- We've selected five beautiful plays that made the fans vibrate in the United States..
- A total of 53 goals were scored in this first stage of the tournament.
With the Quarterfinals starting, it's time to also review the best moments and highlights of the Group Stage of this CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024™ - and what moment is more important in soccer than scoring a goal?
As we bid farewell to a stage and welcome another, we list 5 goals that impressed with their technique, vision and collective play over the 24 matches that were part of this first stage: starting with Lautaro Martínez, who took advantage of a beautiful assist from Messi to seal Argentina's 2-0 win against Canada in the opening game. Then came Gerardo Arteaga's powerful shot that gave Mexico victory over Jamaica, in the debut of both teams in Group B.
The third was when the hosts of this 48th edition of the tournament were able to Feel the Greatness, when Pulisic hit a beautiful placed finish on the United States' first goal – in what was also the fastest of the team in all its appearances in the CONMEBOL Copa América™. Then it was the turn of the Jogo Bonito of Brazil to shine, with a beautiful and quick passing that left Vinícius Júnior free to score in the 4-1 victory over Paraguay.
Finally, César Yanis showed resourcefulness by coming off the bench to control the ball, getting rid of his marker and finishing with aplomb to put Panama's 3-1 over Bolivia, determining his country's unprecedented qualification to the Quarterfinals.
The Group Stage ended with 53 goals scored in all matches, for an average of 2.2 scored per match. Will we now have even more memorable moves in this Finals?
