The 2019 edition of the Copa América is now in the history books, and I’ve written a couple of retrospectives — a tribute to the champions, and a review of the rest of the teams. There’s one final item to take care of, and that is my Best XI of the tournament. To decide on […]
In my previous post, I summarized Brazil’s triumph at this year’s Copa América. In this post, I will provide a summary of the rest of the tournament. Match Quality The Copa América was a 26 match tournament, so it’s not too much of an information overload to present match quality metrics for every match. Below […]
Brazil have won the 2019 Copa América for the ninth time and for the fifth time as the tournament host. It was a dominant performance from start to finish. They did not lose a match as they scored thirteen goals and allowed just one (in the final). So dominant was the Brazilian performance that all […]
Luego de 18 partidos en que anotaron 40 goles, la fase de grupos de la Copa América 2019 llegó a su fin. El jueves regresa el torneo en la fase de cuartos de final, así que aprovecho la pausa para presentar observaciones mías de la primera fase. Adelante: Las últimas ocho selecciones en la Copa […]
After eighteen matches and 40 goals, the group stage of the 2019 Copa América concluded on Monday. I wrote my initial thoughts on the tournament just before the start of the last matchday. With the competition in a two-day pause before the quarterfinals commence, it’s time to look back on the group stage in its […]
It’s been a week — and two matchdays — since the Copa América started in Brazil. The sample space is a little too small to make definitive judgments on the tournament, but it’s possible to make observations on the play and performances so far. So here we go: Copa América has not been a box-office […]
