Copa America draw: Live updates, final groups, reaction to ceremony for 2024 tournament in USA

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The 2024 Copa America draw will set the groups, matchups and possible paths for each team with an eye on the coveted CONMEBOL trophy.

Hosted by the United States, next summer's competition will combine the 10 South American nations with six North American guest challengers in a special edition of the tournament.

With the 2026 World Cup set to be staged across North American soil, next summer's Copa America will serve as a lead-in to the massive global event two years later. 

The Sporting News brings you live coverage of the 2024 Copa America draw, with all the results from the event in Miami which will set the stage for the competition next summer as each team learns its fate and sets its pathway towards international glory.

The 16 teams in the 2024 Copa America were broken up into four pots of four teams each for the group-stage draw.

Pot 1 teams were pre-drawn, consisting of defending champions Argentina, CONCACAF Gold Cup champions Mexico, hosts and defending CONCACAF Nations League champions USA, and the next highest-ranked CONMEBOL side, Brazil.

The remaining four pots were arranged by FIFA ranking, with the two yet-to-be-determined CONCACAF playoff winners pre-drawn into Pot 4.

7:00 a.m. ET: Welcome to coverage of the 2024 Copa America draw from The Sporting News! The draw will take place at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, FL, with the ceremony beginning this evening at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Named after the eponymous newspaper publisher, the entertainment center was originally opened in 1982 before expansion four years later, plus renovations in 1997 and again in 2005. It has hosted countless concerts, wrestling events, and even tapings of Wheel of Fortune.

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