Have Canada qualified for Copa America 2024? Playoff score, result vs Trinidad & Tobago as Messi matchup looms
Canada will have one more chance to qualify for the Copa America for the very first time on Saturday.
Interim head coach Mauro Biello will lead his team in a one-off CONCACAF Nations League playoff fixture against Trinidad and Tobago, these two sides having dropped into this effective play-in series following defeats at the quarterfinal stage of the Nations League late last year.
Canada held a 3-1 first-leg advantage over Jamaica but went on to lose on away goals following a 4-4 aggregate draw, while Trinidad and Tobago were bested over two legs by the United States, the host nation of this year's Copa America.
Les Rouges won admirers for their performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, but the chance to build on that by pitting themselves against the best sides in North and South America is one they are desperate to take.
The stakes are simple enough: whoever wins this match will be playing at the Copa America in June; the losing team will not. And what's more, whoever wins will also have the honor of opening the tournament on June 20, with a potential matchup against Argentina and Lionel Messi on offer.
Full schedule of matches at the 2024 Copa America
Canada's place at the 2024 Copa America will be determined by the result of their match against Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday, March 23, 2024. The winner of this CONCACAF Nations League fixture will enter Group A at the Copa America this year. The losing team will not qualify for the tournament.
The Sporting News will update this page once Canada's fate is known.
Canada have never before taken part in the finals of the Copa America.
The tournament used to be exclusive to South American nations but began to invite other participants around 30 years ago. The 2024
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