GOOD NIGHT! Welcome to a crucial match on the last day of the group stage. Mexico and Ecuador a place in the quarter-finals of the Copa América will be played at 02:00 Spanish time. State Farm Stadium de Glendale will witness a true final for both countries. Whoever wins will continue in the tournament. In the event of a tie, El Tri will qualify based on goal average.
Group B leaves two certainties in this last round. Venezuela It is already classified and Jamaica is eliminated. The Ecuadorians started with defeat in this America Cupby 1-2 against Venezuela. The 3-1 victory over Jamaica This leaves them in a slightly better position to make it to the quarter-finals, with three points and a positive goal-average (+1).
For its part, Mexico debuted with a narrow victory against Jamaica (1-0) and continued with a defeat by the same result against Venezuela in the second round (1-0), so they arrive at this last match of the first phase with three points and a tied goal-average (0). Thus, only a victory against El Tri will do.
This match represents a duel between Concacaf and Conmebol. The future of the two technicians (Jaime Lozano in Mexico and Felix Sanchez in Ecuador) is disputed and this match could influence the destiny of both coaches at the head of their national teams.
Join us for this high-stakes game, because we’re getting started!