Copa América 2024

[HVC]

Tbh I thought this referee hasn't been too bad. Though I do grade on a curve when it comes to concacaf/conmebol referees. There have been much worse refereeing in this very tournament.

I could be biased, but think the main issue was it wasn't equal to both sides.

But really, it's on canada. The score doesn't give the whole picture. Canada didn't embarrass themselves. They just couldn't capitalize on the chances the had. And they had a few.

[Valmy]

Anyway, regardless of what happens next game Canada will at least tie Americas best showing. And on their first showing   

Yeah well wake me when you have TWO fourth place trophies. Haha!

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I have just been told there is no fourth place trophy. Well at least we both have nice participation medals.

[Josephus]

Yeah, they only scored two goals in the 5 games and the two pre tournament friendlies. They need to score

[HVC]

Anyway, regardless of what happens next game Canada will at least tie Americas best showing. And on their first showing   

Yeah well wake me when you have TWO fourth place trophies. Haha!

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I have just been told there is no fourth place trophy. Well at least we both have nice participation medals.

Let me have what I can!!! 

And there's still a chance for third

[crazy canuck]

Tbh I thought this referee hasn't been too bad. Though I do grade on a curve when it comes to concacaf/conmebol referees. There has been much worse refereeing in this very tournament.

I agree, the teams know going in that the refs in this geographical area are going to favour the aggressor.

Canada played well but the were playing against the World Cup Champions.  Hard to be aggressive against Argentina.

[Barrister]

So a couple of video clips from the game last night:

-one showed a Canadian player sliding towards and Argentine player, did not connect - yet the Argie goes down like he's been shot.

-another - the Canadian player very lightly kicks the ball at an Argie player who's down on the ground during a stoppage.  And look - I get that's a penalty.  But again the Argie starts rolling around on the ground like he's mortally wounded.

So I'm a fair-weather soccer fan, for sure.  Maybe I've been indoctrinated by my years of hockey where it's more about looking tough.  Maybe "real" soccer fans can appreciate the "gamesmanship" of all that diving.

And I'm definitely not saying that Canada was robbed last night.  Argentina was probably going to win, and they did.  For Canada, you do actually need to be able to score goals in order to win (they scored two in the entire tournament, and I think none in the World Cup).

But it can be hard to watch all that diving.

[Admiral Yi]

Further proof of the superiority of the Northern Protestant world over the Southern Latin World.

[Jacob]

BB - it's a common opinion among Europeans - especially more Northern ones - that the South America style of drama is a bunch of BS.

[Admiral Yi]

Any opinions on the relative floppiness of African, Asian, or Arab players?

[FunkMonk]

I would argue that some gamesmanship makes the sport more interesting and more entertaining to watch.

Colombia vs Uruguay just ended and it was one of the most intense and entertaining matches I've seen in years and the quality of football was kind of horrendous, but almost the entire match was embellishing fouls and deliberate timewasting 

And apparently after the game ended some of the Uruguayan players went into the stands and threw punches with Colombian fans 

[HVC]

Canada v Uruguay it is

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[HVC]

And apparently after the game ended some of the Uruguayan players went into the stands and threw punches with Colombian fans 

Some Cantona admirers ?

[celedhring]

I would argue that some gamesmanship makes the sport more interesting and more entertaining to watch.

Colombia vs Uruguay just ended and it was one of the most intense and entertaining matches I've seen in years and the quality of football was kind of horrendous, but almost the entire match was embellishing fouls and deliberate timewasting 

And apparently after the game ended some of the Uruguayan players went into the stands and threw punches with Colombian fans 

Yeah, it's infuriating in a weirdly fun way. Not as much if you actually have skin in the game

[Duque de Bragança]

I would argue that some gamesmanship makes the sport more interesting and more entertaining to watch.

Colombia vs Uruguay just ended and it was one of the most intense and entertaining matches I've seen in years and the quality of football was kind of horrendous, but almost the entire match was embellishing fouls and deliberate timewasting 

And apparently after the game ended some of the Uruguayan players went into the stands and threw punches with Colombian fans 

Yeah, it's infuriating in a weirdly fun way. Not as much if you actually have skin in the game

So the game in itself was still way inferior to the (in)famous Battle of Nuremberg? 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nuremberg_(2006_FIFA_World_Cup)

[Duque de Bragança]

Supposedly drunk Colombia fans 'avalanched' the families of the Uruguayan players which is when Darwin & other players went up to the stands to fight them.

https://x.com/LFCTransferRoom/status/1811233955967910376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1811233955967910376%7Ctwgr%5Edd8a5371ffecc3eb0545411ccd49c5b7e7f0edc7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sofoot.com%2Fbreves%2Fplusieurs-joueurs-uruguayens-impliques-dans-une-bagarre-apres-apres-uruguay-colombie

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