Copa América 2019 Discussion Thread & Prediction Pool (registration closed)

[ralle14]

"comfortably" - not so sure, Peru will for sure play a match of their life, cause when will they have the new chance to become champions? maybe never again

Even though Brazil is the favorite on the grand finals I also agree that it won't be a comfortable win for them. Peru got stomped during the group stages but they seem like a new team once they started progressing in the tournament. They're a strong team even if they don't win against Brazil on Sunday they still have a chance on the future tournaments because looking at their previous copa america results they usually finish top 8 or higher.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Even those of us who participated in this competition predict it will be a win for Chile and of course it is a surprise for all and about who will lift the trophy, I think Brazil will definitely get it, maybe easily.

Well obviously none thought that Peru was going to win. The worse case could be a draw in regular time but winning by 3 goals margin was indeed surprising.


What if Peru beat Brazil in the final? 😜

[logfiles]

What if Peru beat Brazil in the final? 😜

It's Copa America, anything can happen mate  
Since am always a neutral when it comes to Copa American, i would be happy if an underdog won this tournament.

Mostly Messi because it was probably the last hope for him to have a trophy.

He still has another chance next year where his country will be the co-host.
I still don't understand why this tournament is sometimes held yearly  
It makes it less interesting to me.

The 2020 Copa América will be the 47th edition of the Copa América, the international men's football championship organized by South America's football ruling body CONMEBOL. The tournament will take place in Colombia and Argentina from 12 June to 12 July 2020. This will mark the first time it will be hosted by more than one country since 1983, when it was played in a home-away basis, and the first time ever in two countries.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Copa_America

[Trofo]

In my opinion Brazil will qualify as a champion, because Brazil is superior in terms of players, a strategy of experience in the league.

No way, Brazil is winning this. I have chosen Brazil to win 2:0 in our pool and given my record the best Brazil can do is claim a draw and win on penalties 

If there is some Selecao fans among you, I could be persuaded to change my prediction for modest fee in BTC and by doing so guarantee an easy Brazil victory.

[Vishnu.Reang]

"comfortably" - not so sure, Peru will for sure play a match of their life, cause when will they have the new chance to become champions? maybe never again

Even though Brazil is the favorite on the grand finals I also agree that it won't be a comfortable win for them. Peru got stomped during the group stages but they seem like a new team once they started progressing in the tournament. They're a strong team even if they don't win against Brazil on Sunday they still have a chance on the future tournaments because looking at their previous copa america results they usually finish top 8 or higher.

I have a feeling that Brazil is going to win in a very comfortable manner. Peru had a few good matches recently, but it is not enough to take on the best team in the world. Teams like Argentina and Uruguay had a slight chance of beating Brazil, but not Peru. The final is going to be very one-sided and I won't be surprised if Brazil wins by a margin of more than 4  goals.

[logfiles]

The final is going to be very one-sided and I won't be surprised if Brazil wins by a margin of more than 4  goals.

We shall see.
Remember the Paraguay game where most people expected Brazil to just have a comfortable win in regular time but it turned out to be hard for them.

[sujonali1819]

In my opinion Brazil will qualify as a champion, because Brazil is superior in terms of players, a strategy of experience in the league.

No way, Brazil is winning this. I have chosen Brazil to win 2:0 in our pool and given my record the best Brazil can do is claim a draw and win on penalties 

If there is some Selecao fans among you, I could be persuaded to change my prediction for modest fee in BTC and by doing so guarantee an easy Brazil victory.

Ys, I also think Brazil will win the match easily against Peru on Finals. And I hope the score will be something like 2:0,3:0,4:0. Because In this Copa Amerika brazil did not digest any goal yet. So I think also in Final they will not digest any goal.

[JohnBitCo]

The final is going to be very one-sided and I won't be surprised if Brazil wins by a margin of more than 4  goals.

We shall see.
Remember the Paraguay game where most people expected Brazil to just have a comfortable win in regular time but it turned out to be hard for them.

Brazils are hot favorite to win the final against Paraguay but a lot depends on the day performance. If somehow Paraguay gets the lead first, I think it will be then a very thrilling match. Having a 3-0 Brazil win may be not as entertaining as 3-2  brazil win 

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

It's Copa America, anything can happen mate  
Since am always a neutral when it comes to Copa American, i would be happy if an underdog won this tournament.

Yes, so far in this tournament we have seen it. Chile was defeated by Peru, Argentina hardly equalize against Paraguay, Brazil and Venezuela draw match, Argentina was defeated by Colombia and many more unpredicted matches.

If Penu wins the the bookies will make millions if not billions from this single match LOL

[Upgrade00]

It's Copa America, anything can happen mate

It's FOOTBALL, anything can happen, but bookies and majority of fans world wide would back Brazil to take it home. I do not think it would be comfortable by any means.
Argentina has another shot next year, but need an overhaul of the training crew to stand any chance, otherwise it would be more of the same.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

It's Copa America, anything can happen mate

It's FOOTBALL, anything can happen, but bookies and majority of fans world wide would back Brazil to take it home. I do not think it would be comfortable by any means.
Argentina has another shot next year, but need an overhaul of the training crew to stand any chance, otherwise it would be more of the same.

Yeah, I get it but in some tournaments/leagues you can predict nearly accurately and teams have consistency. Like EPL. To me CL is hard though.

Anyway, I think Peru does not have anything to lose so they should play free game. Brazil will be in under pressure for sure but they should win this match very easily.

[Irvinn]

It's Copa America, anything can happen mate  
Since am always a neutral when it comes to Copa American, i would be happy if an underdog won this tournament.

Yes, so far in this tournament we have seen it. Chile was defeated by Peru, Argentina hardly equalize against Paraguay, Brazil and Venezuela draw match, Argentina was defeated by Colombia and many more unpredicted matches.

If Penu wins the the bookies will make millions if not billions from this single match LOL

If we compare the current and past grid tournament tables, the data is slightly different from each other.  It seems to me that the teams show really unexpected results.  No wonder bookmakers began to change inserts.
Apparently all this is happening against the background of unexpected results of the group stage.

[rachman mahesa]

It's Copa America, anything can happen mate  
Since am always a neutral when it comes to Copa American, i would be happy if an underdog won this tournament.

Yes, so far in this tournament we have seen it. Chile was defeated by Peru, Argentina hardly equalize against Paraguay, Brazil and Venezuela draw match, Argentina was defeated by Colombia and many more unpredicted matches.

If Penu wins the the bookies will make millions if not billions from this single match LOL

If we compare the current and past grid tournament tables, the data is slightly different from each other.  It seems to me that the teams show really unexpected results.  No wonder bookmakers began to change inserts.
Apparently all this is happening against the background of unexpected results of the group stage.

Every match in Copa America is indeed unexpected and difficult to predict. Just an example like Peru, who would have thought that peru could beat Chile with a score of 0-3 without any resistance. And for the final, maybe an unexpected match will come again.

[snipie]

If Penu wins the the bookies will make millions if not billions from this single match LOL

I believe with Copa America and CAF, bookies already made billions! and maybe some people with 0% knowledge of soccer and 100% luck too

[Red_Evil]

This was indeed the tournament of surprised.I was just thinking before the game that Chile should get an easy win and the semi finals were without any big surprise then it comes Peru and make a really good win against a Chile without bright ideas.

I think though that now it is obvious who the winner of this tournament will be,Brasil.

Brazil is not sure to be a champion in this turnament, Peru become underdog team in this tournament, they compete with extraordinary spirit.
Brazil could lose if they underestimated the power of Peru just like Chile did. if Peru become a champion it will be good for argentina because they will not be bullied again by media lol

Do you remember Chile has won the last two editions of the Copa America even when everyone would have expected Argentina to lift the trophy on both occasion, Brazil needs to be very cautious, If not, the story of the underdogs might be to continued.

of course, I remember that time, chile becomes underdogs team and Alexis becomes a new star. Even though Peru has lost against Brazil on the group stages, it will certainly be a lesson for Peru when they rematch against Brazil in the final.

[Naida_BR]

I still wonder if any Peruvian player will get any good transfer after the end of Copa America.
When Chile won the trophy many players got tranferred in big clubs and became key players in their teams. Do you think that something same would happen with Peru?

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

I still wonder if any Peruvian player will get any good transfer after the end of Copa America.
When Chile won the trophy many players got tranferred in big clubs and became key players in their teams. Do you think that something same would happen with Peru?

It's very much possible. If you caught the eyes of the selection board of a club then they will hire you. Clubs are always looking for talents so they won't miss it.

Argentina vs Chile is few hours.

[MakeMoneyBtc]

I am not sure about the winner between Argentina and Chile, even though I'm leaning towards Argentina but I think this will be a match with a lot of goals. The odds for over 2.5 goals is great and thats what I'm going to take tonight and maybe a small bet on Argentina

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

I am not sure about the winner between Argentina and Chile, even though I'm leaning towards Argentina but I think this will be a match with a lot of goals. The odds for over 2.5 goals is great and thats what I'm going to take tonight and maybe a small bet on Argentina

I am also expecting a free goal match. Both team has nothing to lose. Both will attack and we will see goals from those attacks. The winning possibility for Argentina is high but Chile is a good competitor.

[tomahawk9]

When Chile won the trophy many players got tranferred in big clubs and became key players in their teams. Do you think that something same would happen with Peru?

Which chilean players are you referring to? And to answer your question, I could see the GK going to a bigger club (he's playing in Peru), he was a beast against Chile.

Argentina vs Chile is few hours.

A bit of statistics, in case anyone's interested:

Head-to-head record (all games): Argentina - 59W / Chile - 6W / 24 draws. Argentina are undefeated against Chile in Copa America games (19W, 6D). Funnily enough, Argentina lost the last two Copa America finals (2015 and 2016) against Chile in the penalty shootout so, if the game today goes to ET today, [on paper] Chile have a good chance of winning the bronze medal.

Also, last chance for Messi to show up in this Copa America, what a shit tournament he's had so far :/

*edit: and how's the pool going, guys? Any early winners? Or do we have to wait until tomorrow's game?