overview
Until the final, Argentina was still having a smooth journey at Copa America 2024 . They passed the group stage with a winning record, defeating Canada, Chile and Peru respectively.
In the quarterfinals, Argentina faced some difficulties against Ecuador when they let their opponents hold a 1-1 draw in the official 90 minutes of play. However, the defending champions still showed their bravery in the penalty shootout along with the excellence of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to advance.
In the semi-finals, Argentina only had to meet Canada again, the opponent they defeated in the group stage. 2 goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi helped the Albiceleste easily win a ticket to the final.
On the other side of the front line, Colombia also showed extremely impressive performance at this year's tournament. They even extended their unbeaten streak in all competitions to 28 matches. This is also a record unbeaten streak in Colombian football history.
Colombia won every match at Copa America 2024, except for the draw with Brazil in the group stage. That was a match where they only needed 1 point against Selecao to firmly grasp the top spot in Group D.
In the quarterfinals, Colombia defeated Panama 5-0. This is Colombia's biggest victory in tournament history. The real difficulty came for them when they had to play without players against Uruguay in the semi-finals. However, Colombia still played resiliently and preserved the lead in the first half.
The revival of James Rodriguez is Colombia's inspiration at Copa America 2024. The former Real Madrid player had 6 assists, a record at the tournament. The 33-year-old midfielder is also the player who creates the most opportunities and scored 1 goal against Panama in the quarterfinals.
Confrontation achievements
The two teams have met 15 times before at Copa America, in which Argentina won 7, Colombia won 3 and the remaining 5 matches were draws.
Colombia has won only once in the last 12 matches against Argentina (5 draws, 6 losses). That was a 2-0 win in the 2019 Copa America group stage.
An interesting thing is that Argentina has the best defense in Copa America 2024, while Colombia has the strongest attack in the tournament. Therefore, the upcoming final match promises to be very attractive.
Predict the score
According to Opta, Argentina has a great chance to win in 90 minutes against Colombia with 50.9%. Meanwhile, Colombia's chance is 25.4%.
It should be noted that the 2024 Copa America final will have extra time if the two teams are tied within 90 minutes, followed by a penalty shootout. The possibility that this scenario can happen is 23.7%.
Argentina has won the last two penalty shootouts at the Copa America, against Ecuador in this year's quarterfinals and Colombia in 2021.
However, they have lost three of their last four finals at the tournament on penalties, to Brazil in 2004 and Chile in 2015 and 2016.
Prediction: Argentina 1-0 Colombia
The match between Argentina vs Colombia takes place at 7:00 a.m. on July 15 (Vietnam time), live on K+, VTC.
