Copa America 2024 (Quarter Finals) - On Optus Sport

[PowerfulPies2023]

Held in The USA again which it was back in 2016 where Messi infamously missed a pen in the shootout against Chile, which they won, again on penalties like they did in The 2015 Copa on home soil. Argentina are the defending champs after defeating Brazil on home soil back in 2021 thanks to a Di Maria goal in a comp they were originally supposed to host. Big year for some big Nations. Argies getting Brazil at home, their biggest rivals. And Italy getting England at home, another rival. Many predict that the current World and Copa Champions Argentina will go back to back and I'd have to agree. I can't wait for a mad month of Football with once again The Euros and Copa taking place at the same time. Forget work for that month mate!

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Argentina vs Canada Friday Morning to kick off proceedings.

 

[RossFC]

 

[RossFC]

Insane own goal at the start

 

[RPCB]

Insane own goal at the start

I didn’t see the deflection at first.

 

[RossFC]

Balogun banger.

 

[And_ROOS]

Balogun banger.

Weird that the highlights don't show the non-card foul on Turner that lead to being subbed off at HT injured since his replacement put up such a weak effort to allow the 2nd goal in. It was a pretty important moment in the match.

 

[RPCB]

The great 7 day Argentinian/Peruvian war of 1658 is why Argentina and Peru hate each other. Or something like that.

South American football. Yon gotta love it.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

USA bundled out after losing to Panama and Uruguay.

Dodgy refereeing aside, very poor and listless tournament from them, especially at home.

 

[And_ROOS]

USA bundled out after losing to Panama and Uruguay.

Dodgy refereeing aside, very poor and listless tournament from them, especially at home.

Very underwhelming but then again they have a weak list at the moment, not really much in the way of "generational" talent coming through.
From what my Yank friends tell me their manager isn't much chop either, says they had the talent to go 10 v 11 in the last game especially when Balogun gave them a lead and instead they bunkered down and gave up 2 goals.

 

[Cruyff14]

USA bundled out after losing to Panama and Uruguay.

Dodgy refereeing aside, very poor and listless tournament from them, especially at home.

They got further in the cricket world cup.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Huge game Sunday morning, Uruguay take on Brazil.

What a massive failure by USA ..at home and couldn’t get past group stage finishing behind Panama.

 

[Zidane98]

They got further in the cricket world cup.

If only there was a Copa America for cricket, tbey'd probably win it easy these days. Including the West Indies.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

If only there was a Copa America for cricket, tbey'd probably win it easy these days. Including the West Indies.

Given the West Indies smashed them by 9 wickets in the WC just gone, I'm going to say they wouldn't.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

So no extra time in the tournament other than the final. Weird ..suppose Americans have short attention span. Argentina not too convincing

 

[RossFC]

Saw the Argentina highlights and half the video was Emi Martinez dancing haha

 

[And_ROOS]

Saw the Argentina highlights and half the video was Emi Martinez dancing haha

Doing at the Copas what he did at the WC, which is bailing his team out again. Especially after that bad penalty from Messi. Did BBC have a witty nickname for him as well?

 

[RPCB]

Canada almost scored a second goal from the “top of the 18.”

****ing hell, I can’t do American commentators.