Copa America 2016: Watch the Opening Ceremony Live - 'Centenario' Start Time, TV Schedule, Streaming Info and Performers
The opening ceremony for June 3rd's 2016 Copa America "Centenario" will take place at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California starting at 9 p.m. ET. The event will be broadcasted via TV on Fox Sports and Univision/UniMas/UDN. The live streaming information can be found below.
Opening Ceremony Performers
The ceremony, which will precede the evening's main event and only match (USA vs Colombia at 6:30 PT) will be featuring performances from J Balvin, Jason Derulo and Magic! They will be performing their hits songs such as this summer's unofficial single "Ginza," Derulo's "If It Ain't Love" as well as Magic!'s "Rude" and "Lay You Down Easy".
Live Streaming Information
Fans interested in watching the opening spectacle as well as USA's game versus Colombia can head to FoxSports or Univision's website to watch the live streaming and webcast. Registration may be requested.
Stars to Watch and Favorites to Win
Some of the soccer fans will definitely keep an eye on Argentina's Lionel Messi, Mexico's Javier "Chicharito"Hernandez, Uruguay's Luis Suarez, Colombia's James Rodriguez, USA's Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey, Chile's Arturo Vidal, among others.
The teams that are favorites to win include Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and reining champions Chile.
Group of Death Pick
Group A (USA, Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay)
Dark Horse Pick
Costa Rica
General Information
The world's oldest football competition and tournament considered as the World Cup of the Americas will be held from June 3 until June 24. This year is also the 100th anniversary of Copa America, hence 'Centenario'." The first one was held in 1916 with the event being held every four years.
Cities hosting matches throughout the month include:
- Santa Clara, CA
- Chicago, IL
- East Rutherford, NJ
- Pasadena, CA
- Glendale, AZ
- Foxborough, MA
- Houston, TX
- Orlando, FL
- Philadelphia< PA
- Seattle, WA
Tickets
Ticket prices starting at $60 in average but could be sold for more.
For more information on the team rosters and schedule check this link.