Overview

• Play starts Saturday across Santiago, Valparaíso, Rancagua and Talca, with Brazil–Mexico and Cuba–Argentina among Sunday’s headline group-stage fixtures.
• The Argentine Embassy in Chile instructed travelers to carry their ticket with matching ID for stadium entry and to avoid wearing Argentine club apparel for security reasons.
• The advisory follows recent Copa Sudamericana incidents involving Independiente and Universidad de Chile that prompted online threats toward Argentine supporters.
• FIFA will pilot a simplified video review in Chile that lets coaches request checks via a green card, limited to two per match for decisive incidents such as goals, penalties or direct red cards.
• Matches will stream on FIFA+ and regionally on DGO, ViX and RTVE Play, while rosters are affected by club refusals to release some prospects, including Franco Mastantuono and Claudio Echeverri.