Copa America Centenario 2016 Draw Results: Groups, Bracket, Schedule Revealed

The next major step for the Copa America Centenario took place Sunday with the 16-team draw for the most monumental soccer tournament to be held in the United States since the FIFA World Cup in 1994.

This year's enhanced rendition, which marks the tournament's 100th anniversary, will be the first Copa America to be held outside South America.

Here is a look at the tournament's draw, which will run from June 3 to June 26:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
United States	Brazil	Mexico	Argentina
Colombia	Ecuador	Uruguay	Chile
Costa Rica	Haiti	Jamaica	Panama
Paraguay	Peru	Venezuela	Bolivia

And here is a look at the schedule for group play:

Group A	Match	Site
Group B	Match	Site
Group C	Match	Site
Group D	Match	Site
June 3	United States vs. Colombia	Santa Clara, California
June 4	Costa Rica vs. Paraguay	Orlando, Florida
June 7	United States vs. Costa Rica	Chicago
June 7	Colombia vs. Paraguay	Pasadena, California
June 11	United States vs. Paraguay	Philadelphia
June 11	Colombia vs. Costa Rica	Houston
June 4	Haiti vs. Peru	Seattle
June 4	Brazil vs. Ecuador	Pasadena, California
June 8	Brazil vs. Haiti	Orlando, Florida
June 8	Ecuador vs. Peru	Glendale, Arizona
June 12	Ecuador vs. Haiti	East Rutherford, New Jersey
June 12	Brazil vs. Peru	Foxborough, Massachusetts
June 5	Jamaica vs. Venezuela	Chicago
June 5	Mexico vs. Uruguay	Glendale, Arizona
June 9	Mexico vs. Jamaica	Pasadena, California
June 9	Uruguay vs. Venezuela	Philadelphia
June 13	Mexico vs. Venezuela	Houston
June 13	Uruguay vs. Jamaica	Santa Clara, California
June 6	Panama vs. Bolivia	Orlando, Florida
June 6	Argentina vs. Chile	Santa Clara, California
June 10	Chile vs. Bolivia	East Rutherford, New Jersey
June 10	Argentina vs. Panama	Chicago
June 14	Chile vs. Panama	Philadelphia
June 14	Argentina vs. Bolivia	Seattle

Each group's top two teams will advance to the eight-team knockout round.

In Group A, the U.S. drew two teams that competed in the 2014 World Cup—Colombia and Costa Rica—and another that competed in the 2010 World Cup—Paraguay—in what looks to be the tournament's toughest group.

Costa Rica and Paraguay were the toughest draws from Pods 3 and 4, according to the Soccer Power Index (h/t ESPN Stats & Info), while Colombia was the second-toughest from Pod 2.

Paul Carr of ESPN Stats & Info outlined the Soccer Power Index numbers for each group, with Group A ranked the toughest:

Sunday's draw set the Americans up for a daunting summer. Ben Higgins of 10 News in San Diego joked that the team might have a luckier draw at the event's next century mark:

Mark Zeigler of the San Diego Union-Tribune noted the U.S. got no home-field advantage Sunday:

The Copa America Centenario will feature big stars on U.S. soil, as Lionel Messi will "likely captain Argentina," and Neymar should participate for Brazil, according to Sam Stejskal of MLSsoccer.com. MLS should also have a sizable presence on several teams.

Post-Show Reaction

USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann met with the media after and shared his thoughts on the draw, per ESPN FC:

"It's a very difficult group, but it's a doable, and this is what Copa America is about," Klinsmann said. "You want to measure yourself with the best teams from South American and also our region. So we can't wait to get it started."

"We are very ambitious. We want to do well. We will do well. But, again, it's not an easy group. We know that too."