Archive for the ‘Copa America Argentina 2011’ Category
Friday, April 9th, 2010
South America's confederation approved Mexico's petition to send its Olympic team, bolstered by five overage players, to next year's Copa America, the continent's nations championship.
Mexico, which has taken part in every Copa America since 1993, will restrict its roster to players eligible for the 2012 London Olympics, those born in ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
BUENOS AIRES, June 23 (Reuters) - La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires province, will stage the opening match and final of the 2011 Copa America staged by Argentina, provincial governor Daniel Scioli said on Tuesday.
The tournament will also be played at venues in Mendoza and San Juan in the major ...
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The Argentinian Football Association have confirmed that the country will host the 2011 Copa America.
According to the AFA's official website, the announcement was made in the CONMEBOL extraordinary congress in Nassau, where the FIFA Executive Committee also announced the 12 cities that will host the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
La ...
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The USA will not partake in the tournament next time around.
Japan have been invited to play in the Copa America 2011 in Argentina, along with regular outsiders, Mexico.
Should the Asian nation accept it will only be the second time they have taken part in the tournament, and a return after ...
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina will host the Copa America in 2011.
“I know we will organize it in the best way possible,” Argentine Football Association head Julio Grondona told La Red radio station on Tuesday from Asuncion, Paraguay, where he was attending the draw for the 2009 Copa Libertadores.
Grondona said ...
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
ASUNCION: Argentina were chosen as hosts of the 2011 Copa America on Tuesday, a spokesman for the South American Football Confederation said.
However, Julio Grondona, president of the Argentinian Football Federation (AFA), said there were other priorities ahead of the hosting of South America’s most prestigious football tournament.
“Our priority is to ...
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