The 14-time winners are pre-tournament favourites. The hosts’ squad is clearly one of the strongest in the region and will be expected to put on entertaining displays to glorify any results at the end of the tournament.
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Lionel Messi has become the World’s Best Player and almost give all the title that is available to Barcelona. But he still has debts to Argentina because he hasn’t given any trophy to his country.
Winners of the tournament in 2001 and runners-up in 1975, the country which produced such majestic players as Carlos Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla, Víctor Aristizábal and René Higuita will go into this tournament as under-dogs. Mario Yepes, a member of the 2001 winning side captains this side into the tournament
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With Fredy Guarin in line, will Colombia move forward on the Copa America 2011?
Costa Rica replaced Japan as the other invitee into the tournament, besides Mexico. Though the squad is basically an Under-21 side, the side will still be an interesting one to follow with highly controversial Argentine manager, Ricardo La Volpe, at the helm of affairs
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Joel Campbell is a talented striker of Costa Rica. The crowed of Costa Rica is surely giving their hopes on this 19 year old man.
Having won the Copa América in 1963, and then having lost to Mario Zagallo’s Brazil in the finals of the 1997 Copa América, Bolivia do have history in this competition. The current squad only have to look to the likes of Luis Cristaldo, Marco Etcheverry, Marco Sandy and Erwin Sánchez of the 1997 team for inspiration.
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Ronald Garcia - Played several key roles for Bolivia. Former 5- year player of Greek Football. Garcia has alot to offer for Copa America 2011!
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