It's prediction time!
With the much-anticipated Copa América Centenario set to begin on Friday, we asked a number of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players to make their predictions for each group. Kicking things off is Group A, which features the 'Caps Costa Rican duo of Christian Bolaños and Kendall Waston.
Stay tuned for more predictions throughout the week!
GROUP A: Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, United States (SCHEDULE)
<strong>PLAYER</strong> |
<strong>1ST PLACE</strong> |
<strong>2ND PLACE</strong> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-aird140x200.png?CobBSX0DYilvIpQDZw9IWC067c0QDMmy&itok=LrVq52w6" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Fraser Aird</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/usa.png" style="height: 66px; width: 125px;"><br>
U.S.</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-bustos140x200.png?.HVx6nTejaft2Np7MCwc5u7i9Qq5kjlC&itok=AJrVh6bB" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Marco Bustos</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/costarica.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; width: 120px; height: 72px;"><br>
Costa Rica</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-carducci140x200.png?IHOPKJ1WxdlZSxYf2hAsg_uqJHRHqMVn&itok=olqkQmLs" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Marco Carducci</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/usa.png" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 66px; width: 125px;"><br>
U.S.</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-harvey140x200.png?SbX0zp60LceRKGnvCZbXksNy4bnEMYXy&itok=Ao3t81fO" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Jordan Harvey</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/usa.png" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 66px; width: 125px;"><br>
U.S.</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/Jacobson-Blue-140x200.png?Y4XZKCYedbxVtuGtFq5F_BBHGhgiAjAv&itok=sG5_cF9d" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Andrew Jacobson</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/usa.png" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 66px; width: 125px;"><br>
U.S.</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-laba140x200.png?VhKU0sL7HPP1z_BuDGaHKny63XV7z.GM&itok=X7js705v" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Matias Laba</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/usa.png" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 66px; width: 125px;"><br>
U.S.</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-mckendry140x200.png?iFdZKGkMVoquDoiUriZ8N6hsK82skTN_&itok=xA-afzq2" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Ben McKendry</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/costarica.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; width: 120px; height: 72px;"><br>
Costa Rica</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-mezquida140x200.png?y2fuve73fG6kcS9nwbhMK9dS.5R_JnbT&itok=GkV1hent" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Nicolas Mezquida</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/costarica.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; width: 120px; height: 72px;"><br>
Costa Rica</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-morales140x200.png?linw8ZoY13ZECl4FtVN._VWzhZ1T3Dd6&itok=dtXTkoYn" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Pedro Morales</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/paraguay.png" style="width: 120px; height: 66px;"><br>
Paraguay</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-ousted140x200.png?n9UIbYmcIE5DA4fCuKUXHstK7qhAL70f&itok=JSSfrAT7" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
David Ousted</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/usa.png" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 66px; width: 125px;"><br>
U.S.</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-parker140x200.png?5Lmmlr257MUq3Kh.gnpNfXdO.9Oi2HkT&itok=NBlwqsmC" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Tim Parker</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/usa.png" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 66px; width: 125px;"><br>
U.S.</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-seiler140x200.png?4FtAWMGJ2bEgGi8WrB9nPS.MVqtsyHNF&itok=VlyjF7BL" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Cole Seiler</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/usa.png" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 66px; width: 125px;"><br>
U.S.</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-smith140x200.png?pfW4skHDyrPqpFbUBRf.7WMGoi6_lQkP&itok=zs4hRoMd" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Jordan Smith</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/costarica.png" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; width: 120px; height: 72px;"><br>
Costa Rica</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/2016-techera140x200.png?Lfa11eNKtRTOu0Ud_TGOki4AtHPqXVgY&itok=tEOQ2I1Q" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Cristian Techera</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/paraguay.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; width: 120px; height: 66px;"><br>
Paraguay</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_player_headshot_small/s3/PaoloTornaghi.png?07td72kgP_TSersmxsA7xNnAJz6QH3c6&itok=9lYJ_TLe" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; opacity: 0.9; height: 99px; width: 70px;"><br>
Paolo Tornaghi</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/colombia.png" style="line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 73px; width: 110px;"><br>
Colombia</p> |
<p align="center"><img alt="" src="https://vancouver-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/usa.png" style="opacity: 0.9; line-height: 20.8px; text-align: -webkit-center; height: 66px; width: 125px;"><br>
U.S.</p> |
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