* PRE-MATCH PREDICTIONS
The 2024 Copa America final at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (USA) is expected to have a crowd of 80,120 (maximum capacity), with the majority being fans of Argentina and Colombia. The charisma of the famous player Messi has helped every match featuring the Argentine team to be sold out throughout the tournament.
Will Messi shine and lift the championship trophy with the Argentina team once again?
Argentina's journey to the final was relatively easy, as they were placed in an easy bracket with mostly weaker opponents. The only real challenge for Messi and his teammates came in the quarter-final against Ecuador, when they had to go through a nerve-wracking penalty shootout and won 4-2 thanks to the skill of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez saving two 11m penalties, after a 1-1 draw in regular time.
Previously, in the 3 group stage matches and the semi-final match against Canada, Argentina won easily and did not concede any goals. Specifically, in the group stage, Argentina won 2-0 against Canada, this score was also repeated when the two teams met in the semi-finals, winning 1-0 against Chile and 2-0 against Peru.
Striker Lautaro Martinez scored four goals in these matches, while Julian Alvarez scored two goals, Messi and centre-back Lisandro Martinez each scored one goal, in the remaining two.
Meanwhile, Colombia is in Group D and the heavyweight bracket. After two opening matches with victories against not-so-strong teams Paraguay 2-1 and Costa Rica 3-0, "La Tricolor" had a convincing match when they drew with the "big guy" Brazil 1-1 in a dramatic match. Thanks to that, they won the top spot in the group and entered the quarter-finals with a big win over Panama 5-0, before defeating the remaining championship candidate Uruguay in the semi-finals with a score of 1-0 with 10 men left.
These results helped the Colombian team extend their unbeaten record to 28 consecutive matches, and become a worthy opponent for the Argentina team and famous player Messi in the final.
James Rodriguez (10) will challenge Messi
However, in the final, Colombia will be without key defender Daniel Munoz (red carded against Uruguay). Santiago Arias will likely replace him to join Davinson Sanchez, Carlos Cuesta and Johan Mojica in the defensive quartet.
In midfield, "La Tricolor" has all the stars including James Rodriguez, who set a record with 6 assists and 1 goal, next to Luis Diaz and Jhon Arias, along with Jefferson Lerma, the hero who scored the only goal in the victory over Uruguay. In the forward line, striker Jhon Cordoba is sure to have an official place.
On the Argentine team side, coach Scaloni will likely have no changes compared to the last match, which won 2-0 against Canada in the semi-finals, with the main squad being goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, defenders Tagliafico, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nahuel Molina, midfielders Mac Allister, De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Di Maria, and the striker pair with Alvarez and Messi.
In the 2024 Copa America final, if the two teams are tied after 90 minutes of regulation, there will be two extra halves of 15 minutes each. If the score is still tied, the two teams will proceed to a penalty shootout to determine the winner. The 2024 Copa America champion will receive the championship trophy, gold medal and a prize of 16 million USD. The runner-up will receive a silver medal and a prize of 7 million USD. There will also be individual awards such as the best player of the tournament, top scorer and best goalkeeper.
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