(sabasports report)The European Cup and the Copa America are in full swing, but according to the record and performance, there are three European and American national teams regressed significantly, namely Italy, Chile and Mexico.
Mexico, for its part, has often reached the round of 16 in the past World Cup, but exited early in the group stage of the last World Cup. This year’s Copa America, Mexico was again eliminated in the group stage, the team’s lineup and strength has been greatly reduced. The number of players in Europe has plummeted, most of them from the domestic league, and the record in central and North America has been gradually suppressed by the USA and Canada.
Chile, for its part, has failed to qualify for two consecutive World Cups after the retirement of the golden generation of Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal. In this year’s Copa America, Chile failed to score a single goal and ended up in the group stage.
Italy’s decline has been even more dramatic. In the last four World Cups, Italy has twice exited at the group stage and twice failed to qualify. This year’s European Cup, in the case of the expansion of the Italian team is still stumbling, just thrilling out. They exited early in the round of 16 and were crushed by Switzerland.