Exciting 7 vs. 7 Soccer Tournament Preview: Top Teams Clash

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00:00Camila, please break down to us, what is this tournament, why the 7-on-7 format, and what can we expect?

00:06Yeah, absolutely. This is going to be such an exciting tournament.

00:10I mean, 7-v-7 is not something we see a lot in professional football.

00:13This is the top of the top. First, second, third place only in their standings.

00:18So it is going to be lots of goals, hell of a game.

00:20And I love, again, we're going to see different types of soccer.

00:23We're going to see different flair from all over the Americas, and it's going to be really exciting.

00:287-on-7 is a very fast type of soccer.

00:31Chiva, I know you're very familiar with arena soccer, with other types of football que la gente no ve.

00:37Break down how difficult and how demanding 7-on-7 soccer is.

00:42First of all, you're going to see a lot of goals, which is very exciting, that's for sure.

00:46Now, let's see how this seems at that. They're coming from an 11-11 to a 7-7.

00:50It's not an easy task, but it's definitely going to bring more fire to this tournament.

00:55I think that seeing women playing 7-on-7, the pace that it takes, there's a lot of substitutions.

01:01You blink and there's five different players on the field, and it's going to be lovely.

01:06I love to see the teams from America, America, you know, Nacional de Uruguay.

01:11We have teams from the United States.

01:12ACFC.

01:12Oh, no.

01:13No.

01:13No, no, and it's okay. We want every CFC to be there because it's nuestro equipo de aquí de Los Ángeles.

01:19I wasn't just very hopeful about it, but we have San Diego.

01:22We have San Diego, we have Kansas City, who I think this is going to be a massive tournament for them

01:27because the finals of NWSL championships did not go their way.

01:32This is a big opportunity to show, hey, we're still top dogs and $5 million reward.

01:37$5 million.

01:39Cinco millones, my friends.

01:42Eso es bastante dinero.

01:43I iba a decir yo una grosería.

01:45That's a lot of money, Chiba.

01:47You can change the route of your franchise.

01:49You can pay for the full contract of a major star.

01:52How is it different when players are playing over a weekend and the goal is so close

01:58and the goal has $5 million on the top of it?

02:01I mean, it has to inspire you more, right?

02:02But the good part about this is that now we're seeing that women's football is getting money.

02:07It's making money.

02:08Before, the complaint was that they were not getting paid enough like the men.

02:12And now you see a $5 million tournament on a weekend.

02:15I mean, come on.

02:15They all want it.

02:16And like you said, it can change the franchise.

02:18And it's, again, I'm super happy for football because at the end of the day,

02:23football is for everybody.

02:25And to see that women are getting what they deserve money-wise, it's just very good.

02:29Like you said, and I second that, this is a great way, creative way,

02:33to make up for that salary discrepancy that still exists between the women and the men.

02:38Camila, now tell me, what are the main games that we're going to have this weekend

02:42that we really have to tune in?

02:43It's so hard because when I tell you guys, every single game is going to be a banger.

02:47These are top teams, but, okay, let's think Friday.

02:50First game that I am going to definitely watch.

02:53Club America versus Nacional from Uruguay.

02:56This is top dogs.

02:57America was in third place in Liga Menkes.

02:59Nacional was in first place in Uruguay.

03:02Both are going to want it, especially America coming from that loss against Tigres in the finals.

03:06That's right.

03:07And not only that, Nacional is an Uruguayan team.

03:10And Uruguayan teams, they are famous for being hard, tough teams to beat.

03:15They play, you know, they have a history of producing a crazy amount of good players

03:19for such a small country, one of the smaller countries in the continent,

03:23yet they have some of the best players.

03:25What other games should we be looking for?

03:27Saturday, Flamingo, you know, Femenil.

03:30Again, Flamingo, the male team, have just won Copa Libertadores.

03:33So if Flamingo Femenil gets to win again, that would be massive for Brazil versus Toronto.

03:38This is first place versus first place.

03:41Again, another amazing game.

03:43And give us the opportunity to really compare leagues, right?

03:46Like, we see the top teams of every league, and we actually get a big picture of the global state of soccer

03:52in the women's side.

03:53Finally, what is the last game that you recommend?

03:55Last game, it has to be Kansas City versus Tigres.

03:58Again, these are two teams that were dominating in their league.

04:02I mean, leaps and bounds beyond every other team.

04:05Tigres, of course, we know, got the win in the finals for Liga Américas.

04:10Kansas City falling short against Gotham.

04:12So, again, this is going to be Tigres' opportunity to show we're the top dog

04:16and Kansas City to hopefully bounce back from a disappointing NWSL championship.

04:21That's right, Camila.

04:22This game, Kansas City versus Tigres, could be considered the final of the continent.

04:26These are two of the most stacked teams with the best rosters,

04:29and they have either been champions or are champions of their leagues.

04:33Chiva, who do you got winning this game?

04:36Mexicano con Tigres.

04:37Tigres, las Amazonas.

04:38What about you, Camila?

04:39Yep, me too.

04:40I think, realistically, who's been dominating, who's been giving the best performances,

04:44it's got to be Tigres.

04:45Without a doubt, Kansas City failed this season.

04:48They didn't make it to the conference final.

04:49They lost to Gotham, surprisingly, on the playoffs, and Tigres.

04:53They are the current champions of Liga MX Femenil, as you saw the final here on Latin Nation.

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