JAKARTA Argentina vs Canada opened the semifinals of the 2024 Copa America. This is their second clash in the tournament after previously taking place in the group phase.
Argentina's defending champion fight against The Canucks will take place at the MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, United States, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 08.00 WIB.
Argentina and Canada both lived in Group A when they were still in the preliminary phase. La Albiceleste won two goals without reply at that time, which was the first match of this tournament.
Both teams then both had to shoot penalties with their opponents to reach the semifinals. La Albiceleste beat Ecuador, while Canada stopped Venezuela.
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This match is Argentina's fifth consecutive semifinal in the Copa America. The win in the semifinals will mark the first time they have reached the Copa America final as champions since 1959.
At that time the two Copa America editions took place in the same year. They won the first edition and then finished as runners-up in the next edition after being beaten by Uruguay in the final match.
Lionel Scaloni's side have conceded only once in the 2024 Copa America. However, they have not recorded a clean sheet in the Copa America semifinals since taking place in the United States in 2016 when they beat the hosts 4-0.
Argentina has not lost in normal time in major tournaments in the United States since Romania beat them 2-3 in the last 16 of the 1994 World Cup.
So, La Celecion will automatically extend their unbeaten record to 10 games in all competitions if they win. In that period they also conceded only three goals.
Meanwhile, The Canucks are growing rapidly by conceding only once in their last three games since losing to Argentina in the group's first game.
Jesse Marsch's team is the third Concacaf team to qualify for the Copa America semifinals in their debut appearances after Honduras and Mexico. Apart from
In addition, they are also Concacaf's first team to successfully advance so far since the United States in 2016.
This match will be Canada's fifth time to reach the semifinals of the continental tournament this century. Of that number, they were recorded as having only advanced further on two occasions.
No Concacaf team has ever advanced to the final since the 2001 Copa America when Mexico lost to Colombia and became runners-up in the tournament.
The 0-2 defeat against Argentina in the opening match of the 2024 Copa America was the only Canadian defeat to Conmebol's team in a continental tournament this century.
However, it seems that Canadian surprises will stop. They never had a good record when they met Argentina.
According to 11v11, Canada lost without scoring in the latest meeting against Team Tango. In 2010, The Canucks lost 0-5 in a friendly.
Formation Forecast
Argentina (4-4-2): Martinez; Molina, Romero, Leandro Martinez, Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Mac Allister, Lo Celso, Gonzalez; Messi, Lautaro Martinez
Canada (4-2-3-1): Crepeau; Johnston, Bombito,ijs, Davies; Osorio, Eustaquio; Laryea, David, Shaffelburg; Larun
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