Maracana Stadium Argentina celebrate with trophy after winning the final of Copa America 2021 a football match between Argentina and Brazil 1-0 with the winning goal being scored by Angel di Maria, final was held at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil on Saturday July 10th 2021.
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After all the dramatic finishes and controversies in the Copa America the past few weeks, four teams are left standing: Defending champion Argentina, surprise semifinalist Canada, red-hot Colombia and Uruguay under legendary coach Marcelo Bielsa.
Argentina plays Canada on Tuesday in the first semifinal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (8 p.m. FS1, Univision), and Colombia faces Uruguay in the second on Wednesday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina (8 p.m., FS1, Univision).
The winners will meet Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens for the trophy.
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Argentina and Uruguay are tied with a record 15 Copa America titles, and both are hungry to get No. 16. Both squads are especially motivated because this is surely the final Copa America for 37-year-old Inter Miami stars Lionel Messi, the Argentine captain, and Luis Suarez, the Uruguayan legend.
Meanwhile, 32-year-old Colombian star James Rodriguez has turned back time and is the catalyst for Los Cafeteros, who are unbeaten in the past 27 games. And Canada, under new American coach Jesse Marsch, is the lone team left from the CONCACAF region, outlasting the United States, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and Jamaica.
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This story was originally published July 09, 2024 1:14 PM.
Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman has covered 14 Olympics, six World Cups, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, NCAA Basketball Tournaments, NBA Playoffs, Super Bowls and has been the soccer writer and University of Miami basketball beat writer for 25 years. She was born in Frederick, Md., and grew up in Miami.
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