Copa America 2024: Group D Preview

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Finishing off with Group D – which contains Colombia and Brazil. Both teams mentioned should really fancy their chances of going far in the tournament – Brazil are priced 3.25 to win the tournament, and Colombia also quite short at 11.0

Group D:

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Paraguay
• Costa Rica

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Brazil

• Brazil might come into this tournament seeking vengeance – they were defeated by Argentina on home turf in the 2021 Copa America Final, the first time they have ever failed to lift the trophy when being the host nation.
• Brazil are currently languishing in 6th place for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, seemingly past their golden generation. They lost three times against Argentina, Uruguay and Colombia – the other three realistic contenders for the trophy, which isn’t a good sign at all.

• Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Raphinha are set to start up front in an extremely fluid front three. Brazil seem set to go without any central striker.
• Premier League trio Joao Gomes (Wolves), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle) and Lucas Paqueta (West Ham) are set to start in midfield. The defence is harder to predict, as is the goalkeeper.

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Colombia

• Colombia will have a tough run to the final, but there certainly can be considered dark horses to lift the trophy for the second time in their history.
• Colombia were eliminated in the semi-final at the 2021 edition, and failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, which was a real disappointment.
• They currently sit third in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, undefeated in their six games.

• Luis Diaz shared the golden boot with Lionel Messi in the previous Copa America. He will once again have to step up and lead his national side from the front.
• Jefferson Lerma will have a crucial role in midfield, although he was plagued by injuries towards the end of the domestic season.
• Crystal Palace teammate David Munoz impressed in his 6-month spell in England, a crucial part of the Eagles reversing their fortunes. His pace and energy will be a real bonus for Colombia – he notably scored against Spain in a friendly at the West Ham Stadium back in March.

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Paraguay

• Paraguay are seventh of 10 teams vying for World Cup qualification, although they have scored just one goal in their six games so far.
• That being said, they have also conceded just three goals. Four of their games finished 1-0, and the other two were 0-0.

• Paraguay’s poor goalscoring record might seem unusual given that they have Premier League stars Almiron and Enciso in their ranks.

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Costa Rica

• Costa Rica are massive outsiders to qualify from Group D, equally priced at 4/1 alongside Paraguay to qualify.
• Recently put together 4-0 and 3-0 wins against St Kitts and Nevis and Grenada respectively in the North American World Cup qualifiers.

• 37-year-old Keylor Navas featured in just four games domestically this season, although is still on the books of PSG.

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Group Prediction

1. Brazil
2. Colombia
3. Paraguay
4. Costa Rica