Copa America 2011 shall be broadcast on HD

The 2011 version of the Copa America shall have a special attraction for the first time. The 43rd edition of this tournament shall be fully broadcast in high definition (HD). It is estimated that some 200 countries shall be watching the competition, and companies from throughout the world have already acquired the rights to broadcast this championships. SportItalia, from Italy, as also BBTV from Thailand and Sport 1 from the Netherlands are just some of the television stations that shall be showing the tournament. Below, we list some television stations that shall be showing the Copa America: Al Jazeera – Middle EastBBTV – ThailandTyC Sports – ArgentinaUnitel - BoliviaCanal 13 - ChileAmérica TV - PeruTenfield - UruguaySportItalia  -...

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Announced the official regulations of 2011 Copa América

Conmebol made public the official regulations (November 9th) for the 43rd Copa América to be held in Argentina in 2011. Among the main modifications, the most important is the decision criterion from quarter finals onwards. In previous editions, if the match ended tied, the situation was decided through penalty shootout. As happened in 2007, when Brazil and Uruguay remained in the contest by kicks from the penalty point and the Brazilian National Team was benefited from it ((4) 2 x 2 (5)). In 2011 only the round of 16 will be decided by penalty shootout (in case of a tied game). From this stage on, the match winner will only be defined after the extra time of 30 minutes. If the match is still even, then the penalty shootout will take place. It...

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Draw of Copa America Argentina 2011 on Thursday, November 11, in La Plata

A great expectation and illustrious presences in the country that saw the birth of the Cup By Eduardo BarrazaThe majestic palace of the Teatro Argentino in La Plata, football will become the football epicenter of the region and of much of the planet on Thursday, November 11, when takes place the draw and the presentation of Copa America 2011 to be held between 2nd and July 24th of next year. The event,which will include a concert and an artistic presentation of the host country and host cities will begin at 17 hours, Argentina time.The 43rd edition of the world's oldest continental tournament returns to where it was created and first played in 1916. This time will be attended by the ten South American teams and the guests Japan and Mexico....

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2011 Copa America groups defined

Argentina dressed for a party for the drawing of the Copa America 2011 On Thursday, at the modern and historic Teatro Argentino de La Plata, the drawing for the Copa America Argentina 2011 was held. The ceremony was attended by the highest authorities of the South American Football Confederation, and was led by the president of the institution, Dr. Nicolas Leoz and Julio Grondona, president of the Argentine Football Association and senior vice president of FIFA.The galaIn charge of conducting the event was Sergio Goicoechea, former double world champion with Argentina as goalkeeper in 1991 and 1993, who, in a brilliant way knew how to carry out the celebration. The ceremony also was attended by the likes of Lito Vitale, Jairo and Julia Zenko,...

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Recognition to a great one: the World Cup stadium in Córdoba will be named Mário Kempes

The governor of the city of Cordoba in Argentina, Juan Schiaretti, confirmed that the World Cup Stadium of that city will be renamed Mario Alberto Kempes. The provincial authority made the announcement during a visit to the renovation works in progress to prepare the stadium for the Copa America 2011, to be held in that country.The name of the former striker had been proposed to the governor by a football fan, and the idea was welcomed. "Our initiative is to recognize the greatest glory of Cordoba’s football, Mario Alberto Kempes who gave us the joy of the 78 World Cup," said the governor.In turn, on the road to the works being performed at the Estadio Córdoba, Schiaretti said: "At this early stage, we are seeing the works to expand the outdoor...

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Copa America 2011: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay heads of series

The Conmebol set that the national teams of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay will be heads of groups A, B and C, respectively, for the draw for the Copa America in 2010, scheduled for November 11 in the Argentine Theatre of La Plata , which will host the opening match at the brand new stadium Ciudad de La Plata, the first fully covered in South America. The other teams will occupy the following posts: Paraguay, Chile and Colombia are the second seeds, Venezuela, Bolivia and Peru are on the third pot, and Ecuador, Japan and Mexico make up the fourth pot. It was established that the Chile squad will play its commitments in San Juan and Mendoza, region near to Cuyo. The others will dispute their matches in the cities of Cordoba, Salta, Jujuy, Santa...

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Mexico and Japan are confirmed in the 43rd edition of the Copa America

As has been the custom since 1993, the 43rd edition of the Copa America shall have two guest teams to make the contest for the title of the competition even more significant.   In 2001, the countries chosen are well known to the South Americans: Japan and Mexico. These two national teams have already participated in other editions and are old rivals. Mexico, who has participated in the tournament on seven occasions, goes to Argentina seeking its first ever win in the trophy. It is worth remembering that in 1993 and 2001 the Mexican team fell at the last hurdle and were runners-up. In the latest edition of the Copa America, in 2007, the El Tri beat Uruguay in the third-place playoff and walked off with the bronze medal. Japan took...

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