COPA AMERICA 2024 - Groups / Scheds / Posting Thread

[Franz555]

Copa America 2024: Latest scores, schedule

The 2024 Copa America tournament kicks off this week with 16 teams going for glory at stadiums across the United States.

www.sportsnet.ca

Copa starts tonight with Argentina vs Canada. Attached are the Groups and scheduled games. Feel free to post any thoughts , info , picks or general soccer chatter

LOS VAMANOS....

 

[jjgold]

It’s a decent tournament

 

[Tanko]

List of teams with their FIFA Rankings. Top two from each advance to knockout stages.
Seems like the only questions should be who will be 2nd out of group A and B.

 

[Tanko]

There seems to be tiers of teams:

Elite:
Argentina
Brazil

Good:
USA
Mexico
Uruguay
Columbia

Average:
Peru
Ecuador
Chile
Panama

Thanks for the invite:
Canada
Jamaica
Venezuela
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Paraguay

 

[Franz555]

List of teams with their FIFA Rankings. Top two from each advance to knockout stages.
Seems like the only questions should be who will be 2nd out of group A and B.


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Well said

I'm leaning to Ecuador for 1st or 2nd ( Mexico the other ) in Group B.

 

[Tanko]

There seems to be tiers of teams:

Elite:
Argentina
Brazil

Good:
USA
Mexico
Uruguay
Columbia

Average:
Peru
Ecuador
Chile
Panama

Thanks for the invite:
Canada
Jamaica
Venezuela
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Paraguay

No surprise... the odds seem to agree with the tiers.
Except for Panama.

TEAM	ODDS TO WIN
Argentina	180
Brazil	230
Uruguay	600
Colombia	1100
USA	1200
Mexico	1400
Ecuador	2000
Chile	3300
Canada	8000
Peru	8000
Paraguay	8000
Venezuela	10000
Bolivia	12500
Costa Rica	15000
Jamaica	20000
Panama	50000

 

[BMR Genie]

Olé, Olé, Olé!!!

Let's go!

 

[Wagerallsports]

Franz this is a good opportunity to ask you a soccer question

 

[BMR Genie]

There seems to be tiers of teams:

Elite:
Argentina
Brazil

Good:
USA
Mexico
Uruguay
Columbia

Average:
Peru
Ecuador
Chile
Panama

Thanks for the invite:
Canada
Jamaica
Venezuela
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Paraguay

CR - thanks for the invite. It's like a "hi and goodbye" motto. But of course, I'm cheering for CR no matter what!

 

[Tanko]

CR - thanks for the invite. It's like a "hi and goodbye" motto. But of course, I'm cheering for CR no matter what!

Sorry Genie... I do hope CR makes it to the knockout rounds. GO CONCACAF TEAMS!

 

[BMR Genie]

Sorry Genie... I do hope CR makes it to the knockout rounds. GO CONCACAF TEAMS!

We need miracles Tank and lots of luck!

 

[Franz555]

Franz this is a good opportunity to ask you a soccer question

....... Ok

 

[Franz555]

CR - thanks for the invite. It's like a "hi and goodbye" motto. But of course, I'm cheering for CR no matter what!

I hate seeing my beloved Canada in that category ...... Tanko's right , we belong there right now

 

[BMR Genie]

I hate seeing my beloved Canada in that category ...... Tanko's right , we belong there right now

Is this the first time both CR and Canada got invited, Franz?

 

[Franz555]

Is this the first time both CR and Canada got invited, Franz?

I believe it is. Gold Cup has been our pursuit. Now we both play with the big boys

 

[BMR Genie]

I believe it is. Gold Cup has been our pursuit. Now we both play with the big boys

It's like a dream come true!

 

[Wagerallsports]

....... Ok

When soccer games go to extra time it’s usually between 4-7 minutes

What’s your thoughts when it’s 10+ minutes?

It seems extreme, especially when you have a play on the tie

 

[Franz555]

When soccer games go to extra time it’s usually between 4-7 minutes

What’s your thoughts when it’s 10+ minutes?

It seems extreme, especially when you have a play on the tie

I agree. The extra time assigned by the ref is so random.

VAR accounts for a lot of that time , but soccer is a continuous game. In Football you have plenty of time between plays and sit for long periods. Baseball has very little endurance to it and hockey shifts are 30 sec to a minute these days. In soccer a guy feigns an injury or contact in order to catch his breath. Even Bball gives you plenty of free throws and time outs. That's why spectators in Nth America point to the diving and fake injuries as a reason to dislike the game. What if the NBA , NHL , NFL and MLB insisted on continuous play without substitutions or breaks for at least 45+ minutes?
No way those sports could stack up to that level of endurance.
My 2 cents

 

[Tanko]

My two centson endurance.... I played Soccer, Basetkball, Football, Baseball, ran track etc... in middle and high school.

Soccer is the one that was the toughest. You had to be in great shape to play 90 minutes especially as a midfielder.

 

[Franz555]

Argentina vs Canada : 8pm

Argentina - 1.5 @ 2.01 ( 2 units )
Argentina 1st half @ 1.83 ( 1 unit )