Copa America 2024: Argentina vs Canada - Preview, Odds, Predictions

After advancing over Ecuador in the quarterfinals, Argentina will take on Canada at MetLife Stadium to secure a position in the 2024 Copa America final. 

After a 2-0 group stage victory against the Canucks, Leo Messi and La Albiceleste are heavy favorites to repeat the feat in Wednesday's match. 

In contrast, Canada's penalty shootout victory against Venezuela set up a clash with Argentina. Let's look at today's predictions for the Copa America semi-final clash.

Argentina x Canada Team News

Argentina will be led by the 37-year-old Lionel Messi, who won the Ballon d'Or eight times after missing a penalty kick last week against Ecuador. Messi will earn his 186th cap for his country at MetLife Stadium. 

Lautaro Martinez, a star for Inter Milan, will play in the final third with Lionel Messi after having a fantastic Copa America this summer and scoring four goals in as many games.

Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez, who started and scored in the match against Ecuador, will begin with Cristian Romero, a standout for Tottenham. 

Even though 24-year-old Julian Alvarez of Manchester City may have scored his first Copa America goal against Canada on June 21, he may have to settle for a bench role instead.

Malmo defender Derek Cornelius, 26, will sit out Saturday's play at MetLife Stadium after picking up a costly booking in last week's meeting against Venezuela. 

Cornelius will serve a one-match ban. However, a much-needed lift for Canada might come early Thursday morning, as Les Rouges are keeping their fingers crossed that Tajon Buchanan of Inter Milan could play a role here.

Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies will captain Marsch's team and get his 52nd cap despite rumors of a mega-deal with Real Madrid. 

Jonathan David, a marksman for Lille, will be pivotal in midweek despite rumors linking him to a move to the Premier League this summer.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

The Albiceleste are now on a historic run, and they almost avoided a banana skin in the Copa America last week thanks to a penalty shootout win over Ecuador. 

Scaloni's squad has only grown dreadfully from all corners of the globe after making history in Qatar 18 months ago by becoming global champions for the first time since 1986. 

The South American heavyweights have won 23 of their last 24 fights in all competitions and are widely expected to be among the top contenders for the championship this summer. Moods in their camp are also exceptionally high. 

Argentina opened their Copa America campaign with an easy 2-0 victory against Canada on June 21, so it's little wonder they're expected to be heavy favorites when they play midweek at MetLife Stadium.

In the meantime, Canada has been making history this summer, clinching its position in the semi-finals with a nerve-wracking penalties triumph against Venezuela last week. 

Jesse Marsch's squad has been shaky lately, as they failed to secure a win in any of their three Group A matches before last week. 

The early hours of Wednesday presented the former Leeds United coach with a challenging task, given they had won only one of their last six matches in all competitions that lasted at least 90 minutes. 

Canada, which has only managed two goals in their last six matches, has reason to be worried after their most recent game against the reigning world champions. 

After a simple 2-0 loss on June 21 to kick off their Copa America campaign, Marsch's squad will seek to improve their performance.

Our Predictions

Argentina will win to nil @ 2.00 on Sky247.ng

Many are already predicting Argentina will win the Copa America by a wide margin after their first match, a 2-0 triumph against Canada on June 21. After their historic victory in Qatar 18 months ago, the defending world champions maintained their fairytale run by winning all three Group A matches by an aggregate score of 5-0. Despite Canada's narrow victory against Venezuela last week, Les Rouges faced a formidable opponent in the early hours of Wednesday.

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