The keys to the semi-finals were closed after the victory of Colombia about Panama and the triumph of Uruguay about Brazil in prisons. With Argentina and Canada already settled in this phase, the top four teams will compete to win the Copa América trophy.

The first match will be Tuesday July 9 between Argentina and Canada inside MetLife Stadium from New Jersey (from 9 p.m. Argentina time). The other engagement will be developed on Wednesday 10 between Colombia and Uruguay inside Bank of America Stadium from Charlotte at the same time.

The winners of these confrontations will obtain the ticket for the big final which is scheduled for Sunday July 14 at Hard Rock Stadium from MiamiThe losers will play the day before, on Saturday 13th, the match for third place, at Bank of America Stadium by Charlotte.

It must be taken into account that Albiceleste defends the crown he won in the 2021 edition which took place on Brazilian soil and allowed him to end a 28-year drought without titles, but he is also looking to become the sole winner of the Copa América since he currently shares this nickname with Uruguay (both have 15).

Exactly the Sky blue has the same goal of climbing to the top step of the podium, since 13 years have passed since its last celebration and during this period he did not even manage to play a semi-final.

The Colombians maintain the desire to repeat the feat they achieved as home teams in the 2001 version, which had the particularity of the withdrawal of Canada (they had been invited to play) and Argentina a few hours before the start, which led to the emergency invitation of Honduras. On that occasion, the men led by Francisco Maturana beat Mexico 1-0 in the final, avenging the defeat they suffered in the only definition they had played until then, in 1975. From 2001 onwards, the coffee producers were semi-finalists three other timesbut in each of them they were defeated.

All this context takes into account the fact that Canada This is the big surprise of this competition, which is being played for the first time in its history. It is not a fact that they have just played in a World Cup in 2022 for the first time after 30 years of absence and that they have won the Concacaf Gold Cup twice (1985 and 2000), which places them historically behind Mexico (12), United States (7) and Costa Rica (3).

THE SEMI-FINALS AGENDA

• Tuesday July 9: Argentina vs Canada inside MetLife Stadium from New Jersey

• Wednesday July 10: Colombia vs Uruguay inside Bank of America Stadium by Charlotte

* Both matches will take place at 20:00 local time (21:00 Argentina and Uruguay / 20:00 Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay / 19:00 Colombia, Ecuador and Peru / 18:00 Mexico).