In the quarter-final with Ecuador (1:1, 4:2 on penalties) Argentina showed how good their squad is once again, even with Messi's inconsistencies. The captain still hasn't scored a goal in the Copa America and missed his penalty in the shootout on Friday, but his teammates have been supported (1.34 xG over 120 minutes). Scaloni is expected to rely on Lautaro in the upcoming match as he’s currently the Copa America top scorer, with 4 goals.
Canada hasn’t seen the leadership qualities expected from Davies and David in this tournament. Canada have scored only 2 goals in 4 Copa matches, benefiting from weak opponents to reach the semi-finals. Venezuela's 1.25 xG in the quarterfinal (1:1 3:4 on penalties) hints that Argentina will create even more chances.
Brazil’s elimination in the Copa quarter-finals opens an opportunity for Argentina to win the trophy without much effort. The 2nd game against Canada hold little danger: the reigning world champion confidently dealt with Canada in the group stage (2:0).
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | U 2.5 | O 2.5 |
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27/100
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9/2
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11/1
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21/20
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3/4
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33/100
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17/4
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10/1
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19/20
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83/100
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33/100
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4/1
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8/1
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19/20
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3/4
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33/100
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4/1
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9/1
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1/1
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4/5
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3/10
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4/1
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10/1
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21/20
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3/4
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3/10
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19/5
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11/1
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Lionel Scaloni
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
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Emiliano Martínez
|
gk. | 43 | -17 |
Franco Armani
|
gk. | 19 | -18 |
Gerónimo Rulli
|
gk. | 4 | -1 |
Nicolás Otamendi
|
df. | 115 | 6 |
Nicolás Tagliafico
|
df. | 61 | 1 |
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Marcos Acuña
|
df. | 59 | 0 |
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Germán Pezzella
|
df. | 41 | 3 |
Nahuel Molina
|
df. | 41 | 1 |
Cristian Gabriel Romero
|
df. | 34 | 3 |
Gonzalo Ariel Montiel
|
df. | 30 | 1 |
Lisandro Martínez
|
df. | 21 | 1 |
Lucas Martínez Quarta
|
df. | 15 | 0 |
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Rodrigo De Paul
|
mf. | 67 | 2 |
Leandro Paredes
|
mf. | 64 | 5 |
Giovani Lo Celso
|
mf. | 56 | 3 |
Exequiel Palacios
|
mf. | 30 | 0 |
Guido Rodríguez
|
mf. | 30 | 1 |
Alexis Mac Allister
|
mf. | 29 | 2 |
Enzo Fernández
|
mf. | 26 | 4 |
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Valentin Carboni
|
mf. | 3 | 0 |
Lionel Messi
|
fw. | 185 | 108 |
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Ángel Di María
|
fw. | 143 | 31 |
Lautaro Martínez
|
fw. | 62 | 28 |
Nicolás González
|
fw. | 37 | 5 |
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Julián Álvarez
|
fw. | 34 | 8 |
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Alejandro Garnacho
|
fw. | 6 | 0 |
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Will not play
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Ángel Correa
|
fw. | 25 | 3 |
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Leonardo Balerdi
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
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Valentín Barco
|
df. | 1 | 0 |
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Jesse Marsch
|
coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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In squad
|
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Maxime Crépeau
|
gk. | 21 | -17 |
Dayne St Clair
|
gk. | 5 | -10 |
Tom McGill
|
gk. | 0 | 0 |
Richie Laryea
|
df. | 53 | 1 |
Alphonso Davies
|
df. | 51 | 15 |
Alistair Johnston
|
df. | 46 | 1 |
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Kamal Miller
|
df. | 45 | 0 |
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Derek Cornelius
|
df. | 24 | 0 |
Moïse Bombito
|
df. | 10 | 0 |
Joel Waterman
|
df. | 3 | 0 |
Kyle Hiebert
|
df. | 2 | 0 |
Luc De Fougerolles
|
df. | 1 | 0 |
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Jonathan Osorio
|
mf. | 76 | 9 |
|
Samuel Piette
|
mf. | 69 | 0 |
Stephen Eustáquio
|
mf. | 41 | 4 |
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Tajon Buchanan
|
mf. | 41 | 4 |
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Ismaël Koné
|
mf. | 22 | 2 |
Ali Ahmed
|
mf. | 5 | 0 |
|
Mathieu Choinière
|
mf. | 3 | 0 |
Cyle Larin
|
fw. | 72 | 29 |
Jonathan David
|
fw. | 52 | 27 |
Liam Millar
|
fw. | 30 | 1 |
Jacob Shaffelburg
|
fw. | 14 | 3 |
Jacen Russell-Rowe
|
fw. | 6 | 0 |
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Tani Oluwaseyi
|
fw. | 4 | 0 |
Theo Bair
|
fw. | 2 | 1 |
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Will not play
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David Junior Hoilett
|
fw. | 63 | 16 |
Charles-Andreas Brym
|
fw. | 13 | 1 |
Iké Ugbo
|
fw. | 9 | 0 |
Dominick Zator
|
df. | 3 | 0 |
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