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Copa America 2021

North Lower Neil
North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
in Other Football and Sports
Going to be shown on the BBC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57115401

A lot of football on terrestrial TV over the summer with the Euros on too.
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    Last chance saloon for Leo!!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Last chance saloon for Leo!!
    Mad he's reached 4 International finals and not won one.

    You'd think law of average they'd have nicked one.

    The Andy Murray of International football.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944

  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Will be cheering on those Bolvians 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    MrOneLung said:
    Will be cheering on those Bolvians 
    Respect from a TBD fan.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 2021
    That "TBC v Bolvia" fixture is nonsense anyway.

    First of all, all the teams for Copa America are confirmed (obviously) so why would it be TBC? Secondly, there are no games scheduled for the 19th June at Copa America... nothing gets past me.



    That said, the sentiment of the tweet is correct. There will be instances where there are up to ten games in a 40 hour window just not exactly as above. Yes I'm sad enough to spend time working it out.

    For example... 13/14/15th June... UK times...

    2pm England v Croatia
    5pm Austria v North Macedonia
    8pm Netherlands v Ukraine
    10pm Argentina v Chile
    -
    1am Paraguay v Bolivia
    2pm Scotland v Czech Republic
    5pm Poland v Slovakia
    8pm Spain v Sweden
    -
    12am Brazil v Venezuela 
    3am Colombia v Ecuador
    5pm Hungary v Portugal
    8pm France v Germany
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 2021
    Then again on the 17/18/19th June...

    2pm Ukraine v North Macedonia
    5pm Denmark v Belgium
    8pm Netherlands v Austria
    10pm Chile v Bolivia
    -
    1am Argentina v Uruguay
    2pm Sweden v Slovakia
    5pm Croatia v Czech Republic
    8pm England v Scotland
    -
    12am Colombia v Venezuela
    3am Peru v Brazil
    2pm Hungary v France
    5pm Portugal v Germany
    8pm Spain v Poland

    etc.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    North Lower Neil said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Last chance saloon for Leo!!
    Mad he's reached 4 International finals and not won one.

    You'd think law of average they'd have nicked one.

    The Andy Murray of International football.
    Whoa, whoa, whoa, was your mouth out!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    se9addick said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Last chance saloon for Leo!!
    Mad he's reached 4 International finals and not won one.

    You'd think law of average they'd have nicked one.

    The Andy Murray of International football.
    Whoa, whoa, whoa, was your mouth out!
    He'll be hoping for 5th time lucky, like Murray!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    Callumcafc said:
    Then again on the 17/18/19th June...

    2pm Ukraine v North Macedonia
    5pm Denmark v Belgium
    8pm Netherlands v Austria
    10pm Chile v Bolivia
    -
    1am Argentina v Uruguay
    2pm Sweden v Slovakia
    5pm Croatia v Czech Republic
    8pm England v Scotland
    -
    12am Colombia v Venezuela
    3am Peru v Brazil
    2pm Hungary v France
    5pm Portugal v Germany
    8pm Spain v Poland

    etc.
    That one is very promising.
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited May 2021
    Hosting was taken away from Colombia late last week due to political unrest and all games were rescheduled to be played in Argentina.

    Now this week, all football has just been suspended in Argentina due to the pandemic.

    CONMEBOL is looking into the possibility of hosting the tournament in the US last minute. Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela have all offered to host too.

    https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/05/25/copa-america-usa/
  • QatarNapsy
    QatarNapsy Posts: 998
    Callumcafc said:
    That "TBC v Bolvia" fixture is nonsense anyway.

    First of all, all the teams for Copa America are confirmed (obviously) so why would it be TBC? Secondly, there are no games scheduled for the 19th June at Copa America... nothing gets past me.



    That said, the sentiment of the tweet is correct. There will be instances where there are up to ten games in a 40 hour window just not exactly as above. Yes I'm sad enough to spend time working it out.

    For example... 13/14/15th June... UK times...

    2pm England v Croatia
    5pm Austria v North Macedonia
    8pm Netherlands v Ukraine
    10pm Argentina v Chile
    -
    1am Paraguay v Bolivia
    2pm Scotland v Czech Republic
    5pm Poland v Slovakia
    8pm Spain v Sweden
    -
    12am Brazil v Venezuela 
    3am Colombia v Ecuador
    5pm Hungary v Portugal
    8pm France v Germany
    Qatar and Australia were invited and originally confirmed for this tournament but had to withdraw due to schedule clashes with their AFC/WC qualifiers
  • CharltonMadrid
    CharltonMadrid Posts: 5,091
    Qatar are playing in the Concacaf Gold Cup in the USA this summer as well.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    Argentina also now stripped of the tournament, which is due to start in 2 weeks!

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57304063

  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    Surely it'll be cancelled.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    Hopefully it can be scheduled for a South American country but if not then it's better to host it in the US than to completely cancel it
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Hopefully it can be scheduled for a South American country but if not then it's better to host it in the US than to completely cancel it
    Big job setting up a whole tournament somewhere new in 2 weeks though.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    North Lower Neil said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Hopefully it can be scheduled for a South American country but if not then it's better to host it in the US than to completely cancel it
    Big job setting up a whole tournament somewhere new in 2 weeks though.
    Easier to arrange without fans though. Can use the same stadiums that are set aside for the Gold Cup, as that starts when the Copa America ends.
  • orpingtonRED
    orpingtonRED Posts: 3,474
    Was listening to Tim Vickery, who I respect, only last night and he was positive it would go ahead in Argentina with no fans allowed.
    Real shame 
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    I still think it will go ahead. I don’t think the operation to set it up will be as hard as it sounds. Sports and many industries have had to learn how to flip their plans at a moments notice all throughout the pandemic, and this shouldn’t be no different.

    Wouldnt surprise me if the dates moved out by a week or two though.
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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    North Lower Neil said:

    Sleep when you're dead
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    edited May 2021
    Looks like its been moved to Brazil

    Lot of people replying in the comments saying the COVID situation in Brazil is worse than Argentina!!


  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,069
    Bolsonaro is such an idiot. Brazil has been riddled with COVID for months. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    Bizarre, surely Brazil is in a worse Covid situation than Argentina?!
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    that’s insane! Worse Covid and more travelling.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    I’m assuming it’s behind closed doors either way?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    The Argentinian government were going to cancel it so the federation stepped in first 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    cafctom said:
    I’m assuming it’s behind closed doors either way?
    Yes it is.

    Apparently Argentina asked for better Covid measures and CONMEBOL went nah, stuff that, we'll just hold it somewhere that doesn't ask.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Better not to hold it at all than hold it in Brazil, madness. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    Brazil v Venezuela tonight for those who've not had enough football today!!

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