Copa America 2024 (soccer/football)

Hot daddy ref for Colombia v Paraguay tonight

The playing styles of European and South American national teams are so different. Most of the European teams have looked worried and tentative. South American teams are out for blood.

Costa Rica draws with Brazil! Pura vida!

Brazil's fall from grace is abismal.

The U.S being that high is ridiculous. Rooting for Argentina, obviously and if not for Colombia.

NOT rooting for Mexico or the U.S.

I'm interested to see how Argentina develop in the next game or two because they fell off a lot in the last year. I think Uruguay are slightly more likely to win the trophy but Scaloni seems to be trying new things.

Was Peru's red card the correct call?

Yes, he was in the process of making a tackle but going studs up into someone's leg can result in a serious injury so it's seen as reckless whether he gets the ball or not.

Argentina got a well deserved 2nd win though it really shouldn't have been this hard.

Mexico v Ecuador is going to be an intense match!

Fucking Ecuadorians😡

What a fucking racket the merchandising is.

$180.00 bucks for a freaking Mexican team Jersey. Insane!

R10, if you want officially licensed merchandise, you have to pay up!

This is a fun game. Shame about the red card.

Damn, Panama played dirty.

Yeah, they did.

So will Tim Weah be benched for the game against Uruguay?

Yes, his suspension should be for one match.

Uruguay are looking good for the title. Argentina haven't been bad so far but they rely heavily on Messi's goalscoring and he's been playing through injury. The way Uruguay played with Bolivia until they tired out and then annihilated them was impressive.

I’d rather have Uruguay win than fucking Argentina.

Fuck messi and all his fucking fans.

Anyway, the best the USA can hope for is Bielsa resting key players given that first place is all but guaranteed. A draw could be enough if Panama doesn't beat Bolivia. I wouldn't say a win is impossible, the USA is a good team, but Uruguay is very well managed and has several players who can make a difference.

Canadians should have received a red card for that elbow to the head.

Uruguay's Manuel Ugarte is such a cutie pie. I loved when last year he subtly called Rodrigo de Paul "Messi's Cocksucker".

R20 who isn't Messi's cocksucker (I include myself).

Mexico is out. Well deserved.

That ref is in the USA v Uruguay game was bonkers.

What happens after something like that? Will the ref be fired and never seen again?

Spanish referee Lahoz was sent home by FIFA after he booked almost all the players in the Argentina-Netherlands game in the World Cup in 2022. He retired at the end of that season. Two more Spanish referees have been sent away from the Euros by UEFA.

I feel sorry for the USA, that Uruguay goal was clearly offside.

Canada vs Venezuela was bonkers: bad refereeing, the goal of the tournament, Canada missing open goals and both teams seemingly competing to lose. Great entertainment and I'm happy for Canada.

Canada, good but not great players, Marsch as coach, achieving dreams.

USA, a golden generation, GGG as coach, shit the bed.

This isn't hard to figure out.

Heads beginning to roll, and deservedly so.

An ugly brawl in the stands - Colombia supporters were abusing the families of the Uruguayan players, then Darwin Nunez climbed into the stands to get involved in the altercation. The mother of another Uruguayan player fainted.

R27 What a war that game was - Colombia winning after having only 10 players for 45 min. Although they'll be an underdog to Argentina on Sunday, I wouldn't bet against. They now have the longest string of undefeated matches of any team in the world.

So there’s people trying to get into the game without tickets?

Just trying to push their way in?

What trash.

Organisation and security are dreadful. I'm not sure whether CONMEBOL or the local organisers are more at fault. It seems to have been a money-grabbing exercise for the most part.

Why does everything have to be such a shitshow these days?

I think Argentina will probably focus on surviving the first half. Colombia are the better team.

What the hell, isn't Argentina the reigning world champion?

They've declined a bit in the last year. They're still good, but arguably not the best in the world anymore. Also, Colombia are a genuine dark horse in this tournament. They're really good.

R33 and America's champion now, bro

Shame for Colombia, but what a run it's been for Argentina. What a great campaign by Lautaro Martinez. It's a nice note for Di Maria to retire on.

Colombia could have taken it or at least scored in the 1st half. But somehow Argentina was able to stop them and by the second they lost steam. Nevertheless they played an excellent tournament.

The Euros final was like watching a game of shuffleboard compared to this. South American football is not for the faint of heart.

Did Emi Martinez hump anything?

Unfortunately not me R39

The camera panned away from him when he received his goalkeeper of the tournament award so sadly we'll never know.

Can the American team really improve all that much between now and 2026 when Trump opens the World Cup? Won't it be depressing if they're knocked out in the group stage already?

Spanish coach, Luis de la Fuente, apparently has signaled interest in being new USMNT coach. It's hard to know why he would want it... do we really pay more $ than Spain, or is it just a huge challenge? It would be an enormous benefit to USMNT, who has a US "Golden Generation" in terms of talent and a success record of cheap tin.

R43, apparently the USMNT would pay at least $1 million more than Spain.

[quote]Unfortunately not me [R39]

I bet he fucks like a beast, a big crazy guy like that.

[quote]Can the American team really improve all that much between now and 2026 when Trump opens the World Cup?

You misspelled "Biden."

This is why we cannot have nice things. We had a goodnatured football thread going until troll R42 came along leaving a trail of stench. Proud of yourself?

Oh god, get a sense of humour and stop overreacting, Mary at 46. What a precious little snowflake.