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Uruguay won their 15^th Copa America title on Sunday. This puppy was pretty much over from the outset.

Paraguay never had a chance.

The final score was 3-0 Charruas.

Forlán hit the daily double to lead the way.

Diego Forlán put this sucker outta reach with goals in the 41^st and 90^th minutes.

His mate Luis Suarez started the hit parade off with a pai de crianca in the 11^th minute.

This is a little bit of Portuguese lingo for ya.

Lets get real Los Guaranies was completely out classed.

In a sane futebol world Brasil and Argentina should have been in the finals but both clubs are sorely lacking big time ability to get the job done when it counts.

Argentinos and Brasileiros have the star power but star power doesn’t always get it done.

To win titles it takes teamwork and sound fundamentals on both the offensive and defensive ends of the pitch.

Congrates to Uruguay for taking it to Argentina and Paraguay.

Charruas did it when it counted.

Forlán was the player of the match.

His two goals were the difference in this sucker.

Flamenguista for life.

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Uruguay has booked their spot in the Copa America finals.

Charruas defeated Peru 2-0.

La Blanquirroja put up a hell of flight but Peru couldn’t crack the code.

Luis Suarez led the way with the daily double.

His mate Diego Forlan set up the first puppy in the 53^rd minute.

Forlan fired a rocket into the teeth of the goal. Keeper Raul Fernandez stopped the first volley.  Shot. Save. Rebound. Score off the boards by Suarez.

Peruvian Juan Vargas was given the early showers in the 68^th minute.

La Blanquirroja played a very dirty game.

Peru was going after the Uruguay players with the intent to do bodily harm.

I was pulling for Peru but I can’t stand dirty futebol.

This cheap dirty play has no place in the game.

Uruguay is going after the 15^th Copa title. If Charruas wins they will leap frog over Argentina.

Argentinos has fourteen titles tambem.

Charruas coach Oscar Tabarez was asked about taking his star player out in the second half- “It is one thing with Suarez, it is another without him in the final,” Tabarez said. “He (Suarez) is a great forward, an elite player among forwards in the world. … He often determines the outcome as he did today.”

Sergio Markarian, who was born in Uruguay, took over Peru’s team a year ago and has improved it quickly.

“We played in this tournament against teams that had almost 100 percent of their players playing abroad,” Markarian said. “You could tell in their experience, sense of how to play the match. … But we are working hard to get better.” 

Suarez plays for Liverpool had this to say after the match- “The first half was tough because we knew Peru would be very defensive,” Liverpool striker Suarez said. “We had to try to take advantage of some chance to score. The goal in the first few minutes was a big blow to Peru.”

Peru coach Sergio Markarian, born in Uruguay had this to say about quick improvement since he took over a year- “We played in this tournament against teams that had almost 100 percent of their players playing abroad. You could tell in their experience, sense of how to play the match. … But we are working hard to get better.”

On Wednesday night Paraguay will battle Venezuela to see whom books the other spot in the final that will be held on Sunday in Argentina.

My guys from Flamengo battle Palmeiras on Wednesday night.

This is a must win for Mengao.

Flamengusita for life.

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Mexico came riding into their group match against Chile on a high horse.

The Mexican squad was coming off a skill full 4-2 dismantling of the USA squad in finals of the CONCACAF.

The Mexicans drew first blood in the 40^th minute. Nestor Alejandro Araujo Razo flat out beat the keeper on a brilliant shot.

Mexico 1-0 on a great counter attack.

Chile had the most of the possession however they couldn’t crack the code.

Give La Roja credit.

They didn’t fold up their tents and quit after Mexico scored first.

The Chileans pressed the attack until the 66^th minute.

Esteban Paredes poked in the rebounded off a missed shot.

Five minutes later 72^nd minute La Roja scored the match winner.

Mate Arturo Vidal nailed a perfectly placed header top shelf right to seal the deal.

This sucker was set up by a great corner kick by Matias Fernandez.

2-1 Chile.

In the Uruguay Peru match it was a different story.

The Peruvians scored first in the 23^rd minute.

Jose Paolo Guerrero broke free at the Midfield line.

He left the entire Uruguayan side in his wake.

Guerrero forced the keeper to come off his line.

He deeked left and went right.

Nestor Fernando Muslera handed his jock to the Peruvian forward Guerrero.

All he had to do was deposit the ball into the back of the net.

Charruas didn’t quit.

Uruguay kept attacking Peru. This forced La Roja to make a mistake, which they paid dearly for, in the 45^th minute.

Luis Suarez took straight to the rack. He rammed this baby through the back of the net.

The second half was a scoreless draw.

Peru and Uruguay tied at one all.

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This is a very sad household today.

Brasil lost to the Netherlands 2-1.

Both my wife and I are very sad after Brasil fell apart in the second half. This is the first time Brasil failed to win after leading at half time in a World Cup match.

Robinho nailed the winner in the 10^th minute to give us a 1-0 lead.

A great pass set this up from Felipe Melo.

Then all hell broke loose.

Brasil fell apart.

Felipe Melo and keeper Julio Cesar had a little mix up. Melo stepped in front of Cesar. The ball bounces off of Melo’s head into the back of the net. It’s tied one all in the 53^rd minute.

This was the match changer.

The Dutch turned up the heat..

Wesley Sneijder nailed a great header in the 68^th minute to send all of Brasil on suicide watch.

Melo freaked and decided to stomp on Netherlands Arlen Robben’s ankle.

This was dumb. It was beyond dumb. It was stupid.

He gets 86^th in the 73^rd minute.

Dutch coach was down right pissed by the Melo’s dirty play. Brasil should ashamed of the way they acted. Apesar de toda a alegria pela classificação às semifinais da Copa do Mundo, o técnico holandês Bert van Marwijk teve motivos para se irritar após a vitória sobre o Brasil, nesta sexta-feira, por 2 a 1, em Porto Elizabeth. O treinador criticou o volante Felipe Melo, que foi expulso de forma direta ao pisar no atacante Arjen Robben.

Acabei de ver a falta cometida contra o Robben. Ele (Felipe Melo) deveria olhar de novo a imagem e sentir vergonha da falta cometida. Se pensarmos friamente, deveria estar envergonhado pelo futebol brasileiro – disse, contrariando com a declaração do volante brasileiro. Felipe Melo afirmou após o jogo não ter visto maldade no lance. O volante brasileiro achou o cartão vermelho injusto.

Kiss the ball game bye-bye.

Cooler heads should have prevailed but this is the South American way. Fall behind. Lose your cool.

Voce vai.

The entire nation wants to fix the blame on Dunga.

Yes, he is the coach but this team played better than the 2006 fat out of shape stars.

You can say what you want but it is easy to win as a front-runner but the real test is when a team falls behind and has to crawl back and win.

This takes heart.

Maybe Brasil doesn’t have the heart to do this.

This loss shocked the entire Brasileiro nation.

Julio Cesar spoke about the loss. He was very sad.

É um resultado que ninguém esperava. Sempre citamos que o grupo estava bastante confiante naquilo que vinha fazendo ao longo de três anos e meio, unido. Mas o futebol tem dessas coisas, o mundo não acaba (pausa). Acho que no futebol são 11 contra 11, e no segundo tempo eles mereceram o resultado –-disse, em entrevista à TV Globo.

 Netherlands showed heart by hanging in there until Brasil made a mistake. The Dutch came back and won. This takes a ton of heart.

UOL wrote that Brasil failed in its first real test in the World Cup. Brasileiros looked good against inferior teams but when they came up against a top team they failed.

Com o setor de criação dependente da recuperação de Kaká, a seleção brasileira tinha entre seus apostadores mais crentes a convicção de que a capacidade da defesa levaria a equipe até o fim na Copa. No entanto, a linha de trás mais badalada do Mundial fracassou em seu primeiro teste real no torneio, na derrota para a Holanda por 2 a 1, com erros incomuns na trajetória até a África do Sul.

Depois de testes menos exigentes nos quatro jogos anteriores da Copa, a seleção mostrou contra a Holanda vulnerabilidades que não se esperava de uma equipe que transmitia tanta solidez ao se defender. Falhas na bola aérea, equívocos de posicionamento, erros individuais em saída de bola e descontrole emocional pontuaram o revés em Port Elizabeth.

Uruguay showed lots of heart by falling behind 1-0 to Ghana.

There was no quit in this dog.

Forlan nailed a perfect free kick from 25 yards out in the 55^th minute to tie this sucker up at one all.

Then Luis Suarez swept away a shot on goal in the 120^th minute.

Suarez was given the heave-hoe.

Gyan did a choke city. Gyan hit the cross bar. Ker plunk baby. Choke collar time.

Uruguay went on to win in a PK shoot out 4-2.

Next up for Uruguay is the Netherlands in the semi-finals.

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The more things change the more things stay the same. This is deja vu all over again. Ghana defeated the USA 2-1 in extra time.

It took 120 minutes to settle this puppy.

Ghana knocked out the USA of the 2006 World Cup held in Germany.

Yes, we won Group C  but the USA came up short when it counted.

Two defensive lapses killed the USA.

Kevin Prince Boateng split the seam in the “D”. He flat out beat a defenseless Tim Howard short post left in the 5^th minute.

The USA didn’t quit. We crawled back into the match.

Clint Dempsey took it to the rack. This forced the Ghana defender to foul him.

Up steps the D Man.

Landon Donovan nailed the PK off the right post in the 62^nd minute.

Injury time and it was Déjà vu all over again.

Asamoah Gyan beat two American defenders to the ball.

He flipped the shot over Tim Howard’s out stretched hands in the 93^rd minute.

The USA is now 0-1-14 in matches when they trailed at half.

These goals were not Tim Howard’s fault.

We played crappy “D” on these two plays that were the turning points of the match.

The USA showed promise but we still have a long way to go in futebol.

I am sad but hey this all part of the game.

Go Brasil.

Uruguay defeated South Korea 2-1.

Luis Suarez hit for the daily double.

Uruguay’s super striker Diego Forlan set up Suarez’s first goal with a great centering pass across the goal crease.

The second goal Suarez dribble to his right. He nailed a curling knuckler that went ker plunk off the right post into the twines.

Uruguay and Ghana will meet in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

South America’s strong showing in the World Cup surprises the clowns at ESPN however, I am not.

I have been writing about South American futebol for two years.

The pundits used by ESPN are ex-European futebol players. All these guys know is the EPL, Spain, Italy, France, and Germany. They know nothing about South American clubs.

When one thinks about South American futebol only Brasil and Argentina, come to mind. Yet, team like  Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay are flying under the radar.

If you want to get a feel for South American futebol watch the Copa Libertadores. I have been follwing the Copa since 1993.

The teams that win the Copa always give the Champions League titleholder fits. Just ask Manchester United, Barcelona, Liverpool, and Inter Milan.

South American  futebol is for real folks.

Brasil has a ring for the thumb.

We are going for a ring for the other hand.

Italy has four titles.

Uruguay has won two World Cup titles.

Argentina has two titles too.

Many of the top futebolers are from South America.

Up next Argentina-Mexico and England-Germany.

Sunday will be great.

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