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- The Copa America knockout rounds are set to happen all through this week
- In contrast to the Euros, there’s be no extra-time and video games will go straight to penalties
Soccer followers can put together for extra drama than ever on this yr’s Copa America with the knockout spherical fixtures set to take away extra-time and, as a substitute, head straight to penalties.
After an exciting group stage, the quarter-final fixtures have been drawn for the competitors and it is thrown up some intriguing battles which might be set to happen.
Brazil will face fellow South American heavyweights Uruguay in a mouthwatering match-up, whereas Colombia will line up towards Panama in a far simpler draw.
In the meantime, Lionel Messi and Argentina will open the knockout levels towards Ecuador in Houston on Thursday evening, earlier than Venezuela and Canada face off in Arlington 24 hours later.
As followers gear up for the massive fixtures, they need to bear in mind that – in contrast to Euro 2024 – there will likely be no extra-time for any of the knockout rounds, aside from the ultimate.
There will likely be no penalty shoot-outs in the course of the 2024 Copa America knockout rounds
Brazil will tackle Colombia in one of the crucial thrilling match-ups within the match
As a substitute, matches will head straight to a penalty shootout – which ought to result in extra drama for these watching on.
There will likely be no USA within the closing stage of the competitors after their unceremonious ending on Monday evening.
The Group C finale in Kansas Metropolis ended with USA star Christian Pulisic telling Peruvian referee Kevin Ortega that he and his group of officers ought to have a good time with the Uruguay gamers.
This got here after Uruguay beat Pulisic’s facet 1-0 courtesy of a controversial objective scored by Mathias Olivera.
Many followers, gamers and pundits had been livid {that a} VAR assessment allowed the objective to face, regardless of one body showing to point out that Olivera was properly offside when Ronald Araujo initially received his head on the tip of a Nicolas de la Cruz free-kick.
Araujo’s header was saved however Olivera tapped residence the rebound to assist his facet end high of Group C.
A tweet by World Soccer Speak described the choice as ‘UNBELIEVABLE’, whereas one USA fan wrote: ‘So this is not offside….. okay, CONMEBOL…okay…’
The USA is not going to function within the knockout rounds after their latest exit from Copa America
Referee Ortega refused to shake palms with Pulisic following the ultimate whistle, however solely after the previous Chelsea ahead shouted at him whereas pointing on the celebrating Uruguay gamers: ‘Why aren’t you over there with them?’
Regardless of being adamant that Uruguay’s objective mustn’t have stood, followers had been additionally fast to level out that the USA’s early exit from their very own get together was not solely all the way down to the officers.
A draw towards Uruguay would nonetheless have seen Pulisic and Co knocked out of the match due to final week’s 2-1 defeat by Panama, who in the end went by way of in second place with six factors, two forward of the States.
