IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - COPA AMERICA 2024 (Quarter finals)
Picture : Jonathan David and Canada in semi final !
The statistics on Copa America 2024 quarterfinals (6 July)
Venezuela vs Canada 1-1 (penalties 3-4)
*It was the 3rd confrontation between these teams; all 3 ended in a draw, also 2-2 in 2007 (a friendly in Maracaibo) and 1-1 in 2010 (a friendly in Mérida).
*Canada have reached the semifinals of the Copa América scoring just 2 goals in 4 games: fewest figure for a semi-finalist in this competition since 1989, when Argentina entered the final group of 4 teams after scoring 2 goals (both from Caniggia) in the 4 matches of the 1st phase.
*Canada is the first team to reach the Copa América semifinals at its debut participation since 2001 (Honduras).
*Canada have achieved their 2nd shootout win at the major tournament; the previous was vs Martinique (Gold Cup 2002).
Overall it was their 4th shootout; both unsuccessful came vs United States (2002 and 2023 Gold Cups).
*Venezuela took part in their 2nd ever shootout; the only previous was also lost (vs Paraguay at Copa América 2011).
*Venezuela lost only 2 of the last 11 games they played in United States territory in all competitions and friendlies (6 wins and 3 draws).
*Salomón Rondón scored the furthest goal (from 39.6 meters) in a Copa América match since full data was available in 2011.
*Rondón became Venezuela's top scorer in the Copa América (7 goals) surpassing José Luis Dolguetta (6).
*Jon Aramburu became the 3rd Venezuelan player with 2 assists in the same edition of the Copa América in the last 40 years, after:
Giancarlo Maldonado in 2007,
Alejandro Guerra in 2016.