The Copa America Centenario begins on Friday in Santa Clara with Group A
action. The hosts, USA, will face off against Colombia at 9:30 PM ET.
Oddsmakers have the US team as a slight underdog with Colombia as a PK
-136 favorite and the total is at 2.5 Under is -149.
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USA comes into the tournament on a five-game winning streak and to keep
it going, they'll be counting on a big performance from Clint Dempsey.
The 33-year-old scored 10 goals for his country last season. His team
will need him to put on a stellar performance to compensate for Jozy
Altidore, who's out with a hamstring injury.
Colombia has won all three games they've played in 2016 and their star
man is James Rodriguez, who is coming off a Champions League win with
Real Madrid. However, Rodriguez didn't perform as well as expected for
his club, so Colombia will count on Rodriquez replicating his 2014 World
Cup performance. The 24-year-old Columbian took home the FIFA 2014
World Cup Golden Boot award. If he can, Colombia has the ability to win
the entire tournament.
The United States and Colombia have met four times since 2005, with
Columbia winning two games, and the teams drawing once. They met in the
2007 Copa America group stage, where Colombia scored a 1-0 win. Their
last meeting was in a 2014 friendly and resulted in a 2-1 win for
Colombia.
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