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The semi-finals have been sealed after Colombia’s thrashing of Panama and Uruguay’s victory over Brazil on penalties. With Argentina and Canada already within the semi-finals, the 4 greatest groups will combat to elevate the Copa América trophy.
The primary match will probably be on Tuesday, July 9, between Argentina and Canada at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (beginning at 9 p.m. Argentina time). The opposite match will happen on Wednesday, July 10, between Colombia and Uruguay at Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte on the similar time.
The winners of those matches will qualify for the grand finale scheduled for Sunday, July 14 on the Arduous Rock Stadium in Miami. The losers will play the match for third place the day earlier than, on Saturday, July 13, on the Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte.
It must be famous that the Albiceleste is defending the crown it gained within the 2021 version that was held in Brazil and allowed it to finish a 28-year drought with out titles, however additionally it is looking for to develop into the only real winner of the Copa América because it presently shares that title with Uruguay (each have 15).
The Celeste staff has the identical goal of reaching the highest of the rostrum, because it has been 13 years since its final celebration and through that interval it didn’t even handle to play a semi-final.
The Colombians nonetheless need to repeat the feat they achieved at dwelling within the 2001 model, which had the peculiarity of getting Canada (which had been invited to play) and Argentina withdraw hours earlier than the beginning, which led to the pressing invitation of Honduras. On that event, Francisco Maturana’s staff beat Mexico 1-0 within the remaining, avenging the defeat that they had suffered in the one remaining that they had performed till then in 1975. From 2001 onwards, the Colombians have been semi-finalists on three different events, however have been defeated in all of them.
All this context is bearing in mind that Canada is the massive shock on this competitors, which it’s taking part in in for the primary time in its historical past. It isn’t a minor incontrovertible fact that they’re coming from taking part in in a World Cup in 2022 for the primary time after 30 years of absence and that they’ve gained the Concacaf Gold Cup twice (1985 and 2000), which locations them traditionally behind Mexico (12), america (7) and Costa Rica (3).
THE SEMI-FINAL AGENDA
• Tuesday, July 9: Argentina vs. Canada at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey
• Wednesday, July 10: Colombia vs. Uruguay at Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte
* Each matches will probably be at 20:00 native time (21:00 in Argentina and Uruguay / 20:00 in Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay / 19:00 in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru / 18:00 in Mexico)
