Argentina vs. Canada Prediction on June 20, 2024

Match info

In the opening match of the men’s football Copa América 2024, Argentina takes on Canada. On Thursday, June 20, at 8 p.m. local time, the game will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Although Lionel Messi is back with the Argentina national team, this 48th CONMEBOL championship, the quadrennial men’s football international championship organized by South America’s football ruling body, could easily be his final international competition. For this reason, he and his teammates will most likely give it their all in each and every game of the competition, beginning with the one against Canada.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Argentina

Argentina isn’t just the reigning World Cup winner; they also got crowned at the last Copa América. The “Albiceleste” defeated the home team 1-0 in the final to win it in Brazil in 2021.

The majority of those who took part in that match are still members of the Argentina NT. Without a doubt, Messi is the most significant of them. The captain of the side coached by Lionel Scaloni is now leading Inter Miami in Major League Soccer (MLS) in style. His outstanding performances for “The Herons” elevated him to the top of the American sports fan base.

You know that Messi and his teammates will have a lot of support from the crowd because the Copa América 2024 is being held in the United States. This is especially true during the opening match of the tournament, when the American supporters will almost definitely root against Canada, even though Argentina is their national team’s big rival for the Copa América title. However, Canada is one of the US’s fiercest opponents in the sports realm.

The current form of Canada

Given that they’re playing against what’s considered the strongest national team in the world, Canada is a significant underdog in the tournament’s opening match. Since most countries are underdogs versus Argentina, betting sites in Argentina are putting a very high value on “The Reds”.

This doesn’t imply that Canada’s roster is inferior, though. Alphonso Davies of Bayern Munich, for instance, is a tremendously skilled player who’ll likely cover the whole left side of the field. Tajon Buchanan of Inter Milan is most likely to be on the right side, and Jonathan David of Lille and Cyle Larin of Mallorca should be in the front. Without a doubt, Jesse Marsch has excellent players when it comes to setting up goals. Defense is still this team’s best weapon. They managed to keep a clean sheet in the friendly match against France about 10 days ago, which serves as proof of this.

Head-to-head

Interestingly, these two met only once throughout history. It was in an international friendly in 2010, when Argentina thrashed Canada 5-0.

Match analytics

Although Argentina is a clear favorite versus Canada in the Copa América 2024 opener, we don’t think Messi and company will have an easy time of it. They’ll most likely prevail, to be sure, but they won’t destroy Canada. Thus, you might want to think about placing a wager on a handicap on Canada, such as Handicap 2 (+1.5). Betandyou set odds of 1.925 for this.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. Argentina vs. Canada 2:0