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Hosts Brazil dominate quarter-final best XI after Copa America shootout success

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Hosts Brazil dominate quarter-final best XI after Copa America shootout success There were just two goals scored across four nervy Copa America quarter-final clashes as Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru booked their spots in the semi-finals of the competition...Goalkeeper: Roberto Fernandez (Paraguay) - 7.74 ratingParaguay were unlucky not to make the semi-finals of the Copa Am...

Manchester United outcast tops Copa America group stage player standings

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Manchester United outcast tops Copa America group stage player standings Goalkeeper: David Ospina (Colombia) - 7.39 ratingColombia eased into the knockout stages of the Copa America as they won all three matches, the only team to do so. They didn’t concede in their three games, despite coming up against Argentina and Paraguay, of which David Ospina played two. The ...

Copa America Group B top performers - Clean sweep for Colombia

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Copa America Group B top performers - Clean sweep for Colombia Colombia’s 1-0 win over Paraguay saw them progress to the next round of the Copa America as group winners as the won all three group games, scoring four and conceding none, while Argentina scraped through in second to set up a first knockout stage meeting with Venezuela.It’s little surpr...

Experienced Peru pair shine in Copa America best XI

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Experienced Peru pair shine in Copa America best XI Goalkeeper: Eiji Kawashima (Japan) - 7.57 ratingJapan held Uruguay to a respectable 2-2 draw, but it would have been worse had the experienced Eiji Kawashima not performed to the best of his ability. While the Strasbourg stopper shipped twice, he managed eight saves, more than any other goalkeeper i...

Chile dominate Copa America best XI after Japan rout

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Chile dominate Copa America best XI after Japan rout Goalkeeper: Wuilker Farinez (Venezuela) - 7.77 ratingVenezuela picked up a creditable point at Peru’s expense in their Group A opener as they held their adversaries to a 0-0 draw in Porto Alegre. It was largely due to the performance of young shotstopper Wuilker Farinez, who put in a man of th...

Copa America preview: Falcao under pressure for Colombia with Zapata on form

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Copa America preview: Falcao under pressure for Colombia with Zapata on form There is little doubt who will start up front for Colombia. Radamel Falcao is the iconic figure in the Colombia squad and has been for a number of years. He is their captain and all-time top scorer (31 goals in 77 caps) but, at 33, and after a number of serious knee injuries, is that enough to guara...

Messi features in World Cup best-rated eliminated XI

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Messi features in World Cup best-rated eliminated XI To exit the World Cup at the round of 16 is stark consolation for a team that progressed to the knockout stages of the competition. There are those who didn’t deserve to leave Russia so early, but such is the way of tournament football, one team had to lose, be it in normal time, after extra t...

Player Ratings: Colombia 1-1 England - Three Lions celebrate first shootout success since Euro 96

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Player Ratings: Colombia 1-1 England - Three Lions celebrate first shootout success since Euro 96 WhoScored.com run over the player ratings from England's penalty shootout win over Colombia to book a quarter-final spot...Colombia - 6.60David Ospina - 5.92 - Saved Jordan Henderson’s penalty, but wasn’t at his best. Made just one save, one cross claim and played a part in Colombia comi...

Sanchez and Kane’s Tottenham connection key to Colombia-England showdown

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Sanchez and Kane’s Tottenham connection key to Colombia-England showdown As the round of 16 of the World Cup comes to a head tonight, Colombia and England will battle for the chance to claim the final spot in the quarter-finals.It’s the Three Lions that come into the game as favourites, though they will know not to underestimate a side that topped a competitiv...

World Cup warm up: Will Lewandowski or Falcao break World Cup duck?

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World Cup warm up: Will Lewandowski or Falcao break World Cup duck? To think that last week’s encounters were the first of Robert Lewandowski and Radamel Falcao’s World Cup careers is quite remarkable.The pair have been among the most prolific goalscorers in world football for much of the last decade but neither had made their bow on the game’s gra...