Mexico will compete in Group B alongside Brazil, Chile and Ecuador, while the USA is in Group C with Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay. Group A is composed of Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay and the host, Venezuela.
This is the seventh consecutive Copa América that CONCACAF teams have been invited to since 1993 and on each occasion since then, at least one CONCACAF squad has reached the quarterfinals.
Mexico have competed in all the Copa América tournaments since CONCACAF teams have been invited to participate as guests. The tricolor have reached the finals twice, in 1993 and 2001, while claiming third place in both 1997 and 1999.
The USA participated in the 1993 CONMEBOL event and then finished fourth two years later.
Copa America - Venezuela 2007
Group B
27.06.2007: Puerto Ordaz; Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay (20:50)
BRAZIL - MEXICO
01.07.2007: Maturín; Estadio Monumental (18:20)
MEXICO - ECUADOR
04.07.2007: Puerto La Cruz; Estadio General José Anzoatégui (18:35)
MEXICO - CHILE
Group C
28.06.2007: Maracaibo; Estadio José Encarnación Romero (20:50)
ARGENTINA - USA
02.07.2007: Barinas; Estadio Agustin Tovar (18:35)
USA - PARAGUAY
05.07.2007: Barquisimeto; Estadio Metropolitano (20:50)
COLOMBIA - USA
Rosters
MEXICO
GK: Guillermo Ochoa (Club América), Oswaldo Sánchez (Club Santos Laguna);
DF: Israel Castro (Pumas UNAM), José Antonio Castro (Club América), Jonny Magallon (CD Guadalajara), Rafael Márquez (FC Barcelona/ESP), Gonzalo Pineda (CD Guadalajara), Fausto Pinto (Pachuca CF), Francisco Javier Rodríguez (CD Guadalajara);
MD: Fernando Arce (CA Monarcas Morelia), Jaime Correa (Pachuca CF), José Andres Guardado (Atlas CF), Jaime Lozano (Tigres UANL), Alberto Medina (CD Guadalajara), Ramón Morales (CD Guadalajara), Gerardo Torrado (CD SC Cruz Azul);
AT: Adolfo Bautista (Jaguares), Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Chicago Fire/USA), Jared Borgetti (CD SC Cruz Azul), Omar Bravo (CD Guadalajara), Juan Carlos Cacho (Pachuca CF), Nery Castillo (Olimpiakos/GRE).
TD: Hugo SANCHEZ
USA
GK: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER);
DF: Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Bobby Boswell (D.C. United), Dan Califf (Aalborg BK/DEN), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC/ENG), Drew Moor (FC Dallas), Heath Pearce (FC Nordsjælland/DEN), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC/CAN);
MD: Kyle Beckerman (Colorado Rapids), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Benny Feilhaber (Hamburger SV/GER), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Justin Mapp (Chicago Fire), Lee Nguyen (PSV Eindhoven/NED), Ben Olsen (D.C.United);
FORWARDS (4) - Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF/SWE), Herculez Gomez (Colorado Rapids), Eddie Johnson (Kansas City Wizards), Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution).
TD: Bob BRADLEY
Photos by Tony Quinn
#1 - USA
#2 - Mexico
