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Updated July 13, 2024

Third-Place Glory: Canada VS Uruguay - Prediction

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It's time to see who will win the third-place in the Copa America. Canada, as the debut nation in this competition, have been the most surprising team in Cop...

Third-Place Glory: Canada VS Uruguay - Prediction

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It's time to see who will win the third-place in the Copa America. Canada, as the debut nation in this competition, have been the most surprising team in Copa America. They have reached the semifinals in their very first participation. Meanwhile, Uruguay was one of the favorites but failed to reach the final.

How Was The Journey?

Canada was in Group A with Argentina, Peru, and Chile. Although they lost their first game against Argentina, Canada made a great comeback in their following match against Peru and secured a 1-0 win before they had a goalless draw against Chile. Canada faced off against Venezuela, who were the champions of Group B with three straight wins, in the quarterfinal. However, Canada surprised Venezuela and defeated them on penalties to reach the semifinal. Canada, once again, met Argentina in the semifinal. This time, they played better football but could not eliminate Argentina. The goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi ensured Canada's elimination from the semifinals. However, Canada boss Jesse Marsch was pleased with his team's performance in this tournament. He said , “There’s a lot of positives, I think there’s almost no negatives. I think the experience of playing against big opponents and understanding what the highest level looks like will help us in future tournaments."   On the other hand, Uruguay came into the tournament being a favorite. They won all their group-round matches to reach the quarterfinal, where they faced off against Brazil. However, after an intense fight against Brazil, the game went into the tie-breaker, where the Bielsa boys defeated Brazil to secure the semifinals. But Uruguay had a massive shock in the semifinal against Colombia. Colombia showed their hunger in the semifinal and knocked out Uruguay by a 1-0 margin.

Team News

Canadian Inter Milan winger Tajon Buchanan broke his tibia in training. He had surgery and will miss the match against Uruguay. As a result, Jacob Shaffelburg is likely to come into the starting XI in this match. The rest of the players have no injury issues and are ready to play against Uruguay. As for Uruguay, Barca defender Ronald Araujo Is suffering from a muscle injury and is unavailable for tonight's game, while Rodrigo Bentancur is in doubt following his injury against Colombia. Guillermo Varela and Nicolas de la Cruz are suspended for this match , while Darwin Nunez could also face a ban following his involvement in the mass fighting in the gallery. Possible Lineup for Canada: Crepeau; Johnston, Bombito, Miller, Davies; Laryea, Osorio, Eustaquio, Shaffelburg; David, Larin Possible Lineup for Uruguay: Rochet; Nandez, Gimenez, Olivera, Vina; Valverde, Ugarte; Pellistri, De Arrascaeta, M. Araujo; Nunez

Prediction: Canada 1-2 Uruguay

Uruguay was one of the favorites in this tournament. Under Marcelo Bielsa, they have been Very ruthless and aggressive for the last few matches. But Canada showed their potential and proved they can hurt any big team. Therefore, we expect a competitive Match between the two sides, but Uruguay should be the winner to sign off from the Copa America.

Betfair Odds

Canada: 6.32 Draw: 4.32 Uruguay: 1.55 Visit BFB247 To get real-time Betfair Odds and an exclusive 2.5% commission on winning bets!

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