-- Integrated Sports, the leader in pay-per-view soccer matches, will distribute four live international soccer friendlies, featuring five South American countries during the FIFA window in early September, when nations ramp up their preparations for qualifying matches ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Perhaps the highlight of the quartet of games will be two matches in the Brazil Global Tour, when Neymer-led Seleção faces Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Sept. 6; followed by Perú in a rematch of the 2019 Copa América final Sept. 10 in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Integrated Sports is presenting the two Brazil pa Per View games in partnership with beIN SPORTS.
The four-game series begins with a match between Perú and Ecuador at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., on Sept. 5. Five days later on Sept. 10, Colombia and Venezuela will play at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., in what has been billed as The Game of Brotherhood, a reference to the millions of Venezuelans who have fled to Colombia in the wake of continuing economic and political instability at home.
Integrated Sports Media and PPV Live Events, LLC will distribute all the matches live in the United States on cable and satellite PPV via iN Demand, Vubiquity, DIRECTV and DISH for a suggested retail price of only $24.95 per game. In addition, all matches are available via digital Pay Per View at www.Payperviewliveevents.com.
The games feature five of the 10 South American nations that comprise CONMEBOL, the regional federation.
Brazil, which is determined to shine in Qatar in the 2022 World Cup and end a 20-year drought in the global championship, placed the first building block when it captured the Copa América title on home soil in June. The five-time champions have not won the World Cup since 2002 in South Korea and Japan. Now No. 2 in the FIFA World Ranking (behind Belgium), Brazil under the guidance of Tite, has retooled with a mix of savvy veterans and precocious young players. The experienced Dani Alves, who professes a desire to play in Qatar, was a linchpin in the Copa. Everton Cebolinha charmed fans with his dribbling at the Copa. The young core is led, of course, by Neymar, aided 25-year-old Maquinhos, and Eder Militao, Lucas Paqueta, David Neres and Richarlison are all in their early 20s. Teenage stars Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo have promising futures with the national team and their club team, Real Madrid.
Colombia, currently No. 8 in the FIFA ranking after jumping five places, during the past 10 years has emerged as a challenger to Brazil and Argentina in South American soccer. Los Cafeteros have played in the last two World Cups, advancing to the quarterfinals in 2014, and the second round in 2018. Colombia’s top players have found productive outlets among some of the top teams in Europe (Santiago Arias at Atlético Madrid, Juan Cuadrado at Juventus) and Mexico (Edwin Cardona at Pachuca). Still, all the promise and all the expectations have yet resulted in a championship trophy for Colombia.
Perú, ranked No. 19 by FIFA, went 36 years between appearances in the World Cup (1982 in Spain, then 2018 in Russia). In Russia, Perú landed in a difficult first-round group with eventual champion France, Denmark and Australia, coming away with a win over the Aussies and narrow 1-0 losses to France and Denmark. Perú last won the Copa América in 1975, finished third in 2015 and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2016. Then came 2019 and Perú’s charmed tournament in Brazil. After finishing in third place in the group stage (Brazil won the group), Perú ousted favored Uruguay in a quarterfinal shootout, and stunned Chile in the semifinals before succumbing to the hosts in a spirited final.
Ecuador has played in three of the last five FIFA World Cups, advancing to the group stage in Germany in 2006. Ecuador has shown signs of life with the strong play of Enner Valencia (Tigres UNAL) and veteran Antonio Valencia (Manchester United and now LDU Quito). But it is obviously time to rebuild the roster after a disastrous performance at the Copa in which Ecuador, which has fallen to No. 66 in the FIFA ranking, could garner only a single point from its three first-round games, finishing at the bottom of Group C. Two of the teams younger players -- Xavier Arreaga (24) and Jhegson Méndez (22) -- play in Major League Soccer for Seattle and Orlando, respectively.
Venezuela, La Vinotino, has long been the poor soccer sister of South America but displayed a newfound confidence and skill while earning first-round draws against Perú and host Brazil, before beating Bolivia to advance to the Copa’s knockout stage. Venezuela has never qualified for the World Cup finals, and its best showing in Copa América was a third-place finish in 2011. Currently No. 26 in the FIFA ranking, Venezuela has sent a number of players to Major League Soccer, including Ronaldo Peña (Houston), Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake), Rolf Feltscher (Los Angeles Galaxy) and Josef Martínez (Atlanta United).
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