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Lionel Messi (C) runs during an Argentine team training session at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 15, 2016. 
Argentina will face Venezuela on June 18 in their quarterfinal match of the Copa America. / AFP / NELSON ALMEIDA        (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)
Lionel Messi (C) runs during an Argentine team training session at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 15, 2016. Argentina will face Venezuela on June 18 in their quarterfinal match of the Copa America. / AFP / NELSON ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)NELSON ALMEIDA/Getty Images

Argentina vs. Venezuela: 2016 Copa America Date, Time, TV Schedule, Live Stream

Tom SunderlandJun 17, 2016

Argentina face a stiff test of their credentials as Copa America Centenario favourites in Saturday's quarter-final, where they face a Venezuela team that's yet to suffer defeat thus far in the 2016 tournament.

Manager Gerardo Martino will undoubtedly have been happy to see his side come through the group stage as the only team to win all three of their first-round matchups, showcasing flair and solidity in equal measure.

Venezuela, on the other hand, utilised defence as their best method of offence and conceded just a single goal in three games, ending as runners-up to Group C winners Mexico despite finishing level on points.

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The winner of Saturday's quarter-final will have the honour of facing the hosts, United States, in the last four after they defeated Ecuador 2-1 on Thursday evening. We provide all the essential viewing information ahead of the clash at Foxborough's Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.

Date: Saturday, June 18

Time: 7 p.m. ET/12 a.m. BST (Sunday, June 19)

Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

TV Info: FX (U.S.), Univision (U.S.), Premier Sports (UK)

Live Stream: Fox Soccer 2GO (U.S.), FuboTV (U.S), Premier Sports (UK)

Stubborn Venezuela Block Argentina's Path

Players of Venezuela arrives for a training session at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, on June 16, 2016.
 Venezuela will face Argentina on June 18 in their quarter finals match of the Copa America. / AFP / ALFREDO ESTRELLA        (Photo credit

Venezuela have made no secret of their attempts to play a tight counter-offensive at the 2016 Copa America, scoring just once in each of their three games thus far but conceding only one goal in that same period.

Having said that, Bayern Munich media member Cristian Nyari took note of the Venezuelans' threat, one the Albiceleste should be wary of:

Complacency often affects even the brightest of teams, and ESPN FC's Arch Bell reiterated that while a clash between Argentina and the United States would be sensational, it's far from booked just yet:

Martino's men blazed a trail through Group D and scored 10 goals in their three outings—at least three more than any other team in the group phase—but Venezuela will be a different beast to unlock.

That being said, the underdogs can't afford to sit back and allow Argentina to run riot, particularly considering the tournament frontrunners also leaked just one goal in the first round.

The United States Awaits

SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 16: Jurgen Klinsmann prior to the Copa America Centenario Quarterfinal match between United States and Ecuador at CenturyLink Field on June 16, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. The United States won the match 2-0. (Photo by Shaun Clark/Gett

As aforementioned, to the victor of Saturday's showdown goes a semi-final fixture opposite the Copa America Centenario hosts, the United States.

Manager Jurgen Klinsmann has deservedly drawn a lot of credit for leading his side to this stage in the first Copa held outside South America, too, according to the Guardian's Tariq Panja:

The winner of Venezuela and Argentina's also has a better chance of making the final, too, after Fox Soccer reported on the players missing from the Stars and Stripes lineup for their semi:

Not that either nation will need any more motivation to succeed, but that news is likely to have only increased the desire of Saturday's quarter-finalists, who may each feel the tournament is there for the taking.

We've already seen Peru defeat Brazil while Uruguay crashed out at the first hurdle, and now Venezuela will feel this is their moment to cause a shock of even greater proportions. 

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