Copa América eventualities: How USMNT can attain the knockouts

The U.S. males’s nationwide staff has created a large number for itself with its 2-1 defeat to Panama on Thursday evening in Atlanta. Whereas it presently lies in second place in Copa América’s Group C, and technically nonetheless controls its personal future, it more than likely wants a win over Uruguay plus some assist from backside dwellers Bolívia in opposition to Panama.

Listed below are the eventualities by which the U.S. will progress to the knockout rounds.

The U.S. will advance if it does higher in opposition to Uruguay than Panama does in opposition to Bolívia. This could present itself in a number of methods.

• The U.S. wins whereas Panama ties or loses.
• The U.S. wins or ties whereas Panama loses.

If the U.S. and Panama get the identical end result of their respective matches, then it’s going to come all the way down to purpose differential. At present the USMNT has a two-goal edge, plus-1 to minus-1.

• If the U.S. and Panama tie, the U.S. would undergo based mostly on the higher purpose differential.
• If the usand Panama each win, then there can be three groups on six factors, and purpose differential will consider. The U.S. will want to ensure its margin of victory is sufficient that Panama would not make up the distinction.
• The one manner the U.S. catches Uruguay is that if it beats La Celeste by 4 objectives. Something lower than that and Uruguay can be above the Individuals on the purpose differential tiebreaker.
• Panama’s margin of victory would should be two objectives higher than the USMNT’s. If the 2 sides discover themselves even on purpose differential, the following tiebreaker is objectives scored, adopted by head-to-head involving the three groups.
• If the usand Panama each lose, the U.S. might want to keep away from dropping by three extra objectives than Panama. If Panama makes up the two-goal differential, then the 2 groups might discover themselves even on purpose differential. Bolívia would additionally issue into the equation as a result of three groups can be on three factors.

If two or extra groups are tied on factors, purpose differential and objectives scored, then the tiebreaker can be decided as follows:

• Larger variety of factors obtained within the group-stage matches among the many groups in query.
• Larger purpose distinction in group-stage matches among the many groups in query.
• Larger variety of objectives scored within the group-stage matches among the many groups in query.

If the groups are nonetheless tied, the tiebreaker will go to:

• Fewer pink playing cards.
• Fewer yellow playing cards.
• By the drawing of heaps.