It may not have been the most difficult challenge that FC Barcelona would have to face in their quest to become FIFA Club World Cup winners. That, however, did not dampen the celebrations as the Spanish and European champions strolled their way past a poor Santos FC team courtesy of a 4-0 victory.

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Paolo Guerrero bagged an assured hat-trick as Peru clinched third place in the Copa America with an entertaining victory over 10-man Venezuela in La Plata.

The Copa America will see Uruguay take on Paraguay in the final on Sunday after both nations secured their berths with semi-final victories over Peru and Venezuela respectively.

The Uruguayans are now many people's favourites to win the competition after their 2-0 win over Peru on Tuesday.

By Chris Wright

A Luis Suarez double within the space of five second-half minutes against Peru in La Plata last night was enough to see Uruguay book themselves a spot in the Copa America final against either Paraguay or Venezuela (the other semi is tonight), thus keeping La Celeste's hopes of snagging themselves a record 15th title alive and, indeed, kicking.

By Chris Wright

A Luis Suarez double within the space of five second-half minutes against Peru in La Plata last night was enough to see Uruguay book themselves a spot in the Copa America final against either Paraguay or Venezuela (the other semi is tonight), thus keeping La Celeste's hopes of snagging themselves a record 15th title alive and, indeed, kicking.

Luis Suarez netted a second-half double to secure a 2-0 victory over 10-man Peru and send Uruguay into the Copa America final.
Liverpool striker Suarez scored twice in five minutes shortly after half-time in La Plata to keep Uruguay's hopes of securing a record 15th South American title alive.
Suarez netted his first on 52 minutes after Peru goalkeeper Raul Fernandez spilled a speculative Diego Forlan shot.

I never got round to posting the highlight videos from Sunday's quarter-final action, which saw Copa América holders Brazil go out to Paraguay on penalties in La Plata, and Venezuela dump Chile out 2-1 in a thrilling battle between the ... Continue reading →

Paraguay celebrate their penalty shoot-out success against Brazil

The Copa America is defying all expectations as tournament hosts Argentina and defending champions Brazil both went out at the quarter-final stage this weekend. Even when one takes into consideration Venezuela's progress to their first ever semi-final and Peru's extra-time triumph over Colombia it is fair to say that this year's tournament is one of the most open ever staged.

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Copa America 2011: Notes on Matchday 1 is a post from: Just Football

A few thoughts and observations after Matchday 1 of the 2011 Copa America in Argentina:

1) Barça-no-la

Sergio Batista's desire to mould his Argentina team into the Catalan sky-blue and whites is well documented, and appears to have filtered down to his players.

Un domingo que prometia ser de lo mejor en el deporte mas apasionante del mundo resulto ser un domingo cualquiera, un domingo sin goles.

BRASIL 0-0 VENEZUELA

Si señores cero goles, ni porque la verde amarela salto al campo de juego el rectángulo verde en la Plata .

Argentina 1:1 Bolivia
Colombia 1:0 Costa Rica
Colombia are the early leaders of Group A after labouring to a 1-0 win over Costa Rica in Jujuy.
The host nation, boasting an all-star lineup including Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez, had opening night nerves in La Plata, allowing Bolivia to steal a lead two minutes after half time through Edivaldo Rojas.

Hosts Argentina were held to a 1-1 draw by modest Bolivia in the opening match of Copa America 2011 in La Plata on Friday night. Edvialdo Rojas silenced the home crowd with a clever goal in the 48th following several good attempts from Argentina. Substitute Sergio Aguero salvaged a point for Lionel Messi and company when he [.

The opening match of the 2011 Copa America wasn't the spectacle we were hoping for. On a cold night in La Plata, with the pitch not in perfect condition, Argentina battled Bolivia to a 1-1 draw. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of the opening match were the goals that were scored.

The 43rd Copa América kicked off in La Plata on Friday night, and once again Bolivia were the side charged with playing the hosts on the opening day, as they did in the previous two editions in 2007 and 2004. ... Continue reading →

Copa America 2011 scores- Final Results from CA Argentina 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Copa America 2011 scores- Final Results from CA Argentina 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Here are the final scores and results from the games played at Copa America 2011.

The Copa America kicks off today with host Argentina playing against Bolivia. First played in 1916, this is the 43rd edition of the oldest tournament of national teams in the world. The game will be held at the stadium Unico in the city of La Plata, at 8:45pm, with referee Roberto Silvera (FIFA-URU).

Argentina-Bolivia è il match che fa da apertura alla 43esima edizione della Coppa America. Parte infatti oggi, venerdì 1 luglio, la massima competizione sudamericana e ad inaugurarla è la padrona di casa Argentina guidata dal c.t. Sergio Batista. Partenza col botto dunque quella di stanotte (2.45 ora italiana) nella citt di La Plata che vedr [.

It's Copa America time again, with hosts Argentina kicking-off in La Plata against Bolivia at 20:45 EST.Brazil are seeking a hat-trick of Copas, having beaten La Albiceleste in the final of 2004 and again, devsatatingly, in 2007:Argentina will be hoping that Buenos Aires' Estadio Monumental will host a happier occasion on July 24th than last Sunday's relegation for River Plate and ensuing

Classic Copa América: 1993 Final, 4th of July. Mexico v Argentina, Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador. (Commentating by Phil Schoen. 1st half highlights here)

Argentina's #9, Gabriel Batistuta (aka Batigol) thought he stole the show midway through the second half, however, it was Mexico's Benjamin Galindo who made things even with a cool penalty, smoothly touching it past Sergio Goycochea, a keeper that made his reputation based on his penalty-saving abilities.

Coppa America: Argentina 2011 al via Di Fabrizio Landolfi Venerdì 1° luglio inizier la Coppa America 2011, che si disputer in Argentina. Gli stadi di otto citt , ovvero Buenos Aires, Cordoba, La Plata, Mendoza, Santa Fe, San Juan, San Salvador de Jujuy e Salta, sono pronti ad ospitare la massima competizione del continente americano.

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Pos. EQUIPO Pts. PJ G E P GA GP Dif. 1 Vélez Sarsfield 30 16 9 3 4 30 16 14 2 Godoy Cruz de Mendoza 27 15 8 3 4 27 22 5 3 Lanús 26 15 7 5 3 22 13 9 4 Olimpo de Bahía Blanca 26 16 7 5 4 26 20 6 5 Independiente 25 16 6 7 3 24 17 7 6 Argentinos Juniors 25 16 6 7 3 14 10 4 7 Boca Juniors 25 16 7 4 5 19 17 2 8 River Plate 24 16 6 6 4 12 11 1 9 Tigre 23 16 6 5 5 22 22 0 10 Racing Club 22 16 7 1 8 22 21 1 11 Banfield 22 16 6 4 6 19 21 -2 12 All Boys 22 16 6 4 6 12 15 -3 13 San Lorenzo 21 16 5 6 5 18 14 4 14 Colón de Santa Fe 20 16 6 2 8 19 24 -5 15 Estudiantes La Plata 19 15 5 4 6 14 17 -3 16 Arsenal de Sarandí 16 16 3 7 6 21 22 -1 17 Quilmes 16 16 4 4 8 20 24 -4 18 Gimnasia La Plata 15 15 3 6 6 15 20 -5 19 Huracán 11 14 2 5 7 14 27 -13 20 Newell's Old Boys 11 16 3 2 11 14 31 -17
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(Part of the entry is formulated with the transcript of the press release obtained via Ogilvy Public Relations, the coordinating agency of this event)
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It's not very often to see me in this busy stretch in Singapore at this early hour, but here I was at the Ngee Ann City (commonly known as "Taka" after its anchor tenant - Takashimaya SC) for the Tiger Street Football 2011 tournament.

Preview and predictions for the eighth round of games in the Clausura 2011 tournament. Preview It's going to be a tough job to beat last week's score of 10 points, (six correct results & two exact scores) but I'll give it a go. Independiente have not won in 23 away games (in all competitions) since a win at Banfield on 17 April 2010, their game in La Plata against Gimnasia y Esgrima must

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