Nightmare Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 I was in a bar in Orlando last week and they had the Brazil Haiti game on, it seemed to be on 2 different channels as well. To be fair I think we were the only people paying much attention to it though The games are on Fox for English viewers and Univision for Spanish. Most likely just a feed from those two different networks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagtastic Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 I see this tournament will trial going straight to penalties without extra-time in event of a draw after 90 mins during the quarter and semi final stages. Returns to normal for final. Not something I'd like to see introduced but I can't help thinking it's a trial with a view to potential implications of heat fatigue on players at the Qatar World Cup, assuming it doesn't get pulled. http://www.ca2016.com/article/copa-america-centenario-local-organizing-committee-announces-revised-game-regulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I see this tournament will trial going straight to penalties without extra-time in event of a draw after 90 mins during the quarter and semi final stages. Returns to normal for final. Not something I'd like to see introduced but I can't help thinking it's a trial with a view to potential implications of heat fatigue on players at the Qatar World Cup, assuming it doesn't get pulled. http://www.ca2016.com/article/copa-america-centenario-local-organizing-committee-announces-revised-game-regulations Was that not always the case? Pretty sure the Copa always goes straight to penalties until the final, certainly was last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 How many games are actually concluded in extra time? HibeeJibee, Craig_Killie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Mike Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Cheers. That's a shame. Maybe if they beat Argentina and get to the final the excitement will build. Went to Sports Media Watch to check out the actual numbers. USA v. Columbia - 1.3 million viewers USA v. Costa RIca - 1.6 USA v. Paraguay - 2.06 USA v Ecuador - 2.13 USA group stage matches at the last Gold Cup averages 1 million viewers, so I suppose this is bigger than a normal North American tournament. But it's nowhere near a giant sports event. For comparison, here's a few other sporting events going on right now. NBA FInals Game 6 - 20.7 Stanley Cup Game 6 - 5.4 England v. Russia, which has been the most watched Euro match - 1.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Mike Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I guess the Mexican games are getting 4-5 million people on the Spanish language broadcasts, so apparently it's a giant deal for those folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMessiah Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Is there a separate thread for the Argentina game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviliunas Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 That pass to set up the goal from messi was just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Some finish on the half-volley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMessiah Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Turning into quite a tasty contest. Think the ref was looking to give a pen because the first claim was stonewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 That one was a stonewaller regardless. Panenka gone wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviliunas Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Well that was entertaining, those two saves from romero were something else. The boy who tried the failed paneka will be getting battered at half time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviliunas Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Messi equals batistutas goal record making it 3-0. Ten minutes later rondon makes it 3-1, then about 30 seconds later lamela makes it four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMessiah Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 As Messi and co move into the Semis of the Copa America and Messi moves on to top scorer in the tournament, surely nobody can reasonably suggest Ronaldo is on his level now? Even flying past all the penalties scored at home to Granada et al, his overall game is just so much better, he enhances the players around him too, while ensuring he is far from his team's only outlet, rather than demanding to be it. Undoubtedly the greatest of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenElves Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 I thought the Mexico Chile match would be a close game. I was slightly off...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 I thought the Mexico Chile match would be a close game. I was slightly off...... Slightly! Thought it would be the pick of the Quarters entertainment wise. Not disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Mike Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Sweet Jesus! What happened to Mexico? I checked the score at work and it was 2-0 just before the half. I get home turn on the TV and I see 7-0 scroll across bottom. Haha. What a pleasant surprise. This US v. Argentina game has the potential to be the biggest soccer match to take place in the US. I guess you could say the '94 World Cup, but based on my memory as an 11 year old people were kind of confused about the event and a bunch of people ignored it. I remember a couple other kids trying to explain that it was the biggest event in the world and none of us believing them. It was the first pretty much any of us had even heard of the event. Everyone knows who Messi is and everyone knows that Argentina is a soccer power. People don't know what the Copa America, but if they can be alerted that this is a big deal historical tournament and that the US is playing Messi's Argentina it could be huge. We will see. I kind of want to fly down to Houston for the match. I've been to a Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Finals, and a Copa America match in the past few weeks, so I've already busted my sports budget all to hell. I'm gonna think hard about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Mike Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 This is top notch trash talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kejan Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Crikey! I've watched most of this and going in to the QF, I'd have put Mexico firm favourites pre-match, also pretty much a home game for Mexico. Chile haven't been great under Pizzi. They were very fortunate to beat Bolivia with a late penalty, but that is some win last night. The semi-finals look very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaviliunas Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Just watched that mexico game, good lord chile were brilliant, but that mexican defending second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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