Copa América is the oldest National Team tournament in the world, and this year, the South American competition will celebrate its centennial from June 3rd to June 26th. Considering this is a special edition, the tournament’s format has been adapted to fit 16 teams, and for the first time ever, the competition will be hosted by a non-CONMEBOL country. Fox Networks have acquired the rights to broadcast the tournament on TV & via their mobile apps, so you don’t miss one second of this exciting competition that will gather the best teams from CONCACAF & CONMEBOL.
Copa América Centenario TV Broadcasts on FOX Networks:
Fox Networks bought the exclusive rights to broadcast the tournament in the US in English. Copa América coverage on Fox Networks’ channels will be available on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2 and FX Channel.
Fox Sports 1 will broadcast 21 of all 32 Copa América games to be played, while Fox Sports 2 will broadcast 4 group stage matches. Combined FS1, FS2 and FOX will show all matches of the first stage of the tournament. FOX will air four more games, while FX Channel chips in by broadcasting two Quarterfinal matches and the 3rd Place match.
Copa América Fox Sports TV Schedules
Copa América Fox Sports online/mobile streaming
Users will be able to follow all Copa América matches live online on Fox Sports GO & Fox Soccer 2GO and Sling TV. Fox Sports GO is available to subscribers of Fox Networks channels on participating TV providers. Fox Soccer 2GO (FS2GO) is a robust and high quality online streaming service that is tailored to the hard core soccer fan. Sling TV is an over-the-top content provider offering a cord-cutting solution to soccer fans. The service offers live streaming of Fox Network channels.
Copa América on Fox Soccer 2GO
Fox Soccer 2GO will offer all 32 live matches of the Copa América. Matches are available to watch live or on-demand. You can also view additional content such as highlights of each match. The service requires a monthly subscription of $19.99. The subscription costs $19.99 per month and offers the full Copa América online and on-demand. FS2GO also offer many other soccer leagues and competitions such as the UEFA Champions League.
Copa América on Sling TV
The popular streaming service Sling TV will offer the Copa América live streaming. Users can subscribe to various packages to view the Copa América. The main package Best of Live TV - Beta Multi-Stream package which costs only $20 per month will provide you with the majority of the Copa América matches available on Fox Networks. Subscribers can enhance this package with Paquete Total or Best of Spanish TV to access every single match of the Copa América on other networks.
Copa América Fox Sports GO
Fox Sports GO provides access to Fox Sports content. The service is available to US users who subscribe to the Fox Sports Channels with a TV provider. User must authenticate their TV subscription when signing in.
Channels available on FOX Sports GO (may depend on TV provider):
Fox Networks bought the exclusive rights to broadcast the tournament in the US in English. Copa América coverage on Fox Networks’ channels will be available on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2 and FX Channel. Below are the channel numbers for FS1, FS2 and FX and some popular TV providers in the USA.
Fox Sports 1 Channel number on main TV providers:
- DirecTV: Channel 219 (HD/SD)
- DISH Network: Channel 150 (HD/SD)
- AT&T U-verse: Channel 1652 (HD) / Channel 652 (SD)
- Verizon FiOS: Channel 583 (HD) / Channel 83 (SD)
- Google Fiber: Channel 208 (HD)
- Check other TV Providers
Fox Sports 2 Channel number on main TV providers:
- DirecTV: Channel 618 / 1618 (VOD)
- DISH Network: Channel 149
- AT&T U-verse: 1651 / 651 (SD)
- Verizon FiOS: 584 / 84 (SD)
- Google Fiber: Channel 209 (HD)
- Check other TV Providers
FX channel number on main TV providers:
- DirecTV: Channel 248 / 1248 (VOD)
- DISH Network: Channel 136
- Verizon FiOS: Channel 553 / 53 (SD)
- AT&T U-verse: Channel 1129 / 129 (SD)
- Google Fiber: Channel 282 (HD)
- Check other TV Providers
What are the teams participating in Copa América 2016?
The tournament’s format has been adapted to fit 16 teams, and for the first time ever, the competition will be hosted by a non-CONMEBOL country. Fox Networks have acquired the rights to broadcast the tournament on TV & online via their mobile apps. Six teams from CONCACAF will try to make their way against tough South American competitors including Argentina (one of the most winning teams in the competition’s history), Chile (the current title holders), Uruguay (the team with the most Copa América titles) and Brazil. All 16 teams were divided in groups of four, with the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina seeded in each group.
What are the Copa América Centenario 2016 groups?
Group A:USA, Colombia, Costa Rica,Paraguay
Group B: Brazil, Ecuador, Haiti, Peru
Group C: Mexico, Uruguay, Jamaica, Venezuela
Group D: Argentina, Chile, Panama, Bolivia
Most teams will have their very best players available, with the only exception of Brazil. Aside from the absence of interesting players such as Oscar and Kaká, A Canarinha will be missing the skills and leadership of Neymar, who will focus on playing the 2016 Rio Olympics. Meanwhile, most South American stars will be around, including Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Uruguay’s Luis Suárez, Colombia’s James Rodriguez, Mexico’s “Chicharito” Hernández and even Leicester City’s captain Wes Morgan, who plays for Jamaica.
What are the Copa América Centenario venues?
Ten cities in the United States will host this tournament, with all the venues capable of hosting up to 60,000 spectators. The teams involved in the competition will have the chance to play in such venues as the recently opened Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara or in CenturyLink Field in Seattle, home of one of the noisiest fandoms in MLS football.
Here’s the full list of venues hosting Copa América Centenario in order highest capacity to lowest:
- Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California (Los Angeles area) – 92,542 capacity
- MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey (NYC area) – 82,566 capacity
- NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas – 71,795 capacity
- Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 69,176 capacity
- Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts (Boston area) – 68,756 capacity
- Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California (San Francisco Bay area) – 68,500 capacity
- CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington – 67,000 capacity
- Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois – 63,500 capacity
- University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix area) – 63,400 capacity
- Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida – 60,219 capacity
