The draw took place yesterday even though we already knew which groups most teams would be in.
How does that happen, you say?
Well, CONMEBOL decided to invite Australia and Qatar to this year’s version of the Copa América. Yes, we just had one this year. We’re having another one.
This new competition will start off a new four year cycle where the Copa América and the European Championship will coincide.
CONMEBOL also decided that Argentina and Colombia would co-host and that the teams located in the North would play in Colombia while the teams in the South would play in Argentina.
So, the main things that got decided yesterday were where Australia and Qatar would go and when/where the specific games would be held.
Geographical alignment held up with the invitees, so the final Groups are as follows:
The full game schedule is below:
Friday 12 June
Grupo A: Argentina v Chile, Buenos Aires
Saturday 13 June
Grupo A: Australia v Uruguay, Córdoba
Grupo A: Paraguay v Bolivia, Mendoza
Grupo B: Colombia v Ecuador, Bogotá
Sunday 14 June
Grupo B: Brasil v Venezuela, Cali
Grupo B: Perú v Qatar, Medellín
Monday 15 June
No Games
Tuesday 16 June
Grupo A: Argentina v Uruguay, Córdoba
Grupo A: Chile v Bolivia, Mendoza
Wednesday 17 June
Grupo A: Paraguay v Australia, Buenos Aires
Grupo B: Colombia v Venezuela, Cali
Thursday 18 June
Grupo B: Perú v Brasil, Medellín
Grupo B: Ecuador v Qatar, Bogotá
Friday 19 June
No Games
Saturday 20 June
Grupo A: Argentina v Paraguay, Buenos Aires
Sunday 21 June
Grupo A: Uruguay v Chile, Mendoza
Grupo B: Colombia v Perú, Medellín
Monday 22 June
Grupo A: Australia v Bolivia, La Plata
Grupo B: Venezuela v Ecuador, Bogotá
Tuesday 23 June
Grupo B: Brasil v Qatar, Barranquilla
Wednesday 24 June
No Games
Thursday 25 June
Grupo A: Chile v Paraguay, Córdoba
Friday 26 June
Grupo A: Australia v Argentina, Buenos Aires
Grupo A: Bolivia v Uruguay, La Plata
Saturday 27 June
Grupo B: Brasil v Colombia, Barranquilla
Grupo B: Ecuador v Perú, Medellín
Sunday 28 June
Grupo B: Qatar v Venezuela, Cali
Monday 29 June
No Games
Tuesday 30 June
Grupo A: Bolivia v Argentina, La Plata
Grupo A: Chile v Australia, Córdoba
Grupo A: Uruguay v Paraguay, Santiago del Estero
Wednesday 1 July
Grupo B: Qatar v Colombia, Barranquilla
Grupo B: Ecuador v Brasil, Bogotá
Grupo B: Venezuela v Perú, Cali
If you noticed something familiar, yes you are correct that these dates are virtually the same as the ones I used in the Euro 2020 post. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FULL-DAY SOCCER ACTION FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE WORLD NEXT SUMMER!!
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Knockout Stage
The first, second, third, AND fourth place teams in each group qualify. That schedule is as follows:
Saturday 4 July
1: B2 v A3
2: B1 v A4
Sunday 5 July
3: A2 v B3
4: A1 v B4
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So, Who Wins?
The two guests will be cannon-fodder as will Venezuela in Grupo B and Bolivia in Grupo A. That leaves the following eight countries to go into the knockout games (Balls’ prognosticated final group position in parentheses):
So, who wins the whole thing?
(136/69)
4-1… Don’t jump? Please?
I’m too much of a screw-up to be able to kill myself correctly, which is why I haven’t tried. Do sommet right, or NOT AT ALL.
/sort of like how Michael Keane plays centre-half
I wasn’t thinking suicide, lol… I was thinking about the “secret bunker” under KDEN and riging out the season underground where no scores (and annooying twat-hole-y pundits) can hurt you?
Edit: Well, that or faking your death, setting off to Tahiti and discovering an appreciation for cricket (I know Tahiti is French, but … still) XD
NC State plays Wisconsin in hoopsball tonight, I’m not even at rock bottom FOR THE DAY yet.
Fuck. EVERYTHING.
heh, and I spent like half the day disassembling a 15litre V6 engine, lol …. after first yanking outta a BMP’s hull… and all the while thinking that we’re losing to Brighton TODAY… XD So, yeah… fun times for all, lol 😉
So, uhhh … Hippo, you still alive? ’cause… y’know… Uhh…. Origi also scored
Cocksucker had 1st goal, too. I muted at 1-nil, turned off at 2. It ain’t going back on.
Fucking goddamn everything to monkeyfuck and back. SILVA OUT
Rashford 1, Mourinho nil
Is this where one comes to say FUCK LIVERPOOL? Because FUCK LIVERPOOL.
Where wouldn’t be a good place to say that?
Last night I saw the Black Lady Sketch Show. Uf. Too funny. Fun fact: ladies like the redhead with the visor have been wrapping me around their finger since I was a teen.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_7n65rVz95Y
Finally, #TeamBetterGuay will have their chance at revengeance!
Related:
Felch? Isn’t that something we should be asking Balls to search on Thursdays?
You’re just jealous it’s catching on
I like the new format, with five group games instead of three. May just have to start a Copa América piggybank and go to an Uruguay game.
And gotta say that the pic of la cafetera really sharpened my staring skills.
FOAR Bolivia!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6XwJ1Ag2GA