Argentina and Canada Secure Vital Wins in Copa America 2024

The Copa América 2024 continues to captivate football fans, and Matchday 2 brought its fair share of excitement

Argentina secured their spot in the knockout stages with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over rivals Chile

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With the match seemingly headed for a draw, Lautaro Martínez came off the bench to score the winning goal.

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Canada, making their Copa América debut under new manager Jesse Marsch, earned their first win by defeating Peru 1-0.

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Shaffelburg led a swift counter-attack and set up Jonathan David for the match-winning goal. It was his 27th international goal.

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