Copa America 2021: Semi-final preview

Brazil and Peru contest a replay of the 2019 final, while Argentina, captained by Lionel Messi in another bid for his first major title for his country, clash with 2001 champions Colombia


July 5: Rio de Janeiro

Brazil				Peru
Winner 		2019 finish	Final
9-time winner	Best		2-time winner
Head-to-head: Won 35 	Drawn 9 	Won 5 

ROAD TO SEMI-FINAL
    
W Venezuela 	3-0	Match 1	L Brazil 	0-4
W Peru 		4-0 	Match 2 W Colombia 	2-1
W Colombia 	2-1	Match 3 D Ecuador 	2-2
D Ecuador 	1-1 	Match 4 W Venezuela 	1-0
W Chile 	1-0	Q-final W Paraguay 	3-3
					Pens: 4-3

July 6: Brasilia 

Argentina			Colombia
Third-place	2019 finish	Q-final
14-time winner 	Best		Winner 2001
Head-to-head: Won 23 	Drawn 8 	Won 9

ROAD TO SEMI-FINAL
 
D Chile 	1-1 Match 1 W Ecuador 	1-0
W Uruguay 	1-0 Match 2 D Venezuela 0-0
W Paraguay 	1-0 Match 3 L Peru 	1-2
W Bolivia 	4-1 Match 4 L Brazil 	1-2
W Ecuador 	3-0 Q-final W Uruguay 	0-0
    				Pens: 4-2
 
NATIONAL AMBITION: Lionel Messi – now out of contract at Barcelona – has played four major international finals with Argentina, most recently in 2016

2019 Copa America 	Third-place 
2018 World Cup 		Last 16
2016 Copa America 	Final
2015 Copa America 	Final
2014 World Cup		Final
2011 Copa America 	Quarter-final
2010 World Cup 		Quarter-final
2007 Copa America 	Final
2006 World Cup		Quarter-final


Source: CONMEBOL
Picture: Getty Images
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