Copa America Schedule 2016: Quarterfinal Fixtures Live Stream, TV Coverage, Odds
After a day of respite, the 2016 Copa America will resume on Thursday as the United States kick off the tournament's quarter-final fixtures with a tough contest against Group B runners-up Ecuador in Seattle.
Friday will then see Group B winners Peru face a Colombia side that conceded goals in each of their last two pool matches, including a disappointing 3-2 defeat against ejected Costa Rica in their most recent game.
The last eight will then come to a head on Saturday, where favourites Argentina welcome the threat of Venezuela before Mexico go up against Copa America title-holders Chile.
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We provide all the necessary viewing information ahead of the quarter-final slate, complete with latest odds and a look at which betting markets look most appealing leading into the knockout stages.
| Thursday, June 16 | 9:30 p.m./2:30 a.m. (Friday, June 17) | United States Win: 7-4 | Draw: 9-4 | Ecuador Win: 9-5 |
| Friday, June 17 | 8 p.m./1 a.m. (Saturday, June 18) | Peru win: 6-1 | Draw: 3-1 | Colombia Win: 11-17 |
| Saturday, June 18 | 7 p.m./12 a.m. (Sunday, June 19) | Argentina Win: 3-10 | Draw: 19-4 | Venezuela Win: 11-1 |
| Saturday, June 18 | 10 p.m./3 a.m. (Sunday, June 19) | Mexico win: 17-10 | Draw: 9-4 | Chile Win: 19-10 |
Fox Sports will broadcast the matches in the U.S., while Premier Sports will do so for the UK. The action can also be streamed live at Fox Soccer 2GO (U.S.) and FuboTV (U.S.).
Odds provided courtesy of Oddschecker.
Argentina to Lead Venezuela After 15 Minutes: 3-1
After a slow start in their opening 2-1 victory over Chile, Copa Centenario favourites Argentina were a lot quicker to get off the mark in their last two outings against Panama and Bolivia.
La Albiceleste are listed at 3-1 to lead Venezuela after 15 minutes, per Oddschecker, and the team looks to be firing on all cylinders again with Messi now firmly back in the mix, as shown by Yahoo's Kristan Heneage:
Argentina have scored three times in the opening 15 minutes of those last two games, and Messi himself told Spanish daily Mundo Deportivo this is where the competition really starts (h/t ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan).
He said: "We have ended the group stage as we wanted -- topping the group. We won the three games well. Now another Copa starts. The difficult games are coming now."
The Barcelona superstar has a good chance of starting against a Venezuela defence that conceded just once in Group C, but Argentina will be a different animal to anything they faced thus far in the tournament.
Erik Lamela and Ezequiel Lavezzi fired Argentina 2-0 up inside 15 minutes against Bolivia on Tuesday, and although Venezuela will be a tougher nut to crack, a motivated Messi could lead his side to a fast start at Gillette Stadium.
Peru to Beat Colombia In Normal Time: 6-1
Second only to 11-1 underdogs Venezuela, Peru are the highest-priced team to win their quarter-final matchup in normal time this year as they prepare for the threat of Colombia.
Upon seeing manager Ricardo Gareca's side stun Brazil with a 1-0 win in Group B, sports writer Luke Thomas was quick to note Colombia's relief, although all may not be that simple:
On one hand, many Colombians may prefer to face Peru over Brazil, but the Group B victors were no slouches in the first stage, even if that win over the Selecao came via an alleged hand ball, per Total MLS:
Peru are a heavy 6-1 to seal a second successive surprise by beating Colombia on Friday, and considering La Tricolor are coming off the back of a loss to Costa Rica, it's hardly an implausible result.
Peru are also a more favourable 5-2 just to qualify for the semi-finals, per Oddschecker, and given the shocks they've already created, they could provide some value, having kept two clean sheets in three games.
