Venezuela vs Canada - Match Preview, Odds, Team News, and Predictions

Venezuela and Canada meet off at AT&T Stadium on Friday, and a pair of surprising narratives from the 2024 Copa America will fight for a spot in the semi-finals.

While the Canucks were the Group A runners-up after clinging onto a 0-0 draw with Chile on matchday three, La Vinotinto stunned everyone by leading Group B with nine points, beating Jamaica 3-0 last weekend.

Head To Head And Previous Matches

Late in the first half of their first game, Venezuela was down 1-0 against Ecuador, suggesting they were heading for yet another early departure.

Instead, we have seen an underdog tale develop wherein this side wins its three group matches at this tournament for the first time.

Fernando Batista's soothing effect is what this team needs because they have displayed excellent back-end composure and only made one concession in their previous four games across all divisions.

Should La Vinotinto win this next match, they will go to the semi-finals of this competition for the first time since 2011.

Their last two Copa America quarterfinal outings ended in losses to Argentina both times, falling 2-0 against them at this level in 2019.

The Venezuelans were undefeated in eight straight games against CONCACAF opponents until a 3-1 loss to Mexico in June 2019.

Canada became just the third country in the history of the Copa America to go beyond the group stage of their first Copa America tournament. Mexico and Honduras were the other two nations that accomplished this feat. The Canadians accomplished something that has never been seen before in this competition.

Les Rouges will want to be like the Mexicans and Hondurans, who made it beyond this tournament's quarterfinals in their first appearances.

Jesse Marsch has seen this squad pick up his approach—which centres on cooperation and intensity—two ideas that have worked well for the Canadians in this event.

Marsch's squad has recorded three clean sheets in their last four competitive games after losing his first match in charge against the Netherlands (4-0).

Although Les Rouges have not scored a first-half goal all year, they have yet to let in an opening 45-minute goal eight consecutive times.

Friday will only be the third time these teams cross; owing to a late equalizer by Canada, the other two games came out as draws.

Our Predictions

Venezuela to win  @2.62 on Sky247.ng

Although the Canadians have been a strong team, we rely on the expertise of veterans like Rondon to get the Venezuelans through a game that can be about composure.

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