Canada look to achieve its best-ever finish at a major international tournament as Les Rouges battle with Uruguay in the third-place match of the 2024 Copa America from Charlotte on Saturday.
Ranked 48th in the world by FIFA, Canada have impressed at this tournament, falling only to defending champions Argentina twice, but managing to eek out a win over Peru plus draws with Venezuela (advancing on a penalty shootout) and Chile.
They aren’t sure what strength their opponents will have at their disposal, as Uruguay nervously await possible suspensions or sanctions for the post-match brawl following their semifinal defeat to Colombia. Darwin Nunez and a number of other entered the stands and engaged in physical violence with a number of supporters, to which they claim they were protecting their families.
Meanwhile, Canada await on the availability status of star wide man Alphonso Davies, who was withdrawn from the semifinal against Argentina due to injury.
MORE: Predictions and picks for Canada vs. Uruguay in 2024 Copa America third-place match
Canada vs. Uruguay live score
| Score (1H) | Goal scorers | |
| Canada | 0 | |
| Uruguay | 1 | Bentancur (8′) |
Location: Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
Starting lineups:
Canada (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. St. Clair (GK) — 2. Johnston, 15. Bombito, 3. De Fougerolles, 22. Laryea — 21. Osorio, 8. Kone — 24. Choiniere, 20. Ahmed, 14. Shaffelburg — 25. Oluwayesi.
Uruguay (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Rochet (GK) — 8. Nandez, 2. Gimenez, 3. Caceres, 17. Vina — 15. Valverde, 5. Ugarte, 6. Betancur — 11. Pellistri, 19. Nunez, 20. M. Araujo.
Canada vs. Uruguay live updates
8th min: GOAL! URUGUAY! The South American side takes an early lead as Rodrigo Bentancur powers home a set-piece goal! The delivery came in and met the head of Sebastian Caceres who flicked it to Bentancur at the far post who was all alone. De Fougerolles had completely lost his man, and Betancur made him pay!
Watch in USA:
GOAAAAAL URUGUAY!! 🇺🇾
Rodrigo Bentancur off the set piece for the lead 🙌 pic.twitter.com/uaEQdLHrUb
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 14, 2024
Watch in Canada:
URUGUAY STRIKES FIRST🇺🇾
Rodrigo Bentancur gives Uruguay a 1-0 lead over Canada#CA2024 pic.twitter.com/QmhRr7EGHl— TSN (@TSN_Sports) July 14, 2024
7th min: Canada teenager Luc De Fougerolles is booked for a hard foul on Max Araujo, which includes a late scissor tackle. A deserved booking for the 18-year-old who has to be careful now.
Kickoff: The match is under way! Third place doesn’t mean much from a tangible perspective, but it means a ton to these players and coaches who will want to prove they are worthy of a place on the podium!
Canada vs. Uruguay lineups, team news, starting 11
CanMNT boss Jesse Marsch confirmed star man Alphonso Davies’s x-rays were “negative” after he suffered a foot injury in Tuesday’s semifinal defeat to Argentina, but it remains unclear if he would be able to feature in Saturday’s game. It felt unlikely he would be involved, and sure enough he’s not in the starting lineup.
In fact, Marsch has decided to heavily rotate his squad after he bemoaned his own lack of rotation through the tournament proper. Dayne St. Clair is brought into net, while Tani Oluwaseyi comes in at striker and Luc De Fougerolles comes into the back line. The likes of Jonathan David and Stephen Eustaquio are rested as a result.
Otherwise Marsch should have a full squad available, with only Tajon Buchanan set to miss Saturday’s clash. The Inter Milan star broke his tibia while training for the quarterfinal clash against Venezuela and subsequently missed the semifinal clash against Argentina. He underwent a successful surgery in the following days and while he eventually joined his teammates, he won’t be available at Marsch’s disposal.
Toronto FC’s Richie Laryea replaced him against Argentina and will likely keep his place at right wing, with Cyle Larin, Jacob Shaffelburg and Jonathan David rounding out the attack.
Canada starting lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): St. Clair (GK) — Johnston, Bombito, De Fougerolles, Laryea — Osorio, Kone — Choiniere, Ahmed, Shaffelburg — Oluwayesi.
Canada subs: Crepeau (GK), McGill (GK), Cornelius, Waterman, Miller, Hiebert, Davies, Millar, Piette, Eustaquio, Russel-Rowe, Bair, Larin, David.
A major talking point following the brawl after Uruguay’s semifinal defeat to Colombia was to see if CONMEBOL’s review of the post-match incident following their semifinal vs. Colombia to see if any players would be investigated, and subsequently banned. Darwin Nunez, Manuel Ugarte, and Luis Suarez could be candidates for suspensions for their roles in the explosive post-match incidents, but no word has come down yet, so they are eligible to participate today, while suspensions could come down for World Cup qualifying.
Uruguay get a defensive boost for Saturday’s third-place playoff game with Nahitan Nandez returning from suspension after he was made to take the walk of shame for a horrendous studs-up tackle on Rodrygo in the penalty shoot-out victory over Brazil in the Copa America quarter-finals.
Fellow defender and key Barcelona star Ronald Araujo lasted just 33 minutes in the same game before succumbing to a serious-looking leg injury, which ruled him out for the rest of the tournament and for up to eight weeks; a devastating blow for both club and country. Rodrigo Betancur also exited the semifinal win early with an injury, but makes the starting lineup.
Uruguay starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Rochet (GK) — Nandez, Gimenez, Caceres, Vina — Valverde, Ugarte, Betancur — Pellistri, Nunez, M. Araujo.
Uruguay subs: Israel (GK), Mele (GK), Olaza, M. Olivera, Marichal, R. Araujo, E. Martinez, De Arascaeta, Canobbio, Ocampo, B. Rodriguez, C. Olivera, Suarez.
Canada vs. Uruguay stats, head-to-head record
These two sides have only met one time previously, with Uruguay coming away as 2-0 winners in a September 2022 friendly.
Nicolas de la Cruz opened the scoring six minutes into the match, and Darwin Nunez scored just past the half-hour mark to double the lead. From there, Uruguay cruised to victory while building their readiness for the 2022 World Cup to come later in the year.
| Canada | Draws | Uruguay |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
Canada vs. Uruguay live stream, TV channel
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | FS1, Univision, TUDN | Fubo, Fox Sports app/website, ViX, Univision Now, TUDN app/website |
| Canada | TSN 1, 4, 5 | TSN+, RDS App |
| UK | Premier Sports 1 | Premier Sports Player |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | — |
USA: Canada vs. Uruguay from Bank of America Stadium 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, with the latter offering a FREE seven-day trial.
Spanish language coverage is also available on streaming platform ViX.
UK: This match will be shown in the UK on Premier Sport Player’s platforms.
Canada: All Copa America matches can be seen in Canada on TSN’s respective TV channel and live streaming services. RDS provides French language coverage.
Australia: Australia’s sole broadcaster for the Copa America is Optus Sport.
India: Unfortunately, there has been no official confirmation of TV and live stream broadcasts of Copa America in India. Reports had suggested that FanCode and Sony were ready to take up broadcast rights for the tournament but, as yet, that has not been made official. So at the moment, there is no official platform in India on which viewers can stream or any channel on which the match will be broadcast.
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