Copa América 2016 · Semi-final

United States 0–4 Argentina

Tuesday 21 Jun 2016 · Houston, United States

United States0–4Argentina

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Lavezzi Messi Higuaín Higuaín

3′0–1Ezequiel Lavezzi Argentina
32′0–2Lionel Messi Argentina
50′0–3Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina
86′0–4Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

United States

Came on

Argentina

Came on

6Lucas Biglia↑59′
18Erik Lamela↑67′
15Víctor Cuesta↑84′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

United States: 1872 → 1847
Argentina: 2145 → 2170

Expected score for United States: 27% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 11 of 11, 1928–2016.

United States wins: 2
Draws: 2
Argentina wins: 7

Form either side

United States

Before

3–1 v Puerto Rico 22 May 2016 · Friendly
0–2 v Colombia 3 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
4–0 v Costa Rica 7 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
1–0 v Paraguay 11 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
2–1 v Ecuador 16 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016

After

0–1 v Colombia 25 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
6–0 v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
4–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 6 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–0 v Cuba 7 Oct 2016 · Friendly
1–2 v Mexico 11 Nov 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

Argentina

Before

2–0 v Bolivia 29 Mar 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–1 v Chile 6 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
5–0 v Panama 10 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
3–0 v Bolivia 14 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
4–1 v Venezuela 18 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016

After

0–0 v Chile 26 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
1–0 v Uruguay 1 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–2 v Venezuela 6 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–2 v Peru 6 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
0–1 v Paraguay 11 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

Road through the tournament

United States

0–2 v Colombia Group stage
4–0 v Costa Rica Group stage
1–0 v Paraguay Group stage
2–1 v Ecuador Quarter-final
0–4 v Argentina Semi-final
0–1 v Colombia Third-place play-off

Argentina

2–1 v Chile Group stage
5–0 v Panama Group stage
3–0 v Bolivia Group stage
4–1 v Venezuela Quarter-final
4–0 v United States Semi-final
0–0 v Chile Final

Every United States v Argentina match11

From United States's side.


21 Jun 2016	Argentina	0–4	Home	Copa América 2016	Semi-final
26 Mar 2011	Argentina	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
8 Jun 2008	Argentina	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
28 Jun 2007	Argentina	1–4	Neutral	Copa América 2007	Group stage
8 Feb 2003	Argentina	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
13 Jun 1999	Argentina	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
14 Jul 1995	Argentina	3–0	Neutral	Copa América 1995	Group stage
19 May 1991	Argentina	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
21 Aug 1975	Argentina	0–6	Neutral	Friendly	—
26 Jul 1930	Argentina	1–6	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1930	Semi-final
29 May 1928	Argentina	2–11	Neutral	Olympic Games 1928	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN