July 11, 2024 07:01
YELLOW CARD
68’- Uruguay sees another of its players booked
It’s Gimenez who is booked after fouling Luis Diaz.
66’- Suarez comes on
Varela’s semifinal cameo is shortlived as Luis Suarez comes on for the defender.
July 11, 2024 06:55
YELLOW CARD
63’- Another yellow card in the match
It’s substitute Varela who sees yellow after fouling Diaz.
62’- Rodriguez is brought off as safety
The Colombia coach isn’t taking any chances as he brings Rodriguez off, lest he see another yellow card. Rios too comes off, as Uribe and Castano come on.
60’- Rios goes down again
The physios are on the pitch and looks like Rios might have to be brought off.
July 11, 2024 06:48
YELLOW CARD
55’- Rodriguez shown yellow for dissent
The skipper is booked after he argues with the referee for not stopping play with Rios down injured.
50’- Uruguay looking to equalise quickly
Colombia are visibly working with two lines of four players each defending as Uruguay tries to come back into the game.
Changes for both sides prior to second half
Santiago Arias comes on for Jhon Arias.
Mathias Olivera and Facundo Pellistri come off for Giorgian de Arrascaeta and Cristian Olivera.
Second half underway
Colombia is ahead 1-0 against Uruguay, despite being down a man.
July 11, 2024 06:22
HALFTIME
HALF TIME: URU 0-1 COL
After Munoz’s red card, Colombia came close to adding a second after Cordoba and Diaz troubled Rochet a bit but the referee blows the whistle for half time.
July 11, 2024 06:19
RED CARD
45+1’- Munoz sees red!
Daniel Munoz sees a second yellow card after he is seen elbowing Ugarte in the chest.
44’- Another chance for Colombia, saved!
Munoz darts inside the box and sets it up for Rios, who takes the shot first time but Rochet makes a good save.
James Rodriguez breaks a certain Lionel Messi’s record with that assist
Rodriguez broke Lionel Messi’s record of most assists in a single Copa America campaign when the Argentinian bagged five during the Albiceleste’s title-winning campaign in 2021.
39’- GOAL! Lerma scores for Colombia!
It’s James Rodriguez once again with his sixth assist of the tournament as he delivers a pinpoint ball inside the box from a corner as Jefferson Lerma heads it inside the goal.
35’- Change for Uruguay
Bentancur limps off due to an injury as Guillermo Varela comes on.
34’- Cordoba comes close
Great ball from Rodriguez as Cordoba rises to get his head onto the cross, but the attempt is way wide.
July 11, 2024 06:02
YELLOW CARD
31’- First yellow card for Colombia
Munoz gets booked for a tackle on Araujo.
July 11, 2024 05:59
YELLOW CARD
28’- Luck is not on Nunez’s side tonight
On the counter, Uruguay once again was primed to take the lead as Nunez left his man behind to set up a shot, but it whizzed past the upright.
This came shortly after Uruguay’s De La Cruz was booked for fouling Rios.
22’- Nunez lets one fly but off target
A monstrous scream from Nunez as he is visibly frustrated. He gets another shot at goal but the angle was a bit tighter this time as the attempt goes wide.
21’- Not the best ball from the Colombian skipper
Rodriguez whips it in but the ball is too close to the goalkeeper.
19’- Freekick for Colombia
Araujo fouls Munoz. Time for Rodriguez to do something.
17’- A MISS FROM NUNEZ!
That was Uruguay’s best chance to take the lead as the Liverpool forward gets between two centre-backs and tries to side foot it inside the goal, but misses the target by an inch or so.
15’- Munoz with a chance
Diaz is having a good start to the game so far. The Liverpool winger does well to fend off two Uruguayan players to deliver a cross inside the box as Munoz rises to head it towards the goal, but the attempt is wide.
11’- That was close!
Diaz with his dancing feet as he makes enough space for a lobbed pass towards Cordoba in the box, but the pass has too much power on it and goes beyond the forward.
10’- Uruguay looking threatening
A throw for the 15-time champion as Uruguay tries to attack for the first time in the match. Colombia still with most of the ball.
5’- Quick start from both sides
Colombia seeing most of the ball for the first five minutes or so, as Uruguay tries to keep the players in yellow at bay.
1’- First half underway!
Colombia gets us going in the Copa America 2024 semifinal at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Teams are on the pitch!
Both sides are singing their respective national anthems ahead of what promises to be a great dual.
Can Colombia beat Uruguay to slightly better its all-time head-to-head record against the 15-time champion?
In the past meeting between the two South American heavyweights, it Uruguay which has its nose ahead in head-to-head record with 11 matches having ended in a draw.
Fans have turned up, and how!
STARTING XIs:
Uruguay: Rochet (GK), Olivera, Gimenez, Caceres, De La Cruz, Ugarte, Valverde, Bentancur, Nunez, Pellistri, Araujo
Colombia: Vargas (GK), Munoz, Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica, Rios, Lerma, Arias, Rodriguez, Diaz, Cordoba
Colombian skipper James Rodriguez is in the form of his life! Read more about his ‘remontada’ here:
James Rodriguez’s career never really took off after bursting onto the scene. But with Copa America 2024, the Colombian is reveling on the big stage again.
Where to watch the LIVE stream of Uruguay vs Colombia?
Here’s everything you need to know about the LIVE streaming and telecast information for Uruguay vs Colombia Copa America 2024 semifinal clash.
Catch the match preview here
Uruguay is two wins away from a record-setting 16th Copa America title. Colombia is red hot, having gone 27 consecutive matches without a loss.
Something has to give Wednesday night when the two South American powers clash in the tournament’s semifinals at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The winner will face Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina, which beat Canada 2-0 in the other semifinal, on Sunday in Miami Gardens, Florida.
Uruguay’s Manuel Ugarte scored the winning goal in the fifth round of a 4-2 penalty kick victory over Brazil in the quarterfinals after the teams played to a scoreless draw Saturday night.
Read the full preview here:
Uruguay is two wins away from a record-setting 16th Copa America title. Colombia is red hot, having gone 27 consecutive matches without a loss.
A South American classic!
With Argentina eagerly waiting to see who joins it in the final, it is Uruguay and Colombia are looking to continue their brilliant run in the Copa America 2024 and top it off with a ticket to the summit clash.
