Copa América

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Group C consist of Uruguay(3/Fifa 7), Chile(4/Fifa 13), Mexico(2/Fifa 28) & Peru (7/Fifa 54).

Peru current preliminary 33 players selected.

GK - Salomón Libman / age 27 / 4 caps / Peruvian club Alianza Lima
GK - Raúl Fernández / age 25 / 7 caps / French club Nice
GK - Erick Delgado / age 28 / 14 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
GK - Leao Butrón / age 34 / 36 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
DF - Santiago Acasiete / age 33 / 32 caps / Spanish club Almería
DF - Walter Vílchez / age 29 / 54 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
DF - Renzo Revoredo / age 25 / 6 caps / Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes
DF - Christian Ramos / age 22 / 9 caps / Peruvian club Alianza Lima
DF - Giancarlo Carmona / age 25 / 2 caps / Argentina club San Lorenzo
DF - Jesús Rabanal / age 26 / 6 caps / Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes
DF - Yoshimar Yotún / age 21 / 3 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
DF - Alberto Rodríguez / age 27 / 31 caps / Portuguese club Sporting
DF - Carlos Zambrano / age 21 / 15 caps / German club St. Pauli
DF - Aldo Corzo / age 22 / 3 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
DF - Orlando Contreras / age 29 / 6 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
MF - Antonio Gonzales / age 25 / 4 caps / Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes
MF - Jean Tragodara / age 25 / 7 caps / Peruvian club Alianza Lima
MF - Juan Manuel Vargas / age 27 / 31 caps / Italian club Fiorentina
MF - Adán Balbín / age 24 / 4 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
MF - Carlos Lobatón / age 31 / 8 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
MF - Michael Guevara / age 27 / 3 caps / Peruvian club Sport Boys
MF - Rinaldo Cruzado / age 26 / 16 caps / Peruvian club Juan Aurich
MF - Josepmir Ballón / age 23 / 13 caps / Argentina club River Plate
MF - Luis Ramírez / age 26 / 14 caps / Brazilian club Corinthians
MF - Christian Cueva / age 19 / 2 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
FW - Paolo Guerrero / age 27 / 28 caps / German club Hamburger SV
FW - Claudio Pizarro / age 32 / 56 caps / Werder BremenGerman club
FW - Raúl Ruidíaz / age 20 / 2 caps / Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes
FW - William Chiroque / age 31 / 8 caps / Peruvian club Juan Aurich
FW - Luis Advíncula / age 21 / 9 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
FW - Jefferson Farfán / age 26 / 40 caps / German club Schalke 04
FW - André Carrillo / age 20 / 0 cap / Portuguese club Sporting
FW - Irven Ávila / age 20 / 2 caps / Peruvian club Sport Huancayo


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_na..._football_team

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Current Fifa Rankings:
Next update on 29 June 2011.

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ra...23915&rank=204

Group A
FIFA 5 / CONMEBOL 2 - Argentina
FIFA 50 / CONMEBOL 6 - Colombia
FIFA 56 / CONCACAF 5 - Costa Rica
FIFA 102 / CONMEBOL 10 - Bolivia

Group B
FIFA 3 / CONMEBOL 1 - Brazil
FIFA 23 / CONMEBOL 5 - Paraguay
FIFA 64 / CONMEBOL 8 - Ecuador
FIFA 68 / CONMEBOL 9 - Venezuela

Group C
FIFA 7 / CONMEBOL 3 - Uruguay
FIFA 13 / CONMEBOL 4 - Chile
FIFA 28 / CONCACAF 2 - Mexico
FIFA 54 / CONMEBOL 7 - Peru

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Copa America my 'greatest dream'

Argentina's World Player of the Year, Lionel Messi, says tat lifting the Copa America would be a dream come true & is aiming 2 put the country's long trophy drought behind them in tis year's competition.

The Albiceleste hv failed 2 produce on the biggest stage in recent years & last won a major international tournament @ senior level @ the Copa America in 1993.

However, Messi is confident tat he can lead his side 2 victory & admitted he was pleased 2 hv the support of his native fans.

"I hv never felt so loved by the Argentine people. It was the only place where b4 I was not treated with the same affection as in Barcelona," Messi told TyC Sports. "I was always discussed in Argentina becos, unfortunately, we could not win anything. I get 2 win everything @ my club & ppl would recognise it. Hopefully, I can keep tis going now [4 Argentina]."

Messi also delivered a snub 2 the WC when he claimed tat the Copa America represents his biggest desire.

"My greatest dream is 2 win the Copa America. We know wat it means 4 me & 4 Argentina," he said. "It is the 1st objective as we r a very good group of players.

"We always said we lacked the time 2 iron out details, but now we hv it. The game of ours is having the ball & taking the game 2 the opponent. We're growing [in stature]."

Hosts Argentina begin their Copa America campaign on July 1 against Bolivia.

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Group A - Argentina's 23 players selected 4 the 2011 Copa América.

GK - Juan Pablo Carrizo / age 27 / 12 caps / Argentine club River Plate.
GK - Mariano Andújar / age 27 / 6 caps / Italian club Calcio Catania.
GK - Sergio Romero / age 24 / 17 caps / Dutch club Alkmaar Zaanstreek.
DF - Ezequiel Garay / age 24 / 3 caps / Spanish club Real Madrid
DF - Pablo Zabaleta / age 26 / 12 caps / English club ManC
DF - Nicolás Burdisso / age 30 / 40 caps / Italian club Roma.
DF - Gabriel Milito / age 30 / 38 caps / Spanish club Barcelona
DF - Javier Zanetti / age 37 / 141 caps / Italian club Inter
DF - Nicolás Pareja / age 27 / 1 cap / Russian club Spartak Moscow
DF - Marcos Rojo / age 21 / 4 caps / Russian club Spartak Moscow
MF - Esteban Cambiasso / age 30 / 50 caps / Italian club Inter
MF - Ángel di María / age 23 / 20 caps / Spanish club Real Madrid
MF - Javier Mascherano / age 27 / 69 caps / Spanish club Barcelona
MF - Lucas Biglia / age 25 / 4 caps / Belgian club Anderlecht
MF - Javier Pastore / age 22 / 8 caps / Italian club Palermo
MF - Éver Banega / age 22 / 9 caps / Spanish club Valencia
MF - Fernando Gago / age 25 / 31 caps / Spanish club Real Madrid
FW - Gonzalo Higuaín / age 23 / 13 caps / Spanish club Real Madrid
FW - Lionel Messi / age 23 / 56 caps / Spanish club Barcelona
FW - Carlos Tévez / age 27 / 59 caps / English club ManC
FW - Sergio Agüero / age 23 / 26 caps / Spanish club Atlético Madrid
FW - Ezequiel Lavezzi / age 26 / 12 caps / Italian club Napoli
FW - Diego Milito / age 32 / 24 caps / Italian club Inter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argenti..._football_team

The following 3 players were omitted fr the preliminary list of 26 players -
DF - Luciano Monzón / age 24 / 7 caps / Argentina club Boca Juniors
MF - Enzo Pérez / age 25 / 5 caps / Portuguese club Benfica
MF - Diego Valeri / age 25 / 3 caps / Argentina club Lanús

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Group B - Paraguay's 23 players selected 4 the 2011 Copa América.

GK - Diego Barreto / age 29 / 6 caps / Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño
GK - Roberto Junior Fernández / age 23 / 0 caps / Argentina club Racing
GK - Justo Villar / age 33 / 89 caps / Spanish club Real Valladolid
DF - Antolín Alcaraz / age 28 / 14 caps / English club Wigan Athletic
DF - Marcos Cáceres / age 25 / 11 caps / Argentina club Racing
DF - Paulo da Silva / age 31 / 88 caps / Real Zaragoza
DF - Elvis Marecos / age 31 / 4 caps / Paraguayan club Guaraní
DF - Iván Piris / age 22 / 0 caps / Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño
DF - Aureliano Torres / age 29 / 39 caps / Argentina club San Lorenzo
DF - Darío Verón / age 31 / 37 caps / Mexican club UNAM
MF - Édgar Barreto / age 26 / 54 caps / Italian club Atalanta
MF - Víctor Cáceres / age 26 / 35 caps / Paraguayan club Libertad
MF - Néstor Ortigoza / age 26 / 11 caps / Argentina club San Lorenzo
MF - Hernán Pérez / age 22 / 9 caps / Spanish club Villarreal B
MF - Cristian Riveros / age 28 / 63 caps / English club Sunderland
MF - Jonathan Santana / age 29 / 27 caps / Turkish club Kayserispor
MF - Enrique Vera / age 32 / 45 caps / Ecuadorian club LDU Quito
FW - Pablo Zeballos / age 25 / 3 caps / Paraguayan club Olimpia
FW - Lucas Barrios / age 26 / 15 caps / German club Borussia Dortmund
FW - Marcelo Estigarribia / age 23 / 16 caps / Argentina club Newell's Old Boys
FW - Osvaldo Martínez / age 25 / 22 caps / Mexican club Atlante
FW - Roque Santa Cruz / age 29 / 82 caps / English club Blackburn Rovers
FW - Nelson Haedo Valdez / age 27 / 47 caps / Spanish club Hércules


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragua..._football_team


The following 8 players were omitted fr the preliminary list of 31 players -
GK - Joel Silva / age 22 / 1 caps / Paraguayan club Guaraní
DF - Ismael Benegas / age 23 / 2 caps / Paraguayan club Rubio Ñu
DF - Luis Cardozo / age 22 / 1 caps / Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño
DF - Miguel Samudio / age 24 / 5 caps / Paraguayan club Libertad
MF - Osmar Molinas / age 26 / 7 caps / Paraguayan club Olimpia
FW - Julián Benítez / age 24 / 2 caps / Paraguayan club Guaraní
FW - Orlando Gaona Lugo / age 20 / 3 caps / Argentina club Boca Juniors
FW - Federico Santander / age 20 / 5 caps / French club Toulouse

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Group A - Bolivia's 23 players selected 4 the 2011 Copa América.

GK - Carlos Erwin Arias / age 29 / 33 caps / Israeli club Maccabi Netanya
GK - Sergio Galarza / age 35 / 14 caps / Bolivian club Blooming
GK - Daniel Vaca / age 32 / 3 caps / Bolivian club The Strongest
DF - Lorgio Álvarez / age 33 / 35 caps / Bolivian club Bolívar
DF - Santos Amador / age 29 / 4 caps / Bolivian club Nacional Potosí
DF - Luis Gutiérrez / age 26 / 18 caps / Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero
DF - Miguel Hoyos / age 30 / 28 caps / Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero
DF - Ronald Raldes / age 30 / 55 caps / Argentina club Colón
DF - Ronald Rivero / age 31 / 19 caps / Bolivian club Bolívar
MF - Jhasmani Campos / age 23 / 14 caps / Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero
MF - Rudy Cardozo / age 21 / 6 caps / Bolivian club Bolívar
MF - José Luis Chávez / age 25 / 4 caps / Bolivian club Blooming
MF - Wálter Flores / age 32 / 20 caps / Bolivian club Bolívar
MF - Ronald García / age 30 / 34 caps / Bolivian club Bolívar
MF - Edvaldo Hermoza / age 25 / 2 caps / Portuguese club Naval
MF - Jaime Robles / age 33 / 16 caps / Bolivian club Aurora
MF - Joselito Vaca / age 28 / 44 caps / Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero
MF - Christian Vargas / age 27 / 3 caps / Bolivian club San José
MF - Mauricio Saucedo / age 25 / 12 caps / Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero
FW - Juan Carlos Arce / age 26 / 20 caps / Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero
FW - Marcelo Martins / age 24 / 22 caps / Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk
FW - Ricardo Pedriel / age 24 / 12 caps / Turkish club Sivasspor
FW - Alcides Peña / age 22 / 3 caps / Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia..._football_team


The following 2 players were omitted fr the preliminary list of 25 players -
DF - Edemir Rodríguez / age 26 / 10 caps / Bolivian club Bolívar
MF - Alejandro Gómez / age 31 / 8 caps / Bolivian club Blooming

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Group B - Venezuela's 23 players selected 4 the 2011 Copa América.

GK - Renny Vega / age 31 / 47 caps / Venezuelan club Caracas
GK - José Leonardo Morales / age 32 / 23 caps / Venezuelan club Deportivo Anzoátegui
GK - Dani Hernández / age 25 / 4 caps / Spanish club Real Murcia
DF - José Manuel Rey / age 36 / 111 caps / Venezuelan club Mineros de Guayana
DF - Oswaldo Vizcarrondo / age 27 / 31 caps / Venezuelan club Deportivo Anzoátegui
DF - Gabriel Cichero / age 27 / 25 caps / Argentina club Newell's Old Boys
DF - Roberto Rosales / age 22 / 24 caps / Dutch club Twente
DF - Grenddy Perozo / age 26 / 18 caps / Colombian club Boyacá Chicó
DF - Alexander González / age 18 / 4 caps / Venezuelan club Caracas
DF - Jose Luis Granados / age 24 / 15 caps / Venezuelan club Real Esppor
MF - Giácomo Di Giorgi / age 30 / 27 caps / Venezuelan club Deportivo Anzoátegui
MF - Tomás Rincón / age 23 / 34 caps / German club Hamburger SV
MF - César Eduardo González / age 29 / 35 caps / Argentina club Gimnasia
MF - Luis Manuel Seijas / age 25 / 32 caps / Colombian club Santa Fe
MF - Franklin Lucena / age 30 / 31 caps / Venezuelan club Caracas
MF - Juan Arango / age 31 / 94 caps / German club Borussia Mönchengladbach
MF - Yohandry Orozco / age 20 / 10 caps / German club VfL Wolfsburg
MF - Jesús Meza / age 25 / 3 caps / Belgian club Lierse
FW - Nicolás Fedor / age 25 / 26 caps / Spanish club Getafe
FW - Giancarlo Maldonado / age 28 / 55 caps / Mexican club Atlante
FW - Alejandro Moreno / age 31 / 31 caps / US club Chivas USA
FW - José Salomón Rondón / age 21 / 11 caps / Spanish club Málaga
FW - Daniel Arismendi / age 28 / 30 caps / Venezuelan club Deportivo Anzoategui


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezue..._football_team


The following 7 players were omitted fr the preliminary list of 30 players -
DF - Juan Fuenmayor / age 31 / 24 caps / Venezuelan club Deportivo Anzoátegui
DF - William Díaz / age 26 / 1 cap / Venezuelan club Zamora
MF - Francisco Flores / age 21 / 17 caps / Venezuelan club Deportivo Anzoategui
MF - Louis Angelo Peña / age 21 / 7 caps / Venezuelan club Caracas
MF - Alejandro Guerra / age 25 / 35 caps / Venezuelan club Mineros de Guayana
MF - Édgar Jiménez / age 26 / 2 caps / Venezuelan club Caracas
FW - Ángel Chourio / age 26 / 15 caps / Venezuelan club Real Esppor

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Group C - Uruguay's 23 players selected 4 the 2011 Copa América.

GK - Fernando Muslera / age 25 / 19 caps / Italian club Lazio
GK - Juan Castillo / age 33 / 13 caps / Chilean club Colo-Colo
GK - Martín Silva / age 28 / 1 cap / Uruguay club Defensor Sporting
DF - Diego Lugano / age 30 / 56 caps / Turkish club Fenerbahçe
DF - Diego Godín / age 25 / 46 caps / Spanish club Diego Godín
DF - Sebastián Coates / age 20 / 0 cap / Uruguayan club Nacional
DF - Mauricio Victorino / age 28 / 16 caps / Brazilian club Cruzeiro
DF - Maxi Pereira / age 27 / 52 caps / Portuguese club Benfica
DF - Andrés Scotti / age 35 / 33 caps / Chilean club Colo-Colo
DF - Martín Cáceres / age 24 / 27 caps / Spanish club Sevilla
MF - Walter Gargano / age 26 / 37 caps / Italian club Napoli
MF - Cristian Rodríguez / age 25 / 40 caps / Portuguese club Porto
MF - Sebastián Eguren / age 30 / 36 caps / Spanish club Sporting de Gijón
MF - Álvaro Pereira / age 26 / 28 caps / Portuguese club Porto
MF - Nicolás Lodeiro / age 22 / 7 caps / Dutch club Ajax
MF - Diego Pérez / age 31 / 63 caps / Italian club Bologna
MF - Egidio Arévalo Ríos / age 28 / 19 caps / Brazilian club Botafogo
MF - Álvaro González / age 26 / 12 caps / Italian club Lazio
FW - Luis Suárez / age 24 / 41 caps / English club Liverpool
FW - Diego Forlán / age 32 / 75 caps / Spanish club Atlético Madrid
FW - Sebastián Abreu / age 34 / 64 caps / Brazilian club Botafogo
FW - Edinson Cavani / age 24 / 27 caps / Italian club Napoli
FW - Abel Hernández / age 20 / 4 caps / Italian club Palermo


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay..._football_team


The following 2 players were omitted fr the preliminary list of 25 players -
MF - Gastón Ramírez / age 20 / 6 caps / Italian club Bologna
FW - Sebastián Fernández / age 26 / 13 caps / Spanish club Málaga

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Group C - Chile's 23 players selected 4 the 2011 Copa América.

GK - Claudio Bravo / age 28 / 51 caps / Spanish club Real Sociedad
GK - Paulo Garcés / age 26 / 1 cap / Chilean club Universidad Católica
GK - Miguel Pinto / age 27 / 15 caps / Mexican club Atlas
DF - Pablo Contreras / age 32 / 56 caps / Greek club PAOK
DF - Mauricio Isla / age 23 / 21 caps / Italian club Udinese
DF - Gonzalo Jara / age 25 / 42 caps / English club West Bromwich Albion
DF - Gary Medel / age 23 / 30 caps / Spanish club Sevilla
DF - Waldo Ponce / age 28 / 32 caps / Mexican club Cruz Azul
MF - Carlos Carmona / age 24 / 26 caps / Italian club Atalanta
MF - Marco Estrada / age 28 / 27 caps / French club Montpellier
MF - Matías Fernández / age 25 / 42 caps / Portuguese club Sporting
MF - Gonzalo Fierro / age 28 / 20 caps / Brazilian club Flamengo
MF - Felipe Gutiérrez / age 20 / 3 caps / Chilean club Universidad Católica
MF - Luis Jiménez / age 27 / 21 caps / Italian club Cesena
MF - Rodrigo Millar / age 29 / 28 caps / Chilean club Colo Colo
MF - Francisco Silva / age 25 / 2 caps / Chilean club Universidad Católica
MF - Jorge Valdivia / age 27 / 44 caps / Brazilian club Palmeiras
MF - Arturo Vidal / age 24 / 30 caps / German club Bayer Leverkusen
FW - Jean Beausejour / age 27 / 34 caps / English club Birmingham City
FW - Carlos Muñoz / age 22 / 1 cap / Chilean club Santiago Wanderers
FW - Esteban Paredes / age 30 / 21 caps / Chilean club Colo Colo
FW - Alexis Sánchez / age 22 / 36 caps / Italian club Udinese
FW - Humberto Suazo / age 30 / 46 caps / Mexican club Monterrey


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_n..._football_team

The following 4 players were omitted fr the preliminary list of 27 players -
GK - Raúl Olivares / age 23 / 0 cap / Chilean club Colo Colo
DF - Bruno Romo / age 22 / 0 cap / Chilean club Palestino
MF - Fernando Meneses / age 25 / 9 caps / Chilean club Universidad Católica
FW - Diego Rubio / age 18 / 0 cap / Chilean club Colo Colo

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Mexico players sent home after scandal

8 Mexico internationals hv been sent home just days b4 the start of the Copa America aft being caught up in an alleged sex scandal @ the team's training camp.

The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) confirmed tat Jonathan dos Santos, Nestor Vidrio, Javier Cortes, David Cabrera, Nestor Claderon, Israel Jimenez, Jorge Hernandez & Marco Fabian had all been sent home 4 violating team rules but would not go in2 further detail.

Mexico team director Hector Gonzalez Inarritu said: "The rules were broken, the code of discipline was broken & I hv 2 act."

Although FMF officials would not be pressed on the intricacies, news reports in Mexico said the incidents involved players having female guests in their rooms.

The misdemeanours came 2 light aft other members of the squad reported tat some personal items, including laptops, iPads, mobile phones & cash, had been stolen fr their rooms.

Hotel staff denied they had taken the items & blamed the robberies on girls taken back 2 hotel rooms who worked in the sex industry.

Aft an investigation, CCTV footage provided by the hotel subsequently showed a member of the Mexican side's staff chaperoning women in2 the players' rooms.

"We hv videos of the women going in2 the rooms, brought in by a team manager of the Mexican national side," hotel manager Robert Ramia said.

The ejected players hv been banned for 6 months & fined £3,000 each. The octet r expected 2 be quickly replaced with the Copa America due 2 start on July 1 in La Plata, Argentina, where the hosts play Bolivia.

Mexico opted 2 send an Under-22 side 2 the tournament in order to rest the star players who won the Gold Cup with a 4-2 win over the USA tis weekend.

El Tri beat Ecuador 1-0 on Saturday in their final warm-up match b4 the Copa America & the incidents r reported 2 hv taken place in Quito aft the match.

"The players confessed," Gonzalez said. "They r very hurt, very sorry & they hv said they r sorry 2 their fans...They are assuming the consequences."

Mexico's 1st game is on July 4 against Chile in Group C, which also includes Peru & Uruguay.

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Latest Conmebol/Fifa ranking update on 29 June 2011.
Next update on 27 July 2011.

1. Brazil (Fifa 5)
2. Argentina (Fifa 10)
3. Uruguay (Fifa 18)
4. Chile (Fifa 27)
5. Paraguay (Fifa 32)
6. Peru (Fifa 49)
7. Colombia (Fifa 54)
8. Ecuador (Fifa 68)
9. Venezuela (Fifa 69)
10. Bolivia (Fifa 93)

Mexico is 1st in CONCACAF & 9th in Fifa, while Costa Rica is 6th in CONCACAF & 55th in Fifa.

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Group C - Peru's 23 players selected 4 the 2011 Copa América.

GK - Salomón Libman / age 27 / 4 caps / Peruvian club Alianza Lima
GK - Raúl Fernández / age 25 / 7 caps / French club Nice
GK - Leao Butrón / age 34 / 36 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
DF - Santiago Acasiete / age 33 / 32 caps / Spanish club Almería
DF - Walter Vílchez / age 29 / 54 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
DF - Renzo Revoredo / age 25 / 6 caps / Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes
DF - Christian Ramos / age 22 / 9 caps / Peruvian club Alianza Lima
DF - Giancarlo Carmona / age 25 / 2 caps / Argentina club San Lorenzo
DF - Yoshimar Yotún / age 21 / 3 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
DF - Alberto Rodríguez / age 27 / 31 caps / Portuguese club Sporting
DF - Aldo Corzo / age 22 / 3 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
DF - Orlando Contreras / age 29 / 6 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
MF - Antonio Gonzales / age 25 / 4 caps / Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes
MF - Juan Manuel Vargas / age 27 / 31 caps / Italian club Fiorentina
MF - Adán Balbín / age 24 / 4 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
MF - Carlos Lobatón / age 31 / 8 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
MF - Michael Guevara / age 27 / 3 caps / Peruvian club Sport Boys
MF - Rinaldo Cruzado / age 26 / 16 caps / Peruvian club Juan Aurich
MF - Josepmir Ballón / age 23 / 13 caps / Argentina club River Plate
FW - Paolo Guerrero / age 27 / 28 caps / German club Hamburger SV
FW - Raúl Ruidíaz / age 20 / 2 caps / Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes
FW - Luis Advíncula / age 21 / 9 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
FW - André Carrillo / age 20 / 0 cap / Portuguese club Sporting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_na..._football_team

The following 10 players were omitted fr the preliminary list of 33 players -
GK - Erick Delgado / age 28 / 14 caps / Peruvian club Sporting Cristal
DF - Jesús Rabanal / age 26 / 6 caps / Peruvian club Universitario de Deportes
DF - Carlos Zambrano / age 21 / 15 caps / German club St. Pauli
MF - Jean Tragodara / age 25 / 7 caps / Peruvian club Alianza Lima
MF - Luis Ramírez / age 26 / 14 caps / Brazilian club Corinthians
MF - Christian Cueva / age 19 / 2 caps / Peruvian club Universidad San Martín
FW - Claudio Pizarro / age 32 / 56 caps / Werder BremenGerman club
FW - William Chiroque / age 31 / 8 caps / Peruvian club Juan Aurich
FW - Jefferson Farfán / age 26 / 40 caps / German club Schalke 04
FW - Irven Ávila / age 20 / 2 caps / Peruvian club Sport Huancayo

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Mexico current 23 men squad selected for the 2011 Copa America.

GK - Luis Ernesto Michel / age 31 / 6 caps / Mexican club Guadalajara
GK - Carlos Felipe Rodríguez / age 22 / 0 cap / Mexican club Morelia
GK - Liborio Sánchez / age 21 / 0 cap / Mexican club Querétaro
DF - Paul Aguilar / age 25 / 16 caps / Mexican club América
DF - Oswaldo Alanís / age 22 / 0 cap / Mexican club Estudiantes Tecos
DF - Kristian Álvarez / age 19 / 0 cap / Mexican club Guadalajara
DF - Nestor Araujo / age 19 / 2 caps / Mexican club Cruz Azul
DF - Dárvin Chávez / age 21 / 3 caps / Mexican club Monterrey
DF - Hiram Mier / age 21 / 1 cap / Mexican club Monterrey
DF - Miguel Ángel Ponce / age 22 / 0 cap / Mexican club Guadalajara
DF - Diego Reyes / age 18 / 2 caps / Mexican club América
DF - Héctor Reynoso / age 30 / 1 cap / Mexican club Guadalajara
MF - Javier Aquino / age 21 / 2 caps / Mexican club Cruz Azul
MF - Diego De Buen / age 19 / 0 cap / Mexican club UNAM
MF - Jorge Enríquez / age 20 / 2 caps / Mexican club Guadalajara
MF - Antonio Gallardo / age 22 / 0 cap / Mexican club Guadalajara
MF - Emilio Orrantía / age 20 / 0 cap / Mexican club UNAM
MF - Édgar Pacheco / age / caps / Mexican club UANL
FW - Ulises Dávila / age 19 / 0 cap / Mexican club Guadalajara
FW - Giovani dos Santos / age 22 / 45 caps / English club Tottenham Hotspur
FW - Rafael Márquez Lugo / age 29 / 9 caps / Mexican club Morelia
FW - Oribe Peralta / age 27 / 5 caps / Mexican club Santos Laguna
FW - Alan Pulido / age 20 / 0 cap / Mexican club UANL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Copa_Am%C3%A9rica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_..._football_team

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Copa comes home

In 1910, Argentina invited Uruguay & Chile 2 compete in a 3-team tournament called the Copa Centenario Revolucion de Mayo. The seeds were sown 4 a larger continental competition & in 1916 Argentina hosted wat is considered 2 be the inaugural South American Championship of Nations.

Aft a name change 2 'Copa America' in 1975 & the inclusion of all 10 CONMEBOL nations, football's oldest continental tournament is now in its 43rd year & returns 2 Argentina tis year with Brazil looking 2 lift the trophy 4 the 3rd time in succession - a feat only ever achieved by Argentina themselves between 1945 & 1947.


GROUP A
Argentina (Coach: Sergio Batista / Cpt: Javier Mascherano)
Copa America best: Winners (14)

It has been a long time since Argentina last lifted a major title - 18 years 2 be precise. Now given the chance 2 break their duck on home soil, La Albiceleste would become the outright leaders in Copa America history if they were 2 pick up the title again. With Maradona's efforts @ the WC behind them, Batista intends 2 get his side 2 play like Barca 2 get the best out of World Player of the Year Lionel Messi & he has 1 of the competition's most talented squads at his disposal.

1 2 Watch: Sergio Aguero.
With Messi hogging the limelight, Aguero may not get much of a chance 2 shine, however as he is currently seeking a move away fr Atletico Madrid, he will be keen 2 impress.

Prediction: Winners.


GROUP A
Bolivia(Coach: Gustavo Quinteros / Cpt: Ronald Raldes)
Copa America best: Winners (1)

Their ultimately unsuccessful 2010 WC qualifying campaign saw Bolivia dominate @ home, but when outside the heights of La Paz, the team struggle. They hv only advanced fr the group stage twice in the past 30 years although there r hopes that Quinteros' flexible 4-2-3-1 formation will provide them with an edge when they take on Costa Rica in what will surely be the battle 2 avoid last place in Group A.

1 2 Watch: Marcelo Martins:
A tireless work ethic, coupled with a good eye 4 goal, has endeared the Shakhtar striker 2 the fans & he is seen as a replacement 4 the recently retired Joaquin Botero.

Prediction: Group Stage


GROUP A
Colombia(Coach: Hernan Dario Gomez / Cpt: Mario Yepes)
Copa America best: Winners (1)

While FC Porto's pair of Falcao & Freddy Guarin provide hope, Colombia r not the force of old & did not impress in the 2007 version of the Copa, when they went out in the group stage. A 4-1-4-1 formation hints tat defence will be the priority & tat will limit their ability 2 win games, esp as they r still searching 4 a creative midfielder in the mould of Carlos Valderrama 2 help unlock an opposition backline.

1 2 Watch: Cristian Zapata:
While Falcao takes the headlines up front, the powerful Zapata keeps things tight at the back & is reportedly close 2 a move 2 Liverpool.

Prediction: Quarter-finals


GROUP A
Costa Rica(Coach: Ricardo La Volpe / Cpt: Randall Brenes)
Copa America best: Quarter-finals (2)

Replacing Japan @ the last minute as special guests 4 the tournament, Costa Rica r keen 2 banish the memory of their disappointing Gold Cup campaign last month. The side lost 2 Uruguay over a 2-legged play-off 4 the final spot @ the 2010 WC, but hv had little 2 shout abt on the international scene & will be under pressure as they hv brought wat is in essentially an Under-23 team 2 Argentina. In need of a lift, La Volpe's skills as a man-manager will be tested 2 the limit.

1 2 Watch: Cesar Elizondo:
Bryan Ruiz's absence means a lot of the focus has shifted on 2 the young Elizondo, who needs 2 improve his decision making, but provided a glimpse of his talent with a loan spell @ Perez Zeledon last season.

Prediction: Group Stage

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GROUP B
Brazil(Coach: Mano Menezes / Cpt: Lucio)
Copa America best: Winners (8)

With the chance 2 win their 5th Copa America in 6 editions, Brazil r keen 2 tighten their stranglehold on the competition, but hv never won it on Argentine soil. With defensive football proving unpopular under Dunga, Menezes promised 2 attack when put in charge aft the WC but the counter-attacking style has failed 2 win over the fans thus far. In Neymar, they hv potentially the best player in the competition, but Brazil may suffer fr the enormous expectation tat is (& always has been) upon them.

1 2 Watch: Ganso:
The Santos midfielder has been likened 2 fellow countryman Kaka & is set 2 move 2 Italy tis summer, but his price may rise with a commanding performance in the tournament if he can step out fr the shadow of club team-mate Neymar.

Prediction: Finalists


GROUP B
Ecuador(Coach: Reinaldo Rueda / Cpt: Walter Ayoví)
Copa America best: Semi-finals (1)

Impressive performances in getting 2 both the 2002 & 2006 WCs hv ensured Ecuador r back in the spotlight, however, their inability 2 get past the group stage of the Copa America in their previous 4 attempts proves they hv alot left 2 do. Rueda's 4-4-2 formation is solid, but the fans in Ecuador hv labelled him the 'King of Draws' & he was booed aft the friendly match with Mexico. The Venezuela match may be the key 2 progression 4 them.

1 2 Watch: Antonio Valencia:
The only Ecuadorian 2 win the Premier League & play in a Champions League final, Valencia has been on top of his game since returning fr a bad leg break against Rangers & will be key down the wings with his pace & trickery.

Prediction: Quarter-finals


GROUP B
Paraguay(Coach: Gerardo Martino / Cpt: Justo Villar)
Copa America best: Winners (2)

A nation on the rise aft an impressive showing @ the 2010 WC finals, it has still been 20 years since they featured in the semi-finals of the Copa America. Coach Martino will leave his role aft the competition, but will detail his players with bringing a high-tempo, aggressive game 2 their opponents, while the generation of players nearing the end of their international careers r motivated by the prospect of building on their recent successes in Argentina.

1 2 Watch: Roque Santa Cruz:
The striker, who has not impressed either @ Man City or on loan @ Blackburn of late, still finds himself in a central role 4 his country & he is just 1 short of Paraguay's all-time leading scorer Jose Cardozo.

Prediction: Quarter-finals


GROUP B
Venezuela(Coach: Cesar Farias / Cpt: Juan Arango)
Copa America best: Quarter-finals (2)

The side hv only ever won 2 games @ the Copa America, but there has been a recent upturn in their fortunes on the continent as they were within touching distance of the WC aft a decent qualifying campaign. No longer the whipping boys, Venezuela hv something 2 prove & on the back of Farías' combination of open passing & tireless work ethic - with Borussia Mönchengladbach's Arango as the creative hub - there is a lot of optimism in the country tat the young squad could impress.

1 2 Watch: Yohandry Orozco:
The Wolfsburg midfielder was 1 of the best players @ the South American Under-20 Championships earlier tis year & is a born leader who looks comfortable in the spotlight; more is expected fr him.

Prediction: Group Stage


GROUP C
Chile(Coach: Claudio Borghi / Cpt: Claudio Bravo)
Copa America best: Finalists (4)

Despite Marcelo Bielsa's resignation, Chile's fortunes r on the up aft a WC campaign tat saw them win over a lot of neutral supporters. Playing attractive, attacking football with the pace & skills of Alexis Sanchez & Matias Fernandez on show in a high-tempo approach, Borghi could bring something different with a 3-4-1-2 or 3-5-2. He will also hv 2 do something abt the defensive issues surrounding the side if they r 2 repeat their successes in South Africa.

1 2 Watch: Alexis Sanchez:
The man @ the centre of a bidding war betw Europe's elite clubs must justify the enormous price tag placed upon him, but with pace, dribbling skills & a good finishing touch, he may well do so.

Prediction: Semi-finals.


GROUP C
Mexico(Coach: Jose Manuel de la Torre / Cpt: Giovani dos Santos)
Copa America best: Finalists (2)

Much like their Gold Cup campaign was disrupted aft 5 players were sent home 4 failing drugs tests, Mexico's Copa could not hv started worse as 8 players were withdrawn fr the squad aft an alleged sex scandal 3 days b4 the competition started. The Mexican fans can take heart tat their side overcame the odds 2 beat the USA in the Gold Cup final, but without some of their big named stars such as Javier Hernandez & Rafael Marquez, De la Torre's side could struggle.

1 2 Watch: Giovani dos Santos.
With the rest of his senior team-mates suspended, the Tottenham winger will take centre-stage in the Copa aft a starring role in the Gold Cup; perhaps 2 earn himself a move elsewhere.

Prediction: Quarter-finals.


GROUP C
Peru(Coach: Sergio Markarian / Cpt: Walter Vilchez)
Copa America best: Winners (2)

The worst team on the continent in 2010 WC qualifying, Peru's fall has not been graceful as a host of internal problems hv provided the side with an unwelcome distraction fr their on-pitch focus. 2 make matters worse ahead of their Copa campaign, injuries hv robbed the squad of key strike duo captain Claudio Pizarro & Jefferson Farfan. New coach Markarian has made them hard 2 beat - as they hv conceded just 3 goals in the 9 games of his reign - but there r still some demons 2 lay 2 rest.

1 2 Watch: Paolo Guerrero:
With some of the star players watching fr the stands, Guerrero must step in2 the breach &, aft a 6-match ban in 2008, he has alot 2 prove.

Prediction: Group Stage.


GROUP C
Uruguay(Coach: Oscar Tabarez / Cpt: Diego Lugano)
Copa America best: Winners (14)

4 years ago in the opening game of the last Copa America, Uruguay lost 3-0 to Peru, although they regrouped 2 make it 2 the semi-finals. Aft sealing their progress 2 the 2010 WC via a play-off, Tabárez's underdogs went on 2 become 1 of the most memorable teams in South Africa as they went all the way to the last 4 - albeit with the help of Luis Suarez's hand against Ghana. They hv not won the Copa since 1995 but, with players like Diego Forlan, Luis Suarez & Diego Godin, r now in a position 2 challenge @ the very top again & bring back memories of a time when they were champions in 6 of the 1st 9 editions.

1 2 Watch: Edison Cavani:
Valued by his club, Napoli, at €100 million, the striker is 1 of the Europe's most in-form players. Tall & strong, he has a commanding presence & defenders will need 2 pay him alot of respect.

Prediction: Semi-finals.