Uruguay and Colombia will compete for a position in the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ final on July 10 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Uruguay and Colombia will compete for the coveted opportunity to participate in the world’s oldest national team competition final.
- Argentina, who won the other semifinal at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 9, is waiting.
Fans that swarm Charlotte, North Carolina’s Bank of America Stadium on July 10th should expect an unforgettable encounter between two legendary CONMEBOL teams vying for a spot in the championship final. Uruguay and Colombia have both been outstanding in the lead-up to this crucial game.
With eleven goals, Colombia has now tied the most goals they have ever scored in this competition. Their captain, James Rodriguez, has been a driving force behind this outstanding attacking display. Rodriguez will try to surpass Lionel Messi’s record of five assists in a single tournament since 2011, which he has held since 2011. Los Cafeteros will be flying straight into the league’s top defense after beating Panama 5-0 in the quarterfinals. They now lead the competition in goals scored.
Uruguay has only let up one goal in the whole tournament. They overcame Brazil in penalties after finishing 0-0 in normal time. With a very diligent style of play, Marcelo Bielsa’s team has not only scored an astounding nine goals but also kept the defense clean. They will be missing half of their backline, which has started every game for them in the tournament, when they play Colombia on Wednesday. Ronald Araujo left the game hurt against Brazil and is probably going to miss the remainder of the competition, while right back Nahitan Nandez will miss since he was suspended for a red card. Araujo is probably going to be replaced by the seasoned José Giménez, while Nandez is probably going to be replaced by Guillermo Varela.
Uruguay won the championship in 2011 and Colombia in 2001, the last two times either side advanced to the final. The victor of this semifinal will compete against Argentina for the top prize in the continent this year.
Where can I see Uruguay and Colombia?
At 8:00 p.m. local time, 7:00 p.m. Bogota time (Colombia), and 9:00 p.m. Montevideo time (Uruguay), the game will start. It is available on the channels listed below:
- Colombia: Win Sports, RCN, DirecTV, and Caracol TV.
- Uruguay: TV Ciudad, DirecTV.
- USA: Univision, TUDN, and FS1
History of Colombia-Uruguay
Uruguay and Colombia have played each other twelve times at the CONMEBOL Copa América™. Colombia has won five of these games with one tie, while Uruguay has won six.
The tournament last five meetings
- 2021 Edition: 0-0 (2) Colombia (4) Uruguay: Round of 15
- Colombia 1-2 Uruguay, third-place match, 2004 edition
- 1999 Edition: Uruguay 1-0 Colombia, Group Stage
- 1995 Edition: Uruguay 0-2 Colombia, Semifinals
- Colombia (5) 1-1 (3) 1993 Edition Uruguay: Round of 15
Important Information
- Uruguay will play Colombia in a CONMEBOL Copa América™ semifinal for the third time. La Tricolor advanced to the final after winning the home-and-away series in the inaugural meeting, which took place in 1975. La Celeste defeated Brazil 2-0 and went on to win the title in 1995.
- For the third time since the present structure was created in 1993, Colombia will participate in the CONMEBOL Copa AméricaTM semifinals. They only made it to the final once, in 2001, when they defeated Mexico 1-0 in the championship match and defeated Honduras 2-0 in the semifinals.
- With 11 goals at CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™, Colombia had tied their greatest scoring total in a single tournament, something they had previously accomplished in 2001 and 1975. There are two games left in the current campaign for La Tricolor to break the goal-scoring record.
- Against Panama, Uruguay has only let up one goal in the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™. Since 1959, when they won the Copa América title in Ecuador by giving up only one goal, La Celeste has let up the fewest goals in their opening four games.
- Colombia (4) and Uruguay (3) scored more than half of the twelve headed goals that have been scored at CONMEBOL Copa América 2024TM, making them the only teams with three or more goals this far in the competition.
- In a single CONMEBOL Copa AméricaTM, Colombia became the first team in the twenty-first century to score four headed goals. Argentina scored six goals in this manner in 1991, the last team to achieve that total.
- Five assists have been provided by James Rodríguez at the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™. With one more assist, he would shatter the existing record he shares with Lionel Messi (5 assists in 2021) and become the first player to achieve this number in a single edition since these records were originally established in 2011.
- The two players who have given their teammates the most opportunities at CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™, James Rodríguez (14) and Nicolás De La Cruz (13), will square off in this encounter. In this category, Lionel Messi (11) rounds out the podium.
- José María Giménez will join Diego Pérez (20), Roberto Porta (20), Schubert Gambetta (21), Fernando Muslera (22), and Ángel Romano (23), as the sixth Uruguayan player to reach 20 appearances in the CONMEBOL Copa América, if he plays against Colombia.
- Uruguay and Colombia have faced off four times in the CONMEBOL Copa América single-elimination stages, with both sides winning twice.
Potential Lineups
- Colombia: Vargas; Rios, Uribe, Arias; Rodriguez, Cordoba, Diaz; Munoz, Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica
- Uruguay: Rochet; Pellistri, de la Cruz, Araujo; Nunez; Varela, Gimenez, Olivera, Vina; Valverde, Ugarte
Referee Appointments
- The appointment of the referee is Cesar Ramos, who is from Mexico.
- Marco Bisguerra (Mexico) and Alberto Morin serve as assistant referees.
- Mario Escobar of Guatemala served as the fourth referee.
- Carlos Orbe (Ecuador) is the VAR.
Details of the match:
- Uruguay vs. Colombia (Semifinal)
- The time and date are July 10, 2024, at 9:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. Bogota time (Colombia), and 8:00 p.m. local time. Time in Montevideo, Uruguay
Stadium: Charlotte, North Carolina’s Bank of America Stadium (USA)
