Argentina vs Canada Prediction and Betting Tips: Back Emi Martinez to be carded at 20/1

Defending Copa America champions Argentina face goal-shy Canada in the last four of this year's edition in New Jersey in the early hours of Wednesday morning looking to book a place in the 2024 decider.

Lionel Messi and company needed a penalty shootout to get past Ecuador in the quarter-finals while Canada ousted Venezuela by the same method as three of the four last-eight ties were decided on spot-kicks.

These sides met in the tournament opener in Atlanta, where Argentina came good in the second half of a 2-0 win.

And they go again at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey with kick-off at 01:00 UK time on Wednesday morning.

Argentina remain on course for back-to-back Copa America title wins after overcoming Ecuador in the quarter-finals.

Lionel Scaloni's team are unbeaten in nine games and have achieved six shutouts in that time.

Jonathan David's goal for Canada against Peru in the group stage ended a 391-minute scoreless streak for the Canucks, who scored only once in three group games and will do well to breach a well-drilled Argentinian backline in New Jersey.

Argentina, meanwhile, have the firepower to make sure they can get the job done inside 90 minutes and negate the need for further penalty heroics.

Inter Milan forward Lautaro Martinez has led the way for Argentina at this year's Copa America with four goals despite starting only two games.

Fresh from a superb season in Serie A, Martinez is proving a hit in the USA and one more goal would probably see him take home the Golden Boot.

Argentina talisman Lionel Messi hasn't found the net at all at the finals and appears to be being hampered by a niggling hamstring injury. 

Of course, the mercurial Messi remains a potent threat but he is now relying on help from those around him more than in his pomp.

Martinez is a fine poacher and can continue his good run by scoring against the Canadians for a second time this summer.

Argentina's penalty shootout hero Emi Martinez is no stranger to a card.

The Aston Villa stopper was cautioned six times for his club last season and seven times for the Villans during the 2022/23 campaign.

Martinez has been known to get under the skin of opponents on numerous occasions so quotes of 20-1 about the Argentina keeper being shown yellow in New Jersey look too big to ignore.