Copa América: Internet roasts Fox for bizarre USA-Uruguay camera angle, prompting a change mid-game: ‘Are they using a blimp?’

All eyes were on Monday’s Copa América clash between USA and Uruguay from Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium.

They did not like what they saw.

From the opening moments of Uruguay’s 1-0 win that eliminated USA in group play, the broadcast on Fox drew visceral reaction on social media from viewers noting the less-than-professional presentation of a high-stakes international soccer game.

The problem? The camera angle was off. Way off.

Rather than a standard lower angle that allows viewers to actually identify the players on the field, this game looked on TV as if it was being broadcast from a drone or a blimp high above the playing field. The reaction was so intense that Fox play-by-play announcer Stu Holden addressed it minutes into the game. He placed the blame on the CONMEBOL world feed that feeds video to the Fox broadcast.

Here’s a look at the broadcast alongside Holden’s commentary:

“This is not a stadium for ants,” Holden joked. “This is a very high camera angle for the CONMEBOL world feed. … For the tactics junkies, I’m sure this is great.”

For comparison, here’s a screenshot of the broadcast from Monday’s other Copa América game between Bolivia and Panama from Orlando. This is what a soccer broadcast is supposed to look like:

The jokes were fast and furious on social media with some suggesting that the camera angle was from the moon:

Or on drugs:

Or from a blimp:

The Goodyear Blimp chimed in and confirmed that it was, in fact, not providing the much-chastised feed:

The jokes kept coming with references to video games, “Zoolander,” and All-22 feeds used by football coaches and analysts to watch every player on the field at once:

By the 39th minute, Fox had heard enough. The broadcast abruptly switched to a more traditional angle at the 38:31 mark with the game tied at 0-0.

Social media approved: