Mexico plays its second match of the 2024 Copa América against Venezuela on Wednesday (9 p.m. ET, FS1/Univision) in an undoubtedly sold-out SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
El Tri opened their tournament series Saturday night with a bittersweet win over Jamaica at NRG Stadium in Houston. Mexico secured a 1–0 victory thanks to a Gerardo Arteaga goal in the 69th minute, but lost Edson Álvarez to injury in his first match with the captain’s armband for El Tri. Alvarez confirmed on social media on Tuesday that his tournament is over as the West Ham star will focus on rehabilitating his injured leg.
Venezuela faced no such obstacles in the opening match of the tournament against Ecuador. La Vinotinto secured a somewhat surprising 2-1 victory after Ecuador captain Enner Valencia was shown a red card for a dangerous move in the penalty area, which saw his cleat come into contact with the face of Philadelphia Union’s Jose Martinez. With one man less, Ecuador conceded two goals in the second half.
Wednesday’s match won’t necessarily decide which team will progress to the knockout stages, but a Mexico win would give them a big six-point lead in the Group B table ahead of the final group stage match against Ecuador on Sunday.
How to watch Mexico vs. Venezuela in Copa America 2024:
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Date: Wednesday June 26
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Location: SoFi Stadium | Inglewood, California
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Time: 9:00 PM ET
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TV channel: FS1/Univision/TUDN
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Streaming: Fubo, DirecTV, VPN
