Copa América Group B was wrapped up Sunday evening as and advanced to the quarter-finals, while and Jamaica crashed out. Here is what we made of the events in Austin and Glendale. Mexico may feel that the bulk of the big decisions didn’t go their way against Sunday evening, but that doesn’t change the fact they simply didn’t play well enough to deserve a spot in the quarter-finals.
Mexico managed to find the back of the net just once in 270 minutes of play in the group despite fashioning a solid amount of big chances for the likes of Santi Giménez and Julián Quiñones. The former extended his goalless drought for El Tri to 12 straight matches, showing the major disparity between his club form and his international form. While were clearly the strongest team in the group, and fought with all of their might, this will be seen as a catastrophic performance for one of the 2026 World Cup host nations, particularly after winning their group opener against Jamaica.
Venezuela are not one of the flashy names you think of when somebody mentions South American football, but they have been supremely potential and have shown moments of real quality on their way to a first-place finish in the group. Salomón Rondón is proving that age is but a number leading the line, while a rearguard comprised of veterans that let only one goal into the back of the net through the three games, and as a result, we have a perfect mix for tournament success. With Canada up next in the quarte.
