Qatar | Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo |
20 June 2019 | Match 11 | Uruguay vs Japan | Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre |
21 June 2019 | Match 12 | Ecuador vs Chile | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
22 June 2019 | Match 13 | Peru vs Brazil | Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo |
22 June 2019 | Match 14 | Bolivia vs Venezuela | Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte |
23 June 2019 | Match 15 | Qatar vs Argentina | Arena do Gremio, Porto Alegre |
23 June 2019 | Match 16 | Colombia vs Paraguay | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador |
24 June 2019 | Match 17 | Chile vs Uruguay | Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro |
24 June 2019 | Match 18 | Ecuador vs Japan | Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte |