# Copa America 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-soccer-fifa\ **Created:** [June 20, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139 "2024-06-20T22:22:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/101 "2024-07-06T03:11:12Z")
Not pretty, but a win. Canada exceeded my expectations. They’ll need to play better against a Uruguay or Colombia, but they’ve never been here nor done this well. 🇨🇦 ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/102 "2024-07-06T03:11:32Z")
Crépeau redeems himself! ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/103 "2024-07-06T03:12:15Z")
But they’ll play Argentina, yes the brackets are horribly made, I know. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/104 "2024-07-06T03:14:11Z")
It will be a tough game, but I have a little more hope than I did before. They could get lucky. Maybe they can do a little something in the World Cup too (score a few goals, make it to the second round…) ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/105 "2024-07-06T03:18:00Z")
> [@borschevsky](#): > > if Argentina and Canada qualify from group A, they could meet again in the semifinal. Let’s count this as a prediction, shall we? 😄 Very nerve-wracking game to watch - the whole thing felt slightly out of control right from the start. Deserved win for Canada I thought, the better team overall and I think the majority of the many weird refereeing decisions went against them. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/106 "2024-07-07T02:31:46Z")
Has there been even a single minute of play in the Brazil-Uruguay game without someone getting grabby or taking a dive? ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/107 "2024-07-07T03:12:20Z")
You are new to South American clasicos right? 🙂 Once they went to penalties it was all over for Brazil, they don’t seem to get the handle of them, whereas Uruguay is always formidable. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/108 "2024-07-07T12:31:09Z")
I wasn’t sure which thread to post in, but I noticed that it seems that South American players always do a substantial run-up before taking a penalty kick, while European players (such as England-Switzerland) often did their kick with little or even no run-up. Is there a reason? ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/109 "2024-07-10T00:18:51Z")
Canada has had a couple decent chances in the first 15. Glad to not see them bunker, although I wouldn’t expect that with Marsch. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/110 "2024-07-10T01:24:47Z")
De Paul with some simulation, VAR should definitely rescind the Canada yellow and give one to De Paul, but doesn’t look like it will. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/111 "2024-07-10T01:27:40Z")
Yeah that was BS ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/112 "2024-07-10T01:41:17Z")
Involved with another yellow. Kone kicked a ball into his back. Obvious yellow, but De Paul acted like he was shot. IMO, that should also be another yellow for simulation. Never going to be called that way, but that’s what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/113 "2024-07-10T01:46:31Z")
But it was pretty daft by Kone to do that , no question of what was going to happen . ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/114 "2024-07-10T01:47:02Z")
Absolutely! ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/115 "2024-07-10T01:51:26Z")
Man, Canada really had chances this game. Hard to feel good after a loss (ahead of myself I know), but this really could have gone either way. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/116 "2024-07-10T01:54:05Z")
I would have thought another 15 mins extra time given all the theatrics ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/117 "2024-07-10T01:55:55Z")
It’s really weird how the most recent world cup was the only set of games in the history of soccer that accurately gave stoppage time, ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/118 "2024-07-10T02:00:18Z")
De Paul playing very well one moment and acting shamelessly the next, I don’t think he should’ve got a yellow for the _affaire_ with the ball, but probably one for the other time. Argentina played a bit better, but still needs to play far better if we want to have any chance against Colombia or Uruguay. Given the bracket it would’ve been a failure if didn’t reach the final, now we can lose with some dignity. And the ref definitively should’ve added at least 7, if not ten minutes to the game. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/119 "2024-07-10T02:08:36Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > don’t think he should’ve got a yellow for the _affaire_ with the ball, but probably one for the other time. Practically I agree with you. I’m not sure if theoretically I think he should get one for that or if I’m just venting my frustration at theatrics. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139/120 "2024-07-10T02:09:53Z")
The man can be _very_ frustrating, that’s probably why Koné lost his cool. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copa-america-2024/1003139.md?page=7)