The final opening whistle of this summer’s international soccer will begin at 8pm ET on Sunday when Colombia and Argentina meet in the Copa America final.
The match is highly anticipated and the star-studded clash between Lionel Messi and James Rodriguez could be one that will be talked about for years to come.
With Messi entering the twilight of his career, is this some kind of generational change?
Rodriguez played his best international game so far, recording an astounding six assists during the tournament, while the next highest was just two.
Is fate poised for the Colombian national team to return to glory at their finest moment?
Oddsmakers at Bet365 are betting Argentina will be the obvious winners, offering them at -200 odds to win, but betting on the favourites against a Colombian team that is unbeaten in 28 matches should be done with caution.
Colombia vs Argentina odds
- Colombia (+162) vs. Argentina (-200)
- Colombia (+333) | Draw (+187) | Argentina (+110)
*Odds provided by Bet365
Colombia vs Argentina predictions
(8 p.m. ET, FOX)
These two teams have certainly played their best football in the Copa America and are deserving of a place in the final.
Colombia have been storming through the tournament and their performance against Uruguay was less than ideal, but it’s unclear whether the game represented their true potential.
Colombia were again down a man through a red card but had looked the better side before then.
After receiving the red card, they looked underperforming, focusing too much on attack rather than on defence, and frankly they were lucky to beat Uruguay, who failed to capitalise in the second half.
Still, Colombia will have all of their players back.
A big concern is Colombia’s aggressive attacking style, which looks overwhelmingly dominant when it’s right but is far too risky when it’s not.
On Wednesday we saw the dangerous side of that.
Argentina obviously doesn’t have as much talent as Colombia, but they also showed weaknesses when they played against a similar team in Ecuador.
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We successfully bet on Colombia to win in regulation time against Uruguay at +210, and we’ll be placing the same bet here at even bigger odds.
choose: Colombia 3-way moneyline (+333, Bet365)
