The Copa America Centenario kicks off on Friday night, as 16 teams will battle in June for the right to become the king of the Americas.

There are plenty of fantastic matches to watch, and it all gets started with the big USA-Colombia clash.

But who will make it out of the group stage, who will make the final and who will win it all? Here are the predictions of our soccer team.

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Here are the breakdowns of the picks, with group winner and runner-up listed:

Thomas Rongen, Soccer Analyst

Group A: Colombia, USA

Group B: Brazil, Ecuador

Group C: Mexico, Uruguay

Group D: Argentina, Chile

Quarterfinals: Colombia over Ecuador, Brazil over USA, Mexico over Chile and Argentina over Uruguay

Semifinals: Argentina over Colombia and Brazil over Mexico

Final: Argentina over Brazil

Nick Kostos, On-air Host

Group A: Colombia, USA

Group B: Brazil, Ecuador

Group C: Mexico, Uruguay

Group D: Argentina, Chile

Quarterfinals: Colombia over Ecuador, Brazil over USA, Mexico over Chile and Uruguay over Argentina

Semifinals: Uruguay over Colombia and Mexico over Brazil

Final: Uruguay over Mexico

Roger Gonzalez, Soccer Writer

Group A: Colombia, Paraguay

Group B: Brazil, Ecuador

Group C: Uruguay, Mexico

Group D: Argentina, Chile

Quarterfinals: Colombia over Ecuador, Brazil over Paraguay, Uruguay over Chile, Argentina over Mexico

Semifinals: Argentina over Colombia, Uruguay over Brazil

Final: Argentina over Uruguay

Sara Perlman, Soccer Analyst

Group A: USA, Colombia

Group B: Brazil, Ecuador

Group C: Uruguay, Mexico

Group D: Argentina, Chile

Quarterfinals: USA over Ecuador. Brazil over Colombia, Chile over Uruguay, Argentina over Mexico

Semifinals: Argentina over USA, Brazil over Chile

Final: Argentina over Brazil


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