- The first Semi-Final of the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ will take place this Tuesday, July 9 with the match Argentina vs. Canada.
- The Albiceleste seek their place in the Final at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, in the city of New Jersey against the Canadian team.
This Tuesday, July 9, the first match will be played in the semi-finals between Argentina and Canada. The game will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, starting at 8.00pm (local time).
The Albiceleste reached the Semi-Finals of the oldest and most prolific national team competition in the world after drawing 1-1 against Ecuador in regulation time and qualifying on penalties (4-2), with ‘Dibu’ Martínez in goal. , two shots to save.
On the Canadian side, the team made history in its first participation in the competition, leaving behind a brave Venezuelan team, also in the penalty shootout (4-3), after a 1-1 draw in the 90s.
Argentina and Canada will meet again after the opening match, where the defending champion team won 2-0.
In the other semi-final, two great South Americans, Uruguay and Colombia, will face each other this Wednesday, July 10, at 8:00 pm (local time), at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
All four teams are looking for the long-awaited passage to the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ Final, which will be played this Sunday, July 14 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
– Background –
- Argentina have won their last 10 matches against Concacaf rivals in official competitions. In addition, they have not conceded a goal in their last six games, a streak that began against Costa Rica in the CONMEBOL Copa América 2011™. The last time the Albiceleste lost to teams from that confederation in senior competitions was in 2004, when Mexico won 1-0 in the Group Stage of the CONMEBOL Copa América™.
- Argentina have reached the Semi-Finals in seven of the last eight major tournaments (World Cup and CONMEBOL Copa América™) they have played. The only exception was the 2018 World Cup in Russia, when the Albiceleste were eliminated in the round of 16 against France (3-4), the eventual champion of that tournament.
- There are four footballers from the Argentina squad in this CONMEBOL Copa América™ within the top 20 with the most appearances in the Albiceleste: Messi (1st with 185), Di María (3rd with 143), Otamendi (5th with 115) and the last to enter this list, Rodrigo De Paul (20th with 67).
- This is the second time Canada has faced a CONMEBOL competitor in the semi-final or final of an official tournament, following the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup where they beat Colombia in the final.
- Canada has generated more expected goals than its rivals in the last three CONMEBOL Copa América matches against Venezuela, Chile and Peru. The only team to beat him in this area during the tournament was Argentina precisely in their first game (3xG to 1.2 xG).
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