- Both teams aim to make history by reaching the CONMEBOL Copa América™ Semifinals.
- The winner of this match will face off against Argentina.
On July 5 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Canada and Venezuela will battle for a spot in the tournament’s Semifinals.
La Vinotinto has enjoyed a fantastic Group Stage. Argentine Fernando Batista has guided Venezuela to three straight victories in the tournament for the first time in history as well as their first come-from-behind victory. They defeated Ecuador 2-1 in the opening match after falling behind 0-1 to start the game and then go on to beat Mexico and Jamaica to win Group B and earn their spot in the knockout rounds. La Vinotinto has a whole country dreaming of winning the tournament for the first time in their history, but first, La Vinotinto will try to win four games straight at CONMEBOL Copa América™ for the first time ever against Canada on Friday.
For the Canadians, they reached the quarterfinals by rebounding from their opening match loss to Argentina and defeating Peru and drawing Chile. Jesse Marsch’s men emerged from a tough Group A with a spot in the knockout rounds in their first ever appearance at CONMEBOL Copa América™. Now, they’ll see how far they can go in their first attempt, writing their country’s record books as they go.
For one of these team’s it will be a record breaking appearance in the tournament’s Semifinals, but first, they’ll play a must-watch match to determine who gets to write that history.
Where to see Canada-Venezuela?
The match will begin at 8:00 p.m. local time and at 9:00 p.m. in Caracas (Venezuela) and 9:00 p.m. in Ottawa (Canada). It can be seen on the following channels:
Canada: RDS, TSN, TSN+.
Venezuela: Televen.
USA: FS1, TUDN, Univision
Canada-Venezuela: History
The two teams have never played each other at CONMEBOL Copa América™.
Key Facts
- Venezuela holds a slight advantage against Concacaf opponents at CONMEBOL Copa América™, with three wins, two draws, and two loses. However, La Vinotinto is unbeaten in their last four matches against teams from that confederation in this tournament (W3D1).
- Canada is the fourth team to advance from the group stage in the Copa América despite scoring only one goal, following Mexico in 2001,Uruguay in 2007, and Colombia in 2015.
- Venezuela has lost only two of their last 10 matches played in the United States, including friendlies, winning six of those games (D2). Additionally, La Vinotinto kept a clean sheet on seven of those occasions (W5 D2),with Colombia, Italy, and Ecuador being the only teams to score against them.
- Canada is the fifth Concacaf team to reach the quarterfinals of CONMEBOL Copa América™. Three of them advanced to the semifinals the first time they reached this stage of the tournament: Mexico (1993), the United States (1995), and Honduras (2001).
- Venezuela has scored six goals at the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América™. One more goal will match their highest scoring tally in a single edition of the tournament, having scored seven goals in the 1967 and 2011 tournaments.
Source: OPTA
Possible Lineups
Canada: Crepeau; Davies, Cornelius, Bombito, Johnston; Laryea, Kone, Eustaquio, Shaffelburg; Larin, David
Venezuela: Romo; Navarro, Osorio, Ferraresi, Aramburu; Martinez, Herrera; Soteldo, Savarino, Bello; Rondon
Referee Appointments
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Bruno Pires and Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Fourth referee: Juan Benitez (Paraguay)
VAR: Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)
Match information
Match: Venezuela vs. Canada (Quarterfinals)
Date and Time: July 5, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time and at 9:00 p.m. in Caracas (Venezuela) and 9:00 p.m. in Ottawa (Canada)
Stadium: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (USA)
