Brazil kickoff their 2024 Copa America campaign in Group D against Costa Rica.
The Selecao will always feel like favorites when headed into an international tournament, however, they're in the shadow of Lionel Messi's Argentina who started their tournament with a 2-0 win over Canada.
Vinicius Jr. is expected to lead the attack for Brazil alongside his Real Madrid team-mate Rodrygo. Manchester United's Casemiro has not been included in the squad and therefore Marquinhos will captain the side.
Costa Rica have lost one of their last four matches against CONMEBOL teams in the Copa America and come into this match as huge underdogs.
The Sporting News provides a look at how the two sides lineup for their match.
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Brazil vs. Costa Rica lineups, starting 11, team news
The big absentee for Brazil at this tournament is Neymar, who has not recovered sufficiently from a serious ankle injury. However, they will also be missing experienced midfielder Casemiro, who was overlooked for the squad, and goalkeeper Ederson, who sustained a fractured eye socket in Manchester City's win over Tottenham last month.
Dorival Junior continues with his favored 4-3-3 formation but teen sensation Endrick is on the bench, with Barcelona winger Raphinha completing the front three alongside Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr.
Brazil starting lineup (4-3-3): Alisson (GK) — Danilo, Militao, Marquinhos, Arana — Guimaraes, Gomes, Paqueta — Raphinha, Rodrygo, Vinicius.
Gustavo Alfaro, on the other hand, has set up his team in a conservative 4-3-2-1 formation.
Costa Rica starting lineup (4-3-2-1): Sequeira (GK) — Mitchell, Vargas, Calvo, Quiros — Brenes, Galo — Lassister Aguilera, Ugalde — Zamora.
Brazil vs. Costa Rica live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Copa America 2024 match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | Fox Network, TUDN, Univision | Fubo, TUDN app/website, ViX |
| Canada | TSN 1 | TSN+, RDS app, CTV app |
| UK | — | Premier Sports Player |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | — |
USA: Copa America 2024 matches will be broadcast in English on Fox Sports Network with streaming options available on Fubo where new users can sign up to a FREE trial.
In addition to the English-language coverage on Fox Sports, Univision has the rights to broadcast Copa America in Spanish language on Univision, the sports-only channel TUDN, as well as the other sister channels owned by TelevisaUnivision (UniMas). Spanish-language streaming will also be available on ViX.
Canada: TSN and TSN+ is the place to go for Copa America 2024 action in Canada. CTV and RDS are also showing Canada's opener.
Australia: Fans in Australia can follow all the Copa America 2024 action live and on demand on Optus Sport.
UK: Matches at Copa America 2024 will be available on Premier Sports 1 in the UK, with live streaming service offered on Premier Sports Player.
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