A special edition of the 2016 Copa América commemorating the centennial of the competition will be hosted in the USA this summer from June 3rd to 26th in ten US host cities. Univision is the exclusive Spanish TV broadcaster of the Copa América 2016 in the United States. The rights include all TV and online streaming rights for what will be the largest ever international soccer event in the USA since the 2006 World Cup.
The Copa América 2016 Centenario will feature 16 teams; all ten nations from CONMEBOL and six invited nations from CONCACAF. The participating teams in the tournament are:
Watching Copa América 2016 on Univision Networks
Univision will air all 32 Copa América matches live on TV across its three sister networks: Univision, Unimás and Univision Deportes Network (UDN).
Univision Deportes Network will air all 32 Copa América matches.
Univision will air 18 matches of USMNT, Mexico and Brazil.
UniMás will air 15 matches of USMNT, Brazil and Argentina.
Watching Copa America on Univision Online
If you are a cord cutter or simply want to have supplementary access to watch the Copa América online, you are in luck as you have various options. The Copa América will be available online or on-demand on both fuboTV and Sling TV. Both fuboTV and Sling TV offer streaming of Univision, Univision Deportes and UniMás channels which are broadcasting the event.
When are the games on?
Copa América matches will kick off at convenient evening viewing times. There are two matches that kick-off a bit earlier at 5PM ET (Costa Rica vs Paraguay and Jamaica vs Venezuela) but apart from these two matches all others will kick off between 6:30PM and 10PM. The scheduling of the Copa América matches around US prime-time viewing time will certainly boost television ratings and should attract good sponsorship for the Copa América.
When does the US Men's National Team play?
The USMNT will play 3 scheduled group stage games.
- June 3 – USA vs Colombia, Kick-off at 9:30PM ET
- June 7 – USA vs Costa Rica, Kick-off at 8PM ET
- June 11 – USA vs Paraguay, Kick-off at 7PM ET
When does the Mexico National Team play?
- June 5 – Mexico vs Uruguay, Kick-off at 8PM ET
- June 9 – Mexico vs Jamaica, Kick-off at 10PM ET
- June 13 - Mexico vs Venezuela, Kick-off at 8PM ET
Copa América TV Schedules on Univision Network
Copa América Centenerary in the USA
The Copa América will be played in 10 host cities in the USA:
The 10 cities are: Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium, Chicago at Soldier Field, Houston at NRG Stadium, Pasadena, California at Rose Bowl, New York/New Jersey at MetLife Stadium, Orlando, Florida at Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium, Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, Phoenix/Glendale, Arizona at University of Phoenix Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area at Levi’s Stadium and Seattle at CenturyLink Field.
Key Stadiums:
- The opening match USA vs Colombia will be played at Levi’s Stadium, California.
- The quarter-finals will be played at CenturyLink Field, Washington, MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, Gillette Stadium, Massachusetts and Levi’s Stadium, California.
- The semi-finals will be played at NRG Stadium,Texas and Soldier Field, Chicago.
- The final will be played at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.
Additional Facts and tips:
Official Website: CA2016.com
Official FB page: facebook.com/2016CopaAmericaCentenario.
Official Twitter: @CA2016
