Copa America score prediction: Messi scores, Argentina beats Canada

After a period of silence, Messi is expected to shine again to help Argentina overcome Canada in the semi-finals of Copa America 2024, taking place at 7:00 a.m. on July 10 (Vietnam time).

Messi missed a chance in the win over Canada in the group stage – Photo: REUTERS

In the group stage, Argentina defeated Canada 2-0 in a match where they were superior in many aspects.

As usual, Messi was given the highest score by Whoscored in that match. He assisted Lautaro Martinez to score the 2-0 goal, and also played a good role in leading the game. But on the other hand, Messi also missed 2 one-on-one opportunities.

Messi is still scoreless in Copa America 2024. But fans do not have to worry too much about the best player in the world. Messi played quite poorly in the hard-fought victory over Ecuador (on penalties) partly because he has not fully recovered from injury . In this match, he regained his best form.

Argentina have only met Canada twice. Both times were big wins , 5-0 in 2010, and 2-0 recently. Despite Canada’s rapid improvement, they are still considered far inferior to their opponents. Reaching the Copa America semi-finals in their first appearance is quite an achievement for the North American team.

Bookmakers have Argentina handicapped 1 1/4 (1.25) goals in this match, along with an over/under of 2.5 goals. This is a fairly high handicap, but experts believe that Argentina can win by a large margin against Canada.

According to Sportsmole’s computer data, Argentina has a 61.7% chance of winning within 90 minutes. On the other hand, the probability of them scoring 2 or more goals is also 57.4%, and the probability of the match having 3 or more goals is 53.4%.

With Canada, their chance of scoring is 58.9%. Argentina’s defense has not been very solid lately. Canada, with its fast playing style, promises to find opportunities in front of Emiliano Martinez ‘s goal .

The two teams promise to play an exciting attacking game, bringing a match with many goals, instead of defending to lead to penalty shootouts like many matches at Euro. In this round, Copa America has not applied extra time yet.