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champion.Participants traditionally include South American countries like Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay,
Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.Argentina holds the record with sixteen titles
scheduled between June 20 and July 14, will be in the United States and will feature 16 teams from South, Central, and North America.The
The tournament has four groups, each with four teams.The top two from each group will advance to the knockout stage
Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals, and third-place matches are single games.A Brazil-Argentina final, with Argentina as the defending
champion, is possible regardless of their group standings.If Brazil reaches the quarter-finals, they will face a team from Group C,
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(Photo Internet reproduction)Their poor performance led to a change in management, with Argentine Gustavo Alfaro, who led Ecuador to the
last World Cup, recently appointed.The last Brazil-Costa Rica match was during the second round of the 2018 World Cup, where Brazil won
quarter-finals by beating Mexico 2-0 in the first leg but lost the second leg and were eliminated on penalties.Their coach, Reinaldo Rueda,
previously managed Flamengo in 2017
Rueda, in his second stint with Honduras, qualified them for the 2010 World Cup.Paraguay, currently underperforming, sacked coach Guillermo
Barros Schelotto and replaced him with Daniel Garnero.They are seventh in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers with only one win in six games
year, remains unbeaten in 14 games, with nine wins and five draws.Despite being in a renewal phase, Colombia relies on key players like
