Joe Casey
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The 2024 Copa America quarterfinals get started on Thursday, July 4, and it’ll be a huge Independence Day clash between reigning champions Argentina and fellow South American’s Ecuador. Argentina, who are also the current world champions, roared through the group stage without conceding a goal, while Ecuador are looking to build on their positive performances in their last 2 games. Argentina vs Ecuador gets started at 9:00 pm ET on FOX. We’ll have our expert soccer predictions throughout Copa America as well as EVERY Euro 2024 game, but for now, let’s dive into our 2024 Copa America best bets for Thursday.
Argentina vs Ecuador best bet: Argentina Win in Shutout (-106)
Argentina have made a strong start to the 2024 Copa America as they chase another title in this competition after winning it in 2021 and lifting the World Cup a year later. Lionel Scaloni’s men won all 3 group games without conceding, cruising past Canada in the opener before victories over Chile and Peru. They are now through to the quarter-finals, where they face an Ecuador team that finished second in Group B after losing to Venezuela, beating Jamaica and holding Mexico to a tie. The Argentines have won 4 of the last 5 meetings between these 2 teams without conceding and that could happen once again. Expect Argentina to cruise through to the semifinals in a shutout victory.
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