Of the four remaining teams in the 2024 Copa América, only one from North America is still standing. Unfortunately for American football fans, it’s not the U.S. men’s national team.
The Copa América semifinals begin Tuesday (8 p.m. ET, FS1/Univision) with powerhouse Argentina taking on Canada at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Canada, playing in its first Copa América, became just the fourth CONCACAF team to reach the tournament’s semi-finals after defeating Venezuela 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Friday. Argentina also progressed with a penalty shootout victory – 4-2 over Ecuador – despite their biggest star struggling with injury.
Lionel Messi, after being absent from the tournament some time earlier due to a persistent leg injury, will start for Albiceleste, who are favorites to secure a place in Sunday’s final. One Argentina win is -330 at BetMGM with Canada win at +850.
The two teams met at the start of the group stage, with Argentina winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martinez. And after going scoreless against Argentina in the World Cup opener, Canada coach Jesse Marsch told reporters at Monday’s press conference that “Argentina will have to be the best game we’ve ever played and it still might not be sufficient.”
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