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I haven’t followed Copa America for a hot minute. USA hosting big crowds quite a spectacle. Brazil have been poor, lots of penalty shoot outs in the knock stages. Canada making it the Semi finals though is quite something.
Argentina and Colombia final will be tasty, hard to call it.. Argentina (1) are odds on favourites based on world rankings, Colombia (15) have grown in confidence, Rodriguez still their spiritual leader.
Final is in Miami imagine that as a home fixture for the Colombians, city must be buzzing
For comparison recent friendly at London Stadium
https://youtu.be/Zd2esGvRCUQ?si=KVExL1FPpdyd3dab
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almac68
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I haven’t followed Copa America for a hot minute. USA hosting big crowds quite a spectacle. Brazil have been poor, lots of penalty shoot outs in the knock stages. Canada making it the Semi finals though is quite something.
There have been quite a few downsides to America hosting it again for the second time in eight years. Dynamic ticket pricing, exorbitant ticket prices pricing out fans (the cheapest tickets were $120), especially from South America. VISAs for those fans. Some of the smaller profile games have attracted poor crowds and even Mexico weren't anywhere close to selling out one game.
I think the games go straight to penalties after normal time which explains all the shootouts. And USA must be really kicking themselves for sticking with Belhalter and not picking up Marsch when he was available.
Agree that the final is two close to call, Colombia are undefeated in over two years? But Argentina just seem to find a way to win, plus Martinez for pens.
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There’s something like 150,000 argentines registered in Florida. Informal estimates suggest that the actual diaspora could be triple that. I’d say the ground will be pretty balanced in terms of fans.
Prole.
jaw
I've been completely oblivious to the Copa America normally I try to keep up with it been completely out of touch with it
Argentina favourites?