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June 15, 2016
Copa America Pick 'Em: Quarterfinals: The Copa America quarterfinals begin at 9:30 p.m. EDT Thursday night when the U.S. hosts Ecuador. After the group stage, Tron7 leads our contest followed by Billsaysthis and Rcade. For this round, pick the winner of each game, the score of each game and one goal scorer per game.
Thursday: USA 2, Ecuador 1 (Dempsey, USA)
Friday: Colombia 2, Peru 0 (Zapata, Colombia)
Saturday: Argentina 0 (win on PK), Venezuela 0 (Messi, Argentina)
Sunday: Mexico 3, Chile 2 (Hernandez, Mexico)
posted by grum@work at 01:54 PM on June 15, 2016
USA 2, Ecuador 0 (Wood)
Colombia 3, Peru 0 (James)
Argentina 4, Venezuela 1 (Messi)
Chile 2, Mexico 0 (Vidal)
posted by yerfatma at 02:09 PM on June 15, 2016
Forgot to ask: What American beer are you pairing with tomorrow's match? I managed to find some Stone Enjoy By 7.4.16 double IPA.
posted by rcade at 02:17 PM on June 15, 2016
U.S. 2-1 Ecuador (Dempsey)
Peru 0-2 Colombia (James)
Argentina 3-0 Venezuela (Messi)
Mexico 1-1 Chile [Mexico advances on penalties 4-3] (Chicharito]
Three Floyds Zombie Dust
posted by holden at 11:32 PM on June 15, 2016
USA 2-1 Ecuador, Cameron
Peru 0-0 Columbia (Peru wins on penalties), James
Argentina 3-1 Venezuela, Messi
Mexico 2-1 Chile, Vargas
I haven't gone to the beer store yet, but I think I'll get something from Flying Dog. Their Raging Bitch Belgian IPA is a solid choice, but maybe they have something seasonal.
posted by bender at 10:31 AM on June 16, 2016
USA 1-0 Ecuador, Dempsey
Columbia 2-0 Peru, James
Argentina 1-0 Venezuela, Messi
Chile 3-2 Mexico, Sanchez
Great Divide Titan IPA... or maybe PBR. Depends how hot it gets.
posted by tron7 at 10:49 AM on June 16, 2016
USA 1 - Ecuador 1 (a.e.t. USA advances on PKs), Enner Valencia
Columbia 2 - Peru 1, Edwin Cardona
Argentina 3 - Venezuela 1, Lionel Messi
Chile 2 - Mexico 1, Alexis Sanchez
Blackfoot River Brewing - Tartanic Scottish Ale
posted by prof at 12:55 PM on June 16, 2016
Ecuador 2, USA 1 (Clint Dempsey)
Colombia 3, Peru 1 (J. Rodriguez)
Argentina 3, Venezuela 0 (Di Maria)
Chile 3, Mexico 2 (Alexis Sanchez)
Whatever beer they sell at the stadium.
posted by Goyoucolts at 03:01 PM on June 16, 2016
U.S. 3-1 Ecuador (Wood)
Peru 1-2 Colombia (Cardona)
Argentina 3-0 Venezuela (Messi) Venezuelans reach the hard wall
Mexico 2-3 Chile (Sanchez) But Chile will win due to favorable refereeing
posted by billsaysthis at 04:06 PM on June 16, 2016
U.S. 2, Ecuador 1 (Clint Dempsey)
Colombia 2, Peru 0 (James Rodriguez)
Argentina 4, Venezuela 0 (Lionel Messi)
Chile 2, Mexico 1 (Alexis Sanchez)
Stone Enjoy By 7.4.16
posted by rcade at 05:06 PM on June 16, 2016
US 1, Equador 2 (Enner Valencia)
Peru 0, Colombia 3 (James Rodriguez)
Argentina 4, Venezuela 1 (Gonzalo Higuain)
Mexico 1, Chile 0 (Javier Hernandez)
Tired Hands Hoi Polloi
posted by cl at 06:07 PM on June 16, 2016
Four of us got 47 points out of U.S.-Ecuador. Maximum 45 for the outcome, two for Dempsey's goal.
posted by rcade at 12:34 AM on June 17, 2016
I hate the two yellows/yellow card accumulation rule in international tournaments. It's just too small of a sample size that allows for fluky bookings to sideline a player. I would prefer to see three yellows with no reset or maybe after two yellows the player has to sit out the first half of the next match.
posted by holden at 10:03 AM on June 17, 2016
I do too. Losing Brooks and Jones makes a daunting proposition seem like one where I hope the U.S. players get Messi's autograph and a selfie so they have something to remember from the game.
posted by rcade at 10:04 PM on June 17, 2016
rcade -- thankfully Brooks, who I think has been the best US defender in this tournament, was not one of the players who will miss the next game. Bedoya and Wood are off due to yellow accumulation, while Jones is out for a straight red.
posted by holden at 10:44 PM on June 17, 2016
Well done, cl. You crushed that Argentina pick.
posted by Goyoucolts at 09:04 PM on June 18, 2016
Even a broken prognosticator is right once a tournament.
posted by cl at 10:55 PM on June 18, 2016
I may have whiffed on the result of last night's match, but at least I had Vargas. Only 8 points, though...
posted by bender at 03:58 PM on June 19, 2016
Scoring
Pick the winner of each game: 30 points
Pick the score: 5 points for winner's total, 5 points for loser's total, 5 more points for both right
Pick one player per game: 2 points per goal
Standings
Check your entry last week to ensure your score is correct.
Matches
Thursday: U.S. vs Ecuador
Friday: Peru vs. Colombia
Saturday: Argentina vs. Venezuela
Saturday: Mexico vs. Chile