{"id":9530,"date":"2024-07-10T04:26:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T08:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9530"},"modified":"2024-07-10T06:27:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T10:27:44","slug":"canada-losses-to-argentina-2-0-in-the-2024-copa-america-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/canada-losses-to-argentina-2-0-in-the-2024-copa-america-semi-final","title":{"rendered":"Canada Losses to Argentina 2-0 in the Copa America Semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/lionel-messi-scores-against-canada-in-copa-america-2024-semi-final.jpg\" alt=\"Lionel Messi Scores against Canada in Copa America 2024 Semi Final\" class=\"wp-image-9531\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Canada Losses to Argentina 2-0 in the 2024 Copa America Semi-final\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Canada lost to Argentina score 2-0 in the Copa America semi-final at the MetLife Stadium.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lionel Messi and Jualain Alvarez scored for the South American side.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Argentina will meet No. 12 Colombia or No. 14 Uruguay, decided by Sunday&#8217;s championship game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/soccer\">Canada<\/a> lost the Copa America semi-final to Lionel Messi\u2019s Argentina on Tuesday evening at the MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gutsy-performance-from-canada\">Gutsy Performance from Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>48th-ranked Canadians were defeated by goals from Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez<\/strong>, who lifted the star-studded side past them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nonetheless, despite the loss, the Canadians did not disappoint the loud crowd of <strong>80,102 people gathered to watch both teams play<\/strong> on the scorching and humid night at the stadium that is the home of the NFL&#8217;s New York Giants and Jets.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stadium has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/canada-will-host-13-games-at-2026-fifa-world-cup\">selected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the lively crowd being predominantly clad in Argentina blue, pockets of red were also visible. They all witnessed a gutsy performance from the Canadians, despite the lack of finishing goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Argentina once again proved its skill and class and showed passing and buildup similar to what you would watch in a video game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIGHLIGHTS | Argentina 2-0 Canada | Lionel Messi and Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez net in Copa Am\u00e9rica Semi-Final\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LU1KodanJAM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadians suffered a similar 2-0 defeat against the Argentinians on June 20 when they met in Atlanta for the tournament opener.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only other time the two teams met was in May 2010, when Argentina crushed Canada with a 5-0 score in Buenos Aires in their last warm-up before the FIFA World Cup that was held in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"we-need-to-regroup-and-go-for-third-place\">&#8220;We Need to Regroup and Go for Third Place.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada is getting ready to head to Charlotte for Saturday\u2019s game that will decide the third place at the Bank of America Stadium.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on their loss, goalkeeper <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mcrepeau\/\">Maxime Crepeau<\/a><\/strong> was convinced they could have done better.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Even though they are the world champions, everybody on the field feels like we could have done better. We need to regroup and go for third place.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Crepeau added that, as a national team that is constantly gaining ranking spots and getting ready for 2026, they must \u201c<em>dig deeper than that<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi\u2019s <strong>Argentina will meet No. 12 Colombia or No. 14 Uruguay next<\/strong>. The two teams will play the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/live\">Copa America Final<\/a> on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C., at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: Canada lost the Copa America semi-final to Lionel Messi\u2019s Argentina on Tuesday evening at the MetLife Stadium. 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