Fans from both nations packed into the arena for the ceremony ahead of the opening clash to ring in the 44th instalment of the tournament.
Chile, who have never won the competition, will behoping their star duo of Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez and Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal can deliver a first ever title.
World Cup finalists Argentina are favourites to win the event for the first time in 22 years, not least because they have a certain Lionel Messi leading them after capping a glorious season for Barcelona by winning the Treble.
The tournament will feature in nine different stadiums spread out across eight different cities in Chile - Antofagasta, La Serena, Valparaiso, Rancagua, Temuco, Concepcion, Vina del Mar and the capital, Santiago.
The stadiums involved are: Estadio Nacional (capacity: 48,665), Estadio Monumental David Arellano (47,347), Estadio Regional de Antofagasta (21,178), Estadio La Portada (17,194), Estadio Sausalito (22, 340), Estadio Elías Figueroa (20,575), Estadio El Teniente (15,252), Estadio Municipal de Concepción (30,448), Estadio Municipal Germán Becker (18,936).
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*The Copa America is the world's oldest continental
competition having begun in 1916
*World Cup finalists Argentina are favourites to win the event for the first time in 22 years
*Chile 2015 The tournament will feature in nine different stadiums spread out across eight different cities in Chile
*The final will be held in Chile's largest stadium, the Estadio Nacional in Santiago - the same venue for Friday's opening clash
*Mexico and Jamaica have been invited to take part this year taking the total number of participating nations to 12
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