Brazil won its second straight Copa America title !
July 16, 2007
BRAZIL 3-0 ARGENTINA
Even without some top stars, Brazil still won its second straight Copa America title.
It was a bitter pill for Argentina who lost on penalties to the same opponents in the 2004 final and were favourites this time against a Brazil side missing Kaka and Ronaldinho, who asked to be rested.
For the coach, Dunga, it was personal vindication after he had been criticised throughout the tournament for adopting a pragmatic playing approach which was perceived as alien to Brazil’s traditional reliance on attacking flair.
“We came to rescue the self-esteem of the Brazilian worker, who wakes up in the morning and returns home late at night, whose only satisfaction in life is seeing Brazil win a football match,” Dunga said.
Final Copa Am??©rica Venezuela 2007 Brasil 3 - 0 Argentina Video
Mexico tops Uruguay for third at Copa America - Mexico 3 - 1 Uruguay
July 15, 2007
Omar Bravo and Andres Guardado scored unanswered goals as Mexico overcame an early deficit thanks to a man advantage over the final 55 minutes to defeat Uruguay in the third-place match of the Copa America on Saturday.
Sebastian Abreu gave Uruguay a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute, but teammate Diego Alfredo Lugano was shown a red card for a foul in the box in the 36th minute.
Mexico 3 - 1 Uruguay Copa America 2007 video
Messi and Riquelme send Argentina to the Final
July 12, 2007
Tournament favorite Argentina advanced to the final of the Copa America, defeating Mexico 3-0 Wednesday night on goals by Gabriel Heinze, Lionel Messi and Juan Roman Riquelme.
Argentina plays defending champion Brazil on Sunday at Maracaibo.
Mexico, which has reached the semifinals five of the seven times it has been invited to South America’s championship as a guest, plays Uruguay on Saturday at Caracas for third place.
Argentina 3 - Mexico 0 - Copa America 2007 Video
Technical Info :
Date: 11.Jul.2007
City:Puerto Ordaz
Stadium: Polideportivo Cachamay
45′ [0 - 1] G. Heinze
61′ [0 - 2] L. Messi
65′ [0 - 3] J.R. Riquelme (pen.)
Brazil win the semi-final Penalty shoot-out
July 11, 2007
In Tuesday’s game, also in Maracaibo, Brazil and Uruguay drew 2-2 over the 90 minutes of play with penalties to decide on the finalist. Uruguay missed first when it came to sudden death, giving Brazil the the vital 5-4 semi-final win.
Technical Info :
12′ [0 - 1] D.S. Maicon
45′ [1 - 2] D. Forlan J.C. Baptista
70′ [2 - 2] S. Abreu
penalty shoot-out : [4 - 5]
Brazil 2-2 Uruguay Copa America 2007 Full Goals Video
Mexico and Argentina complete the semi-final parring
July 9, 2007
Mexico and Argentina have both advanced to the Copa America semi-final stage and will be facing each other in the second semi-final match of the tournament on July the 11th. Both teams have continued the pattern set yesterday by Uruguay and Brazil and have demolished their opponents in yesterday’s games. Mexico have defeated Paraguay by 6-0 while Argentina have won 4-0 against Peru.
Mexico 6-0 Paraguay video highlights
