In the North Central American League, two matches in the second leg of the quarter finals were concluded. The United States team faced Trinidad and Tobago away, scoring in the 25th minute. Left back Robinson helped the team break the deadlock. The game changed dramatically afterwards, and American player Dester dyed red and left the field. The American team suffered a comeback from the opponent with one less player, losing 1-2. However, in terms of overall score, the US team advanced to the semifinals with a score of 4-2.
In another game, Panama defeated Costa Rica 3-1 at home. The game lost its suspense in the first half, with Panamania leading by three goals and Costa Rica recovering one goal in the second half. In the absence of Navas, Costa Rica lost to Panama with a total score of 1-6.
Although the United States team will host the 2024 Copa America, they will also participate in the Copa America qualifiers. According to the rules, the top four teams of the North Central American League will directly advance to the main round of the Copa America. As a result, the US team, ranked 11th in the world, made it to the Copa America held domestically, and Panama, ranked 44th in the world, also advanced.
The other two quarter finals of the Central North American League have both ended their first leg matches, with Honduras defeating Mexico 2-0 at home and Jamaica 1-2 at home against Canada. Honduras and Canada have the initiative to advance. Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica, who missed the semi-finals of the North Central American League, will participate in the playoffs. In addition, there is a high possibility that Mexico and Jamaica will also play in the playoffs. Four teams participated in the playoffs, and two teams advanced to the Copa America.
The Copa America 16 team has produced 12 seats! Argentina's top contender for the championship has been revealed, with Messi scoring 9 golden goals. Next year's Copa America will be the same size as the 2016 Centennial Copa America, with 16 teams participating, including 10 South American teams Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Peru, as well as 6 Central and North American teams (with 2 confirmed participating teams).
The Argentine team competes as the defending champions, and their biggest opponent is Uruguay. In the previous round of World Cup qualifiers, Argentina lost 0-2 at home to Uruguay. The Uruguayan team, led by players such as Balverde, Nunez, Araujo, Ugat, and Suarez, has a strong strength and has won consecutive World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Argentina.
In 2021, Messi won the Ballon d'Or for his outstanding performance in the Copa America. If Messi wins next year's Copa America and achieves three consecutive national team tournaments, he is likely to become the Ballon d'Or again, thus continuing to break history.
