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Is the USMNT Ready to Compete with the World’s Best?

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4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The Copa América is South America’s fiercely competitive international soccer tournament, historically dominated by Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. But this summer, the games are happening in the United States, and the Americans have been invited to compete along with other North and Central American teams. So, as this unprecedented tournament gets underway Thursday night, our soccer savant Luis Miguel Echegaray explains how it all landed in the states to begin with, why it will be a major measuring stick for the American squad, and whether Argentina’s Lionel Messi has anything left to prove. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Louise Miguel Is Shegari, first of all welcome and I don't know how many of our listeners are familiar with the Copa America tournament, but I certainly hope this episode is going to get them excited for the next month of action but before we

0:13.7

get into it I'm curious what your favorite memory is from this soccer tournament

0:19.0

oh my that's such a loaded question to start right from the topless. I mean obviously for those that follow the game

0:28.1

Cop America is such an important

0:31.6

tournament for South Americans, the Latin American community,

0:36.8

and if you are Argentinian or Brazilian or even Uruguayan,

0:41.2

you probably have fun their memories because you know there's some of the most

0:45.4

reputable names when it comes to this tournament but I'm Peruvian as as many knows so you know I have to go back

0:50.6

actually not that long ago the 2019 edition Peru actually made it to the

0:56.2

final against Brazil. Great ball forward Guerrero goes for it. Guarero the crowning moment of glory in a wonderful career and Peru are on their way to the

1:07.8

Copper America Final.

1:09.8

We lost the Brazil in the end but my God that was amazing but I tell you something

1:14.4

that question the list is probably better for my parents and my the elder parts of my family

1:18.8

because the very first time Cop America was named Cop America which was in 1975 Peru won that one and that was a

1:27.3

really amazing time in proven history. The fact that the United States is hosting the South American tournament for the second time no less,

1:47.2

what do you make of it?

1:48.8

You know, it's really, really special for a few reasons.

1:53.2

It's a mini dress rehearsal for the World Cup, right?

1:59.4

Like it really does feel like that.

2:01.7

Many of the cities that are hosting Miami, Dallas,

2:04.9

slash Arlington, Kansas City, of course,

2:08.8

these cities are going to be host cities

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