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54 minutes ago, Collage said:

Why? :lol: They’ve previously been in the Asian Cup. Were they supposed to leave for the Copa America?

 

Because if you don't have 12 teams you can't have three groups of four and end up with two groups of five and 8 out of 10 teams advancing. They always have guests, I love when the US is one.

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1 hour ago, veriaqa said:

This is the first time since 1991 that Copa America doesn't have "guest" teams.  The "guest" teams usually come from Conmebol or AFC. I believe Mexico is the most invited "guest" team to play in Copa America.

Yea but Mexico is at least on the American continent.

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1 hour ago, Collage said:

Would make more sense to let teams from both Concacaf and Conmebol qualify and have a proper Copa America.

It would be the 10 South American teams + USA and Mexico, which is what they usually have anyway.

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44 minutes ago, Kaizero said:

It would be the 10 South American teams + USA and Mexico, which is what they usually have anyway.

With the possible occasional appearance of Costa Rica or Jamaica rather than Qatar or Australia.

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The "guest" aren't just "guest". To "qualify" the "guest" teams usually must win their respective continental competition final (AFC Cup or Gold Cup).

 

For this year Copa America, Australia are the winner of AFC Cup 2015 and Qatar are the winner of AFC Cup 2019.

 

 

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That would be a bloodbath :lol:

 

At this point I'd like to see the Copa America and Gold Cup combined. In an ideal Copa America the two guests teams would be the U.S and Mexico but it's not feasible to field a good enough team when we have our own tournament in the same summer. Now that the Confed Cup doesn't exist there's no real reason why they shouldn't be combined to make a larger tournament.

 

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41 minutes ago, Ameritoon said:

That would be a bloodbath :lol:

 

At this point I'd like to see the Copa America and Gold Cup combined. In an ideal Copa America the two guests teams would be the U.S and Mexico but it's not feasible to field a good enough team when we have our own tournament in the same summer. Now that the Confed Cup doesn't exist there's no real reason why they shouldn't be combined to make a larger tournament.

 

All sarcasm aside I feel the same way … if they’d have us (US).  
 

What’s an optimal number? 12?  Would 16 work?  I can’t see omitting Costa Rica, but things start getting pretty thin in concacaf after that.  Mexico, US, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, and Canada/Jamaica.  

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Do they ever "invite" European teams to the Copa America? Would be fun to watch someone like Serbia who are decent but failed to qualify for the Euros how they'd fare over there. Obviously would devalue Copa America too much to have some European losers just enter their competition instead :lol:

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10 hours ago, Nobody said:

Do they ever "invite" European teams to the Copa America? Would be fun to watch someone like Serbia who are decent but failed to qualify for the Euros how they'd fare over there. Obviously would devalue Copa America too much to have some European losers just enter their competition instead :lol:

 

Spain was supposed to be in it for 2011, but pulled out due to wanting to give their players a proper break after playing in the Euros, Confederation Cup and World Cup in three straight years.

 

Would've been interesting to have them at their peak competing in it.

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12 hours ago, Nobody said:

Do they ever "invite" European teams to the Copa America? Would be fun to watch someone like Serbia who are decent but failed to qualify for the Euros how they'd fare over there. Obviously would devalue Copa America too much to have some European losers just enter their competition instead :lol:


Serbian ultras mixing it up with favela radgies in Rio. The body count would be shocking. :lol:

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10 hours ago, Bizza said:

Surely if the ball hits the ref it's a drop ball? how was that goal allowed?

 

It's completely legal isn't it? Ball didn't change team possession or ended up in goal. Neymar hit a cross and it hit the ref but the ball ended with a Brazilian player? Or have they changed the laws again? 

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49 minutes ago, Flip said:

 

It's completely legal isn't it? Ball didn't change team possession or ended up in goal. Neymar hit a cross and it hit the ref but the ball ended with a Brazilian player? Or have they changed the laws again? 

 

In the Euros every time it's hit the ref play has been stopped like. Think it's a new rule though. 

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