Copa América

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

There doesn't seem to be a thread for this, so I thought I'd start one. The competition kicks off in Chile on the 11th, with the final taking place on July 4th. This years guest teams are Mexico and Jamaica.

It should be a great tournament, with so many South American countries all boasting strong sides at the moment. Brazil, Argentina, Colombia Uruguay and Chile will all be hoping to become champions. The atmosphere in Colombia should be fantastic, I'm really looking forward to it.

Zemuppet

Looks like Setanta are showing all the games, so something to fill the gap for moment.

Brazil need to do well to redeem themselves over last years performance in the WC semis.

Headshot

Pity about the times of the match thou. A bit to late for me

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

Zemuppet wrote: »

Looks like Setanta are showing all the games, so something to fill the gap for moment.

Brazil need to do well to redeem themselves over last years performance in the WC semis.

As far as I know, they haven't lost a game since. They played Colombia a few months back and won 1-0, the Colombians were disappointed at the lack of revenge for the WC game.

Fr Tod Umptious

Headshot wrote: »

Pity about the times of the match thou. A bit to late for me

Chile is only 4 hours behind us, an hour less than the east coast of the US.

Its not excessive.

gimmick

Why is there another Copa America then next year?

Unless I imagined it, there is another in 2016 hosted in USA.

HalloweenJack

One-off special to celebrate the centenary of the first ever edition, afaik.

eagle eye

I love the Copa because you normally get a host of entertaining games and also because you have all the top players from Europe who everybody over here expects to be the best players in the tournament but there is always one or two players that we never heard of who make their name in this competition.

kfallon

No Suarez

FatherTed

HalloweenJack wrote: »

One-off special to celebrate the centenary of the first ever edition, afaik.

It might be on the chopping block due to all these bribes going on....

HalloweenJack

Anyone else a bit peeved that they don't use rankings to determine seedings?

Chile (as hosts), Argentina and Brazil are all first seeds so they are kept apart but when the draw was made, iirc, Colombia and Uruguay were ahead of Brazil in the ranking so Brazil would've been in second seeds had the seedings been based on rankings.

I know they do it so they can avoid Brazil and Argentina in the group stages but it's a bit unfair. And that's not really necessary since they've started playing the Superclasico de America, or whatever it's called.

MagicIRL

Seeding based on rankings is just as bad tbf... if you following rankings then Belgium are #2 somehow, and Spain are 10th behind Portugal, NL, Columbia and even France.

Magico Gonzalez

Most people in Argentina aren't particularly excited by the Copa, build up on TV has been pretty minimal. I'd be surprised to see them do to much as I get the feeling there is a lingering amount of world cup hangover. Not sure how much Messi will have in the tank either after this season's heroics and carrying the team in the WC.

Way more TV coverage for the Copa Libertadores and more column inches dedicated to the FIFA scandal in Argentina anyway, maybe Columbia and Chile are more bought into it. For whatever reason, the famous Argentine longing for European legitimacy perhaps, it's not even a 2 on the richter scale compared to the full on madness of the world cup.

At very least it'll be interesting to see how Tata Martinez approaches it, but I'd see Brazil as having more to gain here. I think they'll be driven more by the need to redeem themselves.

atilladehun

Just seeing there Japan, then China were both invited but didn't play before Jamaica got involved. Disappointed Delaney didn't get us into that. It's just one let down after another.

I'm away until the semis. Enjoy the talent scouting

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

The Colombians are definitely more excited about it, probably because they're actually good for a change.

dreamers75

All matches live on Youtube and Xbox Live in HD for free in UK and Ireland.


No tv company wanted to buy the rights so youtube got them for a pittance.

citytillidie

dreamers75 wrote: »

All matches live on Youtube and Xbox Live in HD for free in UK and Ireland.


No tv company wanted to buy the rights so youtube got them for a pittance.

Premier Sport has the UK rights

CSF

Setanta are showing them too right?

dreamers75

CSF wrote: »

Setanta are showing them too right?

They showing 26, Premier showing them all with Youtube and Xbox.

ArmaniJeanss

Will the youtube channel not be region-blocked seeing as BT/Setanta now have the rights?
Assuming its not (or that one is in an allowed region ) what will be the situation with commentary? Choice of different languages, or just one feed with no language?

Ste-

According to the telegraph you can't watch on youtube.
Link here.

Wow! Where can I watch it?


NOT YOUTUBE! Apparently. Though they did stream the 2011 tournament. Curiously the only television broadcaster showing the 2015 games is Premier Sports, which is on Sky channel 428. None of the big players like Sky or BT Sport seemed to have deemed it worthy of paying money for...oh, and if you have XBox Live you can watch it on that too.

Because of the time difference in Chile (five hours behind), games will kick off at 8pm, 10pm and 12:30am BST, making it the perfect accompaniment to bedtime.

CSF

That's really ****. Will have to have a look at what they do and don't have. Any standout games that aren't on Setanta?

Kirby

The Xbox it is so.

Drexel

Think il try and watch some of this this year. Never really paid much attention to it before.

About what times are the matches on?

Copper_pipe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RKpQ6qzNDU

CSF

jonny666 wrote: »

Think il try and watch some of this this year. Never really paid much attention to it before.

About what times are the matches on?

Ko times range between 8 and 12:30 I think

MarkY91

Did a tenner bet on messi for top scorer. I have a feeling it will be aguero though

CSF

dreamers75 wrote: »

They showing 26, Premier showing them all with Youtube and Xbox.

Turns out there only is 26 right? So Setanta are showing them all.

Charlie19

kfallon wrote: »

No Suarez

Well thats just ****.

theteal

dreamers75 wrote: »

All matches live on Youtube and Xbox Live in HD for free in UK and Ireland.


No tv company wanted to buy the rights so youtube got them for a pittance.

Balls, I just signed up for premier after seeing an ad on the train this morning. Still 2 months for £10 isn't bad, I can use it for the gah

Pudsy33

How do you get the Xbox streaming?

Godot.

Not working for Setanta or anything, but €10 for 2 months sounds good value with Copa America, UFC and the Baku Games

I'm a big sports buff though

Ferris_Bueller

A bit crap that nowhere else is showing this, would have liked to watch the games but don't have setanta or xbox.

Paully D

Pudsy33

Anyone know how to watch this on Xbox or YouTube?

Paully D

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Anyone know how to watch this on Xbox or YouTube?

Bet365 are streaming them mate if you have an account with them? You don't need to place a bet either from what I've been told.

Oat23

Paully D wrote: »

Bet365 are streaming them mate if you have an account with them? You don't need to place a bet either from what I've been told.

With bet365, you just need funds in your account. I've had a euro in there for about 2 years and I can watch their live streams if I ever need to.

Very handy, legal way to watch sports.

Jelle1880

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Anyone know how to watch this on Xbox or YouTube?

Should be the official channel on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/CopaAmerica

edit: Seems not...

Andersonisgod

After that rendition of the national anthem I wouldn't like to be Ecuador, they're very fired up.

GreNoLi

Ray Hudson baby.

Andersonisgod

GreNoLi wrote: »

Ray Hudson baby.

Where are you getting Hudson? Cos he ain't on setanta

Paully D

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Where are you getting Hudson? Cos he ain't on setanta

Bein. He's doing my head in already.

Great chance for Alexis there, should have scored.

Andersonisgod

Paully D wrote: »

Bein. He's doing my head in already.

Great chance for Alexis there, should have scored.

Darn, Setanta have 1 commentator and the video quality suggests that they may be illegally streaming this.

GreNoLi

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Where are you getting Hudson? Cos he ain't on setanta

On a random BEIN stream,Spanish commentary would probably be more intelligible than Hudson.:)

goldencrisp62

Mickey mouse tournament lads, only colombia are any good outside of the big 2

Andersonisgod

goldencrisp62 wrote: »

Mickey mouse tournament lads, only colombia are any good outside of the big 2

Chile look handy here as they did at the World Cup. Outside of those 4 i can't imagine any other team winning it with Uruguay sans Suarez and Mexico sending a second string team.

GreNoLi

Nice play there.

Oat23

goldencrisp62 wrote: »

Mickey mouse tournament lads, only colombia are any good outside of the big 2

Go to bed then.

goldencrisp62

Oat23 wrote: »

Go to bed then.

Just back from the cinema thanks and am enjoying some Netflix now. Enjoy the match

Andersonisgod

There's something inherently enjoyable about watching Jefferson Montero play football, you always feel he is on the verge of breaking the sound barrier.

Also loving the PE teacher style angry referee.

Oat23

Some beautiful build up play in the first half. Joy to watch.

Hudson is annoying, though.