Copa America 2024 - Argentina Win

Copa América is very unnecessary anyway. We all face each other in World Cup Qualifying, unlike in Europe. Maybe for Venezuela and Bolivia it has some value, but for Brazil and, I suppose, Argentina and Uruguay it isn't much more than a burden.

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Copa América is very unnecessary anyway. We all face each other in World Cup Qualifying, unlike in Europe. Maybe for Venezuela and Bolivia it has some value, but for Brazil and, I suppose, Argentina and Uruguay it isn't much more than a burden.
FA Cup is very unnecessary anyway. We all face each other in the Premier League, unlike in the lower divisions. Maybe for Spurs and Everton it has some value, but for United and, I suppose, City and Liverpool it isn't much more than a burden.
 
No football tonight
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Our midfield play is crap as well and that has plague Brazil for years IMO along with the fact that we truly have not found a replacement for R9

I feel “haven’t found a replacement for ________” is an invalid argument after 20+ years.

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They've been very good and main contenders for the title, but still a level below the best European teams.

The rest of this Copa America crop though... Yikes.
Same with the Euros. Aside from Germany, Spain and the odd minnow, the whole tournament has been one big yikes. Both competitions while have some relevance feel very small (they are) in comparison to the WC.
 
Our midfield play is crap as well and that has plague Brazil for years IMO along with the fact that we truly have not found a replacement for R9
Forget Ronaldo, you haven’t been able to replace Neymar without whom this is the level of attack Brazil would have had for the past decade. Midfield is definitely a huge problem.
 
FA Cup is very unnecessary anyway. We all face each other in the Premier League, unlike in the lower divisions. Maybe for Spurs and Everton it has some value, but for United and, I suppose, City and Liverpool it isn't much more than a burden.
Comparing club football, which in fact is the real football, to international football is stupid in so many ways that it isn't worth even starting to argue.
 
but still a level below the best European teams.

Outside of Spain…no European team can say they’ve played at a higher level than Argentina or Uruguay.

France has been drab
England the less is said the better
Portugal so-so
Germany generally good
Belgium has been laughable

What really should get scrapped is Copa Oro. Copa América should always be played by teams of both Conmebol and Concacaf.

I’d be down for a 16 team combined Conmebol and Concacaf Copa America moving forward.
 
Day 14 - QF 1 - Argentina v Ecuador
Day 14 - July 5

Quarter Final 1 - Argentina v Ecuador - 2am UK time
 
Apparently Messi will start tonight. Also Argentina could go with Martinez - Alvarez as an attacking duo tonight
 
Caicedo x Paez vs Enzo Fernandez. Worth staying up for.
 
Caicedo appears to be playing as no.10? Interesting tactics by the Ecuador manager.

Yeah, quite the defensive set up from Ecuador, but it’s working so far. Stifling Argentina and Caicedo just created the biggest chance of the game.
 
Really feisty and chippy game so far too.
 
Yeah, quite the defensive set up from Ecuador, but it’s working so far. Stifling Argentina and Caicedo just created the biggest chance of the game.
Yea, this has probably been Argentina's toughest game so far. Ecuador have been the better team this game.
 
Enzo Fernández has been shockingly bad so far. Ecuador is such a. Physical team.
 
Ecuador get a penalty. They dominated for the first 20mins before dropping off a bit and now have started the 2nd half well.
 
Gotta chops the arms off going forward. Some refs are giving them out for stuff that's essentially unavoidable :lol:
 
Such a poor penalty by Valencia. :lol: Argentina survive.
 
Damn, it was an almost perfect pen, just missing the part where the ball goes in
 
The amount of racist insults that could be read in the mouths of Argentine fans after that penalty...
 
Ecuador deserve more from this game
 
It's a hard watch given the embarrassing way in which every player on the pitch wants to triple roll and writhe on the pitch like a dying fish at the slightest sign of contact.
 
It's a hard watch given the embarrassing way in which every player on the pitch wants to triple roll and writhe on the pitch like a dying fish at the slightest sign of contact.
Yea it's been embarrassing to watch. That Rodrigo De Paul seem to be worst of the lot.
 
Ecuador finally equalize in injury time! They definitely deserved something from this game.
 
VAR checking it. Would be incredibly harsh if it's ruled out.

Edit : Given! Well deserved by Ecuador!