Can't be as bad as watching England play

Endrick with one complete pass for 95 minutes is probably the craziest stat ever. Martinelli having less than 10 minutes is criminal.

When you don't know anything about the rivalry between Brazil and Uruguay, you do these nonse comments. Games in South America are super physical, even more between Brazil and Uruguay.

He says: “It was like a derby.” Brazil vs. Uruguay IS actually a derby lol.

In hindsight Ronaldinho was on to something lol

A "little" detail for context: Brasil population is 215.3 million (2022), Uruguay population is: 3.4 million (2022). That means Uruguay has 1.57% the population of Brasil. Crazy!

Uruguay created a few more chances than Brazil, had higher amount of offensive actions per minute and higher expected goals than Brazil yet their analysis is that Uruguay was playing for the penalties, and mainly beacuse those last 15 minutes when Uruguay saw a red card and went deffensive. But i guess i'm asking too much from ESPN journalists.

Uruguay vs Colombia will be a game to watch

Someone here made the point that past Brasil teams used their skill, confidence and determination to win games while disregarding the referee as a source of help or hindrance. Brasil needs to get this mentality back.

I prefer watching this type of game with a lot of physicality rather than watching a team like England pass the ball around in their own half for 120 minutes.

they said that this was played like a derby, and that's because that is exactly what this game is...a derby, a clasico.When Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina play against each, you are rarely going see the famous "jogo bonito" or "futbol lindo"...you are gonna see war. The team that works the hardest in these games is usually the one who wins. Saying that Uruguay kicked all game is silly. Uruguay attacked the first 25 min non-stop and had Brazil playing in their own 18. Uruguay did foul but Brazil also took advantage of the high intensity bielsa-ball style to draw and fabricate fouls as well.

Classic south American match but clearly they only watch the Prem

Shaka is the only trini🇹🇹 out there who has not changed his accent. Fair play to you sir. 👏👍💯

As a casual follower of football and watching European vs South American football for decades, that Uruguay vs Brazil game was very common typical. CONMEBOL Very physical, very competitive, very emotional just like the domestic leagues down there! Boca vs River? Corinthians and Palmeiras? Your lucky to come out alive as a fan or a player

"It was like a Derby" It WAS a derby match...

Uruguay vs Brazil is a DERBY!!!!!!

Why are you guys painting it as if brazilian players where not fouling, it wasnt just uruguay playing agressive

These guys did not watch the game, maybe the highlights at most. It was Brazil that kicked Uruguay. Sth American media are all in agreement on that. The fact that Uruguay had more fouls is because when Brazil started it Uruguay finished it. Every time De La Cruz got the ball he was fouled so then Uruguay decided to make it a fight. Herc seemed to know this but decided to go along with the Europeans who just watched the highlights. These guys are a scam.

The most boring euros/copa america ever

Do people not know that what Uruguay did IS literally the style they are known for???

It was a perfect game displaying 130 years of southamerican bitter rivalry. You guys still think futbol is a game, or even worst: a show. That's why you still don't´get it, and i doubt you'll ever will.

Copa America matches are like this. Its old style winning football. If you ve been in south america you will understand. It is a fight.

The heavy metal when showing the Uruguay squad was a lovely choice

Just end football. What do you mean by end extra time? You want to end the beauty of football.

This is arguably the worst Brazil team we’ve ever seen and this isn’t the same team we witnessed when growing up. I’m actually happy that they’ve been eliminated from the Copa América because the way that they’re playing right now as a whole has been shocking to say the least. Ever since the start of 2023, their form has gone from bad to worse and no one is taking them seriously and they’re at risk of falling behind even further if they don’t get things together. As we speak, they’re 6th place in World Cup qualifiers and while it’s unlikely that it’ll ever happen, they’re at risk of missing the World Cup if their team doesn’t wake up as they’re losing games that they wouldn’t have lost before and they’ve drawn a lot of games that they would’ve won in the past and now they’ve had a terrible Copa América where they’ve been eliminated in the quarterfinals on penalties. A lot of people were criticizing Ronaldinho for throwing his own country under the bus saying that their team is average they’re such a boring team to watch he’s had enough zero leadership whatsoever and he won’t support them or watch any of their games at the Copa América etc, he wasn’t wrong on what he said about the current state of the team prior to the tournament and even Ronaldo himself said that nowadays he prefers watching tennis over football and they’re basically having a dig at Brazil following their recent form. If you take away the 4 goals that they scored against Paraguay, they’ve only scored 1 goal throughout the tournament which was a free kick and for a team that’s supposed to be known for having attacking creativity and flair, they don’t score enough goals anymore and part of that is down to their dismal tactics they don’t have a proper goalscorer or a creative playmaker and remind me who their fullbacks are again combined with the manager’s poor tactics as they play more like individuals than an actual team playing with confidence at the moment. For a team of their standards regardless of who they have, it’s unacceptable to play this sort of football and there are more questions than answers about this team and the mess that they’re in are so bad to the point where they’re at risk of falling to qualify for the 2026 World Cup if they continue playing in this fashion.

Teams are too afraid to lose they're too afraid to make mistakes

How does Uruguay a nation with a population of 3.4 million people manage to compete consistently at a high world level in football (and decent in rugby)? How do they keep turning out star players when eg Scotland, Wales, Ireland struggle?

This Dan guy has no clue 🤣

That's exactly what it was. A Derby (International Derby). And you don't know Brasil very well if you think they don't kick you. They kick with the best of them. Broken many legs over the years.

I don’t think we are watching the same game, Brazil started kicking first than Uruguay finished it

I can tell you don’t know anything about the soccer history between Brazil and Uruguay. You should learn before start talking bs.

Oh the hypocrisy of ESPN, I don't remember hearing them say anything about the way Serbia hunted down Neymar and injured him in the 2022 world cup.

Every continent has its own style of football. In South America this is what type of game you get most times. Tired of hearing all these Brits hating on how we play. Just talk about the euros

I love extra time. Its not the same as scrapping a replay. Extra time is part of major international football. And has been for decades. Theyre taking away from the game if they end it. To argue nothing happens in extra time is nonsense. Some times nothing happens(thats football) but plenty of time its really exciting. Some of the most dramatic moments in football have happened in extra time. Why do the people in charge of football hate football so much? Stop messing with it!!

I’m confused is this everyone’s first time watching copa america ? They do this all the time in South America lol even worse if their rivals like Uruguay and Brazil

These are the kind of matches that separate those who like and understand football and those who don't. It was a great match

The constant fouls really stopped the flow of the game and didn't allow any momentum. But it was still a classic match between two South American giants.

Nandes has the audacity to say he got the ball

Uruguay had more shots and a higher xg, and a population of 3.5m ... blame Brazil for not doing more. Poor team.

They compare a south american derby with a champions league semi final? Wow...

International football is less entertaining in terms of the neutral but it eclipses club ball because your national team is your team and the players stay for their entire career so it gets more passion from the fans.

You cant compare a team of players that train together for an entire season with a group that joins for several times to play for their country

Its like Bielsa said, the players nowadays are not the same.

This is how you win against Brazil by the way You DON'T let them play

It’s easy to criticize copa america when all CONCACAF teams have been eliminated with the exception of Canada. Remember what confederation hosts the world cup champion. Welcome to Copa America.

1:35 Stop trying to find excuses as to why Brazil lost, they are simply not the team they used to be. Ronaldinho literally said it and he is Brazilian himself. If this was a clean game Uruguay still would have beaten Brazil. This time around Uruguay were simply the superior team and they were always gonna win that game.

I love the World Cup. The last World Cup was really good. Playing for your country and representing your country is like nothing else. Nothing can compare to that.

Didn't see Brazil crying about the roughness. You win or lose, don't make excuses, and keep on till next time.

Euros and COPA have been unwatchable unless it is Spain or Germany.

They make it sound like Brasil didnt make 15 fouls lol

For Dan....in international football if you make a single mistake u could be out of the tournament but in club football you can do mistakes but u can be spared.....

I agree that the Euros and Copa havent been great for attacking football. Too much success for negative tactics. The strikers are having a nightmare.

Extra time should never be scrapped - penalties don't sit well with me at all

Honestly i think the level of the matches of Copa America have been far more exciting than the Euro's.. tempo and pace have been great in Copa America. Not to mention the physicality

Getting rid of extra time increases the likelihood of lesser teams advancing , thus reducing the likelihood of having the best quality football in the later rounds. Terrible idea to remove extra time. The biggest problem with tournaments is lopsided brackets. Taking away extra time and going right to penalties will exacerbate this problem.

This Uruguay team is probs the best since there 1950 World Cup team and they should be a team to watch at next World Cup

When Ronaldinho speaks, you listen!

You can't compare club football with international football. Clubs consists of star players from various countries. National teams can only work with thier natives. Also, players are able to gel and fit better into a club system. That's why many players seems to struggle on the international stage. It's so simple..... I don't know why people can't see it

When things don't go his way Brasil players kick more than a wild horse! They don't know Brasil very well, only know the jogo bonito marketing.

And for Shaka to continually assert that international football is the pinnacle of highest quality is a losing argument. It can't be.

The first 4 fouls were committed by Brazil

I think the ongoing 1/2 inch (or less) offsides calls on both cups are just ridiculous. Taking from the beautiful game. Something needs to be done. Enough with that ridiculous offside ghosts!

Everyone has been talking about the no extra time rule as if it’s a new thing. It’s been there for a while now in South American tournaments now.

Oh my God, they know less about football than Taylor Swift. In the first part of the Uruguay match, they lost their two main defenders to injuries during the game and received a red card, so they had to play with one less player. From my point of view, Uruguay played the game they had to play, much more defensively. Even so, Brazil attacked much less, with only one shot on target. Brazil was under a lot of pressure in this match; it was crucial for this generation that is being heavily criticized and still hasn’t won anything. It was very expected that this game would be intense, with no space and a lot of physical contact. It was a win-or-die match. I think you need to understand a bit about football to appreciate these games. If you want to see ball movement with passes to open spaces, watch a Premier League match. If you want to see passion and a do-or-die attitude, watch a Uruguay-Brazil match.

The two teams are very good in defense. And when is like that is hard to play. Good game.

As I do believe getting rid of extra time allows teams to sit back and potentially play conservative and more defensively and just wait for penalty kicks if they realize their offense isn’t having much success. But I also believe getting rid of extra time incentivizes teams to have to play more aggressive and take more risks because of the limited time they have to win. I think it all comes down to how a team is built and there strengths

Btw, the fixture of the Copa America is a mess, what the heck they did they think when they put groups A & B winners and runner-ups in one bracket and the remaining in the other bracket? If the fixture was done correctly, the correct semis would be Colombia vs Argentina, and Canada vs Uruguay.

Banish xtra time??? Ooo but yall didn’t say that for the euro but your favorite team Brazil and Argentina almost got eliminated and yall start tripping. Gtfoh

I think the exact opposite of Shaka Hislop. Extra time rewards teams who win their match before the end of regulation time. Very defensive teams that win on penalties pay the price in the long run.

No Ballon'dor for Vini Jr

When Ronaldinho criticised this team they said he is just jealous 😂😂😂

This was a very entertaining 0-0, unlike most of the Euro so far.

In the past few days I've seen four games go to penalties and in every one (Portugal vs France, England vs Switzerland, Uruguay vs Brazil, Argentina vs Equador) the team going second ended up missing their first penalty. Going second seems to be such a huge disadvantage in penalties that I really think we should just do a golden goal rule in extra time. It also might force teams to play with more urgency because getting to penalties seems to be the goal of every team in this Euro/Copa (except Spain) and then just hoping the coin flip goes their way.

Leave extra time alone. Teams dropping off is part and parcel of the game. Leave it 😂😂😂

Too much football. If I'm an international coach, and I see France and England reaching semifinals playing slow, risk-free, and turgid football, I'm doing the same. Yes it was fun watching Turkey, Austria and Switzerland with their fast paced game but ultimately they ran out of steam when it mattered the most and all 3 are out. Maybe if all teams adopted the French and English attitude, that might wake the authorities up. Because what we have seen over the last few weeks isn't good for football in the long run. We have reached that stage now were less is more. Get rid of this 3rd place nonsense. Less international breaks before tournaments so that players are relatively fresh when the summer tournaments start.

Doesn’t make sense what FIFA do

The euros and copa america have really been poor. The big teams aren't playing to their fullest potential.

I will never stop support Brazil🇧🇷

So funny cus no one says how violent and terrible the USA play… Uruguay has always played with intensity, and Brazil vs Uruguay has never been a friendly match, I’d rather watch this than England pass back and forth and dance around and do nothing 🤷🏽‍♂️

Brazil has fallen from grace the mystique is gone from watching the past greats like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Bebeto, Rivaldo, Kaka, Dunga, Ramario, Denilson, Dida, Lucio, Maicon, Dani Alves, Emerson, Adriano, just to name many to what we have seen the last 12 years from Brazil has been awful.

Extra Time should remain, it's part of the game. And not every match goes to extra time taking in the equation all competitions.

All the players do is foul each other every 30 seconds. It completely kills the flow of the game.

The WC was the best ever. It makes these tournaments look awful in comparison.

"old fashion derby" and yet these clowns couldn't wait to talk about how horrible the match was to watch

Brazil was the one that proposed a physical and rough match, Uruguay was the obe that came down to their level.

Worst Brazil team of the decade, Need a better coach

At this point, i agree with conmebol's decision to take penalties straight after 90 minutes, maybe they can increase the time to 100 minutes including additional added time and banish extra time.

Atp I think the fundamental issue is that the top club teams drill such refined tactical play that it's near impossible for even the best national teams to replicate, so even good intl sides look bad when you expect a Man City esque performance

Say’s who? MLS “soccer” tv 🤡. Dudes it was an important game, only South America understood what happened in the game. It’s not for amateur show business league commentators to analyze.

still better than France and England

Neymar gets a lot of criticism but no one can doubt when he’s on the field he makes the game flow easier for his team. His absence really showed this copa

🇺🇾Heavy metal vs samba ✈️

I like how he pronounces Brazilian Portuguese names with a fake Spanish accent.

I swear if i hear one more "rOnALdiNhO wAs riGhT"

Bad Euros Game = Snoozefest Bad Copa America Game = Slugfest ... This coverage made it sound like Uruguay are thugs and Brazil dropped down to their level... Brazil was fouling a lot from the start but the ref was being biased. Brazil was also playing scared, the last 15 minutes both teams were just waiting for the time to end. Uruguay didn't have the individual talent to score down a man and Brazil was 100% shut down by the Uruguayan defense and they ran out of ideas... International Football is better because it is based off passion not paychecks.

This set of summer internationals is definitely disappointing. Defences are all over offensive football.

Uruguay against Brazil it was a typical South American game. More fouls and dirty plays than actual football and it was more of a wrestling match and when you watch Copa América games sometimes it makes you wonder how these guys manage to play like this every time. There was nothing much to say about this game to be honest because it was always on a trajectory to go to penalties. They’re more like wrestlers than actual footballers

The current brazilian players are good, but no where near the level of the all time great players of Brazil

From neymar, ronaldinho, kaka to that endrick guy along with vini jr and rodrygo are the biggest downfall for brazil.

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I think penalties are really exciting after 90 minutes of equal or no-goal play. Football is relatively dull, over 90 minutes, with a few good chances to score a goal during the match. Penalties force teams to score and decide on a winner instead of delaying the game further by 30 minutes after 90 minutes. Just my opinion, worth about two cents, but I say get rid of extra time.