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US to play Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay in Copa America
Posted On Feb 23 2016
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The United States will be in Group A with Colombia, Costa Rica and Paraguay at Copa America Centenario.
Five time World Champions Brazil have been paired in group B with Ecuador, Haiti and Peru, while Mexico, Uruguay, Jamaica and Venezuela are in Group C.
The gasps were audible in the Hammerstein Ballroom when Colombia was drawn, no doubt a combination of reactions from anxious USA fans, as well as Colombia fans, who were well-represented at the draw.
The last three presidents of soccer’s governing bodies for South America and the CONCACAF region have been indicted, including former CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb, who agreed to plead guilty.
In the opener of a special 16-nation tournament whose business deals led to indictments against a slew of top soccer executives on corruption charges, the Americans play the Colombians on June 3 at Santa Clara, California. Orlando learned Sunday night it will feature Costa Rica vs. Paraguay on June 4, Panama vs. Bolivia on June 6 and Brazil vs. Haiti on June 8. Colombia emerged as one of the most exciting teams from the 2014 World Cup and advanced all the way to the quarterfinals.
The tournament is the largest to be held in America, since the 1994 World Cup. It will be a hard-fought group, but one that Argentina should be able to win so long as they play to their potential – something they’ve only done on a very inconsistent basis over the last few years.
The former German Under-17 worldwide has since been getting his first extended taste of competitive club football on loan at Rangers this season, and the U.S. manager will continue monitoring his progress over the next few months before determining whether he deserves to go to the 2016 Copa America.
Oscar and Willian are the two major players from Chelsea who will represent Brazil in the Copa. Its an avalanche, its huge, the Copa America in the United States after having the World Cup. The championship match will be held on June 26 in at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
June 9: Mexico vs. Jamaica, Rose Bowl; Uruguay vs. Venezuela, Philadelphia. That said, the US had an extremely tough group at World Cup 2014 and found a way to get out of that group.
“No I mean we were not really in the loop with what was happening throughout this whole period”, said Klinsmann when asked if there was any concern about the Copa America not happening in light of the scandal.
Brazil star Neymar, meanwhile, faces a potentially gruelling summer with the Copa America in June followed by the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August.
A lot of people will be excited for Argentina-Chile, a rematch of the 2015 Copa América final won by Chile. The outcome of Paraguay’s game against the United States likely will hinge on form and advancement scenarios.
