Copa America: The U.S. learns a lesson vs. Argentina

Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Sports Illustrated

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4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2016

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The United States is out of the Copa America, and the Planet Futbol crew are here to break down what it all means for Jurgen Klinsmann's team on the new edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast. Host Avi Creditor, SI Senior Writer Grant Wahl, and SI.com's Brian Straus break down Lionel Messi's incredible free kick goal against the U.S., where the Americans could have improved in the 4-0 drubbing, and how the services of the suspended Jermaine Jones, Alejandro Bedoya, or Bobby Wood might have helped the U.S. Lastly, the trio turns their attentions to the final, which will pit Argentina against Chile for the second consecutive year. Both teams have played better and better as the Copa America has progressed. Which will come out on top on Sunday? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to a Copa America edition of the Planet Football Podcast.
0:04.0	I am S.I.com soccer editor.
0:06.0	Avi Creditor joined today by SI senior writer Grand Wall and SI dot com's Brian Strauss,
0:11.0	gentleman the field at Copa America is down to two and it's the same
0:15.2	two that it was not to last year. Argentina and Chile will play for the
0:19.6	championship on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
0:24.0	Guys, you were at Argentina's semi-final victory over the United States in Houston,
0:28.0	and I want to talk about that with you first before we look ahead to the final.
0:32.0	Grant, I want to start with you and
0:34.8	I want to start with Leonel Messy and that glorious, glorious free kick. What was your initial
0:41.0	reaction when you saw that and I guess what was the sense in that in that stadium?
0:45.7	For me it was just disbelief. You know I've seen him hit some great free kicks on television in the past.
0:51.0	I've seen Leonel messy play in person a few times over the years,
0:55.4	but I have never seen in person a better free kick, and I'm trying to think of a better
0:59.7	freak I've ever seen, period. I guess Roberto Carlos's free kick back in 97 for Brazil where it just
1:08.0	defied the laws of physics yeah that probably was a slightly better one, but this was unbelievable just to see him from that distance, which
1:18.0	Yurgan-Klinzman correctly pointed out, should have been farther by the way, they did move it up.
1:22.0	But to hit the ball that well and to beat
1:25.9	Brad Guzan on the side of the goal he was guarding so the wall was on the left
1:30.8	side Guzan is on the right side facing messy and he beat met left side, Guzanne's on the right side facing Messie, and he beat
1:34.9	Guzanne on the right side in a perfectly placed ball in the upper corner that Guzanne just couldn't
1:42.2	get to. I was sitting next to Brian I was just
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