Copa America Bracket 2016: Latest Semi-Final Score and Predictions

Argentina earned the chance to win their first Copa America since 1993 by booking a spot in 2016's final with a 4-0 drubbing of hosts USA on Tuesday in Houston.

They will be joined in Sunday's final by either Chile or Colombia, who play the second semi-final at Chicago's Soldier Field on Wednesday. 

If Colombia advance, the final will be a matchup between the No. 1 and No. 3-ranked sides in the world, while a Chilean success in Chicago would see a repeat of 2015's final played out at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium.

Read on for a closer examination of the remaining last-four encounter, along with predictions on how the rest of the tournament will play out.

Stage	Date	Time (ET/BST)	Fixture	Prediction
Semi-final	June 22	8 p.m./1 a.m.	Colombia vs. Chile	Chile to win 2-1
Third-place playoff	June 25	8 p.m./1 a.m.	USA vs. TBD	Colombia to beat USA 3-1
Final	June 26	8 p.m./1 a.m.	Argentina vs. TBD	Argentina to win on penalties

Colombia vs. Chile

Chile could hardly be going into Wednesday's match on a bigger high after thrashing well-fancied Mexico 7-0 in the quarter-finals in one of their greatest Copa performances ever, per Opta:

La Roja were brilliant against the Mexicans. Their impressive attacking unit combined perfectly, as Eduardo Vargas netted four, Edson Puch notched a brace and Alexis Sanchez scored one.

El Tri were tipped by some to go all the way in this year's Copa ahead of the tournament, but their 22-match unbeaten run was brought to a resounding end by an inspired Chile side who will be a hugely tough opponent for Colombia.

But there are still weaknesses in the Chile setup. Juan Antonio Pizzi's men laboured somewhat in the group stages, losing to Argentina before scraping by with a victory over Bolivia courtesy of a highly controversial stoppage-time penalty.

They finally showed some of their trademark attacking flair as they scored four against Panama—two goals apiece for Sanchez and Vargas—but they still conceded twice.

Colombia will look to exploit the space Chile leave at the back as they press forward, and Los Cafeteros could get some joy on the counter-attack.

In Carlos Bacca, James Rodriguez, Juan Cuadrado and Edwin Cardona, they have a high-quality attacking quartet who should capitalise on any chances they are given.

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Colombia struggled to a 0-0 draw against Peru in the quarter-finals before advancing on penalties, but they will be motivated hugely by the chance to reach the Copa final and should have more space in attack against Chile, a team that will come on to them.

Jose Pekerman's side will undoubtedly have been boosted by the fact that Chile's midfield talisman Arturo Vidal is set to miss the semi-final through suspension, but Colombia midfielder Daniel Torres insisted they will not relax as a result, per Reuters (via Eurosport):

"They have great players. Chile isn't just Vidal. We can't be confident because Vidal won't be there, we have to be very careful because surely his replacement will have the same characteristics."

Chile and Colombia are two of the best sides in the world—they rank fifth and third, respectively, per FIFA—and both feature a talented and entertaining attacking unit.

Wednesday's semi-final clash should be a hugely watchable, high-quality matchup between two elite teams fighting for a place in the final.