Exploring the Thrills of Women's Euro and Copa America Soccer

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00:00Start with the Euros, Camila. I've already seen some games, impressive level of soccer,

00:05but please break down the tournament, the format, and what should we be, you know, tuning into.

00:10Yeah, absolutely. This is an incredible summer for soccer. It is so exciting. There are

00:15so many games to watch. You know, we have the women's Euros, 16 of the top-notch teams coming

00:22from Europe in four different groups. You have mega teams like France, England, who are the

00:27reigning champs trying to get that win again, and Spain, the fan favorite. They are on a roll who

00:32have scored 11 goals in the past two games. They are incredible. They have this amazing momentum,

00:38and I'm wondering who can stop them at this point. It doesn't seem like anyone can because

00:42they've been playing with such an offensive prowess that it's hard to imagine that any other team,

00:48but also their other big teams like, you know, Germany. I saw they play at a really, really high

00:54level, and there have been also big upsets. Tell me about that big upset that happened between France

01:00and England. Yeah, that was an incredible game. You have France. They are not a lower-level team by

01:07any means, but England, the Lionesses, as we call them, they are an incredibly strong team. They're

01:11coming off of the win from the last Euros. This was an incredible upset. I mean, France showed a lot

01:17of determination, a lot of speed, a lot of usefulness on their wings. I'm seeing that they are using that.

01:23They play a high press, and they are able to see results on that counterattack, and that's how

01:28they took down the Lionesses this past week. It's incredible to see how fierce these players are.

01:35Sometimes there is this idea that soccer players flop, especially on the male side, but these ladies,

01:44my God, they are so fierce. They fight the balls till the very last, the second, third balls. It's great

01:49to watch the games, but now, not only the Euros are happening. Copa America, we're going to see

01:57Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, some of the biggest players in NWSL are going to be there.

02:04What are your predictions? Who are the team that we should be looking at, and who is going to take

02:09it all? This is a slightly different formatting for this tournament. We're seeing 10 teams in two

02:15different groups, so I'm really excited about this tournament. I think you might even see more grit

02:20coming from these Southern American teams. I'm keeping an eye out for Brazil. They have won eight

02:26out of the nine tournaments, and they're hoping to get another win, another win under their belts,

02:31and then you have teams like Colombia. I wouldn't put them, you know, two behind this gigantic team

02:37like Brazil. They got into the semifinals in 2022. This is a young team. They're creative.

02:42They're full of energy, so again, I do expect them to be going into the finals again this time around.

02:48Do you think we're going to see Marta make it all the way? Marta, the biggest, possible the most

02:54famous female player in the world. She might be making it to, what, her sixth World Cup, seventh

02:59World Cup? What is it? I don't know. She can't put me on the spot like that, but it's a lot. I can tell

03:04you that. I think that this tournament is actually going to be a great teller for if the Queen Marta

03:09herself will make it to the next Women's World Cup. So I think this is either going to be a

03:14celebratory tournament for this Brazilian team and for Marta, or it's going to give them a bit

03:19of a reality check. So, yeah. Camila, and I know that there's something big at stake in this Copa

03:25America tournament. It's not only the bragging rights of being the best team in South America.

03:30What's also at stake for these teams? Yeah, it's not only the glory. The first and second place

03:36will get a direct chance at the 2028 Olympic Games here in LA. And that's not all. The third

03:44and fifth place will get a spot into the Pan American Games. So these teams are going to be

03:49fighting. These teams are going to want it. I think you have underdogs like Argentina, Ecuador,

03:53who are the host country for this tournament, wanting to get those spots, wanting to get that

03:58direct line into these other big tournaments.