2011 Copa America this weekend ...
- by Soccer America , Jul 18, 2011
[SCOREBOARD] After Argentina, Brazil, the other favorite, was knocked out of the Copa America in a shootout. The defending champion slumped out of the
tournament, falling to Paraguay 2-0 in a shootout after the game ended 0-0 following overtime. In another shocker, Venezuela qualified for the semifinals for the first time with a 2-1 win over favored
Chile. For all the action ...
Quarterfinals
July 16
Peru 2
Colombia 0 (OT).
Goals: Lobaton 101, Vargas 111.
Argentina 1 Uruguay 1 (Uruguay wins 5-4 on penalties.)
Goals: Higuain 18; Perez 6.
July 17
Brazil 0 Paraguay 0 (Paraguay wins 2-0 on penalties).
Venezuela 2 Chile 1.
Goals: Vizcarrondo 34, Cichero 81; Suazo 70.
Semifinals
July
19
Peru vs. Uruguay (#5) (Univision, 8:45 pm ET)
July 20
Paraguay vs. Venezuela (#6) (Univision, 8:45 pm ET)
Third-Place Game
July 23
#5 loser vs. #6 loser (TeleFutura, 3 pm ET)
Final
July 24
#5 winner vs. #6 winner (Univision, 3 pm ET)
Group A
July 1
Argentina 1 Bolivia 1.
Goals: Aguero 76; Rojas 45.
July 2
Colombia 1 Costa Rica 0.
Goal: Ramos 45.
July 6
Argentina 0.
Colombia 0.
July 7
Costa Rica 2 Bolivia 0.
Goals: Martinez 60, Campbell 79.
July 10
Colombia 2 Bolivia 0.
Goals: Falcao 5, 29.
July 11
Argentina 3 Costa Rica 0.
Goals: Aguero 45, 52, Di Maria 64.
Final Standings: Colombia 7 points; Argentina
5; Costa Rica 3; Bolivia 1.
Group B
July 3
Brazil 0 Venezuela
0.
Paraguay 0 Ecuador 0.
July 9
Brazil 2 Paraguay 2.
Goals: Jadson 38, Fred 90; Santa Cruz 56, Valdez 68.
Venezuela 1 Ecuador 0.
Goals: Gonzalez 60.
July 13
Paraguay 3 Venezuela 3.
Goals: Alcaraz 33, Barrios 62, Riveros 84; Rondon 5, Miku 89, Perozo 90.
Brazil 4 Ecuador 2.
Goals: Alexandre Pato 28, 61, Neymar 59, 71; Caicedo 37, 58.
Final Standings: Brazil 5
points; Venezuela 5; Paraguay 3; Ecuador 1.
Group C
July 4
Uruguay 1 Peru 1.
Goals: Suarez 45; Guerrero 23.
Chile 2 Mexico 1.
Goals: Paredes 67, Vidal 73; Araujo 41.
July 8
Chile 1 Uruguay 1.
Goals: Sanchez 64; A.Pereira 54.
Peru 1 Mexico
0.
Goal: Guerrero 83.
July 12
Chile 1 Peru 0.
Goal: own goal 90.
Uruguay 1 Mexico 0.
Goal: A.Pereira 14.
Final Standings: Chile 7 points; Uruguay 5; Peru 4; Mexico 0.
Unbelievable results over the weekend. Contrary to almost everything I expected. Only one of the teams I picked to win (Peru) actually won. Argentina, Brazil, and Chile didn't necessarily disappoint me-- they dominated quite convincingly. But it should now be very clear that dominating and controlling is not the same as winning.