Argentina eased past Canada with a comfortable 2-0 win in the Copa America 2024 semi-finals and cruised into the final as expected.
World champions and favourites for the 2024 Copa America , Argentina, eased past Canada with a comfortable 2-0 win in the semifinals on Wednesday morning (Thai time) and are now in contention for the final.
In the quarter-finals, Argentina edged past Ecuador, drawing 1-1 after 90 minutes and winning 4-2 on penalties, while Canada also won 3-0 on penalties against Venezuela.
For the ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app game at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States this morning, Lionel Scaloni barely made any changes from the main 11 that consisted of Emiliano Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Gonzalo Montiel, Angel Di Maria, Enzo Fernandez, Rodrigo de Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi. Canada is led by Alfonso Davis, Jonathan David and Kyle Larin.
Argentina played with greater confidence from the start and took a 1-0 lead from the first clear chance, when Rodrigo de Paul crossed for Julian Alvarez to blast home a shot past goalkeeper Maxime Grepo to give the Albiceleste a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute.
Next, even though Canada tried to set up an open game, they were unable to penetrate Argentina’s defense to create a clear finishing moment. At the end of the first half, in the 42nd minute, the score almost became 2-0 with a cross from the right to the left. Lionel Messi received the ball and then dodged the defender before shooting with full force, just inches wide of the near post.
However, it was only in the beginning of the second half, in the 51st minute, that Argentina’s 2-0 score really came. A Canadian defender failed to clear the ball, allowing Enzo Fernandez to shoot from the penalty area line, which eventually hit Messi and went into the goal. VAR confirmed that it was not offside because there was a Canadian defender hanging behind, so it was 2-0 and the credit for the shot went to Messi.
In the remaining time, Argentina closed the game with a comfortable 2-0 victory, advancing to the final of the 2024 Copa America to meet the winner of the Colombia – Uruguay match.
The final will be played at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida on July 14, which is Monday morning, July 15, Thailand time.