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Apologies that I’ve not been posting on HEGS since the Copa América final on Sunday, but it’s been a busy week. Normal service will soon be resumed, honest. The twenty-seventh episode of Hand Of Pod is our look back on an … Continue reading

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Copa América 2011: Uruguay dump hosts Argentina out, Peru get past Colombia (video)

The 2011 Copa América knockout stage started heating up on Saturday with Peru’s 2-0 extra time win over Colombia through two superbly taken goals, and got white hot a little later in the day with a brilliant match between great … Continue reading

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Copa América 2011: Chile win Group C, Uruguay set up a derby v Argentina in quarters (video)

The Copa América 2011 continued on Tuesday night with Group C’s concluding matches, which first saw Chile secure top spot in the group with a stoppage time winner against Peru to take the game 1-0, and then saw Uruguay beat … Continue reading

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Argentina beat Costa Rica 3-0 last night, becoming the first side to score more than two goals in a game in this tournament, and qualifying for the quarter-finals by finishing second in Group A. After the game, Lionel Messi announced … 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

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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

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

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 2011: Group B kicks off with a flurry of goa… oh.

Following Argentina’s draw with Bolivia and Colombia’s win over Costa Rica, Group B of the 2011 Copa América began on Sunday, with two 0-0 draws. Venezuela did a superb job to hold Brazil in a match that interesting rather than … Continue reading

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

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)

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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