MATCH: United States vs. Argentina
TIME: 8 p.m. central
LOCATION: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
The winner will play the winner of the Wednesday semifinal between Chile and Colombia on Sunday night. The losers play each other in the third place match on Saturday.
United States will see Argentina's Lionel Messi, one of the greatest soccer players of all-time and perhaps the greatest of this generation.
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Argentina is 6-2-2 against the U.S., with the teams last playing to a 1-1 draw in a 2011 friendly in New Jersey. The last American win was in a 1999 friendly.
Recovering from a back injury, Messi sat out the group stage opener this year and played just 29 minutes against Panama — but still managed to record a hat trick. He came on as a second-half substitute in the group stage finale against Bolivia.
Messi played the entire game on Saturday, despite getting a scare when he was taken down from behind in the first half and was slow to get up.
USA have the chance to make history in Houston on Tuesday as they seek to reach the Copa America final for the first time at the expense of tournament favourites and last year's runners-up Argentina.
FIFA's top-ranked nation Argentina have been almost flawless, winning all four matches en route to the semis, scoring 15 goals following their 4-1 demolition of Venezuela in the last eight.
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The United States is coming off a 2-1 quarterfinal win over Ecuador and hopes to make history with a victory here. The US allowed just three of 18 shots to be on target and watched Brad Guzan come away with big play after big play. Speaking of stepping up, Clint Dempsey continues to put the squad on his back, as he now has two goals and seven shot attempts in his last two matches. The United States have shown in their last three matches just how dangerous they can be when they play aggressive from start to finish. The concern for the US in this match is that Jermaine Jones, Bobby Wood and Alejandro Bedoya will all be forced to watch from the sidelines due to suspension. USA has never made the final of the Copa America.
Argentina is coming off an effortless 4-1 victory over Venezuela in the quarterfinals. In the victory, Argentina got six of its 11 shot attempts on target and controlled the ball for more than 63 percent of the match. Lionel Messi continues to lead the way on the offensive end while the defense has allowed just two goals in its last four matches overall. Argentina has outscored its opponents 14-2 in this tournament and is showing everybody why it was the considerable favorite to win this whole thing. Argentina has to feel good about its chances to win its first major tournament in quite some time given its current form. Argentina hopes to make the Copa America final for the fourth time in its last five appearances.
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