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Your support makes all the difference.The 2015 Copa America starts on 11 June in Chile.
The tournament - the South American equivalent of the European Championships - will see 12 teams compete for the title currently held by defending champions Uruguay.
Originally, the tournament was due to be held in Brazil, but because of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in the country, Brazil decided against hosting the tournament.
Chile were due to host the competition in 2019 and swapped with Brazil to hold it this year.
The football will kick off on 11 June and run for just under a month in nine venues across eight Chilean cities, Antofagasta, La Serena, Valparaiso, Rancagua, Temuco, Concepcion, Vina del Mar and the capital, Santiago, which will host the final in the Estadio Nacional on 4 July.
Ten teams come from South America, along with Mexico and Jamaica, and are split into three groups of four.
Argentina are currently the bookies' favourites to win the tournament, ahead of Brazil, Colombia and Chile, with Uruguay only fifth favourites because star man Luis Suarez is banned for the entire tournament because of his suspension for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.
The tournament will be shown exclusively in the UK by Premier Sports, with all matches also to be streamed on Xbox Live and YouTube.
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GROUP A
Chile
Mexico
Ecuador
Bolivia
GROUP B
Argentina
Uruguay
Paraguay
Jamaica
GROUP C
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Venezuela
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