Countless soccer fans across the U.S. are paying close attention to Euro 2020, taking place across Europe this month. But let this be a reminder: 2021 Copa América is also going on right now in Brazil, and it’s every bit as entertaining (if not more so) as the Euros. Don’t believe me? Check out the delicious Lionel Messi free kick vs Chile from Argentina’s thrilling 1-1 draw on Monday.
¡Finalmente tenemos Copa América! Este domingo, la selección de Brasil inició el torneo con una victoria por 3-0 sobre una disminuida Venezuela, en el Estádio Nacional de Brasília ‘Mané Garrincha’ y en un partido jugado sin público, tal como será todo el torneo.
La Canarinha puso a sus mejores hombres en el campo, mientras que la Vinotinto debió convocar a 15 jugadores de emergencia, debido a un brote de Covid-19 que dejó al menos a ocho jugadores fuera de la convocatoria, entre ellos el capitán Tomás Rincón.
Leave it to Colombia to orchestrate a set piece this farcically intricate. The Edwin Cardona goal vs Ecuador on Sunday was the stuff coaches wouldn’t even dream of dreaming up, the gorgeous culmination of footballers dancing their way onto the scoreboard in beautiful fashion.
SAO PAULO — Twelve members of the Venezuelan delegation at the Copa América have tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said on Saturday, a day before they meet hosts Brazil in the tournament opener.
"The 12 members of the delegation include players and members of the backroom staff," said a statement from the Health Secretariat in Brasilia, where Sunday's game will take place.
The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) made the diagnosis on Friday night and informed local health authorities.
Assuming there are no further last-minute changes, the 2021 Copa América will kick off on Sunday, June 13, with the first two of 20 group-stage matches. Co-hosts Colombia and Argentina dropped out of hosting duties shortly before the tournament was slated to begin, so Brazil will host the month-long, 10-team tournament. The show will go on — here’s everything you need to know about how to watch Copa América in the U.S. in English and Spanish.
The first round of Concacaf World Cup qualifying is in the books. In March a total of 30 nations —29 if you account for Saint Lucia withdrawing — battled for six precious spots. On Tuesday, the final qualifying games were played as six nations punched their tickets for round two of Concacaf World Cup qualifying.
If you need a refresher on Concacaf’s World Cup qualifying format, then I recommend the video below. The dates aren’t accurate — you can thank Covid for that — but the format remains the same.
Argentina drew 2-2 with Colombia in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday night at El Metro in Barranquilla after Los Cafeteros were able to snatch an equalizer with the game’s final attack.
The detective work done by all neutrals when watching this Albiceleste side is to determine how much progress has been made since the nervy, need-a-Messi-hat-trick-on-the-final-day 2018 qualifying cycle, but it remains difficult to say.
The difference between the two cycles after six games is just one point (although it’s a positive point).
The U.S. men's national team defeated Mexico in a highly contested match on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Nations League, marking the country’s first competitive victory over its rivals since September 10th, 2013.
The fruitless streak continued so long that I personally graduated middle school, high school and was just one year away from graduating college before the U.S. was victorious again. Christian Pulisic, the American captain who scored the go-ahead goal, was just 14 years old when the U.S. last claimed victory.
Se viene la Copa América, el torneo continental más antiguo y competitivo a nivel de selecciones del orbe. Destacados jugadores de renombre mundial representan a sus respectivas selecciones nacionales y confluyen en territorio brasileño para arrebatarle el cartel de eternos favoritos a los dueños de casa.
Idilio veraniego para todos nosotros los amantes del buen balompié y del equilibrio en el juego, en su justa medida, de todas las oncenas que acuden a tamaña exhibición deportiva.
De acuerdo a varios medios de comunicación locales, la selección brasileña jugará la Copa América que se inicia este domingo 13 de junio. La noticia pone fin a los rumores de que los futbolistas planeaban boicotear el torneo, que se disputará en su territorio como sede de emergencia de la CONMEBOL, ante los problemas de organización que impidieron desarrollarla en Colombia y Argentina, los anfitriones originales.