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Thousands of soccer fans are eagerly waiting the Copa América 2024 kick-off. For the second time in history, the event dubbed “The World’s Oldest Continental Tournament” will take place in the United States.

On Thursday (June 20), the 71,000-seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will witness the inauguration of Copa América 2024, marking the start of an exciting month of soccer. The opening ceremony will begin one hour before the first match, scheduled for 8 p.m. ET, where the Argentina national team, champions of Copa América 2021, will face Canada.

The men’s soccer tournament, hosted by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), will be played in 14 venues across the U.S., including cities such as Las Vegas, Kansas City and Los Angeles. The 32-game competition will culminate on July 14 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, where the top two teams will face off for the championship title in its 48th edition.

This year, the tournament adopted a new format with the participation of 16 teams, instead of the usual 12, which will compete for the title of champion of Copa América 2024. Among them, 10 teams represent the Conmebol and six represent the northern confederation, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf).

For the complete tournament schedule, click here.

Here’s how to watch Copa America 2024.

In the United States:

Copa América 2024 will be available in Spanish in the United States on Univision, TUDN and UniMás. It will also be available on FuboTV and TUDN streaming services.

In Latin America:

In Mexico, Televisa, Canal 5 and Azteca 7 television channels will broadcast the matches. They will also be available through TUDN on a paid basis and the streaming application VIX for free.

In Colombia, the matches will be broadcast free of charge on Caracol and RCN channels. They will also be available through DIRECTV’s paid signal.

In Argentina, they will be available for free on TV Pública, Telefe, TyC Sports. In addition, DIRECTV will have the games for a monthly subscription.

In Spain:

The 3Cat platform will have all 32 matches free of charge. They will also be available in their entirety on the Movistar+ subscription service, as well as through TV3 and Esport3.

Leila Cobo, Billboard‘s chief content officer, Latin/Español, will be honored on Thursday (June 20) with the Ícono Máximo Award at the Ícono & Ícono Influencer Awards in Medellín, Colombia.

Cobo will receive the award in recognition of “her outstanding contribution to the Latin music industry, achievements and impeccable career,” according to a press release. She will also participate in the music conference to be held the day before the awards.

“As a Colombian, receiving an award in Colombia, from the Colombian music industry, is emotional but also carries a lot of professional weight,” Cobo said in a statement. “I’m proud to have dedicated my career to shining a light on Latin music, and the fact that Premios Ícono recognizes this is very exciting and fills me with joy. I truly feel the best is yet to come!”

Born in Cali, Colombia, Cobo holds degrees in journalism from the Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá and in piano performance from the Manhattan School of Music. She also has a master’s degree in communication from the Annenberg School at the University of Southern California.

With an extensive career in media in the United States and beyond, she is considered an expert on Latin music around the world. Author of novels, biographies and music books such as Decoding “Despacito”: An Oral History of Latin Music, her work at Billboard has been instrumental in strengthening the presence and representation of Latin music on all platforms.

She is also a renowned public speaker and, as its chief content officer, she programs Billboard‘s Latin Music Conference, an annual event in Miami of great relevance to the industry. Her long list of interviewees includes superstars such as Shakira, Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Pitbull, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Juanes, Maná and Jenni Rivera, among many others.