With three disputed dates, the two groups of the America Cup They are shaping up for the quarterfinals. With this partial picture, the leaders Brazil and Argentina in both areas they were the first to secure the ticket to the next instance. The Albiceleste was the last to get it thanks to his victory against Paraguay. For now, these teams would not meet until the final on July 10, which will be played at the Maracana Stadium. Although the locals showed the best game so far and are the clear candidates to retain the crown achieved in 2019.
In Group A, Argentina leads with 7 points as a result of its last two victories, both 1-0, against Uruguay and Paraguay. The initial tie against Chile (1-1) is added. Chile is second with 5 units, Paraguay with 3, Uruguay with 1 and Bolivia closes the table without units.
Brazil, for its part, leads Group B alone with a perfect score after its two victories, 3-0 against Venezuela and 4-0 against Peru. He had the third date free and still kept the tip of his zone. Due to the collective level and its individualities, it should not have shocks to keep the remaining six points and capitalize on its vanguard in the area.
Behind the Verdeamarela are Colombia (4), Peru (3), Venezuela (2) and Ecuador (1). On the next day, this Wednesday, Ecuadorians and Peruvians will meet in the first round and later Brazil will play the strongest match in their area when they clash against the coffee growers.
While the other group will have its fourth day on Thursday, with the following matches: Bolivia-Uruguay and Chile-Paraguay. Argentina will have rest and will only return on the last date.
The dispute system indicates that The top four of each group will qualify for the quarterfinals. The winners of each zone will play against the fourth from the other zone, and the second against the third.
In this way, if the first phase ended today, the clashes of the next knockout stage scheduled for July 2 and 3 would be the following:
Argentina-Venezuela
Chile-Peru
Colombia-Paraguay
Brazil-Uruguay
One caveat, Argentina and Brazil would meet only in a hypothetical final.
To confirm these crosses, we will first have to wait for the results of the third and fourth dates, the latter (June 27 and 28), where all matches will be played simultaneously. In case of equality in points, the best goal difference will be used, and the highest number of goals converted. Then there is a tiebreaker system as indicated in the tournament regulations.
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