Group C is looking pretty tough for the U.S. Men’s National Team. After losing 2-1 to Panama in the second leg of the Copa America. in spite of Tim Weah’s red cardThey still sit second in the group on goal difference, but Uruguay’s expected win over Bolivia makes for an intriguing match on Monday. The South Americans are already in the knockout stages, with the US facing Uruguay and Panama facing Bolivia, but what will it take for the red, white and blue to make it through to the knockout stages?
Group C standings
|
1 |
Uruguay |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
6 |
|
2 |
America |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
3 |
|
3 |
Panama |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Four |
-1 |
3 |
|
Four |
Bolivia |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
-7 |
0 |
America’s Group C scenario
- With the US victory: If Panama draws or loses, the U.S. will advance to the knockout stage. If Panama wins, the U.S. will advance to the knockout stage, but they will need to have a better goal differential than Panama. Currently, the U.S. has a two-goal advantage.
- In case of a tie with the USA: The United States will only advance if Panama draws or loses.
- If the US loses: For the US to advance, Panama must lose and they must have a better goal differential than Panama. If the US loses 4-0 and Panama loses 1-0, Panama will advance.
The way the final day unfolded, the U.S. realistically needs to beat Uruguay by multiple goals to have a slim chance of topping the group, but Bolivia has conceded more than one in each of their games, so Panama will almost certainly score two, and the U.S. will need to score at least that many.
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How to watch and odds
- date: Monday, July 1st | time: 9pm ET
- positionArrowhead Stadium – Kansas City, Missouri
- tv set: FS1 | Live Stream: Fubo (Try it for free)
- Odds: USA +145; Draw +220; Uruguay +195
Copa America tiebreakers
If two teams are tied on points after the group stage, it is always important to check the tiebreaker as each tournament may apply certain rules slightly differently. Below is how tiebreakers are applied in the Copa America.
- Team with the biggest goal difference in all group stage matches
- Team with the most goals scored in all group stage matches
- A head-to-head match between two teams with the same score
- Fewer red cards
- Fewer Yellow Cards
- lottery
