The Copa America 2016 is just one match away from getting it another finalist who will face the Argentina in the Final on June 26. The Argentina has defeated the host USA by a margin of 4-0 to spot a place in the finals.
Copa America 2016 Semi Final Match Colombia vs Chile
Now, the next fixture of this tournament is the second Semifinal between the Chile and the Colombia. The World’s fifth best team will take on the World’s third best team on June 22 at the Soldier Field in Chicago.
Colombia has won their first two matches of this tournament against the USA and the Paraguay and then lost their last group match game against the Costa Rica.
Then, Colombia has reached the semifinal after defeating Peru by 4-2 in the quarterfinal match and this is the first time that this team has claimed the place in the semifinal after 2001 where they won the tournament, so this team will look to cash this opportunity into a place in the big final.
The key player for Colombia is James Rodriguez and he has 2 goals in this tournament so far and he could prove to be an X-factor in this game for his side.
On the other side, Chile started their Copa America 2016 campaign with a disappointing loss against the Finalist Argentina in their first group match by 2-1 but they bounced back strongly in their next two group matches by winning them.
Then, chile faced Mexico in the Quarterfinal where this team showed the real dominant performance and won that match by the heavy margin of 7-0.
The world’s fifth-ranked team has scored 14 goals and conceded only 4 goals in this tournament so far. Chile is looking solid in both offence and the defence.
The key player for Chile is Eduardo Vorgas and he has 6 goals in this tournament so far.
COLOMBIA PREDICTED LINEUP (4-2-3-1)
Ospina – Diaz, Murillo, Zapata, Arias – Torres, Perez – Moreno, Cardona, Cuadrado – Bacca.
CHILE PREDICTED LINEUP ( 4-3-3)
Bravo – Beausejour, Jara, Medel, Isla – Vidal, Diaz, Aranguiz – Puch, Sanchez, Vargas.
HEAD TO HEAD
These both teams have faced each other for the total number of 10 times, out of that, both Chile and Colombia has won 3 each 3 games while the other 3 matches resulted in the loss.
PREDICTION
These both teams have quality players on their side, also these teams are in sublime form. But the quarterfinal match of Chile could bring the sweat into the camp of Colombia team.
The Chile team is looking favourite to win this match especially after their solid performance in the quarterfinal match.
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