Tag Archives: Copa América

Copa América 2011: Messi claims, ‘another Copa has started’ as Argentina go through (video)

Posted on Monday, 11 July 2011 by

Colombia beat Bolivia 2-0 on Sunday to finish top of Group A in the Copa América Argentina 2011, and were joined in the quarter-finals on Tuesday night by the hosts, who finally played well and won a match in this … Continue reading →

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The final round of group matches at the 2011 Copa América is well underway, with Colombia leading Bolivia 2-0 as I type. Last night, after Venezuela’s win over Ecuador which took the vinotinto to the top of Group B, I … Continue reading →

Posted on Sunday, 10 July 2011 by

Copa América 2011: Venezuela go top of Brazil’s group

Posted on Saturday, 9 July 2011 by

Saturday’s results in the 2011 Copa América saw two thrilling matches which finished with Venezuela topping Group B with one match remaining of the first round. Brazil got a late equaliser against Paraguay to claim a scarcely-deserved 2-2 draw after … Continue reading →

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Copa América 2011: Costa Rica & Peru win, Uruguay draw with Chile (video)

Posted on Saturday, 9 July 2011 by

Thursday’s and Friday’s matches in the 2011 Copa América saw Costa Rica get a win in Group A which simplifies things slightly for Argentina (beat Costa Rica on Monday and the hosts are through), and saw Peru claim their first … Continue reading →

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Copa América 2011: Argentina splutter to another draw

Posted on Thursday, 7 July 2011 by

Argentina’s second performance in the 2011 Copa América they are hosting had to be better than the first, or people were going to start getting angry. Well, people are starting to get angry. Argentina were a side without imagination or … Continue reading →

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Tuesday is a day off after the opening round of games in the 2011 Copa América have seen everyone play once. You can find my thoughts on the tournament, of course, over on ESPNSoccernet, where I discuss how remarkably closely-fought … Continue reading →

Posted on Tuesday, 5 July 2011 by | 1 Comment

Copa América 2011: Chile win at ‘home’; Uruguay are held by Peru

Posted on Tuesday, 5 July 2011 by

Group C of the 2011 Copa América began on Monday night with a double-header in San Juan, and it was the most entertaining evening of action we’ve had so far in the Copa. Uruguay surprisingly fell behind to Peru before … Continue reading →

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Copa América: Colombia beat Costa Rica to go top of Argentina’s group

Posted on Sunday, 3 July 2011 by

Yesterday’s only Copa América game saw Colombia beat Costa Rica 1-0 with a goal from Adrián Ramos on the stroke of half time after a wonderful pass from Fredy Guarín. The result puts Colombia top of Group A on three … Continue reading →

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Copa América 2011: Argentina 1 – 1 Bolivia (video)

Posted on Saturday, 2 July 2011 by

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 →

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As kick off edges closer, now only just over three hours away, there’s another preview of the Copa América by me; this time focussing more on the Argentine national team and how they’re likely to line up, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 1 July 2011 by