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Chile's Charles Aranguiz (R) vies for the ball with Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain during a  Copa America Centenario football match in Santa Clara, California, United States, on June 6, 2016.  / AFP / JOSH EDELSON        (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Chile's Charles Aranguiz (R) vies for the ball with Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain during a Copa America Centenario football match in Santa Clara, California, United States, on June 6, 2016. / AFP / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)JOSH EDELSON/Getty Images

Argentina vs. Chile: 2016 Copa America Final Time, TV Schedule and Live Stream

James DudkoJun 25, 2016

Argentina and holders Chile will stage a rematch of last year's Copa America final when they meet in the showpiece match of the Copa America Centenario at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

It's a game set to pit some of South America's premier attacking talent against each other. The list includes deadly Argentina double act Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain, as well as free-scoring Chile duo Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez.

Before a preview, see below for the schedule and viewing details for this year's final:

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Date: Sunday, June 26

Time (ET/BST): 8 p.m. / 1 a.m. (Monday)

TV: Fox Sports 1 / Premier Sports

Preview

ESPN FC's Tim Vickery believes the first goal will set the tone for the match and ultimately decide the winner between two very familiar foes. It's a reasonable assumption considering whichever team is forced into chasing the game will inevitably be vulnerable to being caught on the break by the marquee attackers littering the pitch.

Di Maria will be a big loss.

A bigger factor might be the players who could miss out for both sides. In particular, there may be several key absences in midfield.

For Argentina, that could mean no Angel Di Maria. The mercurial creator has missed much of the tournament after picking up an injury in his country's second group match.

Now the Paris Saint-Germain star is a major doubt for the final after missing training, according to Goal. Without Di Maria, Argentina will have to rely on Ever Banega for some verve in the final third.

The 27-year-old playmaker's connection with attacking talisman Messi has been applauded by Nick Dorrington of beIN Sports: "Banega is a master of small spaces and can be trusted to receive under pressure and manipulate an angle for an onward pass. In comparison to Pastore, he is more steady in his movements, providing a reliable link-point for Messi to manoeuvre around when he drifts infield."

Similarly, Chile will need Arturo Vidal to dovetail well with Sanchez in forward areas. It's not a partnership that always clicks, but Vidal's well-timed late runs into the box, along with Sanchez's perceptive movement, can cause problems for any defence.

The defending champions will need their big-name pair to deliver if key holding player Marcelo Diaz, who sat out the semi-final, per Sports Illustrated's Avi Creditor, again misses out.

Sanchez and Vidal will again be crucial for their nation.

There were no goals last year, but a repeat seems unlikely between two sides who've scored regularly in this edition of the tournament. Argentina have the motivation and the talent to go one better than 2015.

Prediction: Argentina 3-1 Chile

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