In one match, footy fans are salivating as they await this clash of two titans on the pitch when<\/p>\n\n\n\n
we see Uruguay take on Brazil in the quarters. It definitely feels like it should be at least a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
semifinal match but we\u2019ll take it a stage early. Colombia finishing atop of their group was<\/p>\n\n\n\n
definitely a surprise and the fact that Panama made it to the quarter finals at all was pretty<\/p>\n\n\n\n
unexpected for many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uruguay vs Brazil, Saturday, July 6th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Uruguay enters the knockout stage after going 3-for-3 in the group stage where they outscored<\/p>\n\n\n\n the opposition 9-1. That included wins over the United States and Panama which solidified their<\/p>\n\n\n\n spot at the top of the table. They\u2019re led by Darwin Nunez and Maximiliano Araujo who lead the<\/p>\n\n\n\n team with two goals a piece. They have trust in the net thanks to keeper Sergio Rochet who has<\/p>\n\n\n\n two clean sheets and looks to be busy against Brazil. The nation hasn\u2019t found their way out of<\/p>\n\n\n\n the quarterfinals since the 2011 iteration of the tournament when they ran the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While it\u2019s not a surprise that they\u2019ve made it out of the group stage, it is a surprise that they<\/p>\n\n\n\n didn\u2019t finish on top. The Brazilians are coming off a hard fought match against Colombia to<\/p>\n\n\n\n round out group play. It went down to the wire but with a draw, they find themselves lining up<\/p>\n\n\n\n across from Uruguay in the knockout stage. They will be without key forward Vinicius Junior who<\/p>\n\n\n\n is out after one too many yellow cards. As usual, much was expected for Selecao, especially<\/p>\n\n\n\n after finishing as the runner-ups at the previous tournament and taking the whole thing in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anything less than hoisting a trophy will be seen as failure for the fifth ranked squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Betting Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Uruguay +180<\/p>\n\n\n\n Draw +205<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brazil +174<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colombia vs Panama, Saturday, July 6th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Colombia came out of a battle with Brazil to cap off the group stage this week. The draw gives<\/p>\n\n\n\n them a 26-match unbeaten streak heading into the quarterfinal round of the Copa America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While they were already through on points, finishing ahead of Brazil allowed them an easier<\/p>\n\n\n\n path as they avoided Uruguay en route to a possible semi final date. They will be without<\/p>\n\n\n\n midfielder Jefferson Lerma who racked up too many yellow cards prior to the knockout phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crystal Palace defender, Daniel Munoz leads the team with two goals from the backend but<\/p>\n\n\n\n they\u2019ve<\/p>\n\n\n\n Panama wasn\u2019t picked to finish in the top two of their group. No, that spot was reserved for the<\/p>\n\n\n\n United States. Aside from a loss to Uruguay during the group phase, Panama did their job,<\/p>\n\n\n\n winning two out of three matches. That includes defeating the United States 2-1 thanks to Jose<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fajardo\u2019s second goal of the tournament. The Panamanians are in tough against Colombia but<\/p>\n\n\n\n they\u2019re playing with house money at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Betting Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Colombia -325<\/p>\n\n\n\n Draw +432<\/p>\n\n\n\n Panama +930<\/p>\n\n\n\n Odds to Win 2024 Copa America<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Argentina +125<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brazil +285<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uruguay +500<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colombia +650<\/p>\n\n\n\n Venezuela +2500<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ecuador +2800<\/p>\n\n\n\n Canada +4000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Panama +10000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In one match, footy fans are salivating as they await this clash of two titans on the pitch when we…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":25090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[141],"tags":[75],"class_list":["post-25089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-soccer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t