Yeah, we were dealt a good hand in that match.
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Copa América Centenario |OT| featuring Messi, James, Suárez and $110 mil in bribes
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Unknown Soldier
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I'll tell you what, here in the Americas we are able to stage a soccer tournament without fans engaging in urban warfare in host cities.
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A bad match. Perú did good and we played as expected. Bacca is so intermitent
A bad match. Perú did good and we played as expected. Bacca is so intermitent
dr3upmushroom
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Yea that's been bugging me too. Makes no sense.
If you schedule a tournament in such a way that there are games every day, the teams that play in the group(s) that starts first will always have a rest advantage. There is no way around it.
Nemesis121
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The usual advantage is 1 day for teams playing first, it should have been 2 games Thursday, 2 games Friday, not 1, 1, 2...
They could have, yes. I'm guessing TV considerations are why they did it this way.
(Really, 2 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday would have been way better for both the players and TV, but would have pushed the final out)
lucky bastard, you going to the match? My dad and I wanted to go but the tickets are really expensive.
Anyone know if the area around the Levi's Stadium is save for walking? I'm not from the US and we would like to walk from the Courtyard Marriott San Jose North/Silicon Valley to the stadium tomorrow.
According to Google Maps it should be a half hour walk. Seems better than pay a lot for parking and sit in traffic for such a short distance. Thanks in advance!
According to Google Maps it should be a half hour walk. Seems better than pay a lot for parking and sit in traffic for such a short distance. Thanks in advance!
I think penalty kick wins are counted as a draw by FIFA. So technically Chile still hasn't won a final.
Edit: Ah wait, that's just what you said, lol.
I've never been to the one you're talking about but looking at google maps you can definitely just walk there. Tasman is generally safe with traffic.
Unknown Soldier
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That's Santa Clara and Levi's Stadium is right next door to Great America. It's perfectly safe lol
It's another one
Yeah I am. I bought the tickets before the Copa started so it was a gamble. Thankfully it paid off.
Yeah it's pretty safe. It's all businesses so there isn't much going on. Many people walk far to save on parking so you should be good.
Oveja Negra
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Hahahaha
El pajarito de Maduro dice que se comen 5Today Venezuela need all the help that we can get.
Chavez in USA with La Vinotinto.
Truth to be told I think Venezuela has a very good team, should be a fun match.
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some of the stadiums in the US are huge, in some of the matches, it looked like attendence was low but really wasn't.
Far from a fair comparison.
Yup. Could of played some of the smaller matches in mls stadiums.
I dont care about fair. I'm trying to see some world cup matches in my lifetime.
Ridiculous, there's no way we've seen the last of a tournament like this one. Also, last I heard they are getting this kind of attendance with stupid high ticket prices. They have to be making a killing out of this tournament.
Imagine if Neymar and a fit Suarez participated.... The Brazilian squad was like B almost C level, sort of killed the hype a little.
Brasil is currently at a pretty low level, at least for their standards. In the World Cup qualifiers of South America they are currently 6th. Positions are very close though so they could go up easily.
Tragicomedy
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Todos somos Argentinos, carajo! Vamos Albiceleste!
Oh, and I hope Mexico wins, too.
Oh, and I hope Mexico wins, too.
Skellig Gra
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Actualmente todos somos Venezuela
Tragicomedy
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Then you will all lose together.
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Nemesis121
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American stadiums they playing are NFL stadiums, most of them a built to handle 80000 plus people, they are averaging just over half per game..
Alex_Mexico
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It's a huge difference. You're making it look like its a small margin! And don't forget the ticket prices are way way more expensive than whatever they could charge in a South American country.
If Copa America doesn't come back to the US they at least must be watching this and considering to keep this merged Copa with the 6 CONCACAF teams plus the 10 from CONMEBOL. It's to idiotic not to do it.
Totally. As an American, I don't want to necessarily see it in the US every 4 years - that doesn't seem very sporting - but this format is clearly a winner. The US and Mexico are going to be solid draws wherever they play it, and both have the stadiums and fans to put on a good tournament. Rotate it between North and South American countries, but keep the format - that would be my preference.
Cellbomber
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Lol it doesn't matter if the stadiums average attendance is only just half. The capacity at all stadiums are not identicle and it's not like the games were all put in the strongest markets of the US either. They mixed it up with the locations and it's possible to hold these in stadiums with less capacity but honestly why just to give an appearance of a sellout?
I saw someone one this board mention Chile's stadiums were full for their tournament, only for a day later a South American commentator say the attendance in the US was dwarfing the tournament held there.
If it's expanded here they should rotate each tournament host between South America, Central America and North America. Every year in North America wouldn't be right.
Holy shit dude I just had the biggest scare. I couldn't find the tickets and then realized they were in my glove box. Lol. My dad and coworkers were furious. It's all good now though.
Gonna go buy some meat and head to the stadium.
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