Copa América Venezuela 2007.

[El Diablo Rojo]

Just 5 days left for the 42nd edition of the Copa América to start.

This is the ball that will be used in this cup, Nike Mercurial Veer Copa América.

The schedule of the group stage.

Tuesday 26/6
Venezuela vs. Bolivia
Uruguay vs. Peru

Wednesday 27/6
Ecuador vs. Chile
Brazil vs. Mexico

Thursday 28/6
Paraguay vs. Colombia
Argentina vs. United States

Saturday 30/6
Bolivia vs. Uruguay
Venezuela vs. Peru

Sunday 1/7
Mexico vs. Ecuador
Brazil vs. Chile

Monday 2/7
United States vs. Paraguay
Argentina vs. Colombia

Tuesday 3/7
Peru vs. Bolivia
Venezuela vs. Uruguay

Wednesday 4/7
Mexico vs. Chile
Brazil vs. Ecuador

Thursday 5/7
Colombia vs. United States
Argentina vs. Paraguay

Here's Argentina's squad for this Copa América.

Keepers
1- Roberto Abbondanzieri (Getafe, Spain)
12- Juan Pablo Carrizo (River Plate, Argentina)
22- Agustín Orión (San Lorenzo, Argentina)

Defenders
2- Roberto Ayala (Valencia CF, Spain)
3- Daniel Diaz (Boca Juniors, Argentina)
4- Hugo Ibarra (Boca Juniors, Argentina)
6- Gabriel Heinze (Manchester United FC, England)
8- Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan, Italy)
15- Gabriel Milito (Real Zaragoza, Spain)
17- Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan, Italy)

Midfielders
5- Fernando Gago (Real Madrid CF, Spain)
10- Juan Román Riquelme (Boca Juniors, Argentina)
13- Luis Gonzalez (FC Porto, Portugal)
14- Javier Mascherano (Liverpool FC, England)
16- Pablo César Aimar (Real Zaragoza, Spain)
19- Esteban Cambiasso (Inter Milan, Italy)
20- Juan Sebastián Verón (Estudiantes LP, Argentina)

Forwards
7- Rodrigo Palacio (Boca Juniors, Argentina)
9- Hernán Jorge Crespo (Inter Milan, Italy)
11- Carlos Tevez (West Ham United FC, England)
18- Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona, Spain)
21- Diego Milito (Real Zaragoza, Spain)

Looks promising, too bad Saviola and Pinola were left out for Palacio and Diaz.:boohoo:

Any other confirmed teams are welcome.

 

[ninobomba]

damn argentina really has a strong team

 

[Mauricio]

Ill but the Argies as fav. And for MExico i dont think this is gonna be a good Copa, at leas they win the Gold cup then everybody would be motivated.

The first match vs Brazil can be meven more complicated , if mexico plays the final on sunday and then traveling to Venezuela, i dont know how much can that affect players

 

[WilliamFAlmeida]

I think Brasil has a solid team- however we're not matured yet. If we beat Argentina YET AGAIN- then it would just be something really spectacular..

Goleiros:
Doni (Roma)
Helton (Porto)

Laterais:
Daniel Alves (Sevilla)
Gilberto (Hertha Berlim)
Kleber (Santos)
Maicon (Inter de Milão)

Zagueiros:
Alex Silva (São Paulo)
Alex (PSV)
Juan (Bayer Leverkusen)
Naldo (Werder Bremen)

Meio-campistas:
Diego (Werder Bremen)
Elano (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Fernando (Bordeaux)
Gilberto Silva (Arsenal)
Josué (São Paulo)
Mineiro (Hertha Berlim)
Anderson (Porto)
Zé Roberto (Santos)

Atacantes:
Afonso (Heerenveen)
Vagner Love (CSKA Moscou)
Fred (Lyon)
Robinho (Real Madrid)

 

[Jedi Mind Trick]

I think Brasil has a solid team- however we're not matured yet. If we beat Argentina YET AGAIN- then it would just be something really spectacular..

Goleiros:
Doni (Roma)
Helton (Porto)

Laterais:
Daniel Alves (Sevilla)
Gilberto (Hertha Berlim)
Kleber (Santos)
Maicon (Inter de Milão)

Zagueiros:
Alex Silva (São Paulo)
Alex (PSV)
Juan (Bayer Leverkusen)
Naldo (Werder Bremen)

Meio-campistas:
Diego (Werder Bremen)
Elano (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Fernando (Bordeaux)
Gilberto Silva (Arsenal)
Josué (São Paulo)
Mineiro (Hertha Berlim)
Anderson (Porto)
Zé Roberto (Santos)

Atacantes:
Afonso (Heerenveen)
Vagner Love (CSKA Moscou)
Fred (Lyon)
Robinho (Real Madrid)

i believe ze roberto is out since he retired from international play and julio baptista is in.

and wtf? i was gonna get veron 11 and now he's wearing 20.

 

[Spider-Man84]

Argentina does have a strong team....bringing back Veron is a interesting move, looking forward to that....

I'm rooting for USA and Peru...hoping USA brings an A team but that is doubtful ... =/

Here's the official site....

http://copaamericavenezuela2007.terra.com.br/default.asp?pag=home

Peru's Team

Goalkeepers: Juan Flores (Cienciano), Leao Butrón (San Martín) e George Forsyth (Alianza Lima).

Defenders: Santiago Acasiete (Unión Deportiva Almería, Espanha), Alberto Rodríguez (Sporting Braga, Portugal), Walter Vílchez (Cruz Azul, México), Edgar Villamarín (Cienciano), Miguel Villalta (Sporting Cristal), John Galliquio (Universitario) e Juan Vargas (Catania, Itália)

Midfielders: Juan Carlos Mariño (Cienciano), Juan Carlos Bazalar (Cienciano), Juan Carlos De la Haza (Cienciano), Jhoel Herrera (Alianza Lima), Pedro García (San Martín) e Damián Ismodes (Sporting Cristal).

Forwards: Jefferson Farfán (PSV Eindhoven, Holanda), Andrés Mendoza (FK Metallurg Donestk, Ucrânia), Paolo Guerrero (Hamburgo SV, Alemanha), Claudio Pizarro (Chelsea, Inglaterra), Roberto Jiménez (San Lorenzo de Almagro, Argentina) e Ysrael Zúñiga (FC Melgar).

Uruguay's players

Goalkeepers: Fabián Carini (Inter de Milán, Italia) y Juan Castillo (Peñarol).

Defenders: Diego Godín (Nacional), Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce, Turquía), Darío Rodríguez (Schalke 04, Alemania), Andrés Scotti (Argentinos Juniors, Argentina), Carlos Valdez (Treviso, Italia), Jorge Fucile (FC Oporto, Portugal).

Midfielders: Fabián Canobbio (Celta de Vigo, España), Carlos Diogo (Zaragoza, España), Pablo García (Celta de Vigo, España), Walter Gargano (Danubio), Maximiliano Pereira (Defensor Sporting), Diego Pérez (AS Mónaco, Francia), Cristian Rodríguez (Paris Saint Germain, Francia), Ignacio González (Danubio).

Forwards: Sebastián Abreu (no club), Fabián Estoyanoff (Deportivo La Coruña, España), Diego Forlán (Villarreal, España), Alvaro Recoba (Inter de Milán, Italia), Vicente Sánchez (Toluca, México), Gonzalo Vargas (AS Mónaco, Francia).

Paraguay's 22

Goalkeepers: Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys, Argentina), Aldo Bobadilla (Boca Juniors, Argentina) and Joel Zayas (Bolívar, Bolívia).

Defenders: Paulo da Silva (Toluca, México), Claudio Morel (Boca Juniors), Julio César Cáceres (Tigres, México), Darío Verón (Pumas, México), Julio Manzur (Guaran&#237, Carlos Bonet (Libertad) and Enrique Vera (LDUQ, Equador).

Midfielders: Edgar González (Cerro Porteño), Cristian Riveros (Libertad), Aureliano Torres (San Lorenzo, Argentina), Jonathan Santana (Wolfsburgo, Alemanha), Edgar Barreto (NEC Shifty*egue, Holanda), Domingo Salcedo (Cerro Porteño), Julio dos Santos (Bayern Munique, Alemanha).

Forwards: Salvador Cabañas (América, México), Dante López (Crotone, Itália), Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munique), Oscar Cardozo (Newell's Old Boys), Nelson Cuevas (América).

Colombia's Squad

Goalkeepers: Robinson Zapata (Cúcuta), Agustín Julio (Tolima) and Miguel Calero (Pachuca, Mexico)

Defenders: Jair Benítez (Cali), Javier Arizala (Tolima), Gerardo Vallejo (Tolima), Aquivaldo Mosquera, (Pachuca, Mexico), Iván Ramiro Córdoba (Inter, Italy), Amaranto Perea (Atlético de Madrid, Spain) and Mario Yepes (Paris Saint Germain, France)

Midfielders: Jorge Banguero (América), Alvaro Domínguez (Cali), Macnelly Torres (Cúcuta), Jaime Castrillón (Medellín), Camilo Zúñiga (Nacional), David Ferreira (Atlético Paranaense, Brazil), Fabián Vargas (Internacional, Brazil), Vladimir Marín (Libertad, Paraguay) and John Viáfara (Real Sociedad, Spain)

Forwards: Sergio Herrera (Cali), César Valoyes (Medellín), Hugo Rodallega (Monterrey, Mexico), Luis Gabriel Rey (Morelia, Mexico), Andrés Chitiva (Pachuca, Mexico) and Edixon Perea (Burdeos, France)

Chile's Equipo

Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad, Spain), Nicolás Peric (Audax Italiano) and Fernando Hurtado (Cobreloa).

Defenders: Pablo Contreras (Celta, Spain), Ismael Fuentes (Jaguars Chiapas, Mexico), Álvaro Ormeño (Gimnasia y Esgrima LP, Argentina), Sebastián Roco (Santiago Wanderers), Rodrigo Tello (Sporting, Portugal), Jorge Vargas (Salzburgo, Austria), Gonzalo Jara (Colo Colo), Miguel Riffo (Colo Colo) and Boris Rieloff (Audax Italiano).

Midfielders: José Luis Cabión (Melipilla), Matías Fernández (Villarreal, Spain), Gonzalo Fierro (Colo Colo), Manuel Iturra (Universidad de Chile), Arturo Sanhueza (Colo Colo), Rodrigo Meléndez (Colo Colo) Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras, Brazil), Carlos Villanueva (Audax Italiano) and Mark González (Liverpool, England).

Forwards: Roberto Gutiérrez (Universidad Católica), Reinaldo Navia (Atlas, Mexico), Rodolfo Moya (Audax Italiano), Juan Gonzalo Lorca (Colo Colo) and Humberto Suazo (Colo Colo).

Bolivia's jugadores

Goalkeepers: Hugo Suárez, Sergio Galarza

Defenders: Miguel Hoyos, Luis Torrico, Jorge Ortíz, Limbert Méndez, Edemir Rodríguez, Ronald Raldes, Pedro Zabala, Lorgio Alvarez, Juan Manuel Peña.

Midfielders: Leonel Reyes, Ronald García, Sacha Lima, Joselito Vaca, Gualberto Mojica, Darwin Peña, Gonzalo Galindo, Jhasmani Campos.

Forwards: Juan Carlos Arce, Nelson Sossa, Pablo Salinas, Augusto Andaveris, Jaime Moreno, Diego Cabrera.

 

[Ruben Sosa]

Sebastián Abreu (no club)

He's at Tigres.

The team looks alright, and our performance as of late has been decent, but I'm still not convinced Tabarez was the best option for DT. We'll see.

 

[Dante_1901]

Peru's Team

Defenders: Santiago Acasiete (Unión Deportiva Almería, Espanha), Alberto Rodríguez (Sporting Braga, Portugal), Walter Vílchez (Cruz Azul, México), Edgar Villamarín (Cienciano), Miguel Villalta (Sporting Cristal), John Galliquio (Universitario) e Juan Vargas (Catania, Itália)

Some awful news for us, Juan Vargas from Calcio Catania is injured and Jair Céspedes from Sport Boys is going to replace him.

Link : http://www.peru.com/futbol/AutoNoticias/FutbolPortada/2007/06/21/DetalleNoticia90834.asp

 

[Cold Aags]

Uruguay and Paraguay squads are not bad anyway I think we have all the chances to win this cup... only I don't like Riquelme wearing #10 that number weight too much for him in Argentina's kit

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

Indeed Uruguay and Paraguay look interesting, i'm looking forward to what this Colombian team will do, i'm looking forward for another Uruguay-Colombia clash at some point of the cup.

What a pity Juan Vargas is missing the cup he was great at Colón.

Number 10 of Argentina always weight too much but someone has to wear it, probably the other option would've been Aimar but seeing as Riquelme may be the starter and Aimar probably will start as substitute.

Some of the stadiums of Venezuela are looking great, they will be greatly beniffted by hosting this Copa América seeing as they wil be in recurrent use in their league, they will increase the number of teams to 18 for the next season.

From what i've heard Argentina's starting 11 would be like this.

----------Abbondanzieri
-
---------Ayala----G. Milito
---Ibarra------------------Heinze
-
----------Mascherano---Cambiasso
--Verón
-----------Riquelme
-
-----Tevez----------Crespo

 

[Mauricio]

Why US will not take his best squad?.

 

[MaestroZidane]

because bradley will have a few playing in the Gold CUp final..

Man if there ever was a hostile territory for the U.S to play in, this has to be it. I hope we put up a good performance.. Argentina is the team to be afraid of, on paper they can win all their games with flying colors.

 

[El Diablo Rojo]

I think we can win it this time, however i think all the matches are gonna be tough the majority of the teams look promising. I believe the only match that has some chances of being a cakewalk is the first one with United States, actually i can't wait to see what Ayala and co will do with that Donovan fellow.

 

[Tosiek]

One of Polish TV channels is going to broadcast all matches of Copa America 2007. I'm looking forward to this tournament

 

[MaSsiVe]

I'll be able to watch the full tournament too

Brazil, Argentina or Uruguay should win it all since they feature Porto players on their teams

 

[Mauricio]

Im very angry, Pavel, Osorio and Salcido are not going to play Copa America, yeah our best players, **** them!!, its obvious they miss Lavolpe and want to affect Hugo, they dont really want to be in the NT, the dont want to make Mexico big asi it was mentioned at the begining of the new process, if they only wanted to partcipate in 1 tournament they should communicate that to Hugo BEFORE Gold Cup and im sure they would had rest and played at Copa America instead.

They need vacations , from what??, Pavel and Osrio only played the league , and Salcido had a long rest, the Dutch League ended like a month ago or more their excuse is lame, whats the point of having players at top european leagues if they are going to be "tired" all the time, im so pissed its seems that there are some serious problems betwen Hugo and the players, but in part is Hugo´s Fault he didnt stopped to talk **** about the NT in the whole Lavolpe era, and im sure a lot of players still angry at him

Anyway here is the list for Copa

Porteros : Oswaldo Sánchez, Santos; Guillermo Ochoa, América; Jesús Corona, Tecos.

Defensas: Jonny Magallon, Guadalajara; Fausto Pinto, Pachuca; Francisco Rodríguez, Guadalajara; José Antonio Castro, América; Rafael Márquez, Barcelona (ESP); Gonzalo Pineda, Guadalajara; Gerardo Galindo, Necaxa.

Medios: Jaime Lozano, Tigres; Ramón Morale, Guadalajara; Gerardo Torrado, Cruz Azul; Andrés Guardado, Atlas; Fernando Arce, Monarcas; Jaime Correa, Pachuca.

Delanteros: Alberto Medina, Guadalajara; Omar Bravo, Guadalajara; Adolfo Bautista, Guadalajara; Cuauhtémoc Blanco, América; Nery Castillo, Olympiacos (GRE); Jared Borgetti, Cruz Azul; Juan Carlos Cacho, Pachuca

 

[Back Door Skip]

I think Osorio is playing injured right now. But for Pavel and Salcido, it sucks because they should be pretty well rested. We still are taking a pretty strong team, but the way the Gold Cup has been played, I'm not expecting much.

 

[jimorrizon]

well sad to say but Hugo caused all of this. i say even if he wins Gold Cup he

should step aside after Copa America. because process is bearly starting and

already there have been many internal conflicts between players and Hugo.

at least when Lavolpe was there the only conflict was the novela with Ego

Sanchez....

 

[Ruben Sosa]

Anyway here is the list for Copa

Porteros : Oswaldo Sánchez, Santos; Guillermo Ochoa, América; Jesús Corona, Tecos.

I miss Campos.

 

[MaestroZidane]

Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany)

Defenders: Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Bobby Boswell (D.C. United), Danny Califf (Aalborg BK, Denmark), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City), Jay DeMerit (Watford, England), Drew Moor (FC Dallas), Heath Pearce (Nordsjaelland, Denmark), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)

Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Colorado), Ricardo Clark (Houston), Benny Feilhaber (Hamburg SV, Germany), Eddie Gaven (Columbus), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Justin Mapp (Chicago), Lee Nguyen (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Ben Olsen (D.C. United)

Forwards: Charlie Davies (Hammarby, Sweden), Herculez Gomez (Colorado), Eddie Johnson (Kansas City), Taylor Twellman (New England)

Our squad doesn't look promising