Messi scores as Argentina beat Canada to reach the 2024 Copa America final: Highlights, goals
With goals from Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, Argentina defeated Canada 2-0 to book a place in the 2024 Copa America final. Watch the goals and highlights here.
Argentina are through to the 2024 Copa America final! Thanks to goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi, La Albiceleste beat Canada 2-0 at MetLife Stadium to keep their title defense alive.
Lionel Scaloni’s side will now be just one win away from going back-to-back on the continental stage, waiting for the winner of Colombia vs Uruguay to know their opponent.
The 2024 Copa America final will take place on Sunday, July 14, at 8:00 PM (ET) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Will Messi lead his side to Copa America glory again?
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Argentina beat Canada to reach 2024 Copa America final
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Argentina beat Canada 2-0 in the 2024 Copa America semifinals, and you lived every moment here, on Bolavip.
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FULL TIME! Argentina 2-0 Canada
Full time in New Jersey!
Argentina have made it to the 2024 Copa America final by beating Canada 2-0.
88' - Great save from Martinez! (2-0)
Emiliano Martinez with a great stop late in the game.
Messi closing in on Ronaldo's record!
With his goal against Canada, Messi has reached 109 international goals and surpassed Ali Daei to become the second highest scorer in men's international soccer history.
The record still belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored on 130 occasions for Portugal.
78' - Substitutions in Argentina (2-0)
Lautaro, Gonzalez and Palacios come on, with Mac Allister, Di Maria and Alvarez leaving the field.
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71' - Substitutions (2-0)
The Bayern Munich star asks to be subbed off as he looks in pain after a collision with Montiel. Osorio comes on for Davies in Canada.
Meanwhile, the Argentine right-back leaves the field for Nahuel Molina.
Let's keep in mind extra time won't come into play until the Copa America 2024 final (if necessary). Therefore, if Argentina and Canada finish level after regular time, the winner will be decided on penalties.
Argentina's confirmed lineup
With Messi as captain, Argentina have confirmed their lineup to play Canada tonight:
Both Argentina and Canada are already performing warm-up drills at MetLife Stadium.
Kick-off in 40'!
Argentina and Canada meet again in the 2024 Copa America
With tonight's game, the 2024 Copa America will see Argentina and Canada face each other more times than ever before.
This will be the second time they meet in this competition and just the third time overall. Before they clashed in the opening game, their only game was a commanding friendly win by La Albiceleste ahead of the South Africa 2010 World Cup.
“It’s going to take everything,” Davies said, via NDTV. “Going into this game, we know what’s on the line. We win and go forward, we lose and go home. They’re going to come out with everything. We’re hungrier than ever, we expect a battle — as they should.”
“The game against Argentina will have to be the best we’ve ever played… We’re not going to sit back and just try to defend. We will be aggressive,” Marsch said. “We’re going to try to play the way we want to play and see if we can keep it up.”
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Tonight's stage
Located in East Rutherford, New Jersey; MetLife Stadium has been home to the NFL teams New York Jets and New York Giants since it opened in 2010.
This venue, which boasts a 82,500 capacity, has also witnessed countless soccer games. Before being selected as one of the 2024 Copa America venues, it was home to the Copa America Centenario final in 2016. On that occasion, Argentina lost to penalties on Chile.
It will be an almost full Chilean referee team for tonight's match. Piero Maza will be officiating the game, with fellow countrymen Claudio Urrutia and José Retamal as his assistants, while Juan Lara will be at VAR.
Fortunately, the Inter Miami start is starting for the defending champions tonight, captaining La Albiceleste as they look to go back-to-back in this year's Copa America.
Argentina's starting lineup vs Canada: Emiliano Martinez; Gonzalo Montiel, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Rodrigo de Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez, Angel Di Maria.
Argentina and Canada clash in 2024 Copa America semis
Welcome to our live blog of the 2024 Copa America semifinal between Argentina and Canada!
These teams will face off at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey aiming to book a place in the grand final that will take place on Sunday, July 14, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
From now on, stay with us to get everything you need to know, with by the minute updates!
Martin O'Donnell is a bilingual sports writer fluent in English and Spanish, with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. Since joining Bolavip in February 2021, he has extensively covered soccer, NFL, and NBA, specializing in real-time coverage of major events such as the World Cup, UEFA Champions League finals, and the Super Bowl. Martin’s prior experience includes managing social media for the CONMEBOL Libertadores and Sudamericana in English and reporting on Brazilian football for Sambafoot. At Bolavip, he is known for his meticulous coverage during critical sports seasons—covering trades, playoffs, and finals—and for keeping a close eye on soccer icons Lionel Messi at Inter Miami and Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr. His attention to detail and ability to capture breaking news have made him a valuable asset to the team.
