Football Previews

Many expected Qatar to be the team that everyone beats and expected Argentina to be the team that challenges Brazil for this competition, but as we speak, Qatar are ahead of the Lionel Messi-led Argentina on goal difference ahead of this final group game. Both teams come into this match with a fighting chance of reaching the next round, yet ...

Peru will be looking to clinch qualification to the next round with at least a draw in this game while Brazil will be hoping that they can get over their disappointing draw against Venezuela and win this game. The Brazilians have all to lose as they are still theoretically not guaranteed a place in the next round. With this competition ...

Chile will be looking to build on their great start to the 2019 Copa America when they take on Ecuador in this game. The Chileans have made a great start in their quest to defend their title even though it could be more difficult this time around. They beat a strong, defencive Japanese side 4-0 in their opening game and ...

Uruguay will be looking to build on their impressive head-to-head record against Japan as well as their recent winning streak when they take to the field for this game. The Uruguayans opened their Copa America with an impressive 4-0 win over Ecuador to set the pace as early favourites in the competition. That win was their fourth in as many ...

Argentina will be looking to banish the ghost of their first game in their second Copa America match when they take on Paraguay at the Estadio Mineirão. Lionel Messi came back into the national team for this competition hoping to finally win a tournament on an international level but that wasn’t the start he expected or hoped for. The Argentines were ...

Colombia will be looking to build on their impressive start at the Copa America after they defeated Argentina 2-0 in the first game as they look to win this competition. This Colombian team has some of the best players in Europe.  The centre back pairing of Davinson Sanchez and Yerry Mina with Wilmar Barrios in midfield coupled with the likes of ...

Brazil will be looking to win the Copa America this year on home soil after failing to go beyond the semifinal in the last two World Cups. They are expected to miss Neymar who is out of the competition through injury however they didn’t really show that in their last game against Bolivia. Their 3-0 win in that game was ...

Chile begin their Copa America defence with this game against Japan, however, there isn’t much hope for this team based on their current form and a bad performance in this game may confirm Chilean’s worst nightmare. Chile have won the last two Copa America titles but head into this game in a poor run of form that has seen them ...

Uruguay fans will be hoping that their team takes their pre-tournament form into the Copa America and just maybe it can help them win the competition. The Uruguayans have been ruthless in their last three friendlies, winning all of them, scoring ten goals and conceding none.  While most people will argue about the quality of the opponent, winning those games ...

Argentina will be open their Copa America campaign with this tough game and Lionel Messi would be hoping that he can finally win a major trophy for Argentina. The Argentines come here after beating Nicaragua convincingly 5-1 with two goals from Lionel Messi. That win was their 4th in 5 games and only Venezuela defeated them 3-1 in that period ...

These teams have always served up some exciting games when they meet each other and we could be in for another thrilling encounter here again. Both of these sides come into this Copa America in inconsistent form.  Venezuela ended a run of three games without a win when they beat USA 3-0 in their last warm up game, while Peru ...

“Step right up” isn’t just something you’ll hear from a carnival barker at the statefair.  It could become your personal call to action once you see what’s happening at Americas Cardroom.  They’re running free Step Tournaments that feed into their $5 Million Venom (starts July 16th). That’s right, you won’t have to pay the $2,650 buy-in to play in the ...

Brazil will open their Copa America with this game against Bolivia and their fans will be hoping they can make a statement here as to their readiness to win this competition on home soil. The South Americans come here after thrashing Honduras 7-0 in their last warm up game and a similar score line in this game would put them ...

Italy will be looking to build on their recent successes as they rebuild following years of underachievement.  They are currently in cruise control in the group after winning their first three games scoring 11 times and conceding no goals. If they win this game, they will start to become invisible to other group members and we honestly see that happening ...

Spain welcome Sweden for this game looking to maintain their perfect start to their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign while Sweden will be looking to build on a strong showing at the last World Cup and surprise their host here. Spain failed to qualify for the Nations League finals after losing their last game against Croatia, but they have recovered well ...