Canada and Uruguay will clash for the Copa America third-place playoff at the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina on Sunday. Both teams are coming off semi-final defeats, with Canada losing to Argentina and Uruguay falling to Colombia.
Canada's run in the Copa America ended at the semi-final stage with a 2-0 defeat to Argentina. Despite the loss, head coach Jesse Marsch praised his team for exceeding expectations, advancing further than other CONCACAF teams like Mexico and the USA.
Jacob Shaffelburg is expected to start on the left flank, with potential changes including Alphonso Davies moving up from left-back to a more advanced role.
Uruguay's perfect record in the group stage came to a halt with a 1-0 defeat to Colombia in the semi-finals. Despite being down to 10 men, Colombia managed to hold off Uruguay, who failed to capitalize on their numerical advantage.
Ronald Araujo is out with a muscle injury, Rodrigo Bentancur is doubtful, Guillermo Varela and Nicolas de la Cruz are suspended. Darwin Nunez might face a ban following a post-match brawl.
Both teams will aim to end their Copa America campaigns positively. Uruguay, despite missing several key players, will likely have enough quality to edge out Canada. The quality gap is too wide in my opinion and I expect the South American team to prevail with the minimal result.
周日,加拿大队和乌拉圭队将在北卡罗来纳州的美国银行体育场争夺美洲杯第三名的决赛。两支球队都在半决赛中失利,加拿大输给阿根廷,乌拉圭输给哥伦比亚。
加拿大的美洲杯之旅在半决赛中以0 - 2不敌阿根廷而告终。尽管输球,主教练杰西·马什称赞他的球队超出了预期,比墨西哥和美国等其他CONCACAF球队走得更远。
雅各布·沙菲尔伯格预计将在左路首发,潜在的变化包括阿方索·戴维斯从左后卫上升到更前卫的位置。
乌拉圭在小组赛的完美战绩在半决赛中以0 - 1不敌哥伦比亚而戛然而止。尽管只剩下10人,哥伦比亚还是成功地抵挡住了乌拉圭队,乌拉圭队没能利用他们的人数优势。
罗纳德·阿劳霍因肌肉受伤缺阵,罗德里戈·本坦库尔不确定,吉列尔莫·巴雷拉和尼古拉斯·德拉克鲁兹将停赛。达尔文·努涅斯可能因赛后打架而面临禁赛。
两支球队都希望以积极的姿态结束他们的美洲杯之旅。乌拉圭队虽然缺少了几名关键球员,但他们有足够的实力击败加拿大队。在我看来,实力差距太大了,我希望这支南美球队能以最小的成绩获胜。