The Dhaka Times Desk Argentina reached the final by winning the tiebreaker today (Wednesday). After 14 years in the Copa America tournament, Argentina-Brazil are facing each other in the final.
Brazil and Argentina last met in the Copa Final in 2007. That time, Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 to become the champion. But this time, which is the favorite team in 2021? Not sure yet.
In the 2019 Copa America tournament, Brazil defeated Argentina 2-0 in the semi-finals. However, in the fight between five-time World Cup winners Brazil and two-time winners Argentina, Argentina is ahead in the Copa America. So far, Argentina has won the highest title in South America 14 times, while Brazil has won only 9 times.
Brazil and Argentina have met 107 times in all competitions. Where Brazil has won 48 times, on the other hand, Argentina has won 34 matches. 25 matches have been drawn.
These two neighboring countries have historically been rivals in football. Argentina defeated Colombia in tiebreaker in the second semi-final of the ongoing Copa America. Before that, Brazil beat Peru 1-0 to reach the final.
Argentina drew 1-1 with Colombia in today's second semi-final match. In the 7th minute of the match, Lautaro Martinez led Argentina with a goal from Lionel Messi's pass. Then in the 61st minute, Luis Diaz paid the goal and brought Colombia back to parity.
The scheduled 90 minutes ended in a 1-1 draw. That's why the match goes straight to the tiebreaker. Because according to the rules of the Copa America there is no rule of extra 30 minutes of play. There, Messi's Argentina beat Colombia 3-2 to confirm the final.
Most of the football fans in Bangladesh are supporters of these two countries. During events like the World Cup or Copa America, football fans are also very excited. There is no doubt that the mercury of this excitement in the final match will heat up even more among the Bangladeshi audience. Now only time will tell who gets the title. Messi's Argentina will face Brazil in Maracana in the final next Sunday (July 11) at 6 am Bangladesh time.
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