{"id":24743,"date":"2019-06-14T14:17:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T13:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/?p=24743"},"modified":"2019-07-04T08:54:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T07:54:25","slug":"copa-america-2019-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/copa-america-2019-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Copa America 2019 &#8211; Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019 Copa America begins tonight as the hosts, Brazil, take on Bolivia in the opening match. Here is all the information you need ahead of the South American showpiece. If you fancy a flutter on the action, then make sure you check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/pools\/list\/sports?utm_source=Blog_Preview&amp;utm_medium=Colossus&amp;utm_campaign=Football&amp;utm_term=NA&amp;utm_content=NA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">football pools<\/a> on site.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>When is it?<\/strong> Fri 14<sup>th<\/sup> June \u2013 Sun 7<sup>th<\/sup> July<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What time are the fixtures?<\/strong> The earliest matches each night kick off at 20:00 and the latest at 01:30<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is it being hosted?<\/strong> Brazil. The games are split between the Maracan\u00e3 Stadium (74,738 capacity) and Est\u00e1dio Mineir\u00e3o (58,170) in Rio as well as the Est\u00e1dio do Morumbi (67,428) and Arena do Gr\u00eamio (55,662) in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Coverage:<\/strong> Premier Sports. Sky and Virgin customers can add the channel to their package for \u00a39.99 a month<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the format? <\/strong>There are three groups of four teams. First and second will qualify from each group in addition to the two best third-placed sides. They will all go through to the quarter-finals and it will be a typical knockout competition thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is playing?<\/strong> Group A is made up of Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela and Peru. Group B consists of Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Qatar. Group C is comprised of Uruguay, Ecuador, Japan and Chile.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Qatar and Japan are playing?<\/strong> Yes, they have been allowed to enter the Copa America on an invitational basis, presumably for lucrative financial reasons. I blame Australia being allowed into Eurovision for starting this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are the three to watch? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brazil.<\/strong> It\u2019s hard to look past the host nation, who enter the tournament as favourites. As well as having home advantage, they clearly possess the finest squad in the event, boasting strength in depth in every position. Even without the injured Neymar they can field the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino and Richarlison up front so are hardly struggling for numbers.<\/p>\n<p>As ever they do possess the usual array of oddly-named players, with the likes of Alisson, Miranda, Arthur and Allan sounding less like footballers and more like a mixed lawn bowls side from Yorkshire. However, with just one defeat in 25 matches, it\u2019s hard to argue with their chances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chile.<\/strong> The Chileans haven\u2019t been in stunning form recently, in fact they\u2019ve lost four of their previous seven matches. However, their Copa America pedigree is impossible to dispute. In fact, they\u2019ve won the last two tournaments, beating Argentina in the final in both 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p>They are an aging squad but still have plenty of attacking talent available and should be able to find the net with relative ease. Plus their biggest star and main threat, Alexis Sanchez, should be fresh. After all, he hasn\u2019t done anything all season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peru.<\/strong> Considered a genuine outsider in betting terms but Peru could be the dark horses to go deep into this year\u2019s event. A patchy showing at the World Cup has masked some decent results over the last couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2016 they\u2019ve drawn with Argentina (twice), Colombia and Sweden, beaten Croatia, Iceland and Uruguay whilst also succumbing to a narrow 1-0 defeat to the World Champions France. Overlooked and underrated, keep an eye on them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019 Copa America begins tonight as the hosts, Brazil, take on Bolivia in the opening match. Here is all the information you need ahead of the South American showpiece. 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