Copa America 2024 back in the USA!!

[Captain Ron 12862]

Ok, this is starting to get real - so it needs a thread.

Teams
Everyone from CONMEBOL is invited: 
Argentina - Bolivia - Brazil - Chile - Colombia - Ecuador - Paraguay - Peru - Uruguay - Venezuela

CONCACAF gets 6 teams in via the Nations League, thus far
USA - Panama
The winners of Mexico-Honduras and Canada-Jamaica (both decided tonight)
And two winners of the playoff between two losers tonight and Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago

 

Venues
Only thus far 2 sites have been announced:
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (host of the Opening Game)
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami (host of the Final)

 

Draw
The draw is Dec 7th. We will know 14 of the 16 teams.

[Captain Ron 12862]

Tonight's matches are:

Canada-Jamaica BMO Field in Toronto 6:30 - Weather forecast low 40s and wet. It's going to be gross. Canada leads 2-1

Mexico-Honduras Estadio Azteca in Mexico City 8:30 - Upper 50s and clear. Honduras leads 2-0.

 

One key update for the Mexico game - Ochoa is likely out. The injuries he has usually have 2 months recovery time.

https://en.as.com/soccer/guillermo-memo-ochoa-injury-update-how-long-will-the-mexico-goalkeeper-be-out-for-n/

Edited November 21, 2023 by Captain Ron

[Ted Lange 16082]

So if we had not out scored T&T and Mexico cant overcome the 2-0 hole, we could've had Mexico and the US playing for a spot in the Copa and one completely missing out.   That would've been WILD.

[dieucla98 2942]

June 20 through July 17 for those wondering dates.

[Ted Lange 16082]

1 hour ago, Captain Ron said:

Venues
Only thus far 2 sites have been announced:
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (host of the Opening Game)
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami (host of the Final)

 

 

 

[Napoleon 8658]

2 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

Ok, this is starting to get real - so it needs a thread.

Teams
Everyone from CONMEBOL is invited: 
Argentina - Bolivia - Brazil - Chile - Colombia - Ecuador - Paraguay - Peru - Uruguay - Venezuela

CONCACAF gets 6 teams in via the Nations League, thus far
USA - Panama
The winners of Mexico-Honduras and Canada-Jamaica (both decided tonight)
And two winners of the playoff between two losers tonight and Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago

 

Venues
Only thus far 2 sites have been announced:
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (host of the Opening Game)
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami (host of the Final)

 

Draw
The draw is Dec 7th. We will know 14 of the 16 teams.

Unless we play them in Park City, Vail, Aspen, Lake Tahoe, or Mammoth Lakes, Bolivia is the only CONMEBOL team that we don’t have to worry about.

With B.J. Callaghan managing (and no G3 oversight), Argentina, Uruguay, and possibly Brazil would be the only teams that we would have to worry about.

[Trey3216 15343]

27 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Unless we play them in Park City, Vail, Aspen, Lake Tahoe, or Mammoth Lakes, Bolivia is the only CONMEBOL team that we don’t have to worry about.

With B.J. Callaghan managing (and no G3 oversight), Argentina, Uruguay, and possibly Brazil would be the only teams that we would have to worry about.

Well, just like John Fogerty said back in the day, we ain't no fortunate son...when it comes to not having fucking Gergg involved.  

[Napoleon 8658]

Where was Charles Whitman when the Nats were in Austin last week?

[Captain Ron 12862]

4 hours ago, Ted Lange said:

So if we had not out scored T&T and Mexico cant overcome the 2-0 hole, we could've had Mexico and the US playing for a spot in the Copa and one completely missing out.   That would've been WILD.

I can't find anything that talks about how the teams are matched up in the Copa playoffs. Looking at Wikipedia, I see that T&T and Costa Rica aren't matched up, so do we know the matchups?

[Captain Ron 12862]

This Canada Jamaica match is awesome. 3-2 Jamaica in extra time. 4-4 aggregate. 

[Ted Lange 16082]

Jamaica advances on away goals 

[Captain Ron 12862]

So they are doing away goals. Props to Jamaica getting it done tonight. 

[Ted Lange 16082]

Ooh a  Mexico v Canada match for the right to play in the Copa would be tasty, but you know the concacaf refs ain’t letting Honduras win at Azteca. 

[Captain Ron 12862]

Honduras could make it really interesting simply by scoring a goal. That would force Mexico to score 4. 

[Ted Lange 16082]

This L Tri Honduras match is fun so far.  Forgot Ochoa was out. 

[Ted Lange 16082]

25 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

So they are doing away goals. Props to Jamaica getting it done tonight. 

And if it’s even straight to PKs.

[Jive Turkey 12592]

this is a pretty good little night for international football.

[Ted Lange 16082]

And Mexico scores first 

[joe dirt 285]

how is yall watching mexico honduras?

[Jive Turkey 12592]

Just now, joe dirt said:

how is yall watching mexico honduras?

Univision for me.  it's on YouTubeTV.

[Captain Ron 12862]

Paramount +

[joe dirt 285]

wtaf. univision on directv stream is not futbol. and paramount+ for me only shows nicaragua v dr

[Ted Lange 16082]

I watching on Univision on DIRECTV 

Ch 464
 

Actually it’s TUDN

Edited November 22, 2023 by Ted Lange

[Captain Ron 12862]

7 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Paramount +

I was going to flip it on just now but yeah not there.

 

from what I’m reading - TUDN or FUBOTV. 

[joe dirt 285]

3 minutes ago, Ted Lange said:

I watching on Univision on DIRECTV 

Ch 464
 

Actually it’s TUDN

there it be. gracias!

[Ted Lange 16082]

The Panther Alberth Elis coming on for Honduras 

[Ted Lange 16082]

You can just feel the Mexico PK coming 

[Jive Turkey 12592]

how has Mexico not scored?  holy shit.  so many sitters.

[Ted Lange 16082]

What we thinking 9 minutes added@?

[Ted Lange 16082]

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

Nine minute

Now this is the type of drama that only the Concacaf Nations League can bring

[Napoleon 8658]

9 fucking minutes?!?!

😂

For that, Honduras’ keeper is going to milk the fuck out of this non-injury and kill all of the Mexican momentum. 
 

And Mexico with the hack.

[Ted Lange 16082]

They are gonna need add 4 more minutes for all the rolling around on the ground.  

[Napoleon 8658]

Agreed. This will go to 103’, at least.

[Napoleon 8658]

The only thing holding this back from being assume…

…as “P U T O” is screamed as the GK kicks the goal kick.

 

is knowing….

 

F U C K !!!!

[Jive Turkey 12592]

unbelievable.  yet so predictable.

[Napoleon 8658]

101’ of a 90 minute game.

🙄

[Captain Ron 12862]

Damn. But it’s not job complete yet. 

[Ted Lange 16082]

L O L 

 

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

So that was a minute for the keep going down and a minute for the left back?  I mean I would feel worse if it happened to Guatemala, but fuck Honduras.

[Ted Lange 16082]

I swear they said during the US broadcast they would go straight to PKs.  Shrug 

[Napoleon 8658]

When they screamed “P U T O” on the goal kick, the ref should have blown the whistle…

But CONCACAF would have never given him a premium assignment again. 

[Ted Lange 16082]

 Mexico 36 shots.  Honduras 3 shots.  

[Captain Ron 12862]

AUGH!!!! My feed went to commercial. YoutubeTV!!!

[Jive Turkey 12592]

it would be funny if El Tri lost on penalties, but i don't see that happening.

[Napoleon 8658]

REGULATION: Stoppage time after 45 minutes of the 2nd half of the game with Mexico trailing?

9 minutes that morphed into 11 minutes.

OVERTIME: Stoppage time after 15 minutes of the 2nd half of the overtime with the match tied?

ZERO minutes of stoppage time. 

Edited November 22, 2023 by Napoleon

[Captain Ron 12862]

Just now, Jive Turkey said:

it would be funny if El Tri lost on penalties, but i don't see that happening.

PKs are weird, you never know. 

[Napoleon 8658]

2 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

PKs are weird, you never know. 

Sometimes you know.

Spoiler

 

[TexasMan 10891]

 

[Captain Ron 12862]

Geez, its pouring there now.

 

And they had to change sides because of a bad PK spot.