Of the four remaining teams in the 2024 Copa America, only one is from North America. And sadly for American soccer fans, that team is not the United States men’s national team.
The Copa America semifinals begin Tuesday (8 p.m. ET, FS1/Univision) with powerhouse Argentina taking on Canada at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Canada, making their Copa America debut, became the fourth CONCACAF team to reach the tournament’s semifinals after beating Venezuela 4-3 on penalties on Friday. Argentina also advanced with a 4-2 shootout win over Ecuador — despite the injury to their biggest star.
Lionel Messi, who missed some time earlier in the tournament with a leg injury, will start for Argentina, who are strong favourites to secure a place in Sunday’s final. Argentina to win is -330 at BetMGM with Canada to win at +850.
The two teams met earlier in the group stage, with Argentina winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez. After failing to score against Argentina in their opening Copa America match, Canada coach Jesse Marsch told reporters at a press conference on Monday: “This is going to be the best game we’ve ever played and it may not be enough.”
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Halftime: Argentina 1-0 Canada
22′ Julian Alvarez scores the goal after a great pass from Rodrigo De Paul.
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