Copa America 2024: Semi-finals set, match schedules in Mexico

Posted On: August 12, 2024

Three teams from CONMEBOL and one from Concacaf survive the final stretch of the 2024 Copa América. (EFE/EPA/JUAN G. MABANGLO)
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THE Copa America 2024 enters its decisive phase with only four teams in the race, who will fight to reach the grand finale and win the coveted continental trophy. This Saturday, April 6, the semi-finalists after four high-level matches that left fans and analysts in suspense. If you want to see who will make it to the last match, here we tell you when and at what time you can enjoy these confrontations.

The continent's attention will be focused on the semi-final duels that will take place during the second week of July and which will represent the definitive obstacles for the teams aspiring to the grand final, among which the dark horse: Canada.

Jacob Shaffelburg gave the victory to the Canadians against the vinotinto of Salomón Rondón. (EFE/EPA/KEVIN JAIRAJ)
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The quarterfinals represented the fall of the greats and the rectification of the good moment that several teams are going through, the case of Brazil being the most scandalous because erased by the Uruguayan determination of Uruguay. The teams qualified for the semifinals are:

Argentina
Canada
Colombia
Uruguay

The Uruguayan team left behind one of the favorites to win the 2024 Copa America trophy (AP Photo/Julio Cortez).PA

Current champions Argentina are still looking to defend their title and regain glory and should beat their rivals comfortably, although they will have to guard against an upset like the one that occurred last weekend.

During the quarter-finals, several teams that dreamed of reaching the final were eliminated and will now only be able to follow the tournament as spectators:

Ecuador
Venezuela
Panama
Brazil

Miguel Borja of Colombia reacts to the Copa América 2024. EFE/EPA/JUAN G. MABANGLO
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Each of the quarter-final matches offered its own level of excitement and drama. The results are detailed below:

Argentina (4) 1-1 (2) Ecuador | It was decided on penalties
Venezuela (3) 1-1 (4) Canada | It was decided on sanctions
Colombia 5-0 Panama | It was defined in regulation time
Uruguay (4) 0-0 (2) Brazil | It was decided on penalties

Lionel Messi (r) of Argentina tries to surround Maxime Crepeau (r) of Canada during the Copa América 2024. EFE/EPA/ERIK S. MENOR
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The semi-finals promise to be matches full of tension, where only two teams will have the opportunity to qualify for the long-awaited final and although Argentina is on its way to becoming the absolute winner of the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024, the arrival of Canada in these instances could stop these wishes, without forgetting that in the other direction there are two South American giants: Uruguay and Colombia who have shown a high level to win the trophy. Here is how the matches unfolded:

Date: Tuesday, July 9

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Stadium: MetLife Stadium

Date: Wednesday, July 10

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Stadium: Bank of America Stadium