HT: Mexico 0-1 Argentina

It is advantage Argentina as right before half-time Riquelme floated a free-kick to the far post where Heinze had slipped past three defenders to be on hand to knock in.
It was a finely balanced 45 minutes that restricted clearcut chances for both teams. Before Argentina’s goal Mexico came closest when Guardado stepped inside three Argentine [...]

Tevez Starts Against Mexico – Full teams

As expected Carlos Tevez starts against Mexico, replacing Diego Milito. Otherwise Argentina unchanged from the team that started against Peru:
Abbondanzieri;
Javier Zanetti, Roberto Ayala, Gabriel Milito, Gabriel Heinze;
Juan Sebastián Verón, Javier Mascherano, Esteban Cambiasso;
Juan Román Riquelme;
Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez
Mexico line-up with:
Osvaldo Sánchez;
Israel Castro, Rafael Márquez, Jonny Magallón, Fausto Pinto;
Fernando Arce, Gerardo Torrado, Jaime Correa, Andrés [...]

Castillo Back In To Face Argentina!

Mexico’s star man Nery Castillo is after all to start tonight against Argentina in what is a huge boost to his team’s chances – providing he is fully fit. He has just been cleared to play in the last hours before the game.
He had been doubtful since injuring his knee in Sunday’s 6-0 victory over [...]

Chile Slap Six With 20-Game Ban

The six Chilean players accused of running amok in a hotel room after their match against Mexico last week have been banned from representing their country for 20 games each, the country’s FA said.
Jorge Vargas, Pablo Contreras, Rodrigo Tello, Jorge Valdivia, Reinaldo Navia and Álvaro Ormeño were accused of attacking employees in the hotel restaurant, [...]

Castillo Out Of Semi

Mexico’s lightning quick striker Nery Castillo will miss tonight’s semi final against Argentina.
The Olympiakos forward has failed to shrug off the knee injury he picked up in the 6-0 quarter final drubbing of Paraguay, according to the team’s press secretary Mauricio Zavala.
His absence will be sorely felt by the Mexicans, who have relied on his [...]

Gabriel Milito Moves To Barcelona

Argentine defender Gabriel Milito is on his way to Barcelona from Real Zaragoza for a fee that could eventually top 20 million euro. The 26-year old has signed a four year contract.
Milito first came to prominence when he won Argentina’s Apertura championship with Independiente in 2002. In 2003 he was on the verge of signing [...]

Some Mexico-v-Argentina Stats And Highlights

Mexico and Argentina have faced each other on 24 occassions with Argentina having won 9 times and Mexico 4, with 11 draws in all.
The last time Mexico’s Tri defeated tonight’s opponents was in the 2004 Copa America in the group stages thanks to a goal by Ramón Morales.
But since then the two sides have played [...]

Tevez Set To Start Tonight Against Mexico

The overwhelming choice of Argentina’s hinchada Carlos Tevez will start tonight upfront alongside Lionel Messi in the semi-final clash with Mexico in place of Diego Milito.
Tevez came off the bench to replace Milito in the quarter-final against Peru and quickly led his teammates through the Peruvian rearguard. Within minutes of taking the field he set [...]

Mexico To Wait Until Very Last For Castillo

Mexico will wait until two hours before kick-off before deciding whether to risk their striker and star-man Nery Castillo in tonight’s semi-final game against Argentina.
Castillo, who has caught the attention of fans, press and scouts alike after several scintillating performances, injured his knee in Sunday’s 6-0 drubbing of Paraguay. The Mexican medical team still say [...]

Today’s Headlines

“The Copa dream dies with penalties” – El Pais, Uruguay
“Lugano bumps into Doni, and Brazil beat Uruguay” – Folha de S.Paulo, Brazil
“Brazil in the final after much sweat” – Lance, Brazil
“The same story: As in 2004 Uruguay eliminated on penalties by Brazil” – Observa, Uruguay

Last Night’s Game

It was intense and close like semi-finals often are but that didn’t stop the goals going in. We cannot find a decent link that has highlights of the whole game so excuse the multiple links.
URU 0-1 BRA: Gol de Maicon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK7WEGhS4F8
URU 1-1 BRA: Gol de Forlán: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3huicO_cH3A
URU 1-2 BRA: Gol de Julio Baptista: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC1mfT2LkQg&NR=1
URU 2- [...]

Mexican Guardado Signs With Deportivo La Coruña

Mexican midfielder Andres Guardado has signed for Spanish side Deportivo La Coruña in a 7 million Euro deal that makes him Mexico’s most expensive ever player.
A deal to take the youngster to PSV Eindhoven broke down after the Guadalajara club received a better offer from Spain, said the president of Guardado’s club Atlas.
“There were negotiations [...]

Angry Uruguayans Dodge Press After Exit

An angry and disconsolate Uruguayan squad boycotted the post-match press conference and shunned journalists in the mixed zone after their nail-biting Copa America exit tonight.
No one from the Uruguayan squad appeared in the press room as is normal and the players studiously ignored the hundreds of reporters who had gathered outside the dressing rooms to [...]

Penalty Heartbreak for Uruguay As Brazil Reach Final

FT: Uruguay 2-2 Brazil (Brazil win 5-4 on penalties)
It was semi-final heartbreak for brave Uruguay as Brazil won a penalty shoot-out to end an absorbing semi-final in Maracaibo tonight.
Uruguay were themselves one sudden death penalty away from Sunday’s game but the excellent Pablo García hit the post, one of several players to rattle the woodwork [...]