Copa America Schedule
The Copa America starts tomorrow night and runs through the middle of July, providing some invaluable quality soccer relief during the close season. I've just added Goltv, which has the exclusive English language rights, to my cable set-up, so I'm good to go.
Here are the groups and their schedules:
Group A
Venezuela
Uruguay
Bolivia
Peru
| Date | Time (ET) | Teams | City |
| June 26 | 20:45 | Venezuela - Bolivia | San Cristóbal |
| June 26 | 16:00 | Peru - Uruguay | Mérida |
| June 30 | 18:15 | Venezuela - Peru | San Cristóbal |
| June 30 | 16:00 | Bolivia - Uruguay | San Cristóbal |
| July 3 | 18:30 | Bolivia - Peru | Mérida |
| July 3 | 20:45 | Uruguay - Venezuela | Mérida |
Group B
Brazil
Mexico
Chile
Ecuador
| Date | Time (ET) | Teams | City |
| June 27 | 20:45 | Brazil- Mexico | Puerto Ordaz |
| June 27 | 18:30 | Chile - Ecuador | Puerto Ordaz |
| July 1 | 16:00 | Brazil - Chile | Maturín |
| July 1 | 18:15 | Mexico - Ecuador | Maturín |
| July 4 | 18:30 | Mexico - Chile | Puerto la Cruz |
| July 4 | 20:45 | Ecuador - Brazil | Puerto la Cruz |
Group C
Argentina
Paraguay
Colombia
USA
| Date | Time (ET) | Teams | City |
| June 28 | 20:45 | Argentina - USA | Maracaibo |
| June 28 | 18:30 | Colombia - Paraguay | Maracaibo |
| July 2 | 20:45 | Argentina - Colombia | Maracaibo |
| July 2 | 18:30 | USA - Paraguay | Barinas |
| July 5 | 18:30 | USA - Colombia | Barquisimeto |
| July 5 | 20:45 | Paraguay - Argentina | Barquisimeto |
Knockout rounds
The top two teams of each group and the best two third place teams advance to the playoffs.
TV information: All games will air on GolTV in English and Spanish. Matches will either air on Univision (U) or TeleFutura (T) in Spanish.
July 7 - Quarter final 1 - A1 vs. 2nd best third team - Estadio Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui (U)
July 7 - Quarter final 2 - Best third team vs. B2 - Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal (T)
July 8 - Quarter final 3 - B1 vs. C2 - Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín (U)
July 8 - Quarter final 4 - C1 vs. A2 - Estadio Metropolitano de Fútbol de Lara, Barquisimeto (U)
July 10 - Semi final 1 - Q1 vs. Q2 - Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad Universitaria, Caracas (?)
July 11 - Semi final 2 - Q3 vs. Q4 - Estadio Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz (?)
July 14 - Third place - S1 loser vs. S2 Loser - Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad Universitaria, Caracas (T)
July 15 - Final - S1 vs. S2 - Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo (U)
posted by gatorbob @ 3:56 PM
9 Comments:
I'm not sure that I have GolTV but if I do I'll blog the US / Argentina match with you, GB.
Hey Trev, if you have FSC - and I know you do - it should be part of the same package. All I did was called up Comcast and they shifted my package to include it for no extra cost. Give it a shot - should be a good competition.
Gooner will be in the Gatorhouse for the U.S. vs. Argie match.
Looks like Mexico's loss in the Gold Cup is weighing heavily on them.
Read the Guardian article
HERE
The Mexican side certainly does as if they're in crisis after losing on Sunday, but we'll see the real damage tomorrow night vs. Brasil at 8:45 p.m.
Really interesting first day of the Copa with super coverage on GolTV. Peru surprised everyone by thumping the highly favored Uruguay 3-0 in the opener and that was followed by a spirited 2-2 draw between the two weakest sides in South American - hosts Venezuela and Bolivia.
I completely forgot I have tickets to the DC United / Rapids match on Thursday eve . . . I'm afraid I'll miss the USA / Argentina match-up . . . :(
Hey lads, back from the DC United game . . . Cal and I scampered out just before a bolt of lightning struck and caused the game to be delayed . . . United up to 2 to 1 . . . The US are tied with Argenina at the half . . . 11 men bhind the ball seems to be the ticket so far . . .
Interesting, we are getting the American commentary and the Spanish commercials on Gol TV
Sir Trev: Sorry about the lack of coverage on the LOB. Gooner's with me this week so we're luxuriating in the wonder of GolTV and the marvelous Ray Hudson, who did the play by play on the Arg vs. US game.
Picking the bones of that match: it's rare when I feel good about a 4-1 loss. It shows you just how bloody good the Argies are these days that a US side can play out of their skins for 70 minutes and still lose handily. The bright spots for the US were mainly the backfour too - Demerit and Bornstein particularly. Eddie Johnson had probably his best match for us too. But in the end, Riquelme, Messi, and Crespo were just on a different planet. And when they got knackered they had Aimar and Tevez off the bench. Crikey!
Interesting set of results in yesterday's Group A second stage games. Venezuela's 2-0 win over Peru puts them in pole position to win the group now, as they're on 4 points from 2 games. Uruguay's 1-0 win over Bolivia means that there are now two sides on 3 points. As the top two third placed teams go through to the quarter finals, the U.S. now almost certainly will need 4 points in their next two matches in order to progress. A tough order.
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