Argentina vs Colombia highlights, ARG 1-0 COL, Copa America 2024: La Albiceleste bag record 16th title after late Lautaro winner

Best player of Copa America 2024: James Rodriguez (Six assists and one goal)

Golden Boot (top scorer) of Copa America 2024: Lautaro Martinez (Five goals)

Best goalkeeper of Copa America 2024 - Emiliano Martinez (Five clean sheets)

Fair play Award of Copa America 2024 - Colombia

Argentina holds on and has clinched a 1-0 win against Colombia in the final of the Copa America 2024 final. The Albiceleste has won the Copa America for a record 16th time.

A long check by VAR but the check is complete. No penalty and Argentina is almost at the finish line. 

Colombia wants a late penalty after one of its player went down inside the box. The Colombia players are adamant. The VAR is having a look but from the looks of it, it does not look like a penalty. 

Two minutes added at the end of the second period. The entire Argentina team is back defending. For Colombia, it is make or break right now. 

A long ball comes inside the Argentina box but Martinez comes out to collect the ball and does so with relative ease. 

Argentina subs: IN- Otamendi OUT- Di Maria

Di Maria leaves the pitch for the final time in an Argentina shirt. Undoubtedly, a legend for the Albiceleste as the fans give him the reception he deserves. 

Colombia booking: Borja sees a yellow card for elbowing De Paul. 

Borja elbows De Paul while collecting the ball and the Argentina player goes down. Soon, both camps get involved in a brawl and the referee has to get involved. 

Lo Celso with an immaculate flick to send Lautaro Martinez on a clear run at goal. The Inter Milan forward makes his way inside the box and finds the far corner with a calm finish. 

The match finally has a goal and what time for Lautaro Martinez to score it. The forward extends his tally to five goals and he will win the Copa America 2024 Golden Boot at the end of the tournament.

Lisandro makes a match-saving block. Uribe gets the ball inside the box and has the time and space to get a shot away at goal. However, Lisandro makes a last-ditch tackle to make the block and send it out for a corner. 

Angel Di Maria whips in an excellent cross from the right edge of the box and Lautaro Martinez just needed a touch to find the net. The latter makes the run but fails to make contact with the ball as the ball goes out of play. 

Colombia subs: IN- Borja, Carrascal, Uribe OUT- Diaz, Arias, Lerma

The final 15 minutes of extra-time is underway at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. 

The final is still goalless after the first period of extra-time. There will be the final 15 minutes of football, followed by a penalty-shootout, if scores are level. 

Quintero flicks the ball to beat his marker and passes the ball to Diaz. Diaz’s initial run is good but takes a touch too many before attempting his shot as he loses the ball. 

One minute added after the first period of extra-time. 

Mojica sends an excellent cross inside the Argentina box and Diaz looked the favourite to get to the ball. But Lisandro does well to reach the ball before the Colombia forward and head the ball out for a corner. 

Jhon Arias finds himself with space and time and goes for a shot from distance. The shot takes a deflection and falls kindly for Martinez, who does well to come off his line and hold on to the ball to prevent the corner. 

Argentina subs: IN- Lo Celso, Lautaro Martinez OUT- Enzo, Mac Allister 

De Paul makes an excellent run inside the box and finds Gonzalez at the back-post with an accurate cutback. Gonzalez connects well with a first time shot but hits it straight at Vargas, who makes the save and holds on to the ball. 

Now, it is a battle of resolve and stamina as the players surge on for an extra 30 minutes. Neither team would want to go to a penalty shootout. 

The first period of extra time is underway at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. 

The match is goalless at the end of the regulation 90 minutes and now, the contest will head to extra time. Please note, that only the Copa America final has the provision of extra-time. Till the semifinal, and the third place-match, the match straight went to penalties if scores were level after 90 minutes. 

Di Maria gets the ball in a very good position inside the box and all he had to do was get a shot away past Vargas. But he could not keep balance and fails to get his shot away. 

Four minutes added at the end of the second-half!

Colombia sub: IN- Quintero OUT- James Rodriguez

Nico Gonzalez climbs well to get at the end of Di Maria’s cross and heads the ball across the face of the goal. With Vargas committed, Alvarez had to just tap the ball inside the open net but could not reach the ball in time. 

Di Maria gets a chance to deliver a good cross inside the box from an Argentina box but his cross is too deep and Romero fails to keep the ball in play. 

James had another chance to make the Argentina defence work after Colombia gets a freekick near the Argentina box. However, he fails to capitalise after blasting his shot against the Argentina wall. 

James Rodriguez delivers the ball inside the Argentina box from a freekick. The cross finds Carlos Cuesta’s head but the latter fails to keep his effort on target. 

Momentary joy for Argentina as Nico Gonzalez puts the ball inside the net with a sliding finish but the joy is short-lived after the assistant raises his flag for offside. 

The referee stops play as VAR checks for a potential penalty for Colombia but the check is over and play goes on. 

Argentina sub: IN- Molina OUT- Montiel 

It looked like Montiel had won a corner after racing inside the box but instead, Colombia gets a foul after the latter fouls his marker. 

Argentina sub: IN- Nico Gonzalez OUT- Messi

That is the end of the Argentinian skipper as he limps out of the ground. The emotions get the better of him as he leaves the pitch in tears. 

Messi is down again and it looks like that old injury has aggravated. This is not good news for Argentina. They would not want to lose its captain at this stage. 

Lerma goes for glory, pulling the trigger with a shot from distance. The effort, however, is nowhere near the target. 

Argentina booking: Alexis Mac Allister becomes the first Argentina player to receive a booking, as he sees a yellow card for his foul on James Rodriguez. 

Lerma ends up catching Di Maria late and Argentina has a freekick. On the touchlines, something has made Scaloni very animated as he is calmed down by the officials and support-staff.

Di Maria gets the ball on the left side of the box. He cuts out and drives a shot towards the goal, aiming to find the far-corner. Camilo Vargas gets down well and makes the save. 

J. Arias cuts in and goes for a curling effort from outside the box. The ball takes a deflection off an Argentina player and goes out of play. 

James’ delivery finds Cordoba at the back post who heads the ball across the face of the goal. Davidson Sanchez gets at the end of Cordoba’s headed pass and tries to guide it inside the net but fails to do so. 

Lisandro Martinez and Luis Diaz both go for the ball but the latter falls to the ground after an elbow on the face from the Argentina centre-back. However, it is not enough for the referee to show a card as he had his eyes on the ball. 

Argentina springs to life as Mac Allister gets the ball inside the box. However, he cannot find an opening for the shot. In the end, Rios does well to play the ball out of danger. 

After an excellent half-time show from Colombian singer Shakira, the second-half is underway at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. the match is goalless. 

Colombia has created the better chances but the Argentina defence hangs on as the match stays goalless at half-time. 

One minute added at the end of the first-half!

Rios brings down Tagliafico and Argentina has a freekick in a dangerous area. 

Messi takes the freekick and finds Tagliafico with his outswinging delivery. Tagliafico heads the ball towards goal but fails to keep his effort down, as the ball goes out for a Colombia freekick. 

Rios takes advantage of a loose ball and hits it first time from distance. He connects well but Martinez saw it all the way and collects the ball with ease. 

Messi is back to his feet and is walking without assistance. However, there is a slight limp. He will try to walk it off for now. 

Now this is a make-or-break moment for Argentina. Messi has taken a heavy knock from Arias’ challenge as the former went to cross from the ball from inside the box. His initial reaction indicates that the contact was painful and right now, he is getting medical attention. 

Lerma takes everyone by surprise as he goes for a shot from an ambitious distance. The connection is excellent and would have hit the net if not for Martinez’s fingertip save. 

A nervy moment for Argentina as Lisandro Martinez took a long time tp get up after Cordoba’s challenge. But fortunately for the Albiceleste, he can continue at the moment after getting medical treatment. 

Colombia booking: Jhon Cordoba sees a yellow card for his late challenge on Lisandro Martinez inside the Argentina box.

Mojica’s cross from the left finds Cordoba’s head inside the box, but the latter could not keep his header on target as the ball goes out for an Argentina goal-kick. The Colombia players wanted a corner but the referee waves the protests away. 

Sanchez attempts a forward pass but it misses everyone and goes straight to Emi Martinez, who collects the ball. Argentina has had a couple of chances but it is still Colombia, which is dominating the proceedings. 

Di Maria drives in a low cross from the left flank, which finds Messi. Messi goes for a first-time shot but his shot is blocked as the Colombia defence survives a scare this time. 

This time, James’ overhits his delivery and Martinez comes out to take a confident catch and collect the ball. 

Enzo Fernandez catches James with a late challenge and Colombia has a freekick in a dangerous area. James already standing over the ball. 

James with another excellent delivery, this time from a corner. His cross finds Cuesta, who heads the ball at goal. However, Martinez does well to come out and collect the ball in a crowded space. 

It has been all Colombia in the opening minutes here. Los Cafeteros have enjoyed the longer spells of possession and created all the major chances. Argentina is yet to impact the game. 

CLOSE - James finds Cordoba inside the box with an excellent ball. The latter manages to bring it down and gets away a shot with an acrobatic effort. The shot hits the outside of the post and goes out of play. 

Luis Diaz gets the ball in space and runs at the Argentina defence. He goes for a low shot at Martinez’s near-post but the Argentina keeper manages to save it with ease. A moment of scare for the Argentina defence. 

Tagliafico does well to enter the box and attempts to cross the ball. The effort is blocked and Argentina gets a corner. 

Messi takes the outswinging corner but fails to find a teammate as Colombia clear. 

Argentina with an early chance as Montiel’s cross from the left flank finds Alvarez inside the box. Alvarez goes for a first-time shot but his connection is weak. 

After a one and a one-and-a-half-hour delay from the original kick-off time, the Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia is finally underway at the Hard Rock Stadium. 

Hopefully, there will be no further delays. The players came out on the pitch for another pre-match warmup. Now, they have gone back to their locker rooms. According to schedule, the match should kick-off in 10 minutes. 

There has been a further delay to kick-off after fan chaos outside the stadium and the new kick-off time has been scheduled for 6:45 AM IST, July 15 (9:15 PM ET, July 14). 

The Copa America 2024 final kick-off will be delayed by a further 15 minutes. New kick-off time is 6:15 AM IST (8:45 PM ET, July 14)

The Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia kick-off has been delayed due to fans rushing the gates at Hard Rock Stadium.

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Copa America 2024: Final delayed by 30 minutes due to fans rushing the gates

The Copa America 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami has been delayed by 30 minutes, CONMEBOL announced on X.

E. Martinez (GK); Montiel. Romero, L. Martinez, Tagliafico; Di Maria, De Paul, Enzo, Mac Allister; Messi (C), Alvarez

Vargas (GK); S. Arias, Sanchez, Cuesta, Mojica; Rios, Lerma; Diaz, Rodriguez (C), J. Arias, Cordoba

According to reports, Argentina will start with a 4-3-3 instead of its usual 4-4-2, with Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi making the front three. 

Lionel Messi is one win from leading Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title. Colombia will do everything in its power to make sure that doesn’t happen in a matchup that pits the juggernaut against the surging force in the final.

It’ll happen Sunday night at Hard Rock Stadium, which hosted two group stage matches and will be the site of seven games during the 2026 World Cup. 

Ahead of the match, both sides expressed safety concerns after Uruguay’s Darwin Núñez and a handful of his teammates went into the stands amid a physical brawl between fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, after Uruguay’s semifinal win over Colombia. 

Uruguay captain José Giménez said players went in the crowd to protect their families, and coach Marcelo Bielsa passionately criticized tournament organizers for not doing enough to safeguard families of players seated in the stands behind the Uruguay bench.

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Copa America 2024, Argentina vs Colombia final: Lionel Messi looks to lead La Albiceleste to record 16th title

Lionel Messi is one win from leading Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title. Colombia will do everything in its power to make sure that doesn’t happen in a matchup that pits the juggernaut against the surging force in the final.

When and where will the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match kick off?

The Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match will kick off on Monday, July 15 (5:30 AM IST) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. 

Where to watch the live telecast of the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match?

There is no official confirmation about on which Network the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match will be live telecasted in India, however, you can follow the LIVE updates on Sportstar website and app. 

Where to live stream the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match?

There is no official confirmation about on which platform the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match will be live streamed in India, however, you can follow the LIVE updates on Sportstar website and app. 

Where to watch the live telecast of the Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2024 final match in USA?

In the USA, the match will be telecasted across the FOX networks - FOX, FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2).