Argentina will play Colombia on Friday in the quarter finals of the Copa America 2015 tournament. Argentina will be big favorites to win this game, although Colombia would love nothing more than to cause a massive upset and knock out the team most predict will lift the cup this year. The game has a scheduled start time of 7.30 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the beIN Sports network, or online through live stream via the link below.
Despite their favorites tag in the Copa America 2015 competition, Argentina have only managed to score four goals in their three games so far. Fans had expected a goal fest from a team blessed with attacking talent such as Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Gonzalo Higuain and Angel Di Maria, however, things have not been as easy as Argentine fans had hoped.
Nevertheless, even though their performances have not been explosive they have got the job done and have arrived at the knock out stages.
Argentina started their Copa America campaign with a surprising 2-2 draw with Paraguay, before following that up with a tight 1-0 win over Uruguay. They ensured they took the top spot in the group with a less than inspiring 1-0 win over Jamaica.
Two clean sheets in a row underline how strong this team's defense is, and they will be hoping to claim a third straight clean sheet today against Colombia. Even the two goals they conceded against Paraguay were very special strikes; the first by Nelson Haedo Valdez who smashed in an amazing powerful long-range effort, and the second a perfectly executed set-piece move by Lucas Barrios.
Javier Pastore, Messi and Di Maria have been the playmakers in midfield and even though they have been in perfectly good form they have been unable to find the space needed to get the goals flowing as much as they would have liked. Even in their 2-2 draw with Paraguay, the Argentina midfield dictated proceedings, ensuring they were the dominant team throughout.
Colombia meanwhile have generally not been impressive in the competition so far. A 0-1 loss to Venezuela showed many of their weaknesses, however, an amazing turnaround in their second game saw them defeat Brazil 1-0 in perhaps the shock of the tournament so far.
Colombia ensured their passage to the quarter finals with a placid 0-0 draw with Peru.
So three games gone, and Colombia have just one goal for and one goal against, ensuring they have proceeded to be the most boring team in the competition to date. Coming up against Argentina today will almost certainly ensure they continue their strategy of defense first, and they will try and make it as difficult as possible for Argentina's attack.
Whether Argentina will be able to explode into the knock out stages today, or whether this is destined to be a tight and closed-off game decided by a single strike remains to be seen.
Today's big Copa America 2015 quarter final between Argentina and Colombia has a scheduled start time of 7.30 p.m. ET and can be watched on the beIN Sports network, or online through live stream by clicking here.
