00:00But we're going to help you understand why this tournament is so important.
00:03And to begin with, it's because the players and the teams that make it to the top five,
00:09they qualify to important competition.
00:11The finalists, number one and number two, tickets to the Olympics.
00:15That's right, the Olympics here in Los Angeles in 2028.
00:19This is a qualifying tournament for that.
00:21And number three, four and five, Pan American Games.
00:25These are important tournaments for the development of these elections for these national teams.
00:30And that's why they are fighting with everything they got.
00:33Camila, tell me, please, what are the highlight games that you've been watching?
00:37Where have you seen the highest level of soccer?
00:39And what can we expect moving forward?
00:41I mean, yeah, I have watched so many soccer games.
00:44This has been such an exciting tournament.
00:46I think for my top two has to be Venezuela versus Colombia.
00:49It was a 0-0 match.
00:51This was not expected from the Venezuela national team.
00:54They played exceptionally well.
00:55Again, Chile versus Argentina, a 2-1 win for Argentina.
00:59But, Alex, I know you're a Chile fan, so what did you think about that?
01:02I mean, right now my heart is happy with these two teams.
01:04They've been performing super good.
01:07Top of the table as of right now, Chile and Argentina always, you know, showing up.
01:13Chile, the women's team is doing way better than the men's team currently in the Copa America.
01:18And I could definitely see them advancing in this tournament.
01:22And Argentina, as usual, first place, nothing new right there.
01:27But, you know, these teams have been, you know, not letting us down so far.
01:31It has been a lot of excitement in the pitch, but not everything has been a good experience in this tournament.
01:39Unfortunately, there have been reports straight from Marta, the probably most famous player in the world, in the women's side, denouncing the conditions where these teams have been forced to warm up.
01:51These teams have been forced to share indoor spaces to warm up.
01:56They do not have access to the pitch for their warm up.
01:59This hinders their ability to do, you know, the minimum calisthenics and preparatory work for avoiding injuries.
02:06And they are rightfully upset not to be given the same opportunities, resources, and access than the men's.
02:14We're talking about Copa America, a hundred-year-old tournament that should offer the same level of comfort and experience to the women's side.
02:23So, Camila, what needs to change?
02:25And what are the players saying around this?
02:27I mean, yeah, a lot needs to change.
02:29Almost everything needs to change.
02:30There is a lot of complaints coming from these players, and it makes sense.
02:34I mean, A, you're only able to warm up indoors, and now after complaints, they're able to warm up only 15 minutes.
02:41This is not something you're seeing happening in the Euros.
02:43And when, you know, these both tournaments are happening at the same time, it is impossible not to compare, you know?
02:49Another thing, stadiums are empty.
02:51They only started selling tickets for Copa America eight days before the tournament.
02:56So, I can make sense, and I can relate to why these South American players are complaining, you know, especially compared to their own teammates.
03:04You know, you have players coming from the NWSL, used to the same conditions, and now they're going to two different tournaments.
03:10That should be equally important and getting completely different treatment.
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