The Copa América is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONMEBOL, the South American football confederation. It is the oldest international tournament in the world starting in 1916. It is important to note that usually two or three CONCACAF teams get an invitation to participate. Mexico has been a regular since they were invited for the first time in 1993. The participating nations are Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. Two invited teams from other confederations complete the 12-team field. As CONMEBOL only has the 10 members mentioned above, there is no qualification tournament, neither is there a qualification tournament for invitees; they are invited on their own merits, such as by winning matches in World Cup finals or from qualification stages in their confederations. Mexico and USA are the two invitees for the 2007 Cup.
Semifinal Results:
Semifinal 1:
Uruguay 2 - 2 Brazil (Brazil win 5-4 on penalties)
Semifinal 2:
Mexico 0 - 3 Argentina
It has come down to the decisive moment.Its the most awaited and anticipated finals of the year and a what a final it is going to be.Its between the archrivals Argentina and Brazil, Argentina holding the record for most number of Copa America titles with 14 wins alongside Uruguay and Brazil having won it 7 times.Can Argentina break the record for most number of wins or Brazil can stop Argentinians from breaking the record and win their second consecutive title???? We have to wait and see......
Being a hard core,die hard fan of Argentina I personally feel that they should thrash Brazil.I feel Argentina is the most underachieved team in the world in the past decade.They play the most sexiest and beautiful football of any teams, yet they have not won any silverware since 1993.I being a footballer myself (Represent SAP Labs in inter corporate tournaments :)) I know this is the kind of game every footballer loves to see, the short passes, one touch game, brilliant solo runs ...etc etc.This is the perfect team to beat Brazil with the likes of Messi,Tevez,Riquelme and Crespo.I wish my dream comes true and would love to see Argentina winning the title after a long time.
Not to metion Brazil with having entered the tournament with second fiddle squad they managed to enter the finals with ease.Robinho the only known star in the squad produced a sensational hatrick against Chile, they are still a team to be feared.They know the secret of winning the finals and they hold the record for most number of wins in the finals of any tournament.
So two best known teams in action and its sure a dream final for all football lovers.
Fixture:
Argentina Vs Brazil
July 16th Monday, 2:30 AM IST , Live on TenSports.
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Hey its quite difficult situation for me, being a die hard fan of Brazil and strong supporter of Argentina. The finals will certainly be a difficult time for me , but anyways whatever the result be I will be happy ,ofcourse yes with a tinge of disappointment with it. Afterall I need to be to loyal to both the teams....
Hey its quite difficult situation for me, being a die hard fan of Brazil and strong supporter of Argentina. The finals will certainly be a difficult time for me , but anyways whatever the result be I will be happy ,ofcourse yes with a tinge of disappointment with it. Afterall I need to be to loyal to both the teams....
Argentina are the current Olympic champions dude ! U have mentioned they havent won any silverware since 93 !
@Sunnyboy: Thanks for correcting me dude.I ll Make sure that i do thorough home work before writing :).
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