2024-07-16 01:12:03
Argentina won the Copa America 2024 after beating Colombia 1-0 in extra time at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. They also made a record through this. The record of 16 titles in the history of Copa America is now held by Messi-Di Maria. In addition, Albicelesta became the second team after Spain to win three consecutive major tournament titles. After winning the Copa America in 2021 and the World Cup in 2022, Argentina also won the 2024 Copa America title.
The game started after 83 minutes due to the commotion of the Colombian fans outside the field that day. No team scores in the first half. The second half is goalless. Then the match went into extra time. There is no goal even in 105 minutes. However, after 112 minutes, Lautaro’s goal changed the fate of the match. Makes Argentina the champion.
Argentina advanced:
Argentina went ahead with the goal of Lautaro Martinez. In the 112th minute, Lo Celso flicked the ball from the front of the D box to Lautaro on the right. After receiving the ball, this forward entered the box. Only Colombia goalkeeper Vargas was in front of him. The star, who played for Inter Milan, smashed the ball into the net with a powerful shot over his head.
It was Lautaro’s fifth goal of the season. He will win the Golden Boot as the top scorer.
No one scored in 105 minutes:
No one scored in the first half of extra time. The 105-minute game ended goalless. In this half, however, Argentina created great scoring opportunities. A great shot taken by Nico Gonzales was caught by Colombian goalkeeper Vargas.
Then the second part of extra time will be played for another 15 minutes. If the tie is not broken within this period, the match will be played in a tiebreaker. The champion of Copa America-2024 will be determined in the penalty shootout.
Argentina missed goals:
Argentina created a great scoring opportunity in the 95th minute of the match. At this time, Rodrigo de Paul passed the ball to Nicolas Gonzales in the box. He took a quick shot as soon as he got the ball. But Colombia’s goalkeeper Vargas quickly came to the line of the ball and swung and palmed the ball. The chance of a sure goal was lost to Argentina.
Argentina-Colombia final in extra time:
The final match between Argentina and Colombia went to extra time. No one saw a goal in the allotted 90 minutes. Colombia had many chances though. Argentina also had a chance. But no one has reached the net. As a result, the match went into extra time.
Note that only Copa America finals have extra time. Also, there was no extra time in the knockout phase. There was a direct tiebreaker after the allotted time.
Argentina desperate for goals:
Argentina is playing desperately to get a goal at the last minute. One attack after another kept the Colombian attack busy. But the desired goal is not seen. After the scheduled 90 minutes, 4 minutes of added time have been given.
Argentina goal disallowed:
Argentina got the ball in the net in the 75th minute. Messi substitute Nama Gonzales found the back of the net. But it was ruled out for offside.
Messi left the field injured:
Lionel Messi left the field in the 66th minute of the match. He was unable to continue playing due to leg problems. Nico Gonzales has entered the field as a substitute instead of Messi. Who played 38 matches for Argentina and scored 5 goals.
Alistair-Cordoba-de Maria’s Miss:
From the beginning of the second half, both teams are playing very aggressively. Creating opportunities. But no one can see the goal.
McAllister created a chance in the 48th minute. But Colombia’s defense players did not allow to score.
Then, in the 54th minute, Cordoba took the lead from a corner by James Rodriguez. But it goes over the bar.
Di Maria also had a chance to score in the 58th minute. At this time, the shot taken by him was caught with great skill by the Colombian goalkeeper Camilo Vargas.
After Shakira’s performance, the second half started:
After the first half break, Colombian pop star Shakira performed for about 33 minutes. 65 thousand spectators present in the field were impressed by his performance. After Shakira’s performance, the second half started.
Argentina 0 : 0 Colombia in the first half:
No one from Argentina-Colombia scored in the first half of the hard-fought battle. However, Colombia was far ahead of Argentina in ball possession and attack. Colombia had 52.2 percent of the ball in the first half. They took 8 shots. 4 of them were on target. Shots by Diaz, Córdoba, Rodriguez and Larma all missed narrowly.
On the other hand, Argentina took a total of 3 shots. Only 1 of them was on target. Alvarez and Messi kept trying to score. Argentina got 4 corners, Colombia 1.
Tagliafico’s miss from Messi’s free kick:
At the end of the 44th minute of the match, Argentina got a free kick in front of Colombia’s D box. Tagliafico headed Messi’s free kick. But his header went over the bar.
Before that, Colombia’s Lerma took a shot from a long distance after 33 minutes. It goes just outside the post.
Messi misses chance:
After 20 minutes, Lionel Messi had a great opportunity to score. He took the shot after Angel Di Maria extended it. But it was weakened by Colombia’s defensive players and was caught by goalkeeper Vargas.
Alvarez-Diaz and Rodriguez missed chances:
Colombia dominated Argentina in the first ten minutes of the final. They create several opportunities. On the other hand, Albicelesta created only one chance.
Rodriguez misses:
James Rodriguez had a great chance to score in the seventh minute. His shot in acrobatic style bounced off the bar.
Diaz missed chance:
Luis Diaz had a chance to score in the sixth minute. His low shot was saved by Argentina goalkeeper Martinez.
Alvarez’s missed chance:
Julian Alvarez had a chance early in the match. Alvarez gets Montiel’s cross into the box. His shot went wide of the post.
83 minutes late start final:
The final of Copa America-2024 started 83 minutes late. The match was scheduled to start at 6 am Bangladesh time, but due to the chaos outside the stadium, it started three times behind by 1 hour 23 minutes i.e. 83 minutes late at 7 hours 23 minutes.
Argentina vs Colombia XI:
The Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia will start at 7:23 am Bangladesh time. It is already known how the starting eleven of the two teams will be.
Argentina starting lineup:
Emiliano Martinez (goalkeeper), Montiel, Romero, Lautaro Martinez, Tagliafico, Di Maria, De Paul, Enzo, McAllister, Messi (captain) and Alvarez.
Argentina is playing in 4-3-3 format in the final today.
Columbia’s starting lineup:
Vargas (goalkeeper), Arias, Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica, Rios, Lerma, Diaz, Rodriguez (captain), J. Arias and Cordoba.
Meanwhile, Colombia will play in 4-2-3-1 format today.
Another 30 minutes delay to the start of the final:
The start of the Copa America final will be delayed by another 30 minutes. The match is scheduled to start at 7:15 am Bangladesh time.
The final between Argentina and Colombia was scheduled to start at 6 am Bangladesh time, but the match was first delayed by half an hour to deal with the chaotic situation created due to the pressure of the spectators. That is, it was supposed to start at 6:30. Then it was extended by another 15 minutes. That is 6:45 am. But even then the match could not be started. The final was postponed by another 30 minutes. The much awaited final will start at 7:15 am Bangladesh time.
Another 15 minutes delay to the start of the final:
The south gate control of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium broke under pressure from the crowd. Many Colombian spectators rushed into the field. If the situation is bad, the gate is closed. There is quite a delay in the selective entry of ticket holders. Spectators are standing outside for a long time. They are unable to enter the field due to overcrowding.
Meanwhile, the organizers had earlier asked those who did not get tickets for the final not to come to the field. But the number of ticketless spectators outside the stadium is also high. Security guards and law enforcement personnel are struggling to handle the huge crowd of ticket holders and non-ticket holders.
Many of those who broke the gate and entered were arrested by the police.
Somewhere outside the stadium, fights and fights are also taking place between the spectators of the two teams. Due to heavy crowd and heavy pressure, some visitors are getting sick. They are in urgent need of healthcare. This is delaying the start of the final by another 15 minutes. The match will start at 6:45 am Bangladesh time.
Stadium gates breached, spectators enter, Copa America final delayed:
Chaos broke out before the Copa America final began. Crowds of spectators outside the stadium. Law enforcement forces struggle to cope with the pressure.
At one point, Columbia fans broke through the iron gates of the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, overpowering law enforcement officials and entering the field. The security guards were not sure whether they had tickets for the final or not.
At one stage all the gates were closed as the spectators started to break through the gates and enter the ground. Other viewers are also in trouble. Spectator entry to the field has been closed for about an hour. It can be seen that the overflowing crowd of Argentina and Colombia spectators outside the stadium.
Somewhere, Argentina and Colombia spectators also fought and fought. All in all, security guards and law and order forces are struggling to handle the situation.
Finals start delay:
The start of the Copa América final is being delayed due to gate-breaking entry into the field. The final will start at least another 30 minutes after the scheduled time (6 am Bangladesh time).
The gates were supposed to open at 5pm local time. The gate was also opened. But he couldn’t stand the Colombian fans. They broke the gate at one point and started entering the field. The members of the security forces and the law and order forces were busy to stop them. At one point, visitors were forced to stop entering.
Then the visitors were slowly checked and entered the field. If the situation is bad, it takes a long time for visitors to enter. That’s why it was decided to start the game half an hour after the scheduled time. So that the spectators who come to watch the game by buying tickets do not miss even a minute of the match.