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Copa America 2024 - Argentina Win
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Really wish they’d ditch playing any of these matches in Santa Clara.
No kidding. I hate that all of Brazil's matches are on the west coast or thereabouts.
Is this now cup for south and north America teams? Good idea.
Ref just clotheslined a player 
2-1 Venezuela.
What a game. What a day of football.
Vuvuzuela winning
Vamos Venezuela!!
Wait, Mexico have picked a keeper who isn't either Jorge Campos or Guillermo Ochoa? Is this allowed?
The pitches in this tournament are horrendous. It was so predictable..
There goes mexicos chance
Another year and another step down for the Mexican national team. At some point they have to arrest the decline, right?
What a goal
Offside
He ran right into him.
They are but they lack that little bit of finesse which will tidy things up a bit.
Yeah, it's a kind of childish/innocent/happy type of football but fun to watch.
Bob Marley meet Usain Bolt type of football.
Can't go wrong with that. Their goalie is amazing.
Ughh what a left foot.
This guy or Blake? Blake always seems to channel his inner Friedel vs. United whenever Jamaica plays the US.
edit: or were you referring to the Mexico goalie?
Day 4 - USA v Bolivia / Uruguay v Panama
Day 4 - June 23/24
USA v Bolivia - 11pm UK time
Uruguay v Panama - 2am UK time
USA v Bolivia - 11pm UK time
Uruguay v Panama - 2am UK time
Vuvuzuela winning
They'll make the World cup, got some decent players now and nice mix of youth and experience.
What are the kick off times for the next World cup as asking for trouble playing games at 2-3pm like we've seen in the Euros.
However later times won't be that friendly for Euro audiences as then it will be 2-3am.
What is shocking is that I live in a border city to the USA and I literally just found out that the fecking Copa America was being held in the USA, and only because of all the complaints about the pitches and attendance. Literally have seen nothing in the way of advertising it. Probably would have planned to make a trip out to NJ probably to catch one of those games earlier if I knew.
Hugely concerning for the WC.
Hugely concerning for the WC.
Absolute farce that Group A/B and C/D are paired both in the quarter and semifinal.
Also, nice to see Venezuela beating Ecuador - not many saw that one coming. Ecuador probably need to beat Mexico now to advance.
Also, nice to see Venezuela beating Ecuador - not many saw that one coming. Ecuador probably need to beat Mexico now to advance.
You just know Nunez will score at least two goals, have a great tournament, and keep us teased that he can do it for Liverpool.
Wonder if the officials will start enforcing second half kickoffs seeing as Argentina and Mexico have delayed the restart in their opening matches.
No. As long as the federation's revenue stream isn't disrupted, the status quo will remain and Mexican football will continue to suffer.
There was an article in the guardian the other day saying that the Mexican football federation is purposely playing domestically based, younger players, in preparation for the 2026 World Cup which will be on home soil for them. And that they don’t really care about results right now. It’s all to build for the future.
The problem is, they really don’t have any good young players coming through, and the ones that are showing promise aren’t good enough to get transferred to the top teams in Europe, so instead they are sought after by middle table teams in Spain, Italy and Germany and the wages on offer are less than what they can make in a top team in Mexico. So they stay in Liga MX, and they just don’t develop beyond what that league pushes them to do. Which isn’t much. The football federation encourages this because they want the best Mexican players to stay in Mexico; but they are killing their own national teams because those players just aren’t developing beyond a certain, very average, level.
Basically, they have laid deep roots for long term mediocrity (at best). Meanwhile, all the best US players head to European academies in their late teens and get the benefit of proper coaching and development. MLS keeps most of the mid level talent, and supplements it with young players from South America and veterans looking for a last pay day, while the top tier players head to Europe. It’s no mistake that only 3 players in the whole US squad for Copa ‘24, play in MLS; and I made a post a few days ago showing that around 80% of their starting line up is either barely American, or has spent virtually their entire career (including youth level) in Europe.
MLS keeps improving with the influx of promising South American talent and the odd aging superstar, with more and more money coming in; but on a NT level, the US has tapped into the power of European expertise, as well as players who only have limited links to US nationality. It’s like they run a scouting program for their National Team.
The problem is, they really don’t have any good young players coming through, and the ones that are showing promise aren’t good enough to get transferred to the top teams in Europe, so instead they are sought after by middle table teams in Spain, Italy and Germany and the wages on offer are less than what they can make in a top team in Mexico. So they stay in Liga MX, and they just don’t develop beyond what that league pushes them to do. Which isn’t much. The football federation encourages this because they want the best Mexican players to stay in Mexico; but they are killing their own national teams because those players just aren’t developing beyond a certain, very average, level.
Basically, they have laid deep roots for long term mediocrity (at best). Meanwhile, all the best US players head to European academies in their late teens and get the benefit of proper coaching and development. MLS keeps most of the mid level talent, and supplements it with young players from South America and veterans looking for a last pay day, while the top tier players head to Europe. It’s no mistake that only 3 players in the whole US squad for Copa ‘24, play in MLS; and I made a post a few days ago showing that around 80% of their starting line up is either barely American, or has spent virtually their entire career (including youth level) in Europe.
MLS keeps improving with the influx of promising South American talent and the odd aging superstar, with more and more money coming in; but on a NT level, the US has tapped into the power of European expertise, as well as players who only have limited links to US nationality. It’s like they run a scouting program for their National Team.
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Pathetic dive from Nunez
Darwin loco
What a goal
All-time dive from Nunez. 10/10, no notes.
Incredible strike from Araujo. 1-0 Uruguay.
Yeah, but I'm used to the "Argentina and Brazil shouldn't meet before the final" setup.
Problem here is Argentina are waltzing their way to a final vs one of Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay or USA.
What an incredibly frustrating player Nunez is