Conmebol has announced the competition and finalisation system for the quarter-final and semi-final stages of the 2024 Copa América. The difference with the Euro Cup.
To be taken into account by the spectator. The matches corresponding to the quarter finals and the semi-finals of the Copa America 2024 The matches will be decided by penalties in the event of a draw after 90 minutes, while the decisive match will go into extra time.
All this is detailed in articles 26 and 27 of the regulations of the Copa América 2024, which was published on the official website of the Conmebol.
“In the final phase, in the event of a tie at the end of regulation time in the quarter-finals, semi-finals or third-place matches, the winner will be determined by a series of penalty kicks in accordance with the rules stipulated by IFAB/FIFA.”is detailed in the regulations.
But this rule would not be applied in the final, since Article 27 mentions: “Specifically for the final match, in the event of a tie at the end of regular time, an overtime of 15 (fifteen) minutes each will be played. If the score remains level at the end of extra time, a series of penalty kicks will be taken in accordance with the rules stipulated by IFAB/FIFA to determine the winner.”
This Thursday the quarter-finals of the America Cupwith the match between the Argentine National Team and Ecuador at NRG Stadium in Houston. On Friday the activity will continue with the crossing between Venezuela and Canadawhile the final semi-final duels will be defined on Saturday with the following duels: Colombia-Panama and Uruguay-Brazil.
This rule is different from the one applied in the Eurocupwhere matches go into extra time from the round of 16.
The last times the Argentine national team went to penalties in the Copa América:
- 2004 Final: Argentina 2(2) – Brazil 2(4)
- 2011 Quarter-finals: Argentina 1(4) – Uruguay 1(5)
- 2015 Quarter-Finals: Argentina 0(5) – Colombia 0(4)
- 2015 Final: Argentina 0(1) – Chile 0(4)
- 2021 Semi-Finals: Argentina 1(3) – Colombia 1(2)
Source: Ambito
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