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Angel Di Maria miss golden opportunity to put Argentina in lead against Canada (Source- Twitter)
Argentina played against Canada in the opening fixture of the Copa America 2024. The reigning champions are currently the No.1 side in the FIFA Men's ranking and they began the game the very same way. La Albiceleste's captain Lionel Messi made a record appearance in tournament history becoming the most capped footballer in the history of the quadrennial tournament.
During the game, the defending champions got a brilliant chance after Angel Di Maria snatched the ball from his half and ran almost 30-40 yards as he was wide open in a 1v1 situation with the Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, as the former Paris Saint-Germain forward failing to put it past him and give the lead for the side. The rebound of the shot was dropped to Messi who could not have done much as he was surrounded by 3-4 defenders and his attempt was blocked.
Canada also had the chance of taking the lead in the first half but the Argentine defence was rock solid making some crucial blocks and Emiliano Martinez denying Jonathan David to break the deadlock of the game.
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— Rui Costa do Azeite (@rcostadoazeite) June 21, 2024
Argentina still looking for the opener
The reigning champions started with the 8 footballers who were playing 11 in their last game of the FIFA World Cup 2022 against France. The first half ended 0-0 with both sides having the chance of scoring. The three-time world champions appear to be one of the most formidable teams in the world right now. They had a run of 36 games before the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Although they lost their opening match against Saudi Arabia before going on to win the World Cup for the third time in 36 years. Under Lionel Scaloni, the country has been performing well. They will attempt to retain their Copa America championship, having tied the record with Uruguay in the previous edition when they defeated Brazil in the final. If they prevail this time, they could exceed the La Celeste.