Vinicius's 'Seleção' looks to confirm his candidacy on his debut!

Brazil Screening from this Monday America's Cup of America 2024 Commanded by the brave, with their heavy artillery Vinicius Jr And RodrigoA very young front Costa Rica Wants to “compete equally” with the five-time world champion.

Seeking new glories to bury the recent bitterness forever, 'selectionHe'll be looking to make a strong debut against a rival focused on shooting replacement schemes for the likes of Keylor Navas, Bryan Ruiz and Celso Borges.

70,000 spectators will close the opening day of Group D at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood in Los Angeles (California) with the Brazilians and Costa Ricans. Colombia and Paraguay open the zone three hours earlier in Houston (Texas).

Brazil attack Real MadridBolstered by Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, Dorival Jr was called upon to lead the 'Canarinha' who were unbeaten in four friendlies of the era after Neymar's injury.

The absence of the '10, who scored 79 goals in 127 games, will test Vinicius, Rodrigo and Endric. But, above all, the ability of the trio and their colleagues to overcome hardships.

“We have to find a balance, a discipline for this team that was assembled three months ago,” the coach told a press conference on Sunday.

In the terrifying year 2023, Brazil They suffered three consecutive defeats (Uruguay, Colombia, Argentina) and finished sixth on the brink of the play-offs in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

On the other hand, the Costa Rica Argentina's Gustavo Alfaro will be competing in his sixth Copa America, starting in 2016, after he was eliminated from the playoffs on the road by Honduras. This is the last CONCACAF team to compete in the tournament.

Represented by a team with a “low average age” at Copa America, the Ticos have the thankless task of trying to replace icons of a generation that shined. World Cup 2014They reached the quarter-finals and have already retired from football or the national team.

Brazil It is “one of the biggest teams in the world, with all the arrogance of the hierarchy in it. We hope we can compete equally because that is our mission and that is why we are coming,” he said. Alfaro.

They are betting on promising strikers to try to hurt a Brazilian rearguard that is showing cracks Manfred Ugalde (Spartak Moscow) and midfielder Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest).

hour: 7 PM (Honduras Time)

Place: Sophie Stadium in Inglewood, California

Transmit: Channel 11 of Honduras; You can follow it minute by minute on Diez.hn

Possible adjustments:

Brazil: Alisson – Danilo, Eder Militão, Marquinhos, Guilherme Arana – Bruno Guimaraes, Joao Gomes, Lucas Paqueta – Rabinha, Rodrigo, Vinicius Jr. Coach: Torival Jr.

Costa Rica: Patrick Sequeira – Jayland Mitchell, Julio Casconte, Francisco Calvo – Gerald Taylor, Jefferson Brenz, Brandon Aguilera, Orlando Gallo, Ariel Lassiter – Manfred Ucalde, Josemar Alcozar. TD: Gustavo Alfaro

Referee: Cesar Ramos (Mexico).