In article <utoj7t$73ri$1@dont-email.me>, Lléo <llb.moura@gmail.com> wrote: >On 23/03/2024 19:27, MH wrote:

This qualifies us for the Copa America, with a group of Argentina, Peru,
and Chile. We could easily finish last.

I had not realised that the groups have already been drawn. Three months
ago, in fact.

Given that we also had the other playoff tonight (Costa Rica 3-1
Honduras), the 16 participants of Copa America are already known. So,
here are the full groups:

A - Argentina, Peru, Chile, Canada

Argentina and Chile to advance

B - Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Jamaica

Mexico and Jamaica

C - United States, Uruguay, Panama, Bolivia

USA and Uruguay

D - Brasil, Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica

Brasil and Paraguay

Looking up at Wikipedia, the playoff tree after the first round just
doesn't seem right. It reads:

A1 vs B2
B1 vs A2

C1 vs D2
D1 vs C2

So, that would mean that teams from group A and B can only meet teams
from groups C and D in the final, not before. If two teams from the same >group advance from the quarterfinals, they'll necessarily meet in the >semifinals. And also, that Brasil/Uruguay vs Argentina can only happen
in the final. It wasn't like that in 2016, so not sure why they decided
to botch it this time.

Best regards,

Lléo

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On 2024-03-24 3:03 a.m., Lléo wrote:

On 23/03/2024 19:27, MH wrote:

This qualifies us for the Copa America, with a group of Argentina,
Peru, and Chile. We could easily finish last.

I had not realised that the groups have already been drawn. Three months
ago, in fact.

Given that we also had the other playoff tonight (Costa Rica 3-1
Honduras), the 16 participants of Copa America are already known. So,
here are the full groups:

A - Argentina, Peru, Chile, Canada

At face value, looking quickly, this looks a very tough group for
Kanada, but then when you consider Chile and peru are old teams that are
not doing that well in qualifying, who is to say what happens?

B - Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Jamaica

Yet this group looks weaker than a CONCACAF group?

C - United States, Uruguay, Panama, Bolivia

and so does this one

D - Brasil, Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica

This looks a proper group

Looking up at Wikipedia, the playoff tree after the first round just
doesn't seem right. It reads:

A1 vs B2
B1 vs A2

C1 vs D2
D1 vs C2

So, that would mean that teams from group A and B can only meet teams
from groups C and D in the final, not before. If two teams from the same group advance from the quarterfinals, they'll necessarily meet in the semifinals. And also, that Brasil/Uruguay vs Argentina can only happen
in the final. It wasn't like that in 2016, so not sure why they decided
to botch it this time.

Best regards,

Lléo

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Lléo <llb.moura@gmail.com> wrote:

On 23/03/2024 19:27, MH wrote:

This qualifies us for the Copa America, with a group of Argentina, Peru,
and Chile. We could easily finish last.

I had not realised that the groups have already been drawn. Three months
ago, in fact.

Given that we also had the other playoff tonight (Costa Rica 3-1
Honduras), the 16 participants of Copa America are already known. So,
here are the full groups:

A - Argentina, Peru, Chile, Canada
B - Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Jamaica
C - United States, Uruguay, Panama, Bolivia
D - Brasil, Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica

Where’s Qatar? >:)

Ciao,
Werner

Looking up at Wikipedia, the playoff tree after the first round just
doesn't seem right. It reads:

A1 vs B2
B1 vs A2

C1 vs D2
D1 vs C2

So, that would mean that teams from group A and B can only meet teams
from groups C and D in the final, not before. If two teams from the same group advance from the quarterfinals, they'll necessarily meet in the semifinals. And also, that Brasil/Uruguay vs Argentina can only happen
in the final. It wasn't like that in 2016, so not sure why they decided
to botch it this time.

Best regards,

Lléo

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In article <uts6vu$16486$1@dont-email.me>,
Werner Pichler <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

Lléo <llb.moura@gmail.com> wrote:

On 23/03/2024 19:27, MH wrote:

This qualifies us for the Copa America, with a group of Argentina, Peru, >>> and Chile. We could easily finish last.

I had not realised that the groups have already been drawn. Three months
ago, in fact.

Given that we also had the other playoff tonight (Costa Rica 3-1
Honduras), the 16 participants of Copa America are already known. So,
here are the full groups:

A - Argentina, Peru, Chile, Canada
B - Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Jamaica
C - United States, Uruguay, Panama, Bolivia
D - Brasil, Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica

Where’s Qatar? >:)

The is CONMEBOL not CONCACAF :-)

Ciao,
Werner

Looking up at Wikipedia, the playoff tree after the first round just
doesn't seem right. It reads:

A1 vs B2
B1 vs A2

C1 vs D2
D1 vs C2

So, that would mean that teams from group A and B can only meet teams
from groups C and D in the final, not before. If two teams from the same
group advance from the quarterfinals, they'll necessarily meet in the
semifinals. And also, that Brasil/Uruguay vs Argentina can only happen
in the final. It wasn't like that in 2016, so not sure why they decided
to botch it this time.


Best regards,

Lléo

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