Of the four teams remaining in the 2024 Copa America, only one from North America is still standing. Unfortunately for American soccer fans, it’s 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, N.J. Canada, playing in its first Copa America, became the fourth CONCACAF team to reach the tournament semifinals after beating Venezuela 4-3 in a penalty shootout on Friday. Argentina also advanced with a 4-2 shootout win over Ecuador despite its biggest star battling an injury.
Lionel Messi, who missed some time in the tournament due to a nagging leg injury, is expected to be in the starting lineup for La Albiceleste, who are the overwhelming favorites to secure a spot in Sunday’s final. An Argentina win is priced at -330 at BetMGM and a Canada win is priced at +850.
The two teams met in the group stage, with Argentina winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez. And after failing to score against Argentina in their Copa debut, 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 enough.”
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