Tomorrow marks the start of the 2024 Copa America and much of the footballing world will turn its eyes towards it. In the tournament’s opener, current holders and world champions Argentina will square off against Canada who will get their first chance in the Copa America thanks to the rule change which allows more than just CONMEBOL nations to participate.
Argentina Team News
Current holders and world champions Argentina have dominated this tournament with their 15 Copa America trophies. Coach Lionel Scaloni has called the nation’s best with the only probable omission being the likes of Paulo Dybala. During their preparatory friendlies before the start of the tournament, Argentina was involved in two fixtures – against Ecuador and Guatemala. La Selección managed to win both – 1-0 with Ecuador and a thrashing 1-4 victory over Guatemala. It would seem that Lionel Messi and company are up to their highest playing standards and is no surprise why they are considered among the favourites to win.
Canada Team News
Canada will debut at the Copa America, where they will have to face off against star-studded teams like Argentina, Brazil and more. But the team will have to get used to such action as they will co-host the next World Cup. While their squad is much shier than that of Argentina, several names like Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David do stand out. To their credit, Canada was involved in 2 friendly games before Copa America and both were against European heavyweights – France and The Netherlands with Canada managing a prestigious draw with the former.
Head-to-Head-Games
Argentina and Canada have met just once in their history and that was a friendly game in 2010. Unsurprisingly, Argentina thrashed the Canadians with 5-0.
Argentina – Canada Betting Prediction
While Argentina is the clear favourite to win, Canada is not a team to be underestimated as they have several players that perform on the highest stages in Europe. Moreover, football in Canada seems to be on the rise as evidenced by the team’s recent participation in the World Cup and their admirable performance there. Still, Argentina is Argentina and they have brought their best to the tournament. With that being said I expect an interesting opener and goals from La Selección. That is why my pick is for Argentina to score over 1.5 goals.
Betting Tip: Argentina Over 1.5 Goals
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 1.44
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