da esport bet： The USMNT will be expected to perform at home, while the hopes of Brazil weigh heavily on the shoulders of a teenager

da roleta： Tournament time is all about expectations, and this year's Copa America is no different. Each national team will have their goals, and inevitably, some won't be reached – and others will be surpassed. But there is one constant: pressure to perform.

For Brazil, that means the usual mandate of winning the whole tournament. For the United States, it means a "signature win." And for Argentina, it might just be avoiding the embarrassment of failing to repeat.

Either way, there's a lot at stake. GOAL takes a look at who is feeling the pressure ahead of this year's tournament…

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Pressure isn't on a team, in this case, as much as one player: Luis Diaz. The forward hasn't captured his electric best for Liverpool this season, but always seems to show up for his national team.

There was the famous brace against Brazil, his father crying in the stands after a terrifying saga in which he was abducted by a Guerrilla group. There was an electric showing against Spain that carried his side to a friendly victory. And every time he puts on his country's colors, something memorable seems to happen.

Colombia has some other talents. James Rodriguez is an interesting player, while MLS star Cucho Hernandez will look to stake his claim. But any glory for Colombia starts and ends with "Lucho."

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Is there life in a post-Edison Cavani and Luis Suarez world? Uruguay were supposed to go through something of a transitional phase after Suarez lost a step – he still might be in the Copa squad – and Cavani retired. Instead, they've pieced together an interesting squad, with legendary coach Marcelo Bielsa at the helm.

With the improvement comes expectations. There are questions to be asked – especially with the mercurial Darwin Nunez operating through the middle. But Uruguay really should top their group, and boast real opportunity to make a deep run.

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Eighteen months ago, Canada were regarded as a potentially interesting side at the World Cup. America's noisy neighbors had their most talented side in years, and with Alphonso Davies swaggering his way up and down the wing, a run in Qatar didn't seem out of the question.

Instead, Canada finished bottom of their group, failing to win a single game. And the football federation has spiraled since. The players and association argued over a collective bargaining agreement for months, and there were worries that they couldn't raise sufficient funds to travel to Japan for a friendly last October (the Canadians made it, but were battered 4-1.)

After a late crunch to qualify for the tournament, Canada arrive in the US looking to show they can still compete. There's certainly talent, but a successful run is needed – if only as proof of sporting legitimacy.

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Hello, Leo. Messi doesn't have anything to prove anymore. After all, the Inter Miami star completed football by winning the 2022 World Cup – and starring along the way. Argentina come into the competition as reigning champs, with roughly the same side that won the whole thing in 2021, benefitting from a number of their key players in fine form.

This is, by some distance, the best team in the tournament, with the best player of all time as the razor-sharp edge.

And it is precisely there that the pressure comes. Argentina are so much better than every other team at Copa America that not winning the thing would feel like a bitter disappointment. This may be Messi's last dance, too. He's arguably never had an easier tournament to win. And while he may well make light work of it, if he doesn't? Embarrassment.