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Argentina will begin the defence of their Copa America title when they face Canada in Thursday's tournament opener at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.With six CONCACAF teams participating in the tournament, Canada are set to make their Copa America debut after coming through a playoff against Trinidad and Tobago.© ReutersArgentina are the current holders of the Copa America crown after they edged out their old foes Brazil in the 2021 final to win the tournament for the first time since 1993, as Lionel Messi celebrated the first international trophy of...

© ImagoAlbania may have taken longer than 23 seconds to score against Croatia, but the minnows of the tournament were overjoyed to take the lead within 11 minutes.Qazim Laci's goal was superbly executed. The midfielder sprinted from deep to meet the inswinging cross of Jasir Asani, glancing a header into the net despite the desperate effort of goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic.Croatia created opportunities in response, just not as frequently as you would expect, with Marcelo Brozovic driving a shot wide from distance and Bruno Petkovic directing a free header over the...