ARG vs COL: Follow live updates from the Copa America 2024 final between Argentina

ARG vs COL: Follow live updates from the Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia from the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida first Additiona minutes 0–0 live scores

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia from the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. This is Aneesh Dey taking you through all the pre-match buildup and bringing you minute-by-minute updates from the clash.

 

Key Updates

 

KICK-OFF!

 

UPDATE: KICK-OFF SCHEDULED FOR 6:45 PM IST!

 

UPDATE: KICK-OFF DELAYED BY 30 MINUTES!

 

Argentina starting lineup for Copa America final (4-4-2)

 

Colombia starting line-up for Copa America final (4-2-3-1)

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:54

 

64’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Messi is down again and it looks like that old injury has aggravated. This is not good news for Argentina. They would not want to lose its captain at this stage.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:52

 

62’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Lerma goes for glory, pulling the trigger with a shot from distance. The effort, however, is nowhere near the target.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:52

 

YELLOW CARD

 

62’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Argentina booking: Alexis Mac Allister becomes the first Argentina player to receive a booking, as he sees a yellow card for his foul on James Rodriguez.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:51

 

60’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Lerma ends up catching Di Maria late and Argentina has a freekick. On the touchlines, something has made Scaloni very animated as he is calmed down by the officials and support-staff.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:49

 

58‘ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Di Maria gets the ball on the left side of the box. He cuts out and drives a shot towards the goal, aiming to find the far-corner. Camilo Vargas gets down well and makes the save.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:45

 

54’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

J. Arias cuts in and goes for a curling effort from outside the box. The ball takes a deflection off an Argentina player and goes out of play.

 

James’ delivery finds Cordoba at the back post who heads the ball across the face of the goal. Davidson Sanchez gets at the end of Cordoba’s headed pass and tries to guide it inside the net but fails to do so.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:42

 

52’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Lisandro Martinez and Luis Diaz both go for the ball but the latter falls to the ground after an elbow on the face from the Argentina centre-back. However, it is not enough for the referee to show a card as he had his eyes on the ball.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:39

 

48’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Argentina springs to life as Mac Allister gets the ball inside the box. However, he cannot find an opening for the shot. In the end, Rios does well to play the ball out of danger.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:34

 

SECOND-HALF!

 

After an excellent half-time show from Colombian singer Shakira, the second-half is underway at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. the match is goalless.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:11

 

HALFTIME

 

HALF-TIME!

 

Colombia has created the better chances but the Argentina defence hangs on as the match stays goalless at half-time.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:08

 

45’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

One minute added at the end of the first-half!

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:07

 

43’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Rios brings down Tagliafico and Argentina has a freekick in a dangerous area.

 

Messi takes the freekick and finds Tagliafico with his outswinging delivery. Tagliafico heads the ball towards goal but fails to keep his effort down, as the ball goes out for a Colombia freekick.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:04

 

41’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Rios takes advantage of a loose ball and hits it first time from distance. He connects well but Martinez saw it all the way and collects the ball with ease.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:01

 

38’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Messi is back to his feet and is walking without assistance. However, there is a slight limp. He will try to walk it off for now.

 

JULY 15, 2024 03:00

 

36’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Now this is a make-or-break moment for Argentina. Messi has taken a heavy knock from Arias’ challenge as the former went to cross from the ball from inside the box. His initial reaction indicates that the contact was painful and right now, he is getting medical attention.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:27

 

33’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Lerma takes everyone by surprise as he goes for a shot from an ambitious distance. The connection is excellent and would have hit the net if not for Martinez’s fingertip save.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:24

 

29’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

A nervy moment for Argentina as Lisandro Martinez took a long time tp get up after Cordoba’s challenge. But fortunately for the Albiceleste, he can continue at the moment after getting medical treatment.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:21

 

YELLOW CARD

 

27’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Colombia booking: Jhon Cordoba sees a yellow card for his late challenge on Lisandro Martinez inside the Argentina box.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:19

 

25’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Mojica’s cross from the left finds Cordoba’s head inside the box, but the latter could not keep his header on target as the ball goes out for an Argentina goal-kick. The Colombia players wanted a corner but the referee waves the protests away.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:17

 

23’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Sanchez attempts a forward pass but it misses everyone and goes straight to Emi Martinez, who collects the ball. Argentina has had a couple of chances but it is still Colombia, which is dominating the proceedings.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:14

 

20’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Di Maria drives in a low cross from the left flank, which finds Messi. Messi goes for a first-time shot but his shot is blocked as the Colombia defence survives a scare this time.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:09

 

16’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

This time, James’ overhits his delivery and Martinez comes out to take a confident catch and collect the ball.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:08

 

15’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Enzo Fernandez catches James with a late challenge and Colombia has a freekick in a dangerous area. James already standing over the ball.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:06

 

13’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

James with another excellent delivery, this time from a corner. His cross finds Cuesta, who heads the ball at goal. However, Martinez does well to come out and collect the ball in a crowded space.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:05

 

10’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

It has been all Colombia in the opening minutes here. Los Cafeteros have enjoyed the longer spells of possession and created all the major chances. Argentina is yet to impact the game.

 

JULY 15, 2024 07:01

 

7’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

CLOSE – James finds Cordoba inside the box with an excellent ball. The latter manages to bring it down and gets away a shot with an acrobatic effort. The shot hits the outside of the post and goes out of play.

 

JULY 15, 2024 06:59

 

6’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Luis Diaz gets the ball in space and runs at the Argentina defence. He goes for a low shot at Martinez’s near-post but the Argentina keeper manages to save it with ease. A moment of scare for the Argentina defence.

 

JULY 15, 2024 06:57

 

2’ ARG 0-0 COL

 

Tagliafico does well to enter the box and attempts to cross the ball. The effort is blocked and Argentina gets a corner.

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Messi takes the outswinging corner but fails to find a teammate as Colombia clear.

1’ ARG 0-0 COL

Argentina with an early chance as Montiel’s cross from the left flank finds Alvarez inside the box. Alvarez goes for a first-time shot but his connection is weak.

JULY 15, 2024 06:53

After a one and a one-and-a-half-hour delay from the original kick-off time, the Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia is finally underway at the Hard Rock Stadium.

Kick-off in 10 minutes!

Hopefully, there will be no further delays. The players came out on the pitch for another pre-match warmup. Now, they have gone back to their locker rooms. According to schedule, the match should kick-off in 10 minutes.

UPDATE: KICK-OFF SCHEDULED FOR 6:45 PM IST!

There has been a further delay to kick-off after fan chaos outside the stadium and the new kick-off time has been scheduled for 6:45 AM IST, July 15 (9:15 PM ET, July 14).

The Copa America 2024 final kick-off will be delayed by a further 15 minutes. New kick-off time is 6:15 AM IST (8:45 PM ET, July 14)

UPDATE: KICK-OFF DELAYED BY 30 MINUTES!

The Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia kick-off has been delayed due to fans rushing the gates at Hard Rock Stadium.

Read the details below

Copa America 2024: Final delayed by 30 minutes due to fans rushing the gates

The Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami has been delayed by 30 minutes, CONMEBOL announced on

What is the head-to-head record between these two?

Argentina vs Colombia, Copa America 2024 final: All-time head-to-head record ahead of ARG v COL final

When it comes to head-to-head record, the balance tips heavily on Argentina’s side with the Albiceleste winning 11 of their last 12 meetings with the Los Cafeteros

Will the streak continue?

Copa America 2024: Colombia, Argentina, and a circle of unbeaten streaks

With the win against Uruguay in the 2024 Copa America, Lorenzo’s men had created a national record for the longest unbeaten run, going one more game without a loss than the previous record (1992-94).

Argentina starting lineup for Copa America final (4-4-2)

E. Martinez (GK); Montiel. Romero, L. Martinez, Tagliafico; Di Maria, De Paul, Enzo, Mac Allister; Messi (C), Alvarez

Colombia starting line-up for Copa America final (4-2-3-1)

Vargas (GK); S. Arias, Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica; Rios, Lerma; Diaz, Rodriguez (C), J. Arias, Cordoba

Here is Sportstar’s predicted lineups of Argentina and Colombia

Argentina vs Colombia, Copa America 2024 final: Predicted lineups; Formations; Team news ahead of ARG v COl

Daniel Munoz would have been the automatic choice at right-back for Colombia but his semifinal red card against Uruguay rules him out for the final, making Santiago Arias a likely candidate to fill that role.

Early team news!

According to reports, Argentina will start with a 4-3-3 instead of its usual 4-4-2, with Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi making the front three.

Lionel Scaloni vs Nestor Lorenzo – A tactical battle to watch out for

Argentina vs Colombia, Copa America 2024 final tactical preview: Where the match could be won or lost

Sportstar looks at the tactical battles which could decide the outcome of the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final.

Lionel Messi is one win from leading Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title. Colombia will do everything in its power to make sure that doesn’t happen in a matchup that pits the juggernaut against the surging force in the final

It’ll happen Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium, which hosted two group stage matches and will be the site of seven games during the 2026 World Cup.

Ahead of the match, both sides expressed safety concerns after Uruguay’s Darwin Núñez and a handful of his teammates went into the stands amid a physical brawl between fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, after Uruguay’s semifinal win over Colombia.

Uruguay captain José Giménez said players went in the crowd to protect their families, and coach Marcelo Bielsa passionately criticized tournament organizers for not doing enough to safeguard families of players seated in the stands behind the Uruguay bench.

Copa America 2024, Argentina vs Colombia final: Lionel Messi looks to lead La Albiceleste to record 16th title

Lionel Messi is one win from leading Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title. Colombia will do everything in its power to make sure that doesn’t happen in a matchup that pits the juggernaut against the surging force in the final.

When and where will the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match kick off

The Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match will kick off on Monday, July 15 (5:30 AM IST) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Where to watch the live telecast of the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match?

There is no official confirmation about on which Network the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match will be live telecasted in India, however, you can follow the LIVE updates on Sportstar website and app.

Where to live stream the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match?

There is no official confirmation about on which platform the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match will be live streamed in India, however, you can follow the LIVE updates on Sportstar website and app.