2024 Summer of Soccer - Euro's, Copa America, Olympics, WCQing (3 Viewers)

[Deamon]

France v Belgium seems like the only toss up. The rest feel very one team is a fave...

Really? France/Belgium has huge odds favouring France.

Italy/Switzerland is the closest. Dutch/Romania could be okay, as could Austria/Turkey.

 

[B Maverick]

France v Belgium seems like the only toss up. The rest feel very one team is a fave...

Really? France/Belgium has huge odds favouring France.

Italy/Switzerland is the closest. Dutch/Romania could be okay, as could Austria/Turkey.

I mean if you want to look up the actual odds.

And I did say "seems", just going off the feels of traditional powers. And yeah, Austria/Turkey should be close as well.

 

[Deamon]

France v Belgium seems like the only toss up. The rest feel very one team is a fave...

Really? France/Belgium has huge odds favouring France.

Italy/Switzerland is the closest. Dutch/Romania could be okay, as could Austria/Turkey.

I mean if you want to look up the actual odds.

And I did say "seems", just going off the feels of traditional powers. And yeah, Austria/Turkey should be close as well.

Spain 2
Georgia 0

Germany 3
Denmark 1

Portugal 2
Slovenia 0

France 1- Extra Time
Belgium 0



Netherlands 2
Romania 0

Austria 1
Turkey 2- Extra Time

Italy 2- Extra Time
Switzerland 1

England 2
Slovakia 0

 

[gianmarco]

France v Belgium seems like the only toss up. The rest feel very one team is a fave...

Really? France/Belgium has huge odds favouring France.

Italy/Switzerland is the closest. Dutch/Romania could be okay, as could Austria/Turkey.

I mean if you want to look up the actual odds.

And I did say "seems", just going off the feels of traditional powers. And yeah, Austria/Turkey should be close as well.

Spain 2
Georgia 0

Germany 3
Denmark 1

Portugal 2
Slovenia 0

France 1- Extra Time
Belgium 0



Netherlands 2
Romania 0

Austria 1
Turkey 2- Extra Time

Italy 2- Extra Time
Switzerland 1

England 2
Slovakia 0

Same as mine.

 

[massraider]

I'm not gonna miss that Austria/Turkey match. Crowd will be insane, and Austria is so much fun to watch.

 

[gianmarco]

Just a random trivia question with these international tournaments going on:

1. There's only one country whose flag doesn't have the colors red, white, or blue in it. Which one?

 

[Major]

Just a random trivia question with these international tournaments going on:

1. There's only one country whose flag doesn't have the colors red, white, or blue in it. Which one?

Jamaica mon

 

[QuizGuy66]

Just a random trivia question with these international tournaments going on:

1. There's only one country whose flag doesn't have the colors red, white, or blue in it. Which one?

Libya's flag used to fly at the start of every NASCAR race but they changed it.

Trying to decide whether or not Jamaica is my official answer. White have white in the striping.

-QG

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Always knew Cristiano would struggle in the SEC.

 

[QuizGuy66]

I think the dark stipes for Barbados are blue not purple

-QG

 

[QuizGuy66]

I will go Jamaica as my official answer

-QG

 

[NewlyRetired]

I wonder what scheduling genius put Jamaica vs Ecuador in a massive stadium in Vegas?

There are a TON of Ecuador and Jamaica fans in the northeast. Put this game in Conn.,NY, NJ or Philly and you can get a huge crowd.

 

[The Gator]

I wonder what scheduling genius put Jamaica vs Ecuador in a massive stadium in Vegas?

There are a TON of Ecuador and Jamaica fans in the northeast coast. Put this game in Conn.,NY, NJ or Philly and you can get a huge crowd.

But it's Vegas. /s

 

[NewlyRetired]

Game on!

 

[NewlyRetired]

that is a pk all day

 

[The Gator]

That was going in for Jamaica

Might still get the PK

 

[NewlyRetired]

VAR is too slow sometimes. This should have taken ten seconds

 

[El Floppo]

Has to be a PK. Identical to what was called against Jam in the 1st half

 

[NewlyRetired]

total bs

 

[Desert_Power]

I wonder what scheduling genius put Jamaica vs Ecuador in a massive stadium in Vegas?

There are a TON of Ecuador and Jamaica fans in the northeast coast. Put this game in Conn.,NY, NJ or Philly and you can get a huge crowd.

So much of this tournament seems poorly done.

 

[El Floppo]

Jamaica screwed there.

 

[The Gator]

lol, that's a joke

 

[NewlyRetired]

that was a perfect definition of hands not in a natural position

 

[Desert_Power]

That is one of the worst calls I've ever seen.

 

[El Floppo]

How does somebody call the 1st half one and not call this.

 

[Desert_Power]

How does somebody call the 1st half one and not call this.

The game is in Vegas afterall...

 

[NewlyRetired]

VAR is so ****ing useless. Takes goals off the board by the width of a pubic hair offside and won't give a clear pk.

That is the second 100% pk that has been missed in Copa.

 

[El Floppo]

Didn't hit his head first, dr Joe.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Didn't hit his head first, dr Joe.

He did say that at the end. He was clearly as confused as we were.

 

[El Floppo]

And they took forever looking at it and still missed. Ugh. Just infuriating.

 

[El Floppo]

I guess every goal is a golazzo now.

 

[NewlyRetired]

very nice goal. Shame the refs ruined a good game.

 

[El Floppo]

And that's not a yellow.

 

[El Floppo]

Let's go, Mrs Z!!!

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Refs have let a lot go at the copa.

I think I like it, but also some crazy stuff being allowed to happen, escalating physicality.

the weird thing about this is that some of these refs are Euro refs and even they are swallowing the whistles. There could easily be twice as many yellows in these games.

The Romanian ref really took this post to heart

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Just caught up on the Ecuador/Jamaica game.

the non-handball call. That's a terrible call in a vacuum, but even worse after giving the penalty in the 1st half.

 

[El Floppo]

And I swear, I'm pretty sure every game JP calls is the first time he's ever seen a soccer game. Been going on like that for over 30 years

 

[NewlyRetired]

Lively Mexican crowd tonight. Much different than the Houston crowd in the last Mexico game.

Great pace to this game. No heat issues tonight

 

[NewlyRetired]

Copa drawing big television ratings

Ratings: Copa America, NASCAR, PGA Tour and more

Copa America continues to deliver big gains over the previous edition in 2021. Plus: weekend ratings for NASCAR, the PGA Tour and more. Copa America still

www.sportsmediawatch.com

 

[NewlyRetired]

I know the talking heads in the studio and the broadcasters feel like they need to create stories but I absolutely hate the latest trend of "Pulisic has matured, Pulisic has a changed attitude etc etc"

It is all BS. The reason Pulisic is at the top of his game has nothing to do with those theories. It is nothing more than he has had the longest run of good health he has ever had in his career.

 

[El Floppo]

I've been watching the mex ven game in the background. Seems like it's been... testy.

 

[NewlyRetired]

I've been watching the mex ven game in the background. Seems like it's been... testy.

Yes and no. It is being played at a super high pace so there has been some hard tackles but compared to other Copa games, this one has a flow to it and is not stopped every three seconds with a foul.

 

[El Floppo]

I've been watching the mex ven game in the background. Seems like it's been... testy.

Yes and no. It is being played at a super high pace so there has been so hard tackles but compared to other Copa games, this one has a flow to it and is not stopped every three seconds with a foul.

Thanks, I had meant to phrase that as a question but you answered it.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Venezuela earned that PK.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Vamos Vinotinto!
-QG

 

[El Floppo]

Venezuela earned that PK.

The way reffing has been going, I assumed it wasn't going to get called.

 

[3C's]

Mex-Ven is nuts

 

[NewlyRetired]

so much chaos

 

[NewlyRetired]

Mex-Ven is nuts

Very entertaining

 

[NewlyRetired]

that is identical to Jamaica. that hit hand first.