Copa America does not play extra time from the knockout round, only in the final

This unique rule has been applied by CONMEBOL in Copa America for a long time, only in 2011 did they add extra time from the knockout round if the match ended in a draw after 90 minutes. However, since 2015, this South American tournament has returned to the old rule of not playing extra time from the knockout round, except for the final match.

The Copa America knockout round is likely to see many matches decided by penalty shootouts due to the lack of extra time.

Therefore, from the knockout round of Copa America 2024 taking place in the US on June 21, including the quarter-finals, semi-finals and third-place matches, if the result is a draw after 90 minutes, the two teams will immediately proceed to a penalty shootout to determine the winner. In the final match, if the two teams are tied after 90 minutes, there will be two extra halves of 15 minutes each. If the tie is still there, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout.

At the Copa America 2021 when Argentina was crowned, Messi and his teammates went through a nerve-wracking semi-final match that required a penalty shootout after 90 minutes of play against Colombia (1-1 draw). On the 11m mark, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez became a hero when he blocked 3 penalties from the opponent, helping the home team win 3-2 to reach the final. Here, Albiceleste defeated the host team Brazil with a score of 1-0, scored by Di Maria, to win the championship.

The Argentina team experienced a penalty kick right after 90 minutes of regulation time to decide the winner or loser in the semi-finals of Copa America 2021.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez continues to be a reliable stopper for the Argentina team, including some spectacular saves from the 11m mark that helped the home team win the 2022 World Cup.

Therefore, with the rule of no extra time in the knockout round of Copa America like before, the 31-year-old goalkeeper of Aston Villa Club continues to be the most important factor of Albiceleste alongside the two famous players Messi and Di Maria in this year's tournament, in the knockout matches if they pass the group stage.

Meanwhile, CONMEBOL also said that VAR (Video Assistant Referee) will be applied in all matches at Copa America and comply with the rules according to FIFA ( World Football Federation) standards.

Just like EURO 2024 of European football is taking place, VAR at Copa America also participates in deciding controversial situations about goals, cards, offside and immediately intervenes if there is confusion about the referee's decision on the field such as carding the wrong player, or other situations...

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