Tuesday, July 15 - Champions have been crowned!
The 2024 Euros and Copa América have come to a close, and new winners have been named!
Putting a bookend to a dominant tournament run, Spain walked away as the men's European Champions after beating England 2-1. Goals from Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal sealed the victory for Spain. They have now won four European Championships.
Later that night on the other side of the world, Argentina and Columbia faced off for the final match of Copa América in Miami. After Lionel Messi came out of the match due to injury, Lautaro Martinez stepped up to get Argentina the win. He scored in the 112nd minute of the match to end Colombia's win streak at 28 consecutive matches. This Argentina's 16th Copa América title.
Friday, July 11 - The finals are set
After a month of exciting soccer, both the Euros and Copa América are down to the finals. England pulled out a 2-1 win over the Netherlands with some late game heroics from Ollie Watkins, who scored the go ahead goal in the 90th minute of the match. While in Copa América, Argentina cruised into the final off a dominant 2-0 victory over Canada with goals Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez.
England is set to face a strong Spanish national team, and Argentina will take on an offensively gifted squad in Colombia.
Like with previous matches in the tournaments, Atlanta United is hosting watch parties for the finals! On Sunday, 17s and fellow supporters can come down to Brewhouse Café, an official pub partner to Atlanta United, to view both matches.
- Euros: England vs. Spain at 3:00 pm
- Copa América: Argentina vs. Colombia at 8:00 pm
Monday, July 8 - Caleb Wiley is going to Paris!
Big news came across the wire first thing Monday morning. Homegrown Caleb Wiley was named to the Olympics squad for the United States national team. The 19-year-old becomes just the second player in club history to represent Atlanta United at the Olympics.
Wiley joins a United States squad that will play in Group A. The U.S. begins play against Olympic hosts France on July 24 in the group stage.
Congratulations Caleb!
Friday, July 5
Welcome back, 17s! Hope you all had a happy Fourth of July. 🎆
We've got some powerhouse countries playing today and tomorrow in the quarterfinals of the Euros.
Friday:
- Spain 🇪🇸, coming off three wins in the group stage, goes up against Group A winner and host nation Germany 🇩🇪 at noon ET.
- Portugal 🇵🇹 takes on France 🇫🇷 at 3 p.m. ET in what is expected to be a clash of the titans featuring two of the sport's biggest stars, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and France's Kylian Mbappé.
Saturday:
- England 🏴 looks to continue their good fortune following a game-winning overhead kick from Jude Bellingham to get past Slovakia. They face underdog Switzerland 🇨🇭, a country that hasn't beaten England in 43 years and is making just their third appearance in the quarterfinals of a major tournament.
- Netherlands 🇳🇱, coming off a strong 3-0 shutout against Romania, take on Turkey 🇹🇷 at 3 p.m. ET.
You can watch ALL THESE MATCHUPS with fellow Atlanta residents and 17s at Halfway Crooks Beer in Summerhill. If you're planning to watch at home, stream the matches on FOX, FS1 and FOXSports.com.
Monday, July 2 - Getting back some familar faces
As Copa America moves past the group stage and the 2024 Euros transition out of the round of 16, both Peru (Luis Abram) and Georgia (Saba Lobjanidze) played their final matches in the respective tournaments.
Despite getting on the board first, Georgia fell to Spain 4-1 on Wednesday, June 26. According to interim head coach Rob Valentino, Lobjanidze arrived back in Atlanta on Monday night and he is "excited to be back". On Saturday June 29, Peru took on Lionel Messi and Argentina at Hard Rock Stadium. A brace from Lautaro Martínez lifted Argentina over Peru 2-0. Both Abram and Lobjanidze are traveling for the double road matchweek Atlanta have against New England and Salt Lake, but their availability will depend on how they readjust to being back.
Bartosz Slisz, who was also away for international duty for Poland, was able to come off the bench in the match against Toronto FC this past Saturday.
Wednesday, June 26 - Georgia and Peru look to get better results
Georgia is expected to play their third match against Portugal today at 3:00 p.m. Georgia must win this match to continue on in the tournament. Fans can watch the match on Fox.
Peru's next match in Copa America will be against Lionel Messi and Argentina on Saturday, June 29. They will look to keep Messi's team at by while trying to get their first goal(s) of the tournament. Peru have not yet scored with a 0-0 draw against Chile and a 1-0 loss against Canada under their belts. Fans can catch that match on Fox Sports 1.
Tuesday, June 25 - Games Galore and USMNT take Atlanta by storm
Despite already being eliminated from the tournament, Poland managed to hold France to a 1-1 draw. French star Kylian Mbappe got his team on the board in the 56th minute of the match, but Poland leveled the score in the 79th minute. Even though they got a thrilling result, this marks the end for Slisz' team in the Euros.
Coming off a 2-0 victory over Bolivia, USMNT will face Panama at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Thursday, 6:00 p.m. kickoff. To prepare for the matchup, they practiced at Children's Heathcare of Atlanta Training Ground - training facility of Atlanta United.
On Tuesday, former USMNT member Brad Guzan was gifted a jersey to celebrate his previous caps with the team. Guzan has been capped by the United States Men’s National Team many times, making his debut Feb. 19, 2006 in a friendly against Guatemala. He has been a part of the USMNT squad for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, 2007 and 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cups, as well as the 2007 Copa America and 2016 Copa America Centenario, where he was the starting keeper.
Friday, June 21 - Catching up with the 5-Stripes
Peru played their first match against Chile at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday. Atlanta United defender Luis Abram came on as a substitute in the 84th minute for his home country of Peru. The 0-0 draw was bookmarked by stellar performances from both club's goalkeepers.
Poland's national team fell to Austria 3-1 in Matchday 2 of the Euros on Friday, while Georgia and Czechia end their Saturday, June 22 match with a 1-1 draw. Bartosz Slisz started for Poland and played 75 minutes, while Saba Lobjanidze made his Euro 2024 debut for Georgia coming on in the 82nd minute of their match.
The U.S. Men's National Team is set to play their first match of Copa America on Sunday, June 23. They will face off against Bolivia at AT&T Stadium.
Thursday, June 20 - Summer soccer in Atlanta, Georgia
Copa América starts today... right here in Atlanta!
Yes, the Euros are underway in Germany and now we'll have soccer in our own backyard as Copa América kicks off. The tournament begins in a big way Thursday night. Argentina 🇦🇷 takes on Canada 🇨🇦 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium here in Atlanta.
During the week, Argentina and Lionel Messi have been training up the road at Kennesaw State University. It's pretty wild to see one of the greatest players in the world training at a nearby college.
Those of you with tickets to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the match tonight, arrive early. Tickets are sold out and a large crowd is expected. Those at home can watch on FS1, Univision, TUDN or live stream on fuboTV.
Tuesday, June 18 - Georgia's first match in group play
Georgia played its first match of the Euros on Tuesday, but fell 3-1 to Turkey. Atlanta United's Saba Lobjanidze was on the bench for Georgia.
While he didn't see any action this time around, two matches remain in group play for Georgia to get a result. Follow along to see if our very own Georgian sees action in Germany.
Sunday, June 16 - Bartosz plays for Poland
Our first Atlanta United player saw international action this summer. Bartosz Slisz entered Poland's match against Netherlands as a substitute in the 55th minute.
Poland lost the match 2-1 after taking the lead in the 16th minute with a goal by former New England Revolution striker Adam Buksa. Thirteen minutes later, Liverpool's Cody Gakpo tied the match following a deflection. Netherland would go on to win 2-1 with a goal in the 83rd minute by Wout Weghorst.
Slisz and Poland are in Group D of the tournament and their next two matches are against Austria, (Friday, June 21) and France (Tuesday, June 25).
Friday, June 14
THE EUROS START TODAY!!! 🥳
UEFA Euro 2024 kicks off Friday in Munich with host nation Germany 🇩🇪 taking on Scotland 🏴 at Fußball Arena München. Watch at 3 p.m. ET on FOX.
In the U.S., matches are available to watch on TV at Fox Sports, fubo TV and VIX. Stream matches at FOXSports.com.
Thursday, June 13
Bartosz Slisz (Poland) and Saba Lobjanidze (Georgia) are with the national teams. It's one day away from the Euros kicking off.
Slisz plays first as Poland takes on Netherlands on Sunday, June 16. Lobjanidze and Georgia take on Turkey on Tuesday, June 18.
Click here to view the group stage schedule for both countries so you can follow along and see if Bartek and Saba see action!
June 5
Atlanta United announced that eight players have been called up during the international window. This includes our four players who were added to their country's roster for the summer international competition:
- Bartosz Slisz (Poland) - Euros
- Saba Lobjanidze (Georgia) - Euros
- Thiago Almada (Argentina) - Olympics
- Caleb Wiley (USA) - Olympics
- Luis Abram (Peru) - Copa América
It's really awesome to see Lobjanidze among this group. He was left off the roster for Georgia's latest round of qualification matches in March but expressed happiness when his home country qualified. He said it was his goal to qualify for the tournament roster.
