Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Argentina vs. Canada at Copa America 2024
Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips for Argentina vs. Canada at Copa America 2024
Argentina and Canada meet again at the 2024 Copa America, only this time, the circumstances are different. They will play for the finals, meaning that the stakes are much higher, and since it’s not a group stage, there’s no room for mistakes. Argentina is a favorite to win not only this match but the competition, yet that won’t stop Canada from trying to make a big surprise.
Argentina
Gauchos are in the semis following a tough win over Ecuador in the quarterfinals. The world champions survived the penalty shootout and El Tri’s excellent performance. EL Tri missed a penalty in regular time, which raises the question of what would have been if Argentina had conceded earlier.
But we got used to seeing this crew winning trophies following penalties and grinding matches. After all, Messi and the boys have that warrior mentality and aren’t backing down, no matter the cost or the adversity.
Argentina has nine wins in a row, and in seven of them, goalkeeper Martinez didn’t have to move the ball out of his net. Meanwhile, in six of them, we saw the Gauchos netting two or more hits.
Canada
Les Rouges have been much better since their opening game and a 2-0 loss to Argentina. The team from North America would beat Peru 1-0 and play without goals against Chile, which indicates their improvement on the defensive side of the ball.
After that, Canada eliminated Venezuela, playing 1-1 during the regular time and then having more luck and composure during the penalties. In general, this team has problems scoring goals, and it wasn’t that odd to see them fail to deliver in this area.
That happened in four of the recent six events. Now, no matter how good your defense is, this is still a very, very concerning issue.
Argentina: E. Martinez; Molina, Romero, Li. Martinez, Tagliafico; Di Maria, De Paul, Mac Allister; Messi, La. Martinez, Alvarez
Canada: Crepeau; Johnston, Bombito, Cornelius, Davies; Kone, Eustaquio; Ahmed, David, Laryea; Larin
The first meeting in the group stage ended with Argentina beating the rivals without any problems. It was 2-0, with Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez scoring a goal each. Both hits were in the second halftime.
There was one other match, a friendly in 2010, in which Argentina defeated Les Rouges 5-0.
The world champions are a much better team than their rivals. We saw that in the first meeting here in the USA, and believe us, the difference between them will only be bigger now because of Argentina’s experience in situations like this one.
Our verdict: Argentina wins