With Argentina waiting in Miami, two heavyweight challengers to their title do battle up the Atlantic coast, clashing for the right to be the final contender to the Albiceleste’s throne, as Uruguay and Colombia meet in the Copa America semifinals on Wednesday.
Lionel Messi is 90 minutes away from a repeat title in CONMEBOL’s championship tournament, and only one of these sides can be Argentina’s last hurdle.
Colombia legend James Rodriguez has been the star performer at the 2024 Copa America, enjoying a revival summer for his national team adding yet another stellar major international tournament on his resume. Uruguay, meanwhile, knocked off famed South American giants Brazil in the last round on penalties after a gritty physical performance.
These two sides have certainly earned the right to be in this position, with Colombia sitting on an impressive 27-match unbeaten streak, while Uruguay have been the second-best CONMEBOL side over the last calendar year. Yet, only one can see their way into the final and have a shot at the ultimate glory.
The Sporting News is following Uruguay vs. Colombia live, providing real-time score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Uruguay vs. Colombia live score
| Score | Goal scorers | |
| Uruguay | — | |
| Colombia | — |
Venue: Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
Referee: Cesar Ramos (MEX)
Predicted lineups:
Uruguay (4-2-3-1, right to left): Rochet (GK) — Varela, Gimenez, Olivera, Vina — Ugarte, Valverde — Pellistri, de la Cruz, M. Araujo — Nunez.
Colombia (4-3-3, right to left): Vargas (GK) — Munoz, D. Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica — Rios, Lerma, Arias — J. Rodriguez, Cordoba, Diaz.
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Uruguay vs. Colombia live updates, highlights from Copa America 2024
2 hours to kickoff: While he’s not nearly as flashy a player as James Rodriguez, Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde will play a major role in the outcome of this match. The Real Madrid star does a lot of dirty work in midfield, and he has end product too — his three shots and one chance created saw him involved in one third of Uruguay’s 12 total shots against Brazil in the quarterfinal.
At the club level, Valverde’s been given a nod of respect by Real Madrid, handed the No. 8 worn by Toni Kroos for next season following the German’s retirement.
Fede Valverde will take Toni Kroos’ No. 8 shirt at Real Madrid 🤍 pic.twitter.com/k5DpwcK3IA
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 10, 2024
2 hours 30 mins to kick: Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez has been brilliant this tournament, leading the Copa America with five assists and scoring his first goal in the quarterfinal against Panama. Uruguay will have to use some of their physicality to disrupt the 32-year-old’s game lest he continue his revival summer.
Most direct goal involvements at the 2024 Copa America:
◎ 6 – James Rodríguez 🇨🇴
◎ 4 – Lautaro Martínez 🇦🇷
◎ 4 – Salomón Rondón 🇻🇪
◎ 3 – Daniel Muñoz 🇨🇴
◎ 3 – Maximiliano Araújo 🇺🇾
◎ 3 – Jhon Córdoba 🇨🇴#CopaAmerica pic.twitter.com/VhNSBPvTma— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) July 10, 2024
3 hours before kickoff: Uruguay have played some brilliant football in the last calendar year under Marcelo Bielsa, which is what made their approach to the quarterfinal matchup against Brazil so baffling. They committed an outlandish 26 fouls in that game, hacking away at Brazilian players and testing the limits of Argentine referee Dario Herrera, who was happy to let them get away with repeated stoppages. The Athletic called it “the dirties game at the Copa America so far.”
All eyes will be on Mexican official Cesar Ramos tonight, who will have to be on the lookout for a similar tactic, and be ready to book players for persistent fouling unless he wishes to see the game devolve in a similar manner. In his two matches so far, he has whistled for 23 fouls in the scoreless draw between Brazil and Costa Rica and then 31 fouls between Argentina and Peru in two group-stage matches, showing nine yellow cards, including five to Peru.
There were 41 fouls in the game between Uruguay and Brazil, the most at Copa America 2024 pic.twitter.com/eDUKteiLEh
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) July 7, 2024
Uruguay vs. Colombia kickoff time
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA / Canada | Wed, Jul. 10 | 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT |
| UK | Thu, Jul. 11 | 1 a.m. GMT |
| Australia | Thu, Jul. 11 | 10 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Thu, Jul. 11 | 5:30 a.m. IST |
Uruguay vs. Colombia lineups, team news, starting 11
Colombia will have Crystal Palace midfielder Jefferson Lerma back from his yellow card accumulation suspension, and he should reclaim his spot from Mateus Uribe in the middle.
Bologna center-back Jhon Lucumi was injured in the opener blocking a shot by Julio Enciso, and has not played since. The injury is bad enough that defender Davinson Sanchez held up Lucumi’s jersey after scoring a goal against Costa Rica, dedicating the strike to his injured teammate.
In the twilight of his career, 32-year-old James Rodriguez started every game of the group stage for Colombia, leading the competition with five assists to go along with his penalty goal against Panama in the quarterfinal.
Colombia predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Vargas (GK) — Munoz, D. Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica — Rios, Lerma, Arias — J. Rodriguez, Cordoba, Diaz.
Colombia subs (max 15): Matchday squad released one hour prior to kickoff
Uruguay suffered a big blow when star defender Ronald Araujo went down early in the quarterfinal match with a hamstring injury. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, meaning he is done for the Copa America and will likely miss the start of the club season with Barcelona.
He will be replaced by captain Jose Gimenez at center-back, who came in for Araujo against Brazil and missed a penalty in the shootout.
Right-back Nahitan Nandez is suspended for this match after his straight red card against Brazil for an ugly, studs-up tackle on Rodrygo in the 71st minute, and will be replaced by Flamengo veteran Guillermo Varela.
Uruguay predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Rochet (GK) — Varela, Gimenez, Olivera, Vina — Ugarte, Valverde — Pellistri, de la Cruz, M. Araujo — Nunez.
Uruguay subs (max 15): Matchday squad released one hour prior to kickoff
Uruguay vs. Colombia live stream, TV channel
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | FS1, TUDN, Univision | Fubo USA, Fox Sports app/website, TUDN app/website, Univision NOW, ViX |
| Canada | TSN (1, 3, 4), CTV Two, RDS | TSN+, CTV app, RDS app |
| UK | Premier Sports 1 | Premier Sports Player |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | — |
USA: Uruguay vs. Colombia from Charlotte, NC will be televised in the United States on FS1, with a Spanish-language broadcast via Univision and TUDN. All three channels are available to stream on Fubo, who are offering a FREE seven-day trial.
Spanish-language coverage is also available on streaming platform ViX.
Canada: All Copa America matches can be seen in Canada on TSN’s respective TV channel and live streaming services, while this match is also televised on CTV Two. RDS provides French-language coverage.
UK: This match will be shown in the UK on Premier Sport Player’s platforms.
Australia: Optus is the streaming partner for the Copa America in Australia
India: As yet, there is no official broadcaster for Copa America matches in India.
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