In a surprising turn of events, the game for the bronze in Copa America will feature a team from North America. This can be seen as a great achievement for football in this continent as the opposition in the tournament does include heavyweights such as Argentina and Brazil who are always among the top teams in the world.
Canada Team News
Jesse Marsch can be especially proud of his Canada team as they were not expected to have such a deep run in the tournament. Yet they defied expectations and not only reached the knockout phase having been paired in a group with Argentina, but were denied a final by that very same team in the semi-finals. All in all, there is no shame in losing to the world’s #1 and with their outstanding performance, The Maple Leafs have solidified themselves as the best-performing team from their federation, surpassing the likes of tournament hosts USA and Mexico.
Uruguay Team News
For La Celeste bronze medals are not such a big prize, as the aim was always to win Copa America outright. However, looking at it from a historical perspective Uruguay are the team with the most bronze medals from this tournament with 9 to their name. The final was all so close for Marcelo Bielsa and his team, but a semi-final loss to an inspired Colombia team has relegated La Celeste to battling it out for the minor honours yet again. That is not to say there were no highlights for Uruguay, as they did manage to knock out Brazil and their overall campaign has been marked by some stellar defensive displays.
Head-to-Head-Games
Canada and Uruguay have met one another just once in their history. That game was not all that long ago (in 2022) and it ended in a 0-2 win for Uruguay.
Canada – Uruguay Betting Prediction
Both teams have shown some gritty performances based on defensive stability. I do not expect this to be a game where many goals are scored. Quite the opposite, in fact – in my opinion this is going to be a match with under 2.5 goals. Canada has shown that it can go toe to toe with some of the best in the world, while Uruguay has maintained a solid defence throughout the tournament. This leads me to believe that we will see few goals scored here.
Betting Tip: Under 2.5 Goals
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 2.25
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