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July 05, 2024, 02:53:53 PM
The Argentina team won this match due to the only goalkeeper Mertínez, he saved a lot of balls. But the goal that the Ecuador team player gave with his head in the extra minute of the main game is definitely mysterious.  Martinez was unsuccessful there, however, as he made the save to catch the ball as it went. But the first ball was directly handed back to secure a 50 per cent win here, and he picked up another ball beautifully to give the Argentine side a massive boost from Martinez.

The Copa America seems to be an entertaining tournament for Argentina and Brazil because they've continued to enjoy the game without difficulties and I'm hoping to see both of them faced each other in the Copa America final. Let's stick to Argentina because their game comes with promising results, Argentina side are probably lucky I guessed. They've good players but they've always grabbed their golden opportunities with everything within their space. They've one of the best player in the history but when it comes to top competition, they will win games comfortably.
I think the reason why Argentina and Brazil have been having been recording more success in the Copa America than any other country that participates in the competition in recent years is because of the fact that the two football nations have more quality players in their team than the other teams. Earlier today, Ecuador was inches away from eliminating the Argentina national team but failed to convert their penalties after Lionel Messi missed the first kick of the penalty shootout. Brazil will play against another strong football nation in the tournament Uruguay in their quarter final game and I strongly believe that Brazil will likely win the game at the end.
Since the knockout stages draw allows both Brazil and Argentina to make it to the final of the competition, I think there's more probability that we'll see both teams in the final.
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July 05, 2024, 02:44:25 PM
The Argentina team won this match due to the only goalkeeper Mertínez, he saved a lot of balls. But the goal that the Ecuador team player gave with his head in the extra minute of the main game is definitely mysterious.  Martinez was unsuccessful there, however, as he made the save to catch the ball as it went. But the first ball was directly handed back to secure a 50 per cent win here, and he picked up another ball beautifully to give the Argentine side a massive boost from Martinez.

The Copa America seems to be an entertaining tournament for Argentina and Brazil because they've continued to enjoy the game without difficulties and I'm hoping to see both of them faced each other in the Copa America final. Let's stick to Argentina because their game comes with promising results, Argentina side are probably lucky I guessed. They've good players but they've always grabbed their golden opportunities with everything within their space. They've one of the best player in the history but when it comes to top competition, they will win games comfortably.
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July 05, 2024, 02:40:45 PM
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Agree with all you said, Argentina played very badly and Ecuador played well, it's really interesting to see nowadays small teams can give a fight with the top teams, it's not only happen in Copa America, but it also happen in Euro.

Venezuela has a high chance to beat Canada, Venezuela haven't lose in group stage, on the other hand Canada isn't that strong too.
Are you watching the full time match between Argentina vs Ecuador?
I watched the match from the first minute until the last penalty goal scored by Otamendi. Argentina played well in that match, Ecuador also tried their best. I'm not saying Argentina's performance was so bad that they deserved to lose, but of course they won't always be able to control the pressure well when the opposing team applies high pressure.
Yep, its not true that Argentina played very badly yesterday, but it is true that some of the Argentina players did not play as usual.
Argentina strategy could not develop because Ecuador played extraordinary yesterday, they had to play aggressively rather than just defending against Argentina because they will definitely lose if they only play defensively since the beginning.
Actually, I hope Enner doesn't miss his penalty,  the match will definitely be more intense and Argentina will definitely play aggressively after 1-1.
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July 05, 2024, 02:15:00 PM
For the match Argentina vs Ecuador today that Argentina is very deserved to called as the first favourite in this tournament because they had been through an group stages with perfect results and from 3 matches they can win all of those matches on that stages and Argentina also still not conceded goals and scores 5 goals and compared to their opponent Ecuador obviously they are much better
Messi who absense when Argentina beat Canada most likely will be played again today and both teams has been met on June through an friendly match and Argentina can beat Ecuador with narrow score and i think for this match i wouldn't analysis more because from whole conditions certainly Argentina is much better than Ecuador and about betting option Argentina has odds @1.46 and indeed this odds is low but as a favourite the bookmakers will always be provide low odds for Argentina for each matches in this tournament but i think pick Argentina win will be easy money because most likely Argentina will be able to beat Ecuador
In less than 75 minutes from now, the Copa America quarter final game between Argentina vs Ecuador game will kickoff and considering the quality of players win the two teams, I have np doubt that Argentina are going to get the better of their opponents. Just like you rightly said, Argentina are currently backed by bookmakers to win the game and I wasn't even surprised with the fact that they're favorites to win the game. Again, I think the game is going to produce more than two goals so if I should stake on the game, I'll go for an Argentina win and over two goals to be scored in the game.
Argentina Football team won the match on penalties and score was 4-2. The score of both team was 1-1 but we expected that  Argentina team will kick more goals but we saw high competition in that match. Martínez did  first goal of the match but after that Argentina team did not play defensive and Ecuador team saw the opportunity and did goal in the 91 minutes of the match.Rodríguez was the player who made the match slightly competitive and after that both teams played defensive and no team could do any  single goal. The match went to penalties and strikers of Argentina team played excellent and they did excellent goals and they won the match due to great kicking practice. But I think Argentina team should win this match one sided because they played their full strength team.
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July 05, 2024, 01:58:52 PM
In the first half, the Argentina vs Colombia match was going very tough, both teams launched attacks on each other, but i saw that Ecuador posed more threats to Argentina, but apparently, Argentina was ahead of the match with a score of 1-0 through a directed header given by Lisandro Martinez in the 35th minute, and the score did not change until the end of the first half. In the second half, Ecuador received a penalty opportunity due to a mistake by an Argentinian player who touched the ball with his hand, but unfortunately this golden opportunity was not utilized properly by Ecuador's player Enner Valencia. However, in the final minutes of the match, Kevin Rodriguez managed to equalize the score at 1-1, through an assist provided by J. Yeboah, this forced Argentina to continue fighting for victory, but until the extra time was over, the score was still the same.

In the Penalty round, Messi had the opportunity to be the first executioner, but he failed to give his best shot. Fortunately, they managed to win this match through great saves by the Argentina goalkeeper. Argentina managed to score 4 goals, while Ecuador only managed to score 2 goals in the penalty round. Congratulations to Argentina for successfully advancing to the semifinals.
We have first quarterfinal between Argentina vs Ecuador this was not between Argentina vs Columbia in first half we have good performance from the Argentina which take good advantage and having lead in 35th minute through Inter Milan hero Martinez but in second half we have strong comeback by the Ecuador which take complete control of the game and have early penalty which was missed but in injury time they have equalizer which bring them back into hunt for the having match on penalties, and again they were not able to convert their chances which give them defeat and exit from the event.

Lionel Messi also lost his penalty but rest of the team done good work and give him strong backup which helps them for having win and first team to qualify for the semifinal of the event now we have next game between Venezuela vs Canada we have two games which ended on draw so now it's interesting for both to win and have spot into semifinal.
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Agree with all you said, Argentina played very badly and Ecuador played well, it's really interesting to see nowadays small teams can give a fight with the top teams, it's not only happen in Copa America, but it also happen in Euro.

Venezuela has a high chance to beat Canada, Venezuela haven't lose in group stage, on the other hand Canada isn't that strong too.
Are you watching the full time match between Argentina vs Ecuador?
I watched the match from the first minute until the last penalty goal scored by Otamendi. Argentina played well in that match, Ecuador also tried their best. I'm not saying Argentina's performance was so bad that they deserved to lose, but of course they won't always be able to control the pressure well when the opposing team applies high pressure.
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July 05, 2024, 01:15:42 PM

Such rules force the favorites to attack more, but allow the underdogs to hope for a penalty shootout. In total, this has zero effect on the entertainment value of the tournament.
The fact that only the final match is played according to normal rules (and as we know, it is assumed that Brazil and Argentina will play there) devalues ​​all other games. Really annoying tournament: games start at 1/4, “shortened regulations”, the tournament is designed to see one couple in the final. You can also remember that this is the 5th America's Cup in the last 9 years. Complete nonsense.

Not that i am comparing the nations in it to to other nations but let’s be real here the European competition which is the Euros is by far a better competition than this Copa America in terms of competitiveness. I had thought it would have been more competitive with the inclusion of the northern American countries but yet it is just as boring as before. The matches in other competitions are been tried to stretch to but they are canceling out extra time again. Even the AFCON is better competition than this in terms of competitiveness.

Just like your frustration too, I am also fed up with the every two years tournament it is not making it exciting anymore. The excitement will be in a long time anticipation of it happen and not the two thing.

Agree. I also expected that the participation of the USA and Canada would bring some variety to the usual situation, but this did not happen at all. It feels like there are fewer teams, not more haha.
And by the way, this tournament reminded me of the League of Nations - the same lack of grace and routine. I imagine what would happen if Ecuador won this penalty shootout  Grin
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July 05, 2024, 01:11:02 PM
After Argentina's difficult qualification, I hope you realize that South American teams have improved a lot in recent years, and that Argentina isn't so much better than Brazil, because there are also days when it plays very badly
Yesterday was one of those days, Argentina played VERY badly, Messi played badly and Ecuador played a better game, missing more chances to score
But the Argentinian team's experience made the difference yesterday, managing to hold off the Ecuadorian team and qualify through penalty kicks

If Argentina play like that against Colombia or Brazil, they won't be champions, but yesterday's game can serve as a lesson to improve for the next match

Today I believe Venezuela will win  Cool
This was really incredible game between two quality teams with Argentina won on penalties is surely giving indications how tough was Ecuador in this game with missed penalty and having equalizer into injury time what a performance from them with this game now fans are realizing how tough is South American soccer which is now having few huge changes, and we are going to have few countries which can go through with their improved quality and consistency at the top level in big events.

Now we are having second game after few hours with Venezuela is slightly favourite in odds but in quality they are having good advantage against Canada which is only team from North America to have spot into top eight but as things are going most chances we will be having all South American teams into top four due to their superior quality and performance in this game we have good odds for the Venezuela @2.75 due to last two games ended on draw between these countries.
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July 05, 2024, 12:10:55 PM
Copa America first  Quarterfinals final match is Argentina vs  Ecuador.  Both teams played very well last minute of the game.  First half Argentina take lead by one goal Lisandro Martinez made a goal. In the 91 minutes Kevin Rodriguez equal to  Ecuador. The match gose to the tiebreaker. Argentina won the match 4-2 goal. Lionel Messi took the first penalty for Argentina. But he hit the crossbar. Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez becomes a hero by saving the first two penalties. Alvarez, Alistair, Montiel, and Otamendi take a shoot and score a goal. Argentina achieved a very good win. congratulations team Argentina.
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July 05, 2024, 12:07:07 PM
Prior to the match against Ecuador, Argentina had performed well in every match they had played in the Copa America, but in this match they were not at their best. As they face tough opponents in the semi-finals, they must improve their performance in the semi-finals or else their Copa America journey may end in the semi-finals

Matches in the group stages can't be equated with matches in the knockout rounds, there are different atmospheres, mentalities and moral responsibilities. In the group stage, Argentina can play more freely, because when they lose, they still have 2 more matches (the same was the case as their journey in the last WC).

I think they did the best they could, luckily El Dibu was able to save Ecuador's 2 penalties. Their next opponent is Venezuela/Canada, they're in the same group as Canada and I think there will be no problem for Argentina if they have to meet Canada again, and if it becomes Venezuela, I also still believe Argentina can win.
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July 05, 2024, 12:00:01 PM
Agree with all you said, Argentina played very badly and Ecuador played well, it's really interesting to see nowadays small teams can give a fight with the top teams, it's not only happen in Copa America, but it also happen in Euro.

Venezuela has a high chance to beat Canada, Venezuela haven't lose in group stage, on the other hand Canada isn't that strong too.

I'm a big believer in Venezuela winning, I think it's very difficult for them to lose, given that Canada doesn't have much tradition in the decisive stages either


So true! It's not about Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay anymore and like you said above , South Americans national teams have improved a lot and I won't be surprised to see Columbia actually win it all. For me , I'm still more impressed with how Uruguay is playing and their are still favorites in my eyes to lift the trophy after more than 1 decade.

Last night Argentina played poorly and I think Ecuador actually deserved to qualify but they missed a penalty and a very important chance to score in the last minute of the regular game.

Yes, Ecuador were fully capable of winning yesterday, with more chances to score, but the tradition factor of the big teams plays an important role in these decisive matches

If they can go further by performing well then there is a possibility of entering the finals.
Because the Argentina team is full of patient and experienced players, and Lionel Messi missed out on today's Penalty, many spectators were hurt.


It's often interesting to note that the best player on the match, or the star of the team, misses the penalty kick
It's not the first time for Messi,  and even Cristiano Ronaldo himself missed his penalty during regular time at the Euro last game


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July 05, 2024, 11:33:30 AM
In the quarter-final match between Argentina and Ecuador, the first 90 minutes of the game was a draw, but later a result came through Tribeca and Argentina won the semi-finals.  Ecuador was definitely an easy opponent for Argentina but Argentina failed to win against this easy opponent.  

Although Ecuador team was an easy opponent for Argentina team, but Argentina team did not perform well. Of course this game had the potential to be a wide margin, in this game I saw the Ecuador team's defenders and attacking departments were very diligent. Due to which the Argentine team was able to prevent the attacks easily, but due to the mistakes of the defenders, the ball entered the goal post at the last moment of the Argentine team. And as the match was tied 1-1, Argentina's goalkeeper Martínez played the biggest role in Tribeca as he prevented the goals. and enters the semi-final matches from the quarter-finals.


Martínez gave the team the lead in the first half and Argentina held that lead until 90 minutes before Rodríguez equalized for Ecuador in extra time.  Argentina went one goal early but their overall performance was not very good for me.  


If they can go further by performing well then there is a possibility of entering the finals.
Because the Argentina team is full of patient and experienced players, and Lionel Messi missed out on today's Penalty, many spectators were hurt.
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July 05, 2024, 10:48:34 AM
In the quarter-final match between Argentina and Ecuador, the first 90 minutes of the game was a draw, but later a result came through Tribeca and Argentina won the semi-finals.  Ecuador was definitely an easy opponent for Argentina but Argentina failed to win against this easy opponent. 

Martínez gave the team the lead in the first half and Argentina held that lead until 90 minutes before Rodríguez equalized for Ecuador in extra time.  Argentina went one goal early but their overall performance was not very good for me. 

Prior to the match against Ecuador, Argentina had performed well in every match they had played in the Copa America, but in this match they were not at their best. As they face tough opponents in the semi-finals, they must improve their performance in the semi-finals or else their Copa America journey may end in the semi-finals
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July 05, 2024, 10:17:28 AM
After Argentina's difficult qualification, I hope you realize that South American teams have improved a lot in recent years, and that Argentina isn't so much better than Brazil, because there are also days when it plays very badly
Yesterday was one of those days, Argentina played VERY badly, Messi played badly and Ecuador played a better game, missing more chances to score
But the Argentinian team's experience made the difference yesterday, managing to hold off the Ecuadorian team and qualify through penalty kicks

If Argentina play like that against Colombia or Brazil, they won't be champions, but yesterday's game can serve as a lesson to improve for the next match

Today I believe Venezuela will win  Cool
Agree with all you said, Argentina played very badly and Ecuador played well, it's really interesting to see nowadays small teams can give a fight with the top teams, it's not only happen in Copa America, but it also happen in Euro.

Venezuela has a high chance to beat Canada, Venezuela haven't lose in group stage, on the other hand Canada isn't that strong too.
Argentina eventually won but their team success disappointed me. Such a performance cannot be expected from a team against Ecuador. Goal keeper Emiliano Martinez effort gave Argentina the win but Messi missed goal in the tiebreaker really disappointed me. Messi has had to deal with Ecuador's flurry of attacks throughout the match, which is relatively unimaginable for a small team. However Argentina qualified for the final of the Copa America and won 4-2 goals. A tougher challenge awaits Argentina. Hope to fulfill the expectations of the audience by playing better in the final.
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July 05, 2024, 10:00:43 AM
After Argentina's difficult qualification, I hope you realize that South American teams have improved a lot in recent years, and that Argentina isn't so much better than Brazil, because there are also days when it plays very badly
Yesterday was one of those days, Argentina played VERY badly, Messi played badly and Ecuador played a better game, missing more chances to score
But the Argentinian team's experience made the difference yesterday, managing to hold off the Ecuadorian team and qualify through penalty kicks

If Argentina play like that against Colombia or Brazil, they won't be champions, but yesterday's game can serve as a lesson to improve for the next match
I actually not watching the Copa America tournament due to the time-zone difference, it's always midnight over here with every fixtures but have been following up with the highlights of the games and I can agree with you that a notable improvement has been made so far, and among the competing teams unlike when we use to see Argentina and Brazil largely dominating the whole game making the tournament appear less competitive and challenging to viewers perspective.

Couldn't be more than proud of Ecuador for that strong challenge. Yesterday's experience from Ecuador am sure Argentina wasn't expecting they would find themselves lurking on defensive game against Ecuador. Imo, Ecuador's top 9 wasn't just adequate to the task of putting in the ball behind the Argentines net, else the game wouldn't have gone into penalty shootouts... For Dibu Martinez he's a good goalie at penalty saves and no wonder why Argentina in their poor performance had to make sure they send the game to a shootouts which did end their favour.
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The Argentina team qualified for the semi-finals. But I would say Argentina should perform better if they want to win the Copa title.

We saw good performances from Argentina's players in every match of the group stage. But Argentina's overall performance against Ecuador was a bit slow. Argentina did not play a full attacking strategy in this match. I think if Argentina played attacking strategy, the match would have been more competitive and Argentina's chances of winning would have increased. But Scaloni probably didn't want to take the risk. So Barcelona played somewhat defensively in this match.

In the entire match, Barcelona players made a total of 8 shots, while Ecuador's players made 9 shots. Both had two shots on target. It goes without saying that Argentina dominated the match. Argentina players have 51% ball possession in this match.
Folks, that Argentina game? Relax. Large-scale snoozefest. They had the ball for a long time, but thats like saying you're the best at tiddlywinks. Its not going to win you games. They played like they were new friends playing pickup basketball. There is no spark, no energy, and nothingness.

Messi? Still the greatest. But he too looks like he's lost out there. The team never stops playing Messi, but its not working. Teamwork is what you need, not just one person. Hey Scaloni, wake up! Your job is to coach. Do something! Attempt new things and bring in some new people to mix things up. We're not going anywhere fast if we dont change something.

Messi isnt enough for Argentina. Their group needs to work together. They need to rediscover their spark or they'll be out of the Copa in no time. You should know that I hate losers more than anyone else.
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July 05, 2024, 09:52:27 AM
In the first half, the Argentina vs Colombia match was going very tough, both teams launched attacks on each other, but i saw that Ecuador posed more threats to Argentina, but apparently, Argentina was ahead of the match with a score of 1-0 through a directed header given by Lisandro Martinez in the 35th minute, and the score did not change until the end of the first half. In the second half, Ecuador received a penalty opportunity due to a mistake by an Argentinian player who touched the ball with his hand, but unfortunately this golden opportunity was not utilized properly by Ecuador's player Enner Valencia. However, in the final minutes of the match, Kevin Rodriguez managed to equalize the score at 1-1, through an assist provided by J. Yeboah, this forced Argentina to continue fighting for victory, but until the extra time was over, the score was still the same.

In the Penalty round, Messi had the opportunity to be the first executioner, but he failed to give his best shot. Fortunately, they managed to win this match through great saves by the Argentina goalkeeper. Argentina managed to score 4 goals, while Ecuador only managed to score 2 goals in the penalty round. Congratulations to Argentina for successfully advancing to the semifinals.
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July 05, 2024, 09:52:03 AM
After Argentina's difficult qualification, I hope you realize that South American teams have improved a lot in recent years, and that Argentina isn't so much better than Brazil, because there are also days when it plays very badly
Yesterday was one of those days, Argentina played VERY badly, Messi played badly and Ecuador played a better game, missing more chances to score
But the Argentinian team's experience made the difference yesterday, managing to hold off the Ecuadorian team and qualify through penalty kicks

If Argentina play like that against Colombia or Brazil, they won't be champions, but yesterday's game can serve as a lesson to improve for the next match


The game ended in a draw during regular time. Argentina didn't win the game outright; it was decided by a penalty shootout. Ecuador played better but still hasn't beaten Argentina in Copa America. Ecuador deserved to win, but Emi Martinez's brilliance helped Argentina advance to the next stage. Argentina should admit they played poorly today. Thanks to Dibu, Argentina is through to the semi-finals. These days, we can't just call Argentina and Brazil the top teams in Copa America; the other teams have shown they can compete. Copa America is not as simple as it used to be.
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July 05, 2024, 09:40:12 AM
After Argentina's difficult qualification, I hope you realize that South American teams have improved a lot in recent years, and that Argentina isn't so much better than Brazil, because there are also days when it plays very badly
Yesterday was one of those days, Argentina played VERY badly, Messi played badly and Ecuador played a better game, missing more chances to score
But the Argentinian team's experience made the difference yesterday, managing to hold off the Ecuadorian team and qualify through penalty kicks

If Argentina play like that against Colombia or Brazil, they won't be champions, but yesterday's game can serve as a lesson to improve for the next match

Today I believe Venezuela will win  Cool



So true! It's not about Argentina , Brazil and Uruguay anymore and like you said above , South Americans national teams have improved a lot and I won't be surprised to see Columbia actually win it all. For me , I'm still more impressed with how Uruguay is playing and their are still favorites in my eyes to lift the trophy after more than 1 decade.

Last night Argentina played poorly and I think Ecuador actually deserved to qualify but they missed a penalty and a very important chance to score in the last minute of the regular game.
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July 05, 2024, 09:04:13 AM
After Argentina's difficult qualification, I hope you realize that South American teams have improved a lot in recent years, and that Argentina isn't so much better than Brazil, because there are also days when it plays very badly
Yesterday was one of those days, Argentina played VERY badly, Messi played badly and Ecuador played a better game, missing more chances to score
But the Argentinian team's experience made the difference yesterday, managing to hold off the Ecuadorian team and qualify through penalty kicks

If Argentina play like that against Colombia or Brazil, they won't be champions, but yesterday's game can serve as a lesson to improve for the next match

Today I believe Venezuela will win  Cool
Agree with all you said, Argentina played very badly and Ecuador played well, it's really interesting to see nowadays small teams can give a fight with the top teams, it's not only happen in Copa America, but it also happen in Euro.

Venezuela has a high chance to beat Canada, Venezuela haven't lose in group stage, on the other hand Canada isn't that strong too.
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