Copa America 2024 schedule: Lionel Messi, Argentina to play THIS team in 'another final'?

Copa America 2024 schedule for Argentina is out and it's time to figure out which team will face reigning FIFA World Cup champion Lionel Messi's team. Ecuador will taken on defending Copa America champions La Albiceleste in a quarter-final match-up on Thursday.

Ecuador head coach Felix Sanchez has claimed that his boys are preparing for "another final" against the 15-time Copa America champions in the last eight of the iconic soccer tournament.

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"It is yet another final for us, and we will try to compete against the world's champion and the world's best team ... I believe that our team is going to be extremely motivated with a very high morale and trying to play a good match. I have full confidence in our players. I know that they are going to give their best as they've done in the three matches. We know how tough it is, but it is 11 against 11, and we're going to do whatever we can to win it," Ecuador head coach Felix Sanchez said.

Ecuador finished level with Mexico on four points after the teams drew 0-0 in Group B but Sanchez's side secured a place in the knockout stages thanks to their superior goal difference. Venezuela advanced as group winners while Mexico and Jamaica were eliminated.

Sanchez told reporters that his side were under no illusions about the scale of the take they face in the last eight against Group A winners and World Cup champions Argentina at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Thursday.

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Ecuador failed to cause any real problems for Mexico in an underwhelming performance and Sanchez acknowledged the team had plenty to work on.

"We know that we still have a lot of work ahead of us to keep evolving, but this is Copa America, and we also need to understand the great progress we've made today because we are moving to the next round," he added.

FAQs:

Q1. When is Argentina's next match in Copa America 2024?
A1. Ecuador will taken on defending Copa America champions Argentina in the quarter-final match-up on Thursday.

Q2. How many Copa America titles Argentina have?
A2. Argentina won 15 Copa America titles.