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By Saheli RC, writing from Singapore
You know you're a fan of Argentina when you no longer feel that massive heartbreak upon seeing
your team lose out on a penalty shootout and therefore get eliminated from a competition. After
last Sunday's underwhelming performance, which could only be sorted from the spot, the question on
everyone's lips is "Where did it all go wrong?
Throughout the next week, we'll be sharing what to watch for in this edition of Copa
América, with a compilation of short perspectives from our friends from some of the football
sites around. We kick things off with James Tyler, editor of Unprofessional Foul, preparing us for
telling us how Argentina has managed to be both the headline story of the tournament and a drama
filled with subplots.
Nigeria's Super Eagles will aim to avenge their World Cup loss at the hands of Argentina last
summer when they host the Albicelestes in an international friendly in Abuja today evening ( June
1, 2011). The Eagles and Argentina were paired in the same group at the 2010 World Cup, with the
latter beating the [.
Finding the new Messi in Peru is a post from: Just Football
While the Keys and Gray storm rumbles on in England one of the hidden gems of the football
calender the 2011 South American Youth Championships (Sudamericano Sub-20) is
quietly going on in Peru. Argentinian football connoisseur Dan Colasimone returns to
Just Football to assess the junior Albicelestes.
By Eric Beard, writing from Boston
Though Brazil will develop into the decade's epicenter of South American sport thanks to the
2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro summer olympics, this summer the spotlight will be on
Argentina at Copa América 2011, the continent's prestigious quadrennial international
tournament.