Author Topic: 2015 Copa America (Read 79069 times)

child-in-time · « **on:** May 18, 2015, 03:38:13 pm »

Group A

Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bolivia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

11 June 2015 20:00, Estadio Nacional, Santiago - Chile - Ecuador
12 June 2015 20:30, Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar - Mexico - Bolivia
15 June 2015 18:00, Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso - Ecuador - Bolivia
15 June 2015 20:30, Estadio Nacional, Santiago - Chile - Mexico
19 June 2015 18:00, Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua - Mexico - Ecuador
19 June 2015 20:30, Estadio Nacional, Santiago - Chile - Bolivia

Group B

Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamaica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

13 June 2015 16:00, Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta - Uruguay - Jamaica
13 June 2015 18:30, Estadio La Portada, La Serena - Argentina - Paraguay
16 June 2015 18:00, Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta - Paraguay - Jamaica
16 June 2015 20:30, Estadio La Portada, La Serena - Argentina - Uruguay
20 June 2015 16:00, Estadio La Portada, La Serena - Uruguay - Paraguay
20 June 2015 18:30, Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar - Argentina - Jamaica

Group C

Team	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peru	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

14 June 2015 16:00, Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua - Colombia - Venezuela
14 June 2015 18:30, Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco - Brazil - Peru
17 June 2015 21:00, Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago - Brazil - Colombia
18 June 2015 20:30, Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso - Peru - Venezuela
21 June 2015 16:00, Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco - Colombia - Peru
21 June 2015 18:30, Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago - Brazil - Venezuela

Quarter-finals
24 June 2015 20:30, Estadio Nacional, Santiago Winner - Group A - Third place Group B/C
25 June 2015 20:30, Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco - Runner-up Group A - Runner-up Group C
26 June 2015 20:30, Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar - Winner Group B - Third place Group A/C
27 June 2015 18:30, Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción - Winner Group C - Runner-up Group B

Semifinals
29 June 2015 20:30, Estadio Nacional, Santiago - Winner - Group A/ Third place Group B/C - Runner-up Group A/ Runner-up Group C
30 June 2015 20:30, Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción - Winner Group B / Third place Group A/C - Winner Group C/Runner-up Group B

Third place play-off
3 July 2015 20:30, Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción -

Final
4 July 2015, Estadio Nacional, Santiago 17:00 -
(All times are local (UTC -03:00))

Venues

Estadio Nacional, Santiago(48,665)

Estadio Monumental David Arellano, Santiago (47,347)

Estadio Municipal de Concepción, Concepción (33,000)

Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar (25,000)

Estadio Elías Figueroa, Valparaíso(23,000)

Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta (21,178)

Estadio La Portada, La Serena (18,268)

Estadio Municipal Germán Becker, Temuco (18,125)

Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua (15,252)

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Starts in less than a month, thought we can do with a thread for it. No other footie in June, and it has all the essentials to be a thrilling one. the To me it has always been better/more exciting than the Euros. Was nicely surprised to find out most of the stadiums were completely renovated for this one

The last time Dunga was in charge of Brazil for the tournament, they swept Argentina in the final and did it pretty convincigly. Who are you rooting for?

steampie · « **Reply #1 on:** May 18, 2015, 03:43:34 pm »

Cheers for the preview - it was actually great to have all of the pictures of the stadia in one spot

Anyhow I'm looking forward to some great June evenings/nights of footy.

I'd have to say that I'll undoubtedly be pulling for Uruguay thanks to a certain Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz.

EDIT: will probably still root for Uruguay even knowing that he's still banned for the entire tourney

Canada Loves Anfield · « **Reply #2 on:** May 18, 2015, 03:43:54 pm »

33,000?

.adam · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2015, 03:44:30 pm »

Nice OP, mate. What channel is this being broadcast on in the UK?

EDIT: Just found this on an Independent article:

No UK TV provider has picked up the rights yet but all matches will be streamed live on Xbox Live and YouTube.

steampie · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2015, 03:51:26 pm »

Quote from: .adam on May 18, 2015, 03:44:30 pm

Nice OP, mate. What channel is this being broadcast on in the UK?

EDIT: Just found this on an Independent article:

No UK TV provider has picked up the rights yet but all matches will be streamed live on Xbox Live and YouTube.

Apparently it's being broadcast on Premier Sports.
But that's either through Sky/Virgin or online I believe. Doesn't appear to be HD either which is a shit sandwich.

child-in-time · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2015, 03:53:24 pm »

Quote from: Canada Loves Anfield on May 18, 2015, 03:43:54 pm

33,000?

nevermind that, my fault

Aceldama · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2015, 04:05:09 pm »

Come on Jamaica

Fazak_Red · « **Reply #7 on:** May 19, 2015, 10:31:00 am »

You can't watch the games on YouTube in the UK either. Blocked over here.

Canada Loves Anfield · « **Reply #8 on:** May 19, 2015, 08:34:51 pm »

Quote from: child-in-time on May 18, 2015, 03:53:24 pm

nevermind that, my fault

Im just the most picky person when hungover.

Xxavi · « **Reply #9 on:** May 19, 2015, 09:20:04 pm »

I take they didn't invite Japan or USA this time?

oojason · « **Reply #10 on:** May 19, 2015, 11:29:03 pm »

Quote from: Fazak_Red on May 19, 2015, 10:31:00 am

You can't watch the games on YouTube in the UK either. Blocked over here.

We'll see about that mate

Should be a decent tournament - http://www.ca2015.com/en/schedule#fndtn-fullcalendar

Argentina at 5/2
Brazil at 10/3
Chile at 5/1
Colombia at 6/1
Uruguay at 14/1 (Suarez is still banned)
Ecuador at 25/1
Mexico at 25/1
Paraguay at 40/1
Peru at 66/1
Venezuala at 66/1
Bolivia at 100/1
Jamaica at 250/1

Got to put a couple of quid on Jamaica at 250/1 for a laugh

4pool · « **Reply #11 on:** May 19, 2015, 11:30:51 pm »

Quote from: Xxavi on May 19, 2015, 09:20:04 pm

I take they didn't invite Japan or USA this time?

Gold Cup for the USA this summer.

Mexico are choosing two different squads for the Copa and Gold Cup. Rumor is their strongest team will be in the Gold Cup. Reason-- winner of the Gold Cup, if it's not the USA, will have a playoff v USA to be the representative in the FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup. ( The one they have 1 year before the actual World Cup). Mexico or USA wants to be in that and play the top teams to acclimate to Russia.

murphs316 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 20, 2015, 04:42:03 pm »

Quote from: Xxavi on May 19, 2015, 09:20:04 pm

I take they didn't invite Japan or USA this time?

They are holding one next Summer that is being hosted in the USA for a celebration 100 years of CONMEBOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica_Centenario

Lady_brandybuck · « **Reply #13 on:** May 21, 2015, 03:22:54 am »

3 weeks left isn't it?

Why didn't they merged it with the one they are going to make next year? seems a bit silly to me.

Xxavi · « **Reply #14 on:** May 21, 2015, 04:41:06 am »

Quote from: Lady_brandybuck on May 21, 2015, 03:22:54 am

3 weeks left isn't it?

Why didn't they merged it with the one they are going to make next year? seems a bit silly to me.

For Copa America and African Nations Cup, some changes to the format and organization are badly needed. But if somebody were to mention it, they get criticized for Euro-centric view etc.

African Nations Cup is held every two years. That's just too much, they should cut it down. Its midseason, and its too often. They should think of this change not as mimicking Euro tourneys but rather World Cup tourneys, which are also every 4 years. Otherwise, international football is full of useless matches.

Copa America has been a mess. It has been every two years, three years, 4 years, now they will try 1 year. They have invited Asian teams, North American teams, European teams.

child-in-time · « **Reply #15 on:** May 21, 2015, 07:17:19 am »

Quote from: Xxavi on May 21, 2015, 04:41:06 am

Copa America has been a mess. It has been every two years, three years, 4 years, now they will try 1 year. They have invited Asian teams, North American teams, European teams.

This is not even true. The Centenario edition is one off, and the next will be held 4 years from now, in 2019, then 2023, etc, as its been since 2007.

4pool · « **Reply #16 on:** May 23, 2015, 12:24:36 pm »

Quote from: 4pool on May 19, 2015, 11:30:51 pm

Gold Cup for the USA this summer.

Mexico are choosing two different squads for the Copa and Gold Cup. Rumor is their strongest team will be in the Gold Cup. Reason-- winner of the Gold Cup, if it's not the USA, will have a playoff v USA to be the representative in the FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup. ( The one they have 1 year before the actual World Cup). Mexico or USA wants to be in that and play the top teams to acclimate to Russia.

Ahem...

Real Madrid forward Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, Real Sociedad's Carlos Vela, Villarreal teammates Giovani and Jonathan dos Santos, Malaga's Guillermo Ochoa, Porto's Hector Herrera and Diego Reyes, PSV Eindhoven's Andres Guardado, Espanyol's Hector Moreno, Watford's Miguel Layun and Twente's Jesus Manuel Corona were all called up by the Mexico Football Federation on Friday as El Tri named its Europe-based players for Gold Cup 2015.

Both Malaga and Real Sociedad confirmed that their respective players, Ochoa and Vela, were called up to Mexico's squad.

El Tri's manager Miguel Herrera had previously announced that the Gold Cup -- despite the lower quality of teams involved compared to the Copa America -- was a priority, because winning it leads to a playoff against the United States for a place at the Confederations Cup in Russia in 2017.

http://www.espnfc.us/mexico/story/2462164/javier-hernandez-among-11-named-to-el-tri-gold-cup-2015

Desert Red Fox · « **Reply #17 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:01:10 pm »

We're locals, and even though we have a lot of great players (especially Alexis, Vidal and Bravo), I still think in terms of squad depth, Brazil and Argentina have us absolutely beaten.

Oh well. Hope we do actually end up defying the odds and winning the damn thing for the first time. It's amazing, actually - our adult national team hasn't won anything of note, ever. The closest things would be 3rd place in 1962 and the Bronze Medal in Sydney 2000. I hope we can change that.

C · « **Reply #18 on:** May 23, 2015, 05:10:14 pm »

Quote from: Fazak_Red on May 19, 2015, 10:31:00 am

You can't watch the games on YouTube in the UK either. Blocked over here.

Why? bellends
just had a google and 'premier sports' have it in the UK, who??

Sky always used to have it, bloody annoying

Lush is the best medicine... · « **Reply #19 on:** May 23, 2015, 05:20:22 pm »

Quote from: C on May 23, 2015, 05:10:14 pm

Why? bellends
just had a google and 'premier sports' have it in the UK, who??
Sky always used to have it, bloody annoying

was on espn last time, premier sports have the argetnine footy but they show that on YouTube and you can get it here (with Spanish comms)

jackh · « **Reply #20 on:** May 23, 2015, 11:03:16 pm »

Quote from: oojason on May 19, 2015, 11:29:03 pm

We'll see about that mate

Should be a decent tournament - http://www.ca2015.com/en/schedule#fndtn-fullcalendar

Argentina at 5/2
Brazil at 10/3
Chile at 5/1
Colombia at 6/1
Uruguay at 14/1 (Suarez is still banned)
Ecuador at 25/1
Mexico at 25/1
Paraguay at 40/1
Peru at 66/1
Venezuala at 66/1
Bolivia at 100/1
Jamaica at 250/1

Got to put a couple of quid on Jamaica at 250/1 for a laugh

If I give you my Paypal details for a laugh, you could just send me a couple of quid for a laugh instead

C · « **Reply #21 on:** May 25, 2015, 03:06:49 pm »

Quote from: Laughter is the best medicine... on May 23, 2015, 05:20:22 pm

was on espn last time, premier sports have the argetnine footy but they show that on YouTube and you can get it here (with Spanish comms)

the copa america was on ESPN in the UK last time? are you sure?

Dam Sodd · « **Reply #22 on:** June 5, 2015, 01:00:39 am »

A few 2.30 am kick offs I might struggle with

HighSix · « **Reply #23 on:** June 5, 2015, 11:33:41 pm »

Cant wait for it now & really hope Chile go far.

Was also hoping Felipe Anderson would squeeze into the Brazil squad to have Robinho, the next Robinho & the next Neymar. SOme production line at Santos.

TheShanklyGates · « **Reply #24 on:** June 6, 2015, 01:13:47 am »

Quote from: 4pool on May 19, 2015, 11:30:51 pm

Gold Cup for the USA this summer.

Mexico are choosing two different squads for the Copa and Gold Cup. Rumor is their strongest team will be in the Gold Cup. Reason-- winner of the Gold Cup, if it's not the USA, will have a playoff v USA to be the representative in the FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup. ( The one they have 1 year before the actual World Cup). Mexico or USA wants to be in that and play the top teams to acclimate to Russia.

Why is there a play-off for the Confederations Cup place rather it just going straight to the Gold Cup winners?

Kopenhagen · « **Reply #25 on:** June 11, 2015, 02:10:07 am »

Anyone watching Brazil-Honduras?

Kopenhagen · « **Reply #26 on:** June 11, 2015, 02:36:27 am »

Brazil 1-0 Honduras (Firmino - 33')

Filipe Luis with a great run up the left to set up Firmino for a nice finish. Luis is very lucky to be on the pitch after a wild tackle just before it. Coutinho with the hockey assist.

Xxavi · « **Reply #27 on:** June 11, 2015, 03:10:27 am »

Any English streams on youtube?

Found a Brazilian stream here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Ku0DmHVWg

Kopenhagen · « **Reply #28 on:** June 11, 2015, 03:57:25 am »

I wonder who Dunga will have pair Thiago Silva in defence, Miranda or Sideshow David Luiz?

JongWK · « **Reply #29 on:** June 11, 2015, 07:25:41 am »

It will be hard for Uruguay to keep the title without Suarez, but it's also a big chance for the new young players to test themselves for the WC qualifiers.

Yiannis · « **Reply #30 on:** June 11, 2015, 09:02:25 am »

Quote from: JongWK on June 11, 2015, 07:25:41 am

It will be hard for Uruguay to keep the title without Suarez, but it's also a big chance for the new young players to test themselves for the WC qualifiers.

They have an up and coming young lad, named Forlan from what I read.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #31 on:** June 11, 2015, 09:20:26 am »

This should be good. If Brazil win their group they play the runners up of the Argentina/Uruguay group in the Quarters which will be tasty.

Who are favourites for this? Are Chile expected to do well on home soil? Can Colombia build on their great World Cup? Can Uruguay do well without Suarez? Or will it be one of Brazil or Argentina?

litliper · « **Reply #32 on:** June 11, 2015, 10:40:53 am »

Starts tonight! Gonna have to stay up late for some of these games. Luckily it's on an hour earlier here in Iceland compared to you Brits. Screw your daylights saving time.

Red Sea · « **Reply #33 on:** June 11, 2015, 11:16:44 am »

Brasil to win. Neymar for POTY

4pool · « **Reply #34 on:** June 11, 2015, 02:30:04 pm »

Quote from: TheShanklyGates on June 6, 2015, 01:13:47 am

Why is there a play-off for the Confederations Cup place rather it just going straight to the Gold Cup winners?

The Confederations Cup place goes to the winner of the previous two Gold Cups. So there is a playoff between who wins the two contested Gold Cups to have the best in form Country going there. It also makes the Gold Cup something to try to win every tournament.

And it makes more money for CONCACAF if there is a playoff.

The Gold Cup does not have the same prestige as the Euro's. As realistically it's usually the USA or Mexico who wins it. This is the 13th Gold Cup. Mexico have won 6, USA 5, Canada 1.

So the USA will try to win to avoid a playoff. Mexico, or ANother, will try to win it to get into the playoff.

Mexico consider this Gold Cup more important tournament than the Copa America. For a couple reasons, To get one over on the USA and be the top team in the region and to get to the Confederations Cup. Hence the "A" team for the Gold Cup and the "B" team for the Copa.

Lady_brandybuck · « **Reply #35 on:** June 11, 2015, 03:11:08 pm »

Colombia Chile Brasil and Argentina are the ones to look for in this year's copa.

Colombia for the win

Mr Mingebag Squid · « **Reply #36 on:** June 11, 2015, 03:39:23 pm »

Quote from: 4pool on June 11, 2015, 02:30:04 pm

The Confederations Cup place goes to the winner of the previous two Gold Cups. So there is a playoff between who wins the two contested Gold Cups to have the best in form Country going there. It also makes the Gold Cup something to try to win every tournament.

And it makes more money for CONCACAF if there is a playoff.

The Gold Cup does not have the same prestige as the Euro's. As realistically it's usually the USA or Mexico who wins it. This is the 13th Gold Cup. Mexico have won 6, USA 5, Canada 1.

So the USA will try to win to avoid a playoff. Mexico, or ANother, will try to win it to get into the playoff.

Mexico consider this Gold Cup more important tournament than the Copa America. For a couple reasons, To get one over on the USA and be the top team in the region and to get to the Confederations Cup. Hence the "A" team for the Gold Cup and the "B" team for the Copa.

I remember on Football Manager a few years ago taking over Guatemala to break the US/Mexico monopoly - it was hard going!

Desert Red Fox · « **Reply #37 on:** June 11, 2015, 03:44:27 pm »

Quote from: Crosby Nick on June 11, 2015, 09:20:26 am

Who are favourites for this? Are Chile expected to do well on home soil?

I hope we do. I mean, this is the best chance we've got in, like, a hundred years. It'd be quite something.

007.lankyguy · « **Reply #38 on:** June 11, 2015, 04:00:05 pm »

Nice OP.

Really looking forward to this, fascinated to see how it goes.

Kopenhagen · « **Reply #39 on:** June 11, 2015, 04:02:33 pm »

Going to be boring and pick Argentina here.