Jakarta (ANTARA) – Canadian national team coach Jesse Marsch admitted that he enjoyed the opportunity to face world champions Argentina in the 2024 Copa America semifinals, the United States, after their victory over Venezuela on penalties at AT&T Stadium, Cowboys, Friday local time or Saturday morning WIB.
Canada, which had just one win in the group stage, surprised Venezuela, which was perfect with three wins in the group stage, with a 4-3 victory on penalties after a 1-1 draw through 90 minutes.
As the top team, the Canuks have the chance to reach the final if they manage to beat defending champion Argentina on Tuesday (9/7) local time or Wednesday (10/7) at 07:00 WIB at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
This is Canada’s second meeting against Argentina at the Copa America after losing their first group stage game 0-2.
“We will face the best team in the world in the semi-finals. “We are very happy about it,” Marsch said on Saturday, quoted by AFP.
“We have to play the best possible game against Argentina and even that may not be enough,” he added.
The former Leeds United manager only took charge of the Canadian team in mid-May. However, seeing the performance of his team’s kids, full of energy and pressure against Venezuela, made him feel that his team deserved to win.
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