Copa America Centenario

Well okay

Brooks has gotten really good.

Holy shit what stupid play from Yedlin

Brooks has gotten really good.

vamos ticos!

stat I just yanked in preparation for the Mexico/Venezuela game:

Mexico has won 11 consecutive games and is unbeaten in 21 consecutive games. Juan Carlos Osorio has not lost a game in his tenure as Mexico manager.

relevant to today's matches:

NOTE: If Brazil and Peru results in a scoreless draw and Ecuador wins 1-0, Brazil wins the group, but Peru and Ecuador are tied with +1 goal differential, 3 goals scored and are equal on head-to-head record with their 2-2 draw. In this scenario, the advancing team will be decided by a drawing of lots.

It's on

Ugh

lol

Justice for Ecuador

that peru handball was a doozy.

f the seleção 4eva tho, get a manager who isn't as much of a cretin as dunga, please

Bolivia is the Turkmenistan of South America

nb I do not actually believe that

I do like how the Brazil and Paraguay coach firings have kind of laid to rest the "are these teams taking this seriously" questions

actually looking forward to the US match tomorrow. be nice if we didn't fuck it up

Yedlin's suspension is going to be an issue what with the Valencias running the wings. I'm expecting them to switch Johnson to the right and put in Castillo on the left. Enner has been huge for them throughout the tournament, he's leading in basically every offensive category.

yeah...I'm worried about it, too. part of me was all "oh just happy to be here" until Brazil was no longer our foe. now it's like, this is one we should win (not that "should" means anything with the US).

I'm still so surprised at John Brooks. wasn't that long ago that he was getting called out for his sloppy play in the Gold Cup. amazing what a solid club season (and some stability in lineups from Klinsman) can do.

Yeah I can see him making a big move in Germany this year, especially if he plays well in Europa League.

Great article on Brooks I read yesterday: http://americansoccernow.com/articles/thomas-rongen-recalls-bringing-john-brooks-to-u-s

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClF0Z8gWgAEvqOp.jpg

Well alright

Holy shit

Brooks playing out of his mind other than that last play. Wood a solid half.

Backline looks reborn after last year. But...bending way too much in the latter moments. Starting to make some of the dumb midfield giveaways of 2015.

Still....damn.

Bedoya was huge that half. If he'd scored he'd be an all time hero.

Yea that sequence was great even if it didn't pay off.

I would not mind watching the US lose 3-0 to Messi next week.

Say what?

The fuck did Jones do?

hit a guy in the face

Ahh saw it.

Well we are boned if we get to the semis without wood

And lots of other yellow cards on the field- four at least, sounds like.

So yeah.

BOOM

america is a good country

.

+4 more minutes of this

to endure

Good luck, boys! You'll need it.

Wow. Nothing pretty about that half and we are still like the janitors of soccer but damn I'm still stoked.

We will get smoked by Argentina but I'll take it

So this tournament is no extra time, only penalties, but maybe you already all knew this.

Jones, Woods, Bedoya all out, but Yedlin comes back.

yeah which is why I didn't want it to end in a draw. feels wrong to go right to penalties w/out extra time (I am ok with the whole golden goal that FIFA decided to get rid of tho)....

extra time comes back in the final right?

yup - http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2016/6/16/11959940/copa-america-overtime-rules-extra-time-penalties

so this could be Colombia or Mexico/ARgentina possibly.

would be hilarious if Venezuela won

The Final has extra time, but the Quarters and Semis don't.

Apparently there is a red card appeal process but I doubt it'll work out if tried.

Venezuela has been the surprise of the tournament, imo: just missed beating Mexico to win the group, conceded 1 goal in the first round (but only scored 3).

with that new rule it's pointless for Jermaine.

even w/ nobody suspended the US wasn't winning that one, hopefully we'll just give a good ride. gutted for them not being able to be on the field tho.

i'm amazed there wasn't a yellow for the stuffing the ball into the player's chest by Ecuador on the sideline. ref started to lose control a bit at that point

Did I hear there is an explicit hand to face rule?

apparently.

doesn't seem to be an explicit hand to groin or hand to any other area rule tho

lol I missed the last Chile match ....they gave up TWO to Panama?